Shalmali Pal joined ľֱ in 2011 as the weekend editor. Shalmali started her career at the Times-Picayune newspaper in New Orleans, before moving to San Francisco, where she worked at several medical media and education outlets (Biomechanics, Auntminnie.com, Oncology News International). She holds a BA in English literature from the University of California Los Angeles and an MSJ from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Shalmali also teaches yoga and indoor cycling.
