Shane Downing

Shane is an award-winning journalist based in Oakland. As a freelance writer, he’s passionate about covering the LGBTQ+ community, at-risk youth and local news. He's a former Hoodline editor, and his work regularly appears in Oakland Magazine and The San Francisco Business Times. When he's not writing, Shane is an avid baker, gardener and tennis player.
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Why This Florida Host Says Camper Feedback is Key to His Top-Rated Hipcamp

For Michael, being a Star Hipcamp Host wasn't his original goal when he joined the platform in 2017. The Host…

2 years ago

How Hipcamp Helps This Landowner Afford the Cost of Maintaining His Land

Renting out your land to campers and RVs on Hipcamp by becoming a Hipcamp Host is a great way to…

4 years ago

How a Washington Landowner Turned a Weedy Lot into a Popular Hipcamp

Rachael has both an entrepreneurial and adventurous spirit. That's what led her to Hipcamp in 2017. The Host of Willow…

5 years ago

Bee Happy: How This Florida Farmer is Bringing People Closer to Their Food

Lisa grew up on a farm in Jacksonville that’d been in her family since 1816. Although she lived and worked…

5 years ago

This High-Desert Host is Changing How Campers View the Nevada Outdoors

Pat doesn’t want people to think of lifeless sand dunes when they see her Hipcamp listing for Stagecoach Acres in…

5 years ago

How This Texas Landowner Keeps City Families Coming Back for More

In 1981, Hollis moved from Austin to a nine-acre hay field out in the country. She left city life to…

5 years ago