Cassie Kifer is the author of Secret San Jose: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. She works as a communications officer for the County of Santa Clara and her work has appeared in Fodor's Travel, Delta Sky, Thrillist, and more. On weekends you can find her seeking interesting culinary and cultural experiences and hiking the South Bay's many parks and open spaces with her husband and rescued shelter dog, Riley. They live in San Jose's historic Naglee Park neighborhood.