.about-hero {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink-50) 0%, var(--paper) 100%);
    padding: var(--sp-16) 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink-200);
  }
  .about-hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
    max-width: 720px;
    margin: 0 auto var(--sp-3);
    text-align: center;
  }
  .about-hero blockquote {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: var(--fs-lg);
    color: var(--ink-700);
    max-width: 640px;
    margin: var(--sp-6) auto 0;
    text-align: center;
    border: none;
    padding: 0;
  }
  .about-hero blockquote cite {
    display: block;
    margin-top: var(--sp-3);
    font-size: var(--fs-sm);
    color: var(--ink-500);
    font-style: normal;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
  }
  .about-section {
    padding: var(--sp-10) 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink-100);
  }
  .about-section:last-of-type { border: 0; }
  .about-section h2 { margin-bottom: var(--sp-4); }
  .about-section ul { padding-left: var(--sp-6); }
  .about-section li { margin-bottom: var(--sp-2); color: var(--ink-700); }
  .values-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr)); gap: var(--sp-4); }
  .value-card {
    background: var(--paper);
    border: 1px solid var(--ink-200);
    border-radius: var(--r-lg);
    padding: var(--sp-5);
  }
  .value-card .ico {
    width: 36px; height: 36px;
    background: var(--civic-amber-soft);
    color: #8B6914;
    border-radius: var(--r-md);
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    margin-bottom: var(--sp-3);
  }
  /* The dark-gold #8B6914 glyph nearly vanishes on the dark amber chip in
     dark mode (~1.2:1). Lift it to bright gold there; light mode keeps the
     deeper gold which reads better on the pale chip. */
  [data-theme="dark"] .value-card .ico { color: var(--civic-amber-bright); }
  .value-card h4 { font-size: var(--fs-md); margin: 0 0 var(--sp-2); }
  .value-card p { color: var(--ink-600); font-size: var(--fs-sm); margin: 0; }

  /* ---- "Why I built this" hero typography --------------------------- */
  .about-hero-eyebrow {
    display: block;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .about-hero-body {
    max-width: 720px;
    margin: var(--sp-5) auto 0;
    font-size: var(--fs-md);
    line-height: 1.7;
  }
  .about-hero-signature {
    margin-top: var(--sp-4);
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--ink-500);
  }
  .about-who-row {
    max-width: 760px;
  }

  /* ---- Get-involved CTA + footer attribution ------------------------ */
  .about-get-involved-lead {
    max-width: 540px;
    margin: 0 auto var(--sp-5);
  }
  .about-attribution {
    margin-top: var(--sp-6);
  }

  /* ---- Newsletter strip --------------------------------------------- */
  .about-newsletter {
    text-align: center;
    max-width: 640px;
    margin-inline: auto;
  }
  .about-newsletter h2 {
    margin: var(--sp-1) 0 var(--sp-3);
  }