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Juana Kuang

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Jeanne Kuang covers politics, California’s state government, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the 2026 governor’s race. Previously, she wrote about labor, homelessness and economic inequality.

Jeanne is focused on accountability stories highlighting how state policies affect disadvantaged communities. Her stories covered heat protections for workers y prisioneros estatales, California’s scrutiny (and lack thereof) of immigration detention centers and Her reporting on CalMatters’ Equipo de división de California for a serie examinando largas esperas y pagos bajos para los trabajadores que afirman ser víctimas de robo de salarios fue honrado con premios de la Sociedad de Periodistas Profesionales del capítulo del Norte de California y Best of the West.
Jeanne regresó a California para unirse a CalMatters en 2022. Antes de eso, cubrió política en Missouri para The Kansas City Star, donde escribió sobre la atención médica rural, la batalla por la vacunación contra el COVID-19, las consecuencias de una ley que hizo declarar un “santuario” contra las leyes federales sobre armas y los esfuerzos del Partido Republicano para deshacer las políticas aprobadas por los votantes. También fue reportera municipal para The News Journal en Delaware, y antes de eso escribió sobre temas de justicia penal para Injustice Watch en Chicago. Jeanne creció en el Valle de San Gabriel, se graduó de la Universidad Northwestern y ahora vive en Sacramento con su gato, Potato.
Otros idiomas hablados: Mandarín (fluido)

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Jeanne Kuang covers politics, California’s state government, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the 2026 governor’s race. Previously, she wrote about labor, homelessness and economic inequality. Jeanne is focused on accountability stories highlighting how state policies affect disadvantaged communities. Her stories covered heat protections for workers and state prisoners, California’s scrutiny (and lack thereof) of immigration detention centers and Her reporting on CalMatters’ California Divide team for a series examining long waits and low payouts for workers who claim they are victims of wage theft was honored with awards from the Society of Professional Journalists Northern California chapter and the Best of the West. Jeanne came home to California to join CalMatters in 2022. Prior to that, she covered politics in Missouri for The Kansas City Star, where she wrote about rural health care, the battle over COVID-19 vaccination, the fallout of a law that made the state a “sanctuary” against federal gun laws, and the Republican Party’s efforts to undo voter-approved policies. She was also a city hall reporter for The News Journal in Delaware, and before that she wrote about criminal justice issues for Injustice Watch in Chicago. Jeanne grew up in the San Gabriel Valley, graduated from Northwestern University and is now based in Sacramento with her cat, Potato. Other languages spoken: Mandarin (fluent)