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Lisa Pickoff-White

Lisa Pickoff-White is KQED's data reporter. Lisa specializes in simplifying complex topics and bringing them to life through compelling visuals, including photography and data visualizations. She previously has worked at the Center for Investigative Reporting and other national outlets. Her work has been honored with awards from the Online News Association, Investigative Reporters and Editors, the Society of Professional Journalists and SXSW Interactive.

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Mark and Kathy Allen hold a photo of Mark's parents at their home in Sebastopol on July 29, 2020. Mark and Kathy evacuated Mark's mother and several other residents of the Villa Capri retirement community as the Tubbs Fire approached in October of 2017. The Oakmont of Varenna nursing home and assisted living facility in Santa Rosa on July 29, 2020. Photo by Beth LaBerge, KQED
Environment
Nursing homes weren’t ready for a pandemic. They’re not ready for wildfire, either
When the ominous beep of an emergency alert roused Mark and Kathy Allen out of bed in Sebastopol on Oct. 9, 2017, the Tubbs Fire was heading toward Santa Rosa.  So the Allens did too. They knew the assisted living facility where Mark’s mother lived was in the path of fast-moving flames. They sped toward […]
By , , and • August 10, 2020
In this aerial photo, a burned neighborhood is seen in Paradise, California on November 15, 2018. - The toll in the deadliest wildfires in recent California history climbed to 59 on November 14, 2018, as authorities released a list of 130 people still missing. Photo by JOSH EDELSON, AFP via Getty Images
Environment
See how wildfires endanger older Californians — and it’s getting worse
| See how wildfires endanger older Californians — and it’s getting worse Climate change and COVID-19 are disasters. Long-term care homes and seniors may not be ready. By Lo Bénichou; Molly Peterson; Lisa Pickoff-White August 10, 2020 California is aging faster than the rest of the country. In 10 years, the state projects the number […]
By , and • August 10, 2020
Mark y Kathy Allen sostienen una fotografía de los padres de Mark en su casa de Sebastopol el 29 de julio de 2020. Mark y Kathy evacuaron a la madre de Mark y a varios otros residentes de la comunidad de jubilados de Villa Capri cuando el incendio de Tubbs se aproximaba en octubre de 2017. El hogar de personas mayores Oakmont de Varenna y el centro de vida asistida en Santa Rosa el 29 de julio de 2020. Fotografía de Beth LaBerge, KQED
CalMatters en Español
Los hogares de personas mayores no estaban preparados para una pandemia. Tampoco están listos para responder a un incendio forestal.
Hello! We’re publishing more of our work in Spanish to better serve our diverse state. Make sure to click here to read the article in English. Cuando el siniestro pitido de una alerta de emergencia despertó a Mark y Kathy Allen de la cama en Sebastopol el 9 de octubre de 2017, el incendio Tubbs se dirigía […]
By , , , and • August 10, 2020

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