{"id":126,"date":"2019-06-21T22:53:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T22:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsproject-net.go-vip.co\/calmatters\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2022-07-11T14:22:59","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T21:22:59","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/about\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"\u6211\u4eec\u7684\u56e2\u961f"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"about-menu-outer-container about-menu-closed\" id=\"about-menu\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"about-menu-inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cm-about-menu\"><ul id=\"menu-about-menu\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-256686\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-256686\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/about\/\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-256689\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-256689\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/about\/impact\/\">Impact<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-256687\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-256687\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/about\/news-and-awards\/\">News and Awards<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-256693\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-256693\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/about\/funding\/\">How We\u2019re Funded<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-449923\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-449923\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/about\/republish\/\">Republish Our Stories<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-258522\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-258522\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/about\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-256692\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-256692\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/about\/policies-and-standards\/\">Policies<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-309259\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-309259\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/about\/programs\/\">Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-256691\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-256691\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/about\/team\/\">Our Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-258525\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-258525\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/about\/jobs\/\">Jobs<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-258521\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-258521\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/about\/advertise\/\">Sponsorship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<button class=\"about-menu-lighthouse-button\" id=\"about-close-button\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div id=\"about-internal-nav\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<style>\n#about-internal-nav .wp-block-group__inner-container {\n  border: none !important;\n  padding: 0 !important;\n}\n#about-internal-nav {\n  padding-top: 68px !important;\n}\n.wp-block-organic-profile-block .organic-profile-content h5, .wp-block-organic-profile-block .organic-profile-content h3 {\n    font-family: inherit, interstate, sans-serif;\n}\n<\/style>\n<button class=\"about-menu-lighthouse-mobile-button\">More About Us<\/button>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Since we launched in 2015, CalMatters has carved out a leadership role at the center of the media ecosystem in California, establishing ourselves as a trusted brand and \u201cgo-to\u201d hub for in-depth news and information on statewide issues. 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Before joining CalMatters and The Markup, Mohamed was a data reporter at Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting, where they investigated disparities in pandemic aid lending, oil drilling near schools and daycares, and violence at abortions clinics. They were a Livingston Awards co-finalist for the Banking on Inequity series.<\/p>\n<p>They studied computer science at the University of California, San Diego, where they were a research scholar at the Hal\u0131c\u0131o\u011flu Data Science Institute and served as editor-in-chief of The Triton, the school\u2019s independent student newsroom. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/mohamed-al-elew\/\">More by Mohamed Al Elew<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-Alemendrala.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-Alemendrala-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnna Almendrala\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAudience Engagement Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anna Almendrala is audience engagement manager at CalMatters. Previously she has worked in content engagement and curation, was a health care reporter at Kaiser Health News, and a health and lifestyle reporter at HuffPost, where she created and hosted a podcast about infertility and alternative family building. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, NPR, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle and other outlets. She earned her bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of California, Berkeley.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/denise-amos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/401657354_1012489006701198_4797076653642048640_n.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/401657354_1012489006701198_4797076653642048640_n-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/denise-amos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDenise Amos\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia Voices Deputy Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Denise Smith Amos is the California Voices Deputy Editor. Before joining CalMatters she was the editor of the watchdog and accountability team at the Union-Tribune in San Diego. She has been a reporter, columnist and editor at newspapers in Orlando, Tampa Bay, Detroit, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Jacksonville. Denise is a Philadelphia native who earned her B.A. in journalism at Northwestern University\u2019s Medill School of Journalism. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/denise-amos\/\">More by Denise Amos<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/damoseditor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/adam-ashton\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-Ashton-scaled-1.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-Ashton-scaled-1-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/adam-ashton\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdam Ashton\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeputy Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Adam Ashton is a deputy editor supervising CalMatters&#8217; coverage of immigration, mental health and criminal justice. Adam previously led the local news staff as assistant managing editor at The Sacramento Bee. He has worked as a reporter and editor in West Coast newsrooms since 2004, including assignments covering local government in the San Joaquin Valley for The Modesto Bee and Merced Sun-Star, as well as covering the military and veterans in western Washington for The News Tribune of Tacoma. Adam reported from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on several assignments for the McClatchy Washington Bureau. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/adam-ashton\/\">More by Adam Ashton<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Adam_Ashton\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/yousef-baig\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Yousef-Baig.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Yousef-Baig-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/yousef-baig\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYousef Baig\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia Voices Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yousef Baig is the California Voices Editor for CalMatters, managing the nation\u2019s first-ever opinion section offered by a state-level nonprofit newsroom. Yousef was previously the Assistant Opinion Editor at The Sacramento Bee where he authored award-winning editorials and columns covering a mix of state and local issues. He spent the prior six years working for newspapers in the Bay Area, covering local news, features or sports at The Press Democrat, Petaluma Argus-Courier and Napa Valley Register, exploring California communities up close. 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Rachel has a background in biology, with master&#8217;s degrees in both immunology and science journalism. She previously reported on climate change and air pollution for CalMatters, and contributed to early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well. Before joining CalMatters, Rachel was a staff reporter at The Verge, and her byline has also appeared in outlets including National Geographic News, Smithsonian, Slate, Nature and the YouTube series MinuteEarth. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/rachel-becker\/\">More by Rachel Becker<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RA_Becks\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/deborah-brennan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cropped-deborah-brennan-scaled-1.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cropped-deborah-brennan-scaled-1-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/deborah-brennan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeborah Brennan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSan Diego and Inland Empire Issues\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Deborah Sullivan Brennan is the San Diego reporter for CalMatters, covering regional stories from a statewide angle. 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She guides students through the process of reporting on how state policy impacts college affordability, civil rights, student support, workforce development, and other key issues. For 10 years, she advised student media and taught journalism courses at Cal State Bakersfield, including government and data reporting, features writing and multimedia. There, she received the Outstanding Lecturer award and led the student news organization, The Runner. She has a bachelor\u2019s degree in journalism from Sacramento State University and a master\u2019s in journalism from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/jennifer-burger\/\">More by Jennifer Burger<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cropped-Andrew_Chan_CM_headshot-scaled-1.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cropped-Andrew_Chan_CM_headshot-scaled-1-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Chan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDigital Democracy Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Andrew Chan is a Digital Democracy Engineer at CalMatters. He believes in the power of technology to democratize access to information and takes a people-first approach to building accessible, maintainable systems that empower users.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew was a student researcher on the Digital Democracy project while studying computer science at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He also completed a minor in Gender, Race, Culture, Science, and Technology through its STS program. As a Sacramento native, he is proud to support CalMatters\u2019 mission to help Californians engage with their state government.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/neil-chase\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Neil-Chase.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Neil-Chase-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/neil-chase\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNeil Chase\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChief Executive Officer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Neil Chase is the Chief Executive Officer of CalMatters. He was formerly Executive Editor at The Mercury News and the East Bay Times and has worked as a journalist at the San Francisco Examiner, Arizona Republic, CBS MarketWatch and The New York Times. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/neil-chase\/\">More by Neil Chase<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Evelyn-Chavez.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Evelyn-Chavez-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvelyn Chavez\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvents Producer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Evelyn helps build CalMatters&#8217; editorial events program, including Sacramento Sessions, CalMatters Live and the Ideas Festival. Originally from Salinas, Evelyn now lives in Sacramento after moving here to study International Relations at Sacramento State. Before working for CalMatters, Evelyn helped manage and produce all special events at Sutter Health Park.<\/p>\n<p>Other languages spoken: Spanish (fluent), French (intermediate)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/ben-christopher\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Ben-Christopher.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Ben-Christopher-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/ben-christopher\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBen Christopher\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHousing Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ben Christopher covers housing policy for CalMatters. His favorite reporting assignment so far: Touring the various two- and three-story structures that have sprouted up across San Diego under the regulatory guise of \u201caccessory dwelling units\u201d thanks to that city\u2019s one-of-a-kind program. Prior to taking over the housing beat in the spring of 2023, Ben wrote about elections and politics for CalMatters, covering four election cycles, including the 2021 gubernatorial recall campaign. Ben has a past life as an aspiring beancounter: He has worked as a summer associate at the Congressional Budget Office and has a Master\u2019s in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley. He lives in Oakland where he enjoys riding his bike, baking (and then eating) pies and working on his repertoire of dad jokes. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/ben-christopher\/\">More by Ben Christopher<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/johnod1cm\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-John-D_Agostino_2022-Headshot-WEB.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-John-D_Agostino_2022-Headshot-WEB-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/johnod1cm\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Osborn D&#039;Agostino\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tData and Interactives Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>John Osborn D&#8217;Agostino is the Data and Interactives Editor at CalMatters. He&#8217;s passionate about experimenting with different ways to tell digital stories. In particular, John enjoys telling stories with game mechanics: he spearheaded &#8220;Gimme Props&#8221;, an interactive that allows users to explore how they may want to vote on certain ballot measures, designed and developed a game that allows prospective students to explore the complexities of financing college, and allowed users to explore how they would spend California&#8217;s record surplus in 2022. Previously, John worked with The Hechinger Report, EdSource, the East Bay Express, Berkeleyside, and the North Coast Journal. He graduated from Cal Poly Humboldt and UC Berkeley\u2019s Graduate School of Journalism. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/johnod1cm\/\">More by John Osborn D&#8217;Agostino<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/john-danna\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/John-DAna.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/John-DAna-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/john-danna\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn D&#039;Anna\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManaging Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before coming to CalMatters, John spent four years as managing editor and senior news director at The Press Democrat in Santa Rosa, helping lead the paper to more than a half dozen national journalism awards for projects on death with dignity, wildfire resilience and government corruption. Before moving to California, he spent 27 years as an editor and reporter at The Arizona Republic in Phoenix, where he oversaw the print production of the paper\u2019s 2018 Pulitzer-prize winning series on the border wall. He was a key member of teams that covered the attempted assassination of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson and the Yarnell Hill fire that killed 19 wildland firefighters. Both efforts were Pulitzer finalists for breaking news. <\/p>\n<p>As a reporter he solved the 80-year-old mystery of Arizona\u2019s Hatbox Baby, unmasked a culture of racism and white supremacy in one of Arizona\u2019s most popular tourist destinations and received national investigative reporting honors for exposing the selective prosecution of a young African-American man who was later able to have his record expunged. <\/p>\n<p>John is a graduate of the University of Arizona School of Journalism and serves on its alumni advisory council. He also holds an MBA from Benedictine University. <\/p>\n<p>He is a fifth degree black belt and three-time world champion in Taekwondo and plays ice hockey, but not very well. <\/p>\n<p>Nihon-go-o sukoshi hansemasu<br \/>\nHablo un poco de espa\u00f1ol<br \/>\nSto imparando l\u2019italiano <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/john-danna\/\">More by John D&#8217;Anna<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-donohue-profile-pic.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-donohue-profile-pic-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Donohue\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInvestigative Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Andrew Donohue is the investigative editor at CalMatters. Previously, he served as executive editor of projects at Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, where he helped lead digital, audio and video projects that forced major change, including Rape on the Night Shift, Amazon: Behind the Smiles, All Work. No Pay. and Reveal\u2019s immigration reporting. He worked on teams that were twice named Pulitzer Prize finalists and won Investigative Reporters and Editors, Edward R. Murrow and Online News Association awards, among others. Before that he was the editor of Voice of San Diego, a pioneering local news nonprofit.<\/p>\n<p>Other languages spoken: Spanish (fluent)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/nigelduara\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-Nigel-Duara_2022-Headshot-WEB.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-Nigel-Duara_2022-Headshot-WEB-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/nigelduara\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNigel Duara\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJustice Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nigel Duara joined CalMatters in 2020 as a Los Angeles-based reporter covering poverty and inequality issues for our California Divide collaboration. Previously, he served as a national and climate correspondent on the HBO show VICE News Tonight. Before that, he was the border correspondent at the Los Angeles Times based in Phoenix, deployed to stories across the country. He is a longtime contributor to Portland Monthly magazine and graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.<\/p>\n<p>Other languages spoken: Spanish (intermediate); Mandarin (beginner) <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/nigelduara\/\">More by Nigel Duara<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/nigelduara.bsky.social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M6.33525 4.1443C8.6282 5.80613 11.0944 9.17571 12 10.9838C12.9056 9.17571 15.3718 5.80613 17.6648 4.1443C19.3192 2.94521 22 2.01741 22 4.96972C22 5.55931 21.6498 9.92278 21.4444 10.6312C20.7305 13.0941 18.1291 13.7222 15.815 13.342C19.8599 14.0066 20.8889 16.2079 18.6667 18.4093C14.4462 22.59 12.6007 17.3603 12.1279 16.0203C12.0412 15.7746 12.0006 15.6597 12 15.7574C11.9994 15.6597 11.9588 15.7746 11.8721 16.0203C11.3993 17.3603 9.55377 22.59 5.33333 18.4093C3.11111 16.2079 4.14006 14.0066 8.18496 13.342C5.87088 13.7222 3.26949 13.0941 2.55556 10.6312C2.35018 9.92278 2 5.55931 2 4.96972C2 2.01741 4.68079 2.94521 6.33525 4.1443Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbluesky\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/adam-echelman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-Echelman-scaled-1.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-Echelman-scaled-1-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/adam-echelman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdam Echelman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHigher Education\/Workforce Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Adam Echelman covers higher education for CalMatters, focusing on California\u2019s 116 community colleges and how they influence the state\u2019s future. He works in partnership with Open Campus, a nonprofit newsroom focused on strengthening higher education coverage in local communities. In his reporting, students drive every story. He\u2019s traveled across the state, from Mojave to the upper north, examining why colleges rely on incarcerated students and later, why rural LGBTQ students don\u2019t feel safe on campuses. Before joining CalMatters, he worked as an equity reporter at the Modesto Bee, where his coverage of environmental injustice received a California News Publishers Association award. Adam has extensive experience as an education leader. For five years, he served as the executive director of Libraries Without Borders, a nonprofit organization that helps expand access to information. He\u2019s a graduate of Yale University and is fluent in Spanish and French. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/adam-echelman\/\">More by Adam Echelman<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-Trevor-Eischen_2022-Headshot-WEB.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-Trevor-Eischen_2022-Headshot-WEB-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrevor Eischen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProduct Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Trevor Eischen is a product manager at CalMatters. He previously worked in Washington, D.C., as the social media editor at POLITICO, where he strategized digital promotion efforts during the tumultuous 2016 election and the first year of the Trump administration. He started in the POLITICO newsroom as a web producer in 2013. A graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, Eischen is originally from Sleepy Hollow, Illinois, where every Halloween a person dressed up as the Headless Horseman rides around a giant bonfire. 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Her background is in nonprofit tech, with a particular emphasis on startup operations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/wendy-fry\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-wf-3-rotated-1.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-wf-3-rotated-1-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/wendy-fry\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWendy Fry\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wendy Fry is an Emmy-winning multimedia investigative journalist who reports on border and immigration issues. Previously she reported on inequality for the CalMatters California Divide team. Based in San Diego and Mexico, Wendy has been covering the California border region for more than 15 years and covers immigration, reparations and issues affecting San Diego-area families. She&#8217;s a board member of the San Diego chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and has reported for the Watchdog team at the San Diego Union-Tribune from 2009 to 2012. For television, she worked as an on-air reporter, investigative producer and assignment editor at NBC San Diego from 2013 to 2018 \u2014 where she helped launch an investigative team and Telemundo20, the Spanish language news station \u2014 before returning to print journalism, covering Mexico and Baja California for the Union-Tribune and the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2022. A graduate of San Diego State, Wendy speaks English and Spanish. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/wendy-fry\/\">More by Wendy Fry<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/joe-garcia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cropped-IMG_4242-scaled-1.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cropped-IMG_4242-scaled-1-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/joe-garcia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoe Garcia\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia Local News Fellow\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Joe Garcia launched his unexpected journalism career as a reporter for the San Quentin News. Since then, his distinct writing style has appeared in The Sacramento Bee, The Washington Post, Alta Journal and the New Yorker, among others.<\/p>\n<p>A proud native Californian returning home to Los Angeles, Joe looks forward to this extraordinary new chapter of his life \u2014 covering stories, sparking community narratives, and elevating public discourse as a UC Berkeley Local News Fellow for CalMatters. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/joe-garcia\/\">More by Joe Garcia<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cropped-Gerrity.jpeg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cropped-Gerrity-256x256.jpeg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThomas Gerrity\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thomas Gerrity is a data scientist and product manager for DigitalDemocracy. Before joining CalMatters, he was employed as a software engineer by the Institute for the Advancement of Technology and Public Policy (IATPP) at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Since 2018, he has worked with Cal Poly faculty members and students in developing automated systems for surfacing news from legislative data. Born and raised on the central coast of California, Thomas has a Masters in Computer Science from Cal Poly. When not coding, he enjoys hiking, biking, and repairing industrial refrigeration systems.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Kristen-Go.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Kristen-Go-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKristen Go\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEditor in Chief\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kristen Go is the Editor in Chief of CalMatters. She previously worked as the executive editor and vice president of news at USA TODAY, managing editor of digital at the San Francisco Chronicle and has worked at The Arizona Republic and The Denver Post. She grew up in California&#8217;s central valley and lives in the Bay Area. She is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Miguel-Gutierrez-Jr.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Miguel-Gutierrez-Jr-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMiguel Gutierrez Jr.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVisuals Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Miguel Gutierrez is the Visuals Editor at CalMatters. Previously Miguel was The Texas Tribune\u2019s photographer and photo editor, where he raised the bar for telling visually rich stories about government and politics. An Illinois native who is fluent in Spanish, Miguel previously worked in New York as a multimedia producer for the state attorney general\u2019s office. He has two master\u2019s degrees from the University of Texas at Austin in journalism and Latin American studies and a bachelor\u2019s degree in Latin American and Latino studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has also worked as a multimedia producer at KUT Radio, Austin\u2019s NPR station, and was a video production fellow at Brave New Films in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Other languages spoken: Spanish (fluent), Brazilian Portuguese (intermediate), Italian (intermediate)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-cropped-Mary-Franklin-Harvin.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-cropped-Mary-Franklin-Harvin-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMary Franklin Harvin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Audio Strategy\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mary Franklin Harvin is CalMatters\u2019 Director of Audio Strategy. She came to CalMatters from KQED-FM in San Francisco, where she was a producer and reporter for the statewide morning news show, The California Report. She\u2019s also had stints with NPR\u2019s The Kitchen Sisters and KALW-FM. Before finding radio, she worked as a writer for former president Bill Clinton out of the Bill, Hillary &amp; Chelsea Clinton Foundation\u2019s Harlem office. She\u2019s a South Carolina native and earned her graduate degree from the University of South Carolina\u2019s School of Journalism and Mass Communications.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/adriana-heldiz\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-Adriana-Heldiz-Headshot_CM_01.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-Adriana-Heldiz-Headshot_CM_01-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/adriana-heldiz\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdriana Heldiz\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Visuals Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Adriana Heldiz is the assistant visuals editor at CalMatters. 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She has spent the past decade covering housing, labor and climate issues for the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Guardian, the LA Times and others. Lauren has also worked as a fixer, a translator and a researcher for the BBC, Der Spiegel and on the book \u201cGolden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America.\u201d Her work has won awards from the Sacramento Press Club, the California News Publishers Association and others. She grew up in Ohio, graduated from George Washington University and the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and is based in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Other languages spoken: Spanish (fluent) <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/laurenhepler\/\">More by Lauren Hepler<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LAHepler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/miles-hilton\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/miles_hilton.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/miles_hilton-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/miles-hilton\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMiles Hilton\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFull Stack Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Miles is a full stack software developer, writer, and visual artist based in Western New York. They believe that code can be a powerful and flexible tool for justice and equity, and are glad to be at CalMatters and The Markup, using code to hold those who misuse it to account.<\/p>\n<p>After earning a degree in Computer Science from Columbia University, Miles worked at education technology startups in the New York City area, expanding the reach and accessibility of computer science education by stressing the creative potentials of code. They then worked at CNN on the CNN+ news streaming service, creating Interview Club. This live interview platform put the mic in user\u2019s hands, allowing them to steer conversations with subject-matter experts. They have volunteered as a programmer with U.S. Digital Response, creating a grant-finding platform for NGOs and local governments, and are an active member of the Out in Tech professional community, where they volunteer as a technical mentor and as a programmer, creating websites for international LGBTQ+ groups. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/miles-hilton\/\">More by Miles Hilton<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mileshilton\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tlinkedin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/gabriel-hongsdusit\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gabriel-hongsdusit-scaled.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gabriel-hongsdusit-scaled-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/gabriel-hongsdusit\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGabriel Hongsdusit\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVisual Designer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gabriel Hongsdusit is the visual designer at CalMatters and The Markup. Previously, he was the design and visuals editor at Reveal, where he was responsible for the overall design and visual direction of the newsroom, which included illustrations, editorial design, product design, photo editing, and data graphics. Before that, he was the design apprentice for the Institute for Nonprofit News.<\/p>\n<p>Gabe graduated from UCLA with a bachelor\u2019s degree in linguistics and Mandarin Chinese. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/gabriel-hongsdusit\/\">More by Gabriel Hongsdusit<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/?author_name=dan-hu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hu_Headshot-scaled.jpg?fit=128%2C128&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"avatar avatar-128 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hu_Headshot-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hu_Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hu_Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hu_Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hu_Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hu_Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hu_Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hu_Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=12%2C12&amp;ssl=1 12w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hu_Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hu_Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hu_Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hu_Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hu_Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hu_Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hu_Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hu_Headshot-scaled.jpg?fit=128%2C128&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/?author_name=dan-hu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Hu\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Partnerships at CalMatters\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dan Hu is the Director of Partnerships at CalMatters, where he interfaces with local and national publications, nonprofits, government staff, libraries and schools to maximize the impact of our journalism at the community level. In 2024, he spearheaded the VotingMatters event series which brought people together in casual venues across the state to discuss the CalMatters Voter Guide in-person. Previously, he was the executive director of The Yappie and a fellow at The Texas Tribune. He serves on the boards of LION Publishers and the Glen Nelson Center at American Public Media Group. 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Prior to joining CalMatters, Kristen earned a master\u2019s degree in journalism and a master\u2019s degree in public health from UC Berkeley, where she researched water quality in the Central Valley. She has previously worked as a beat reporter for The Desert Sun and a stringer for the New York Times California COVID-19 team. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/kristen-hwang\/\">More by Kristen Hwang<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/anaibarra\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Ana-B.-Ibarra.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Ana-B.-Ibarra-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/anaibarra\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAna B. Ibarra\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHealth Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ana B. Ibarra covers health care for CalMatters. Her reporting largely focuses on issues around access to care and affordability. She joined CalMatters in 2020 after four years at Kaiser Health News. She started her reporting career at McClatchy\u2019s Merced Sun-Star. Her work has also appeared in The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today and other state and national news outlets. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/anaibarra\/\">More by Ana B. 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He focuses on strategy and tactics for optimizing the delivery of the newsroom\u2019s work, including its service journalism, investigative projects, and innovative tools.<\/p>\n<p>His work in the tech industry has spanned a wide array of products including apps, hardware, and websites. Before joining The Markup, he worked at the Wikimedia Foundation and led product management for two multimillion-dollar grant-funded projects on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.<\/p>\n<p>Ramsey is also a science fiction author and recently completed his eighth novel.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/khari-johnson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cropped-khari-johnson.jpeg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cropped-khari-johnson-256x256.jpeg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/khari-johnson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKhari Johnson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTechnology Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Khari Johnson is part of the tech team and is CalMatters\u2019 first tech reporter. He has covered artificial intelligence for nearly a decade and  previously worked at WIRED, VentureBeat, and Imperial Beach Patch. He is currently a practitioner fellow at the Karsh Institute&#8217;s Digital Technology and Democracy Lab at the University of Virginia, guest speaker at the Pulitzer Center, and sits on the Society of Professional Journalists Board of Directors. He was born and raised in San Diego, and graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in journalism and minor in political science. 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A longtime news reporter, she\u2019s covered education for nearly a decade, focusing on everything from special education to state funding policies to inequities in student achievement. In 2023, she spent five weeks in Albania as a Fulbright Specialist working on media literacy and promoting a free press. Previously, she worked at EdSource, the San Francisco Chronicle and the Oakland Tribune, covering government, breaking news, the environment and other beats. Jones attended public schools in California, where she got her start in journalism at the San Rafael High Red &amp; White, and graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in English. 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He was previously a graphics editor at the COVID Tracking Project and a data journalist at NBC News covering elections and national politics. He grew up in California and is excited to be back home after an extended time as a New Yorker. When he isn\u2019t on the computer you can find him out in the garden or on a bicycle. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/jeremia-kimelman\/\">More by Jeremia Kimelman<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/jeanne-kuang\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-Jeanne-Kuang_2022-Headshot-WEB.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-Jeanne-Kuang_2022-Headshot-WEB-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/jeanne-kuang\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJeanne Kuang\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCapitol Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jeanne Kuang covers politics, California\u2019s state government, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the 2026 governor\u2019s race. Previously, she wrote about labor, homelessness and economic inequality. <\/p>\n<p>Jeanne is focused on accountability stories highlighting how state policies affect disadvantaged communities. Her stories covered heat protections for workers and state prisoners, California\u2019s scrutiny (and lack thereof) of immigration detention centers and Her reporting on CalMatters\u2019 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.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u201csanctuary\u201d against federal gun laws, and the Republican Party\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>Other languages spoken: Mandarin (fluent) <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/jeanne-kuang\/\">More by Jeanne Kuang<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/lynn-la\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Lynn-La.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Lynn-La-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/lynn-la\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLynn La\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNewsletter Writer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lynn La is the newsletter writer for CalMatters, focusing on California\u2019s top political, policy and Capitol stories every weekday. She produces and curates WhatMatters, CalMatters\u2019 flagship daily newsletter with more than 150,000 subscribers. Prior to joining CalMatters in March 2023, she wrote for the education technology startup Guild and was a senior editor at CNET. She also covered public health at The Sacramento Bee as a Kaiser media fellow and was an intern reporter at Capitol Weekly. Lynn is based in the Bay Area. She graduated from UC Davis and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.<\/p>\n<p>Other languages spoken: Vietnamese (basic) <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/lynn-la\/\">More by Lynn La<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/nadia-lathan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cropped-headshot_apr15-scaled-1.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cropped-headshot_apr15-scaled-1-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/nadia-lathan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNadia Lathan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPolitics Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nadia Lathan covers politics for CalMatters in partnership with Voice of San Diego.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Lathan covered Texas state government and politics for\u00a0The Associated Press. She traversed the state, from Uvalde to Houston, to report on Texas national news, including the\u00a02024 elections, deadly\u00a0Fourth of July floods\u00a0and Republican-led sprint to\u00a0gerrymander its\u00a0congressional maps.<\/p>\n<p>Before that, she was a features intern at The Mercury News and worked at UC Berkeley&#8217;s Investigative Reporting Program. Lathan also served as the editor-in-chief of her undergraduate newspaper, The Redlands Bulldog.<\/p>\n<p>She is a proud Southern California native and alum of the University of California, Berkeley, where she earned her master&#8217;s degree in journalism. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/nadia-lathan\/\">More by Nadia Lathan<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nadia_lathan\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/alejandro-lazo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Alejandro-Lazo.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Alejandro-Lazo-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/alejandro-lazo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlejandro Lazo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClimate Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alejandro Lazo writes about the impacts of climate change and air pollution and California\u2019s policies to tackle them. He\u2019s written about the state&#8217;s groundbreaking electric vehicle mandate, the oil industry\u2019s efforts at capturing carbon from fossil fuels, and how California\u2019s climate programs have created a robust cow poop industry. Alejandro is particularly interested in how the most vulnerable in society are faring in the midst of rapid global warming. Alejandro joined CalMatters after an eight-year stint as a California-based national reporter for The Wall Street Journal, a four-year run as the housing reporter for The Los Angeles Times and two years as a business reporter at The Washington Post. He is a native Californian, originally from the San Joaquin Valley.<\/p>\n<p>Other languages spoken: Spanish (fluent) <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/alejandro-lazo\/\">More by Alejandro Lazo<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlejandroLazo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/colin-lecher\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/colin-lecher.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/colin-lecher-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/colin-lecher\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tColin Lecher\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInvestigative Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Colin Lecher is a reporter based in New York. His work on technology and society has received honors from the Association of Health Care Journalists, the Deadline Club, the Radio Television Digital News Association, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining CalMatters and The Markup, he was a senior reporter with The Verge. There, he reported on issues like automated cuts to healthcare, access to phone services in prisons, and the online gun market. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/colin-lecher\/\">More by Colin Lecher<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-Halona-Leung_2022-Headshot-WEB.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-Halona-Leung_2022-Headshot-WEB-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHalona Leung\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Operations\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Halona Leung oversees the business and people operations at CalMatters. She has experience in research grant administration, business operations, budget management, and communications from her prior work at UC Davis. She brings a commitment to the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging within the workplace and in interactions with our greater community. Halona has a bachelor\u2019s in psychology from the University of California, Davis.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/halonaleung\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tlinkedin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/robertlewis\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-Robert-Lewis_2022-Headshot-WEB.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-Robert-Lewis_2022-Headshot-WEB-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/robertlewis\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobert Lewis\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInvestigative Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Robert Lewis focuses on investigations and accountability reporting. Before joining CalMatters he worked at print and public radio outlets across the country including WNYC-New York Public Radio, Newsday and The Sacramento Bee. His investigative reporting has garnered some of the industry\u2019s highest honors including a George Polk Award, an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and Sigma Delta Chi Awards. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/robertlewis\/\">More by Robert Lewis<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cropped-DSC_0038-2.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cropped-DSC_0038-2-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKate Looby\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChief Development Officer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kate puts her passion for democracy to work by cultivating the support that enables our work. She came to CalMatters from a similar role at the Center for Investigative Reporting \u2013 Reveal, and before that she spent a decade in development work at the Sierra Club. She previously led Planned Parenthood in her native South Dakota and was a candidate there for secretary of state. When she\u2019s not working with donors and funders, you\u2019ll find Kate creating meals to enjoy with family and friends, reading, working out, or playing with her two standard poodles.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/katelooby\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tlinkedin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Andrew-Losowsky.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Andrew-Losowsky-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Losowsky\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Product \/ Product Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Andrew Losowsky is the Director of Product \/ Product Editor at CalMatters and The Markup.<br \/>\nPreviously, he was Head of Community Product at Vox Media and the founding lead of The Coral Project, a collaboration between Mozilla, New York Times and The Washington Post.<br \/>\nHe has also been a Senior Editor at The Huffington Post, a John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University, a visiting fellow at the Information Society Project at Yale University and the Editorial Director of a European newsletter company based in Barcelona. He started his career in London as a magazine journalist and has edited several books on editorial design.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/michaellozano\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cropped-081525_CJN_2025-26_Cohort_LB_958-scaled-2.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cropped-081525_CJN_2025-26_Cohort_LB_958-scaled-2-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/michaellozano\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Lozano\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYouth Journalism Initiative Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Michael Lozano wears a few hats at CalMatters producing TikToks, managing youth journalism efforts and as assistant editor for its College Journalism Network.<\/p>\n<p>He has reported on immigration, elections, and community health for CalMatters, New America Media, the Long Beach Post, Los Angeles Public Press and more. He has led youth journalism programs since 2012, mentoring diverse youth to land their stories in major media. He is based in Long Beach.<\/p>\n<p>Other languages spoken: Spanish. <\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about the Youth Journalism Initiative at www.calmatters.org\/youthjournalism. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/michaellozano\/\">More by Michael Lozano<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChicanoChico\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/chicanochico.bsky.social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M6.33525 4.1443C8.6282 5.80613 11.0944 9.17571 12 10.9838C12.9056 9.17571 15.3718 5.80613 17.6648 4.1443C19.3192 2.94521 22 2.01741 22 4.96972C22 5.55931 21.6498 9.92278 21.4444 10.6312C20.7305 13.0941 18.1291 13.7222 15.815 13.342C19.8599 14.0066 20.8889 16.2079 18.6667 18.4093C14.4462 22.59 12.6007 17.3603 12.1279 16.0203C12.0412 15.7746 12.0006 15.6597 12 15.7574C11.9994 15.6597 11.9588 15.7746 11.8721 16.0203C11.3993 17.3603 9.55377 22.59 5.33333 18.4093C3.11111 16.2079 4.14006 14.0066 8.18496 13.342C5.87088 13.7222 3.26949 13.0941 2.55556 10.6312C2.35018 9.92278 2 5.55931 2 4.96972C2 2.01741 4.68079 2.94521 6.33525 4.1443Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbluesky\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/byrhonda\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-Byrhonda-Lyons_2022-Headshot-WEB.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-Byrhonda-Lyons_2022-Headshot-WEB-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/byrhonda\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tByrhonda Lyons\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInvestigative Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Byrhonda Lyons is a national award-winning investigative reporter for CalMatters. She writes and produces compelling stories about California\u2019s court and criminal system. Her reporting has uncovered how California bounces around mentally ill prisoners, the lack of diversity among local judges, and how state police ignored a Ninth Circuit opinion and continued an asset forfeiture procedure towing people\u2019s vehicle for 30-day tows.<\/p>\n<p>Byrhonda\u2019s work aims to hold politicians accountable and educate Californians about the ins and outs of their state government. Her work has appeared on the PBS NewsHour and in local newspapers throughout California. She won a National Headliner Award for her work during the 2018 elections. She has also received multiple awards from the California News Publishers Association (CNPA) and was a finalist for an Online News Publishers Award.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining CalMatters, Byrhonda was a freelance video producer and worked as a digital media specialist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service. She was also an editor for the San Quentin News, a prisoner-run newspaper in California.<\/p>\n<p>Byrhonda is a graduate of UC Berkeley\u2019s Graduate School of Journalism and Arkansas\u2019 oldest historically Black college, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. When she is not working, you can catch her at an art gallery and searching archives for trailblazing women who have been left out of history books. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/byrhonda\/\">More by Byrhonda Lyons<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100090394891191\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 2C6.5 2 2 6.5 2 12c0 5 3.7 9.1 8.4 9.9v-7H7.9V12h2.5V9.8c0-2.5 1.5-3.9 3.8-3.9 1.1 0 2.2.2 2.2.2v2.5h-1.3c-1.2 0-1.6.8-1.6 1.6V12h2.8l-.4 2.9h-2.3v7C18.3 21.1 22 17 22 12c0-5.5-4.5-10-10-10z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfacebook\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/byrhondalyons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/byrhonda-lyons\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tlinkedin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cropped-Madison-Bryndon.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cropped-Madison-Bryndon-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBryndon Madison\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDevelopment Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bryndon works to increase fundraising and support of the journalism produced by CalMatters. He has a background in journalism, political campaigning, and nonprofit development, having served most recently with Northern Valley Catholic Social Service. He has a BA in Sociology from the University of California Santa Barbara.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Myra-Marayag.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Myra-Marayag-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMyra Marayag\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDevelopment Director\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Myra Marayag works with the Development team to cultivate current and new donor relationships. Previously, she worked as head of Partnerships and Public Affairs at LA Times and has extensive experience working with Fortune 500 companies across many facets of partnership marketing &#8212; including philanthropic development, community engagement, revenue growth, event sponsorship, influencer marketing, media sales and media buying. She has held leadership positions across media organizations (CBS, LA Times), influencer networks (Defy Media) and advertising agencies (TeamOne\/Publicis Groupe, Beyond Interactive\/Grey Advertising).<\/p>\n<p>Other languages spoken: Tagalog (conversational)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/?author_name=aidan-mcgloin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aidan_mcgloin_bio.png?fit=128%2C128&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"avatar avatar-128 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aidan_mcgloin_bio.png?w=1450&amp;ssl=1 1450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aidan_mcgloin_bio.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aidan_mcgloin_bio.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aidan_mcgloin_bio.png?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aidan_mcgloin_bio.png?resize=768%2C767&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aidan_mcgloin_bio.png?resize=12%2C12&amp;ssl=1 12w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aidan_mcgloin_bio.png?resize=1200%2C1198&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aidan_mcgloin_bio.png?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aidan_mcgloin_bio.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aidan_mcgloin_bio.png?resize=400%2C399&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aidan_mcgloin_bio.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aidan_mcgloin_bio.png?resize=780%2C779&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aidan_mcgloin_bio.png?fit=128%2C128&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/?author_name=aidan-mcgloin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAidan McGloin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInland Empire Newsletter Writer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aidan McGloin writes the Inland Empire newsletter for CalMatters. He worked for four years at the Inland Empire start-up Follow Our Courts, where he covered court cases. In 2025, he opened his own publication, Inland Empire Law Weekly. When not covering the news, he reads it, and when he doesn&#8217;t read the news, he reads books. He enjoys watching the sunset at a baseball diamond, getting spares at the bowling alley and trying out multiple sports. He has been a resident of Redlands his entire life, with the exception of his education at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/?author_name=aidan-mcgloin\">More by Aidan McGloin<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Matt McVickar' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-Matthew-McVickar-Profile-Photo-Square-October-2025-scaled-1.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-Matthew-McVickar-Profile-Photo-Square-October-2025-scaled-1-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatt McVickar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFull-Stack Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Matt McVickar is a full-stack engineer at CalMatters and The Markup. Matt comes to CalMatters from a career in client and agency work, with nearly two decades in website and software designing, consultation, and development for clients like Sesame Workshop, MIT Technology Review, Flaming Hydra, Tricycle Magazine, and PBS NewsHour. He believes that software should be beneficial, accessible, and sustainable. He is based in Portland, Oregon.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cropped-Meeks.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cropped-Meeks-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobert Meeks\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Video Strategy\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Robert Meeks is the Director of Video Strategy at CalMatters and the lead producer of \u201cSoCalMatters,\u201d a weekday regional series collaboration between CalMatters and PBS SoCal, Southern California\u2019s flagship PBS organization.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining CalMatters, Robert previously served as the Senior Director of Video covering news, business and politics for the Los Angeles Times, where he had been instrumental in some of the paper\u2019s biggest stories, including Pulitzer Prize-winning breaking news video coverage of the San Bernardino shooting. Robert also assisted in the making of the L.A. Times\u2019 podcast sensation \u201cDirty John.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A native Angeleno, Robert is a graduate of Long Beach State and an adjunct professor at USC\u2019s Annenberg School of Journalism. He makes it to Sunday dinner at his parents\u2019 house in Los Angeles every weekend.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/cayla-mihalovich\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cropped-cayla-headshot.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cropped-cayla-headshot-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/cayla-mihalovich\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCayla Mihalovich\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia Local News Fellow\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cayla Mihalovich is a justice reporter for CalMatters. She is a California Local News fellow and a graduate of the UC Berkeley School of Journalism, where she studied investigative reporting and audio storytelling. She has covered reparations, aging and incarceration for outlets including KQED, The Oaklandside, Oakland North, and others. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/cayla-mihalovich\/\">More by Cayla Mihalovich<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/maya-miller\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-IMG_5116-scaled-1.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-IMG_5116-scaled-1-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/maya-miller\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaya C. Miller\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPolitics Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maya C. Miller covers politics and government accountability for CalMatters, with one eye on the state Legislature and the other on California&#8217;s congressional delegation in Washington, D.C. She will help lead CalMatters&#8217; coverage of campaigns, voters and elections in the run-up to the 2026 midterms.<\/p>\n<p>Maya came to CalMatters in June 2025 by way of the New York Times, where she covered Congress as the David E. Rosenbaum fellow in Washington, D.C. She hit the 2024 campaign trail and delivered deeply reported stories from five different states across the country. From Nebraska, a deep red state, Maya introduced readers to an independent candidate \u2013\u2013 a mechanic with no political experience \u2013\u2013 who nearly unseated Republican Senator Deb Fischer after riding a populist wave. And in Maine, she showed readers how Representative Jared Golden, a three-term Democrat, persuaded Trump voters in his in his conservative-leaning district to split their tickets. <\/p>\n<p>From the halls of the Capitol, Maya reported on how constituents overwhelmed the Congressional phone system shortly after President Donald J. Trump&#8217;s inauguration as outraged Democrats and energized Republicans tried to get the ear of their elected officials. She covered House Republicans&#8217; herculean effort to pass Trump&#8217;s ambitious domestic policy agenda and also explained how the G.O.P. &#8216;s unprecedented repeal of California&#8217;s Clean Air Act waivers threatened to blow another hole in the filibuster. <\/p>\n<p>Prior to the New York Times, Maya reported for The Sacramento Bee, where she resurrected the dormant state worker beat, reported closely on contract negotiations and pioneered a newsletter that informed more than 250,000 civil servants in California. She has also reported for The Seattle Times, the Minnesota Star Tribune and the Des Moines Register.<\/p>\n<p>Maya graduated from Duke University with a degree in public policy. She grew up in Des Moines and credits the Iowa caucuses with sparking her love for journalism and current events. <\/p>\n<p>Languages spoken: Spanish (conversational) <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/maya-miller\/\">More by Maya C. Miller<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/eric-norman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cropped-689529309a8c12daba277a7a-HeadshotPro.png?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cropped-689529309a8c12daba277a7a-HeadshotPro-256x256.png 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/eric-norman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEric Norman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDevelopment Director\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eric Norman brings nearly two decades of fundraising experience, most recently at the San Francisco Waldorf School, to his role of working with CalMatters\u2019 most generous supporters in Northern California. Throughout his career he has demonstrated a deep and ongoing commitment to advancing social and racial justice. Eric was born and raised in Indiana and made his way to California as part of his military service. Eric enjoys road trips up and down the coast, diving into a good book, collecting political memorabilia, gathering with friends for dinner, and playing tourist around his beloved hometown of San Francisco. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/eric-norman\/\">More by Eric Norman<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Soo Oh' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-soo-oh-headshot.png?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-soo-oh-headshot-256x256.png 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSoo Oh\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeputy Managing Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Soo Oh is a deputy managing editor at CalMatters and The Markup. Prior to that, she was the data editor at Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting. She has reported stories, analyzed data, coded interactive visuals, and built internal tools at the Center for Investigative Reporting, The Wall Street Journal, Vox.com, the Los Angeles Times, and The Chronicle of Higher Education. In 2018, she was a John S. 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He previously worked as a freelance reporter for The New York Times, NPR, Oregon Public Broadcasting and The Guardian, among others, reporting from here in the U.S. and the war in Ukraine. He also created the Dying for a Fight podcast series for OPB, which led to the arrest and successful prosecution of the killer of a well-known Portland activist.<\/p>\n<p>Other languages spoken: Spanish (fluent) <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/sergio-olmos\/\">More by Sergio Olmos<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mrolmos\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/molly-peterson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Molly-Peterson.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Molly-Peterson-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/molly-peterson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMolly Peterson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnvironment and Health Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Molly Peterson is the environment and health editor at CalMatters, based in Los Angeles. Over more than two decades she has worked for nonprofit news, including the California Newsroom, NPR and its local public media outlets, and Public Health Watch. Most recently, she has investigated the intersection of health with climate change, specifically wildfires, wildfire smoke, and extreme heat. She served as editorial project manager for the California Reporting Project, now the Police Records Access Project, collaborating on and editing stories about police misconduct investigations.  <\/p>\n<p>Prior to that, her work focused on water policy, air pollution, hazardous waste and environmental justice. She has won national and local Edward R. Murrow Awards, SPJ\u2019s Sigma Delta Chi Award for Excellence in Journalism, and she was an IRE Award finalist for an investigation after Hurricane Katrina. <\/p>\n<p>Molly is also an inactive lawyer, having passed the state bar; she has a degree from University of California College of the Law in San Francisco, and her undergraduate work was at Georgetown\u2019s School of Foreign Service. Her grandfather, Raymond L. Sullivan, was on the California Supreme Court. <\/p>\n<p>Other languages: French (advanced); Spanish (conversational); Mandarin (beginner) <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/molly-peterson\/\">More by Molly Peterson<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Hans-Poschman.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Hans-Poschman-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHans Poschman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranscription Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hans Poschman is the Transcription Manager for a new CalMatters project and is based in San Luis Obispo. He has previously worked for the state legislature and in state and local government. He has a Masters in Public Policy and a Bachelors in Political Science from Cal Poly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/richardprocter\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Richard Procter, Assistant Editor' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RHP-headshot-e1584989012246-128x128.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RHP-headshot-e1584989012246-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/richardprocter\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRichard Procter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeputy Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Richard Procter is an editor at CalMatters in charge of housing, homelessness, technology and economy coverage. Prior to joining CalMatters he was the editor-in-chief of SF Weekly and an editor at the San Francisco Business Times. His work has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Magazine, Forbes, and Polygon. He has won several awards for his journalism, both as a reporter and editor. He is a graduate of UC Davis and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/richardprocter\/\">More by Richard Procter<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/sonya-quick\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-SonyaQuickProfile.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cropped-SonyaQuickProfile-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/sonya-quick\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSonya Quick\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Membership\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sonya builds bridges between the community and CalMatters as director of membership. Previously, she led engagement, membership, marketing, digital storytelling and product at Voice of OC, a nonprofit news agency in Orange County, Calif. She has worked as an adjunct professor of digital journalism at Chapman University and mobile app development at Saddleback University. She worked for a decade at the Orange County Register as an editor, product manager and reporter across mobile, social media, web and mobile app development, disaster coverage, infographics, technology and community news. She has been awarded for her work on infographics, news website design, news article design and social media engagement in reporting. She has a bachelor&#8217;s degree in journalism from Cal State Long Beach where she led the student newspaper in transitioning to an independent model, and she has practiced journalism since starting a newspaper in the fourth grade. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/sonya-quick\/\">More by Sonya Quick<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-Ramirez-Headshot.png?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-Ramirez-Headshot-256x256.png 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlexis Ramirez\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDigital Democracy Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alexis Ramirez is a Digital Democracy Engineer for CalMatters. He enjoys working on software solutions that provide a lasting, positive impact in people\u2019s lives. He was born in Texas and raised on the central coast of California. He is a graduate of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with a degree in Software Engineering.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/alejandra-reyesvelarde\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Alejandra-Reyes-Velarde.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Alejandra-Reyes-Velarde-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/alejandra-reyesvelarde\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlejandra Reyes-Velarde\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia Divide \/ Environmental Justice Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alejandra Reyes-Velarde is an environmental equity reporter from Los Angeles. Previously, Reyes-Velarde was a California Divide reporter for CalMatters specializing in social mobility, labor issues, immigration and more. She began her career at the Los Angeles Times, where she produced award-winning work on major news events and marginalized communities. She was part of an award-winning team covering Southern California fires and the Borderline bar shooting in 2018. She also was the CCNMA Ruben Salazar Award recipient for a series about the pandemic\u2019s impact on Latino communities.<br \/>\nReyes-Velarde is a Los Angeles native born to Mexican immigrant parents. She earned her bachelor\u2019s degree from UCLA and a master\u2019s in legal studies from UCLA School of Law. She is fluent in English and Spanish. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/alejandra-reyesvelarde\/\">More by Alejandra Reyes-Velarde<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/angel-rodriguez\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-09-at-5.09.32-PM.png?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-09-at-5.09.32-PM-256x256.png 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/angel-rodriguez\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAngel Rodriguez\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRegional Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Angel Rodriguez is the Regional Editor for Southern California. Before joining CalMatters, Angel was the Managing Editor at the Houston Landing, helping to lead a newsroom of over 30 journalists in his home town.<\/p>\n<p>Angel spent nine years at the Los Angeles Times in a number of roles. From 2015-2020 he served as Sports Editor and from 2020-2021 he was an Assistant Managing Editor for the Digital Desk.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Angel became the General Manager for Latino Initiatives, launching the De Los project for English-language Latinos and leading LA Times en Espa\u00f1ol. <\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining the Times, he spent one year as Deputy Editor for Mobile Innovation at the Washington Post. Angel spent over a decade at Gannett as Home Page Manager at the Arizona Republic and Sports Editor at the Cincinnati Enquirer. Angel was part of the staff that was a Pulitzer finalist for the coverage of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.<\/p>\n<p>He has also worked at ESPN.com and MLB.com.   Angel was born in Chicago but raised in Houston and is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and is a proud Longhorn. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/angel-rodriguez\/\">More by Angel Rodriguez<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Alex-Rosenblat-CMS-01.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Alex-Rosenblat-CMS-01-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex Rosenblat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Sociotechnical Research\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alex Rosenbat is the Director of Sociotechnical Research at CalMatters and The Markup, where she studies dark patterns, privacy and product design in U.S. healthcare. Rosenblat is a blend of researcher and writer, exploring the social and cultural impacts of technology through ethnography. She is the author of Uberland: How Algorithms Are Rewriting the Rules of Work, and her writing has appeared in media outlets including The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, and The Globe and Mail. Her prize-winning academic research has been published in scholarly and professional publications including the International Journal of Communication and the Columbia Law Review.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mawnikr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/anat-rubin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cropped-Rubin-headshot.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cropped-Rubin-headshot-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/anat-rubin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnat Rubin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInvestigative Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anat Rubin is an investigative reporter for CalMatters. Her reporting on the criminal justice system has been published by ProPublica and The Marshall Project. She is based in Los Angeles. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/anat-rubin\/\">More by Anat Rubin<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/ryan-sabalow\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Ryan-Sabalow.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Ryan-Sabalow-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/ryan-sabalow\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRyan Sabalow\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDigital Democracy Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ryan Sabalow is a Digital Democracy reporter for CalMatters. A graduate of Chico State University, he began his career covering local news for the Auburn Journal in Placer County and The Record Searchlight in Redding. He spent three years in the Midwest at The Indianapolis Star where he was an investigative reporter. Before joining CalMatters, he primarily covered California water and environmental policy at The Sacramento Bee. A lifelong hunter and outdoorsman, Sabalow spends as much time as possible in Siskiyou County, where he grew up. He&#8217;s married and has two daughters, two lunatic cats and a duck-retrieving chocolate lab named Spooner. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/ryan-sabalow\/\">More by Ryan Sabalow<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/levi-sumagaysay\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Levi-Sumagaysay.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Levi-Sumagaysay-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/levi-sumagaysay\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLevi Sumagaysay\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEconomy Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Levi Sumagaysay covers the California economy for CalMatters with an eye on accountability and equity. She reports on the insurance market, taxes and anything that affects the state\u2019s residents, labor force and economy. Before joining CalMaters, Levi was a tech and business reporter and editor. She has written and edited stories about the rise of the dot-coms, the booms and busts of Silicon Valley and technology\u2019s effects on everything, including the news media. Levi, a longtime Bay Area resident, is a graduate of the San Francisco State journalism department. Her stories at MarketWatch on the tech economy and about janitors at Facebook won awards from the San Francisco Press Club; her tech news stories and commentary at the Mercury News won awards from Editor &amp; Publisher and the Peninsula Press Club; she has received two National Press Foundation fellowships; and was a Dow Jones Newspaper Fund editing intern. <\/p>\n<p>Other languages spoken: Tagalog (fluent) <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/levi-sumagaysay\/\">More by Levi Sumagaysay<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lsumagaysay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 2C6.5 2 2 6.5 2 12c0 5 3.7 9.1 8.4 9.9v-7H7.9V12h2.5V9.8c0-2.5 1.5-3.9 3.8-3.9 1.1 0 2.2.2 2.2.2v2.5h-1.3c-1.2 0-1.6.8-1.6 1.6V12h2.8l-.4 2.9h-2.3v7C18.3 21.1 22 17 22 12c0-5.5-4.5-10-10-10z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfacebook\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/levis\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tlinkedin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/levisu.bsky.social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M6.33525 4.1443C8.6282 5.80613 11.0944 9.17571 12 10.9838C12.9056 9.17571 15.3718 5.80613 17.6648 4.1443C19.3192 2.94521 22 2.01741 22 4.96972C22 5.55931 21.6498 9.92278 21.4444 10.6312C20.7305 13.0941 18.1291 13.7222 15.815 13.342C19.8599 14.0066 20.8889 16.2079 18.6667 18.4093C14.4462 22.59 12.6007 17.3603 12.1279 16.0203C12.0412 15.7746 12.0006 15.6597 12 15.7574C11.9994 15.6597 11.9588 15.7746 11.8721 16.0203C11.3993 17.3603 9.55377 22.59 5.33333 18.4093C3.11111 16.2079 4.14006 14.0066 8.18496 13.342C5.87088 13.7222 3.26949 13.0941 2.55556 10.6312C2.35018 9.92278 2 5.55931 2 4.96972C2 2.01741 4.68079 2.94521 6.33525 4.1443Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbluesky\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ryan-tate.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ryan-tate-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRyan Tate\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeputy Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ryan Tate has been writing and editing technology stories for more than 15 years. He was previously at The Intercept, where as deputy and technology editor he led lengthy investigations into companies like Facebook, Google, and TikTok and into surveillance by the National Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and authorities in the Chinese region of Xinjiang.<\/p>\n<p>Before that, he wrote about the use and abuse of corporate power in the tech sector at Wired and Gawker.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ryantate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/natasha-liggett\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/natasha-uzcategui-liggett-scaled.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/natasha-uzcategui-liggett-scaled-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/natasha-liggett\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNatasha Uzc\u00e1tegui-Liggett\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStatistical Journalist\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Natasha Uzc\u00e1tegui-Liggett is a Statistical Journalist at CalMatters and The Markup. She is passionate about empowering communities with the data they need to drive positive change; her projects focus on wielding statistics to help expose injustice and guide policies to address inequality.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining CalMatters and The Markup, Natasha was a Data Scientist at the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research where her analyses worked to reduce global food insecurity and help subsistence farmers adapt to climate change. Some of her other statistical investigations have uncovered bias in U.S. public health initiatives and revealed the failure of government programs to mitigate deforestation. Natasha studied Statistics and Data Science at Yale University. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/natasha-liggett\/\">More by Natasha Uzc\u00e1tegui-Liggett<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/larry-valenzuela\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Larry-Valenzuela.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Larry-Valenzuela-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/larry-valenzuela\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLarry Valenzuela\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhotographer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Larry is based in Kerman, in California\u2019s Central Valley. A passion for documentary filmmaking led him into videography and photography on campus publications at Fresno City College and Fresno State University. He went on to become a writer and photojournalist for the Fresno Bee and joined CalMatters in 2022 as a CatchLight Local Fellow. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/larry-valenzuela\/\">More by Larry Valenzuela<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/dan-walters\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Dan-Walters.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Dan-Walters-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/dan-walters\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Walters\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOpinion Columnist\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dan Walters is one of most decorated and widely syndicated columnists in California history, authoring a column four times a week that offers his view and analysis of the state\u2019s political, economic, social and demographic trends. He began covering California politics in 1975, just as Jerry Brown began his first stint as governor, and began writing his column in 1981, first for the Sacramento Union for three years, then for The Sacramento Bee for 33 years and now for CalMatters since 2017. Dan is also the author or co-author of two books about California, \u201cThe New California: Facing the 21st Century\u201d and \u201cThe Third House: Lobbyists, Money and Power in Sacramento.\u201d He is a frequent radio show guest and occasionally appears on national television, commenting on California issues. Walters began his career in 1960 at the Humboldt Times in Eureka, California, a month before his 17th birthday, first as a newsroom aide and later as a police beat reporter. Having found his calling, he not only turned down a National Merit college scholarship but dropped out of high school, lacking one required class \u2013 ironically civics \u2013 to qualify for a diploma. Before moving to Sacramento to cover politics, he was the managing editor of three small daily newspapers. He has two adult daughters and three grandsons. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/dan-walters\/\">More by Dan Walters<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DanCALmatters\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sisi-wei.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sisi-wei-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSisi Wei\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChief Impact Officer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sisi is the Chief Impact Officer at CalMatters and was formerly Editor-in-Chief for The Markup.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining CalMatters and The Markup, she was co-executive director of OpenNews, where she envisioned and executed transformative initiatives for journalism. As part of her work, Sisi founded the DEI Coalition, a journalism community dedicated to sharing knowledge and taking concrete action in service of a more anti-racist, equitable, and just journalism industry.<\/p>\n<p>She was assistant managing editor at ProPublica from 2018 to 2020, where she oversaw three editorial teams focused on news apps, interactive storytelling, and visual investigations. She also managed large, interdisciplinary investigations across the newsroom, one of which won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 2020. <\/p>\n<p>In 2021, IWFM awarded Sisi the Gwen Ifill Award, which recognizes an outstanding woman journalist of color whose work carries forward Gwen\u2019s legacy, especially by serving as a role model and mentor for young journalists. In 2019, Sisi and her fellow Journalists of Color Slack admin team won the ONA Community Award, which recognizes a person or small team in online journalism that has made outsized contributions to creating tools or work environments that allow digital journalists to do their best work.<\/p>\n<p>Sisi also serves on the board of News Revenue Hub.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/jocelyn-wiener\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Jocelyn-Wiener.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Jocelyn-Wiener-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/jocelyn-wiener\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJocelyn Wiener\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHealth Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jocelyn Wiener is a projects reporter with a focus on mental health and health care who explores the intersection between government policies and people\u2019s lives. Her work has won numerous regional and national awards. Her reporting about the breakdown of the state\u2019s mental health system for CalMatters was honored with a National Headliner Award. She has worked as a reporter in her native California for more than two decades. After graduating from Stanford University, she received a Fulbright Scholarship to do research in El Salvador. She spent the next year and a half working with children and teenagers on the Salvadoran streets, which inspired her decision to pursue a career in journalism. She earned a master\u2019s degree at Columbia University\u2019s School of Journalism and spent several years as a staff writer covering poverty for The Sacramento Bee. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, the Christian Science Monitor, Kaiser Health News and other regional and national publications.<\/p>\n<p>Other languages spoken: Spanish (conversational) <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/jocelyn-wiener\/\">More by Jocelyn Wiener<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jocelynwiener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cropped-IMG_4561.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cropped-IMG_4561-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuliet Williams\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPolitics Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Juliet Williams is an award-winning editor and storyteller with over two decades of experience as a reporter and editor directing breaking news, investigative reporting and opinion content. Juliet served in numerous roles during a 22-year career with The Associated Press, including Northern California news editor based in San Francisco and editor in the California capitol bureau, where she chronicled the administrations of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown. <\/p>\n<p>Juliet&#8217;s areas of expertise span politics, transportation, education, environmental policy and healthcare. She loves coordinating data-driven projects with compelling storytelling. <\/p>\n<p>She has a degree in journalism from the University of King&#8217;s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a degree in politics and English from the University of Alberta in Edmonton. <\/p>\n<p>Juliet lives in San Francisco with her husband.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/ericayee\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Erica-Yee.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Erica-Yee-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/ericayee\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tErica Yee\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tData Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Erica Yee is a data reporter who collaborates frequently with the health, education, inequality and environment teams. She joined CalMatters as an intern in 2020 and then stuck around as part of the growing Data and Interactives team. Sometimes her days look like meticulously poring over spreadsheets. Other times they consist of designing and coding engaging graphics and tools to help Californians better understand their home and their neighbors. She was part of CalMatters teams who won awards for a drought and water tracker, wage theft series and multimedia project on high schooler experiences of COVID-19 inequality. Erica earned a degree in journalism and information science from Northeastern University. As a student, she interned at the San Francisco Chronicle, CNBC and Boston.com. She is based in Oakland. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/ericayee\/\">More by Erica Yee<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/yue-yu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Yue-Stella-Yu.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Yue-Stella-Yu-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/yue-yu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYue Stella Yu\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPolitics and Campaign Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yue Stella Yu covers politics for CalMatters, with a particular focus on campaigns, elections and voters. She will be a lead reporter covering the November election, including the U.S. Senate race, congressional contests and key statewide issues. Before joining CalMatters, Stella covered state and local politics in Michigan, Tennessee and Mississippi while dabbling in investigative stories. In 2023, her reporting revealed the highly unregulated housing conditions for Michigan dairy farm workers and the lack of state actions to protect workers. She won first place in investigative reporting in press association contests in Tennessee, Mississippi and Missouri. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a master\u2019s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in 2019. She is based in Sacramento. <\/p>\n<p>Other languages spoken: Mandarin (fluent) and Korean (conversational) <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/yue-yu\/\">More by Yue Stella Yu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/denise-zapata\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Denise-Zapata.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Denise-Zapata-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/denise-zapata\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDenise Zapata\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeputy Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Denise Zapata is a Deputy Editor at CalMatters, leading our coverage of K-12 schools and higher education. She is a veteran journalist who has spent most of her career covering California\u2019s education issues, first as a reporter and then as an editor for several teams that included at least one education reporter. Before joining CalMatters, she was senior editor at EdSource. Prior to that, as associate editor for The Center for Investigative Reporting, Denise was part of one team that won a George Polk Award and another that was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. She began her journalism career at The Bakersfield Californian, where she reported on several topics, including higher education. She later became an assistant city editor, then city editor at the paper. After that she became an assistant metro editor at the San Diego Union-Tribune, overseeing regional teams in north, east and south San Diego County. Denise is a Bay Area native and a graduate of Santa Clara University. <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/denise-zapata\/\">More by Denise Zapata<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/mikhailzinshteyn\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Mikhail-Zinshteyn.jpg?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/calmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cropped-Mikhail-Zinshteyn-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height=\"128\" width=\"128\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/_zh\/author\/mikhailzinshteyn\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMikhail Zinshteyn\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHigher Education Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mikhail Zinshteyn reports on higher education for CalMatters. His coverage tackles state legislation, financial aid, labor issues, student demands, campus housing and college affordability. His work on examining why the California State University system struggles to graduate its Black students was a finalist for the Sacramento Press Club Awards in 2023. Before joining CalMatters, Mikhail worked as a reporter at EdSource and freelanced for Inside Higher Ed, The Hechinger Report, The 74 and The Atlantic, among other outlets. He also worked as a program manager for the Education Writers Association. He\u2019s been covering higher education as his primary beat since 2015. His path into professional journalism began with unpaid internships that he subsidized with evening and weekend shifts at restaurants. Mikhail earned a bachelor\u2019s from Union College and a master\u2019s from the London School of Economics. Scholarships, work-study, Pell grants and loans funded his education. 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