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Ben Christopher
Ben covers California politics and elections. Prior to that, he was a contributing writer for CalMatters reporting on the state's economy and budget. Based out of the San Francisco Bay Area, he has written for San Francisco magazine, California magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Priceonomics. Ben also has a past life as an aspiring beancounter: He has worked as a summer associate at the Congressional Budget Office and has a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley.
The latest by Ben Christopher
How eight presidential wannabes pitched themselves to California Dems
How California got tough on guns
No-shows, endorsement spats and drag queens: What’s on tap at this weekend’s Democratic convention
Will California’s “revenge porn” law really help Rep. Katie Hill?
Gov. Newsom the moderate? On this spectrum, almost every Democratic legislator is further left
7 data visualizations: Which presidential candidates are Californians funding — month by month, zip by zip?
Fact check: Do Californians really cool on ballot measures as the election approaches?
Gavin Newsom takes aim at PG&E, while the GOP barks at Newsom over road money
Newsom vents on blackouts as PG&E begins restoring power, Becerra’s privacy rules, and an idea for homeless courts
What California knows about Tom Steyer
The Latest From CalMatters
Newsom, Democrats lose effort to force Trump to release taxes—and it wasn’t close
“We need the food that we lost.” Low-income families still reeling from blackouts
California rejects federal water proposal, lays out its vision for protecting endangered species and meeting state water needs
Why California’s top court just struck down the state’s Trump tax return law
Money flows to Sacramento as Newsom administration again slaps at GM and Toyota
