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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
As gun control efforts advance in California Capitol, opponents bank on the courts
Harris belatedly joins other presidential candidates in California fight over “gig” workers
As California strikes back, what does President Trump’s latest immigration crackdown mean for the state?
What California knows about Kamala Harris
California stretches applicant deadline to draw political districts—pool’s too white, too male
Frontrunner no more: California poll puts Harris on top and Biden (way) down
Lawsuit: California should open its presidential primary to independents
Trump’s California funders—where they are and what they’re giving
See which Dem your California neighbors are funding to beat Trump, in 5 charts
Tom Steyer wants to fix American politics by making it Californian
The Latest From CalMatters
Ending private prisons in California will harm prisoners and detained immigrants
Fighting for air, saving the Amazon, Trump judges, an ethnic studies do-over, and ‘public charge’
Dems want to kneecap ballot measures
Delay in school ethnic studies plan would bring more voices to the table
Here’s a way to put people to work, reduce wildfires and generate electricity
