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Author Archives: 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.

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Police officers escort people following a shooting at a church in Sacramento on Feb. 28, 2022. Crime is a key issue in the race for California attorney general. Photo by Fred Greaves, Reuters
Posted inCalMatters en Español

¿Puede un conservador abrirse camino para el cargo de fiscal general de California?

by Ben Christopher April 21, 2022April 21, 2022
Police officers escort people following a shooting at a church in Sacramento on Feb. 28, 2022. Crime is a key issue in the race for California attorney general. Photo by Fred Greaves, Reuters
Posted inPolitics

Can a conservative break through for California attorney general?

by Ben Christopher April 21, 2022April 21, 2022
Nathan Hochman, candidate for California attorney general, answers questions from CalMatters reporters.p
Posted inCalMatters en Español

¿Qué haría Nathan Hochman como fiscal general de California?

by Ben Christopher April 19, 2022April 19, 2022
Nathan Hochman, candidate for California attorney general, answers questions from CalMatters reporters.p
Posted inPolitics

What would Nathan Hochman do as California attorney general?

by Ben Christopher April 19, 2022April 19, 2022
Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert and Sheriff Scott Jones announced the arrest of a suspect in the Golden State Killer case in Sacramento on April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
Posted inWhatMatters

After Sacramento shooting, a state prison release proposal is even more contentious

by Ben Christopher April 11, 2022April 11, 2022
San Diego City Council President speaks at a San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council drive-in rally in San Diego. on Nov. 3, 2020. Sam Hodgson/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP
Posted inCalMatters en Español

¿Por qué fluye tanto dinero proveniente de interese especiales en una elección especial de California?

by Ben Christopher April 4, 2022April 4, 2022
San Diego City Council President speaks at a San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council drive-in rally in San Diego. on Nov. 3, 2020. Sam Hodgson/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP
Posted inPolitics

Why is so much special interest money flowing into a California special election?

by Ben Christopher April 4, 2022April 6, 2022
Adan Hernandez, a fruit vendor inside the Grand Central Market in Los Angeles, completes a transaction on Jan. 19, 2022. According to Hernandez, he has worked here since 1983. "Throughout all of my years here, I have not seen anything like this," Hernandez said. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters
Posted inPolitics

Omicron slammed California’s workforce. Was there another way?

by Ben Christopher and Grace Gedye January 28, 2022January 27, 2022
Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez, a San Diego Democrat, says goodbye to colleagues after she announced her resignation from the state Assembly on Jan. 3, 2022. Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMatters
Posted inCalMatters en Español

¿Qué hay detrás de la ‘Gran Renuncia’ de los legisladores de California?

by Ben Christopher January 10, 2022January 11, 2022
Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez, a San Diego Democrat, says goodbye to colleagues after she announced her resignation from the state Assembly on Jan. 3, 2022. Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMatters
Posted inPolitics

What’s behind the ‘Great Resignation’ of California lawmakers?

by Ben Christopher January 10, 2022March 12, 2022

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