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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
Welcome mat: How California has responded to influx of migrants
A slew of firsts in Gov. Newsom’s weekend trip to El Salvador
Kamala Harris backs idea to unionize child care workers
Diminishing returns: Is California running out of ways to lead voters to the polls?
Did Newsom “defy” the will of the people on executions? New poll says no
California’s public school chief says education no place for competition
Unionizing daycare? California’s child care workers seek a seat at the big kids’ table
Could the path of a GOP revolt against Trump run through east Los Angeles?
Centrist summit encourages California GOP to go its own way
With a whopping 2,628 bills pending, here’s the one most popular among California legislators
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UC Library’s hasty implementation of a complex plan means academic researchers lose
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California’s child poverty hits coastal Bay Area
In California, we long ago ended the ‘War on Coal’
