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Author Archives: Byrhonda Lyons

Byrhonda Lyons is a national award-winning video journalist for CalMatters. She creates compelling multimedia stories about how California policy affects people’s everyday lives. From the state’s mental health crisis, to an investigation into shady state contractors, her work aims to hold politicians accountable and educate Californians about the ins and outs of their state government. Byrhonda’s work has appeared on the PBS NewsHour, KPBS, KVIE-PBS, and local television stations throughout California. She’s won a National Headliner Award for her work during the 2018 elections. She has also received several awards from the California News Publishers Association (CNPA).

Prior to joining CALmatters, she 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, an inmate-run newspaper in California. Byrhonda is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. When she’s not working, you can catch her searching archives for trailblazing black women who have been left out of history books.

byrhonda@calmatters.org
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La Patrulla de Caminos de California continúa incautando vehículos por 30 días a pesar de fallo judicial

by Byrhonda Lyons September 16, 2021September 17, 2021
illustration of car tow lot behind chainlink fence
Posted inJustice

CHP sidesteps feds to continue 30-day tows

by Byrhonda Lyons September 16, 2021March 16, 2022
A volunteer looks on as Sacramento resident Bob Bickers signs the petition to recall Gov. Newsom on Jan. 5, 2021. Bickers, who says he did not vote for Newsom in 2018, would like to see him recalled due to the current ‘state of affairs.” Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
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Votación por la elección de destitución de Newsom: Entérese de cómo debe emitir su voto

by Byrhonda Lyons August 18, 2021August 19, 2021
A volunteer looks on as Sacramento resident Bob Bickers signs the petition to recall Gov. Newsom on Jan. 5, 2021. Bickers, who says he did not vote for Newsom in 2018, would like to see him recalled due to the current ‘state of affairs.” Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Posted inVideo

Newsom recall election: Watch how to cast your vote

by Byrhonda Lyons August 18, 2021August 19, 2021
A recently raided illegal cannabis operation in Lancaster, on July 2, 2021. Water authorities say unlawful pot farms are stealing California water. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Hay ladrones robando ahora mismo, robándose el agua de California: así es como sucede

by Byrhonda Lyons August 6, 2021August 9, 2021
A recently raided illegal cannabis operation in Lancaster, on July 2, 2021. Water authorities say unlawful pot farms are stealing California water. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters
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California’s desert becoming a hotbed for water bandits: Watch

by Byrhonda Lyons August 6, 2021August 9, 2021
Judges stand for a portrait outside the Imperial County Superior Court on April 29, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters
Posted inJustice

California judges don’t reflect the state’s diversity — how that could change

by Byrhonda Lyons June 23, 2021June 23, 2021
A Spanish-language church marquee is seen next to the Colusa County courthouse on May 25, 2021. According to 2019 U.S. census population estimates, Colusa County is 60% Latino and 27% foreign born, yet all of the judges in the county identify as white. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
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In Absentia: No Latino Superior Court judges in these majority-Latino California counties

by Byrhonda Lyons June 8, 2021June 14, 2021
La marquesina de una iglesia en español se ve junto al histórico palacio de justicia del condado de Colusa. El condado es 60% latino y 27% nacido en el extranjero, sin embargo, los jueces del Tribunal Superior del condado son blancos. Foto de Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
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En ausencia: no hay jueces latinos en estos condados de California, que son mayoritariamente latinos

by Byrhonda Lyons June 8, 2021June 9, 2021
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he has no plans to require prison employees to get COVID vaccines as a condition of employment. Here a condemned inmate is escorted by a guard back to his cell at San Quentin State Prison in this 2016 file photo by Eric Risberg, AP Photo
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Newsom won’t require COVID vaccines for prison staff

by Byrhonda Lyons May 14, 2021September 28, 2021

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