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Byrhonda Lyons

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.

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Bowl’d general manager Ruben Hernandez processes take-out orders in the Oakland Korean BBQ restaurant’s empty dining room on March 16, 2020. Today Alameda and surrounding counties announced an order to shelter in place until April 7 in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
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California’s shelter-in-place order, explained

Byrhonda Lyons by Byrhonda Lyons March 25, 2020March 26, 2020
CalMatters reporter explains California's response to the coronavirus.
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How California is responding to the coronavirus

Byrhonda LyonsAna B. Ibarra by Byrhonda Lyons and Ana B. Ibarra March 10, 2020March 16, 2020
All the James Bonds are on display in Madame Tussaud's in Berlin, Germany — but our video will take the mystery out of the bonds on your California ballot. Photo by: Britta Pedersen/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
Posted inElection 2020

Bonds demystified: Watch what a bond measure is, in under 2 minutes

Byrhonda LyonsAvatar by Byrhonda Lyons and Judy Lin February 29, 2020February 29, 2020
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., is joined by California delegates during the second day session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Tuesday, July 26, 2016.
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How California counts delegates, explained

Byrhonda LyonsAvatar by Byrhonda Lyons and Ben Christopher January 30, 2020February 24, 2020
New California laws 2020
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New Year, new laws: Our video playlist will get you up-to-speed on 11 key 2020 laws in a minute

Byrhonda Lyons by Byrhonda Lyons December 31, 2019January 2, 2020
Pregnant woman's stomach. Photo by Courtney Hale of iStock.com
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Watch new 2020 law #11: California takes aim at racial bias in maternal health care

Adria WatsonByrhonda Lyons by Adria Watson and Byrhonda Lyons December 31, 2019January 2, 2020
Football game Cal vs. UC Davis. Photo by Jose Carlos Fajardo of Bay Area News Group.
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Watch new 2020 law #10: California increases oversight of college admissions

Felicia MelloByrhonda Lyons by Felicia Mello and Byrhonda Lyons December 30, 2019December 30, 2019
California's rent caps and just cause protections begin on January 1, 2020. This is photo of a flyer explaining the new law. Photo by Anne Wernikoff of CalMatters.
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Watch new 2020 law #9: California to cap rent hikes for millions of tenants

Byrhonda LyonsAvatar by Byrhonda Lyons and Matt Levin December 29, 2019December 31, 2019
Discarded cigarette butts on beach.
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Watch new 2020 law #8: California to ban smoking, vaping in state parks and beaches

Byrhonda LyonsAvatar by Byrhonda Lyons and Rachel Becker December 26, 2019June 23, 2020
Photo of family standing in line at pharmacy. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters.
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Watch new 2020 law #7: Health insurance about to be mandatory in California

Byrhonda Lyons by Byrhonda Lyons December 24, 2019December 24, 2019

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