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Jackie covers income inequity and economic survival for the The California Divide collaboration. She has reported for the Data and Enterprise desk for Reuters News and for her hometown paper, The Santa Barbara Independent. Her reporting on immigration, the environment, and justice has appeared in Reuters, Pacific Standard, Public Radio International’s “The World,” and The Philadelphia Inquirer, among other publications. A graduate of Stanford University’s master’s program in journalism, she received the James S. Robinson student journalism award for a multimedia series that documented the impacts of wildfires on immigrant communities in Northern California in 2017.
Jackie is a Report for America corps member.

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Outreach worker helps man apply for CalFresh

These laws could make life a little easier for low-income Californians

Jackie Botts by Jackie Botts October 10, 2019February 27, 2020

A suite of low-profile bills could make life just a little easier for millions of Californians living in or near poverty. Think of these bills as a bit like aspirin: they don’t get at the roots of poverty but they could relieve some of the pain.

Gloria Allred, #MeToo, a PG&E alliance, union wins, implicit bias, and vaping

Dan MorainJackie Botts by Dan Morain and Jackie Botts September 20, 2019September 20, 2019
A man folds his hands next to brochures for CalFresh

Getting food stamps to poor Californians is surprisingly difficult

Jackie Botts by Jackie Botts and Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado September 2, 2019February 27, 2020
Section 8 voucher holder struggles to find an apartment in Fresno.

Lawmakers tackle a severe housing shortage for renters who have federal vouchers

Jackie Botts by Manuela Tobias and Jackie Botts August 28, 2019February 27, 2020
Immigrant Supporters Rally outside Immigration & Customs Enforcement Office San Francisco

As California strikes back, what does President Trump’s latest immigration crackdown mean for the state?

AvatarJackie Botts by Ben Christopher and Jackie Botts August 12, 2019August 16, 2019
Antoinette Martinez does her weekly grocery shopping at FoodMaxx, and worries that new proposed Trump administration cuts to food stamp eligibility will make it harder for her to stretch her food budget. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

“We’re not going to be able to survive:” Why Californians could bear the brunt of Trump food stamp cuts

Jackie Botts by Jackie Botts July 29, 2019February 27, 2020
A Bay Area woman fills out paperwork to show she is eligible for CalFresh, California's food stamp program.

California’s struggle to get food stamps to the hungry

Jackie Botts by Jackie Botts July 18, 2019February 27, 2020
Berenice Solis volunteers as a tax preparer to help low wage earners in Kern County claim tax credits. Photo by Susana Espinoza, via Berenice Solis.

Newsom doubled down on a tax credit for the working poor. Why does he think it will work?

Jackie Botts by Jackie Botts June 26, 2019June 23, 2020

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