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Jacob Ohara is the video intern at CalMatters. Originally from San Diego, he now studies journalism at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. Prior to CalMatters, Jacob was the video editor at The Daily Northwestern and taught documentary filmmaking at the Mediterranean Film Festival School. He is passionate about empowering others through digital media, especially video and graphic design.

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California confederate monuments
Posted inPolitics

Inside California’s surprising history of Confederate monuments

Avatar photo by Jacob Ohara July 17, 2020May 24, 2023

Confederate monuments haven’t just populated the Deep South — Southern California also is littered with tributes to people who once advocated a system of slavery, racism and colonialism. How did that happen? After the U.S. Civil War, southerners moved west in search of gold. As many settled in and around Los Angeles and San Diego, […]

Floating hundred dollar bills with Benjamin Franklin depicted in masks. California has a new state spending plan that bears the imprint of the coronavirus pandemic.Image via iStock
Posted inEconomy

Californians: What to know about your new state budget, in 2 minutes

Avatar photo by Jacob Ohara July 1, 2020July 6, 2020
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