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Jeanne Kuang

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Jeanne Kuang covers politics, California’s state government, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the 2026 governor’s race. Previously, she wrote about labor, homelessness and economic inequality.

Jeanne is focused on accountability stories highlighting how state policies affect disadvantaged communities. Her stories covered heat protections for workers and state prisoners, California’s scrutiny (and lack thereof) of immigration detention centers and Her reporting on CalMatters’ California Divide team for a series examining long waits and low payouts for workers who claim they are victims of wage theft was honored with awards from the Society of Professional Journalists Northern California chapter and the Best of the West.
Jeanne came home to California to join CalMatters in 2022. Prior to that, she covered politics in Missouri for The Kansas City Star, where she wrote about rural health care, the battle over COVID-19 vaccination, the fallout of a law that made the state a “sanctuary” against federal gun laws, and the Republican Party’s efforts to undo voter-approved policies. She was also a city hall reporter for The News Journal in Delaware, and before that she wrote about criminal justice issues for Injustice Watch in Chicago. Jeanne grew up in the San Gabriel Valley, graduated from Northwestern University and is now based in Sacramento with her cat, Potato.
Other languages spoken: Mandarin (fluent)

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Bajo la proposición 13, los dueños de propiedades de raza blanca en California obtienen mayores exenciones de impuestos a la propiedad comparado con los propietarios de vivienda de raza negra y latinos, según un estudio
En resumen Si bien ser propietario de una vivienda sigue siendo un desafío para las personas de color en California, un informe dice que aquellos que lo logran no obtienen los beneficios de manera equitativa debido a la histórica ley estatal que limita los aumentos de impuestos a la propiedad. Read this article in English.    Si […]
By • June 22, 2022
Anthony Torres loads a vehicle with food at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank at Franklin D. Roosevelt Park in Los Angeles on March 23, 2021. Photo by Mike Blake, REUTERS
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El plan de California de asistencia alimentaria a residentes indocumentados deja a varios afuera
En resumen California proporciona asistencia alimentaria a personas indocumentadas mayores de 55 años. Los defensores quieren más. Dicen que los jóvenes también necesitan ayuda. Read this article in English.   California está a punto de convertirse en el primer estado de la nación en extender los beneficios de asistencia alimentaria a algunos inmigrantes indocumentados. Pero algunos activistas […]
By and • June 14, 2022
A group of people at a homeless encampment in Oakland on March 19, 2020. Photo by Ben Margot, AP
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De acuerdo a estudios, los ricos ven la mejora de la desigualdad, como una amenaza aunque ellos salgan favorecidos
Read this article in English.    California tiene uno de los niveles más altos de desigualdad de ingresos en la nación, y casi seis de cada 10 adultos de California encuestados dijeron que creen que el gobierno debería hacer más para reducir las brechas entre ricos y pobres.  Pero cuando se les presentan propuestas políticas para aumentar los recursos […]
By • May 12, 2022
A California Highway Patrol officer stops a motorist who was suspected of speeding along Interstate 405 freeway in Westminster on April 23, 2020. Photo by Chris Carlson, AP Photo
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Los legisladores de California quieren reducir los cargos por pagos atrasados ​​que agregan cientos de dólares a las multas de tránsito
En resumen Una multa de $300 que los tribunales de California imponen al tráfico y las citaciones menores pueden hacer que el costo de una multa se dispare. El gobernador Gavin Newsom quiere reducirlo a la mitad, pero los legisladores quieren que desaparezca. Read this article in English.    California está lista este año para realizar cambios […]
By • May 9, 2022

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Jeanne Kuang covers politics, California’s state government, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the 2026 governor’s race.
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Jeanne Kuang
Jeanne Kuang covers politics, California’s state government, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the 2026 governor’s race. Previously, she wrote about labor, homelessness and economic inequality. Jeanne is focused on accountability stories highlighting how state policies affect disadvantaged communities. Her stories covered heat protections for workers and state prisoners, California’s scrutiny (and lack thereof) of immigration detention centers and Her reporting on CalMatters’ California Divide team for a series examining long waits and low payouts for workers who claim they are victims of wage theft was honored with awards from the Society of Professional Journalists Northern California chapter and the Best of the West. Jeanne came home to California to join CalMatters in 2022. Prior to that, she covered politics in Missouri for The Kansas City Star, where she wrote about rural health care, the battle over COVID-19 vaccination, the fallout of a law that made the state a “sanctuary” against federal gun laws, and the Republican Party’s efforts to undo voter-approved policies. She was also a city hall reporter for The News Journal in Delaware, and before that she wrote about criminal justice issues for Injustice Watch in Chicago. Jeanne grew up in the San Gabriel Valley, graduated from Northwestern University and is now based in Sacramento with her cat, Potato. Other languages spoken: Mandarin (fluent)