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Author Archives: Manuela Tobias

Manuela is our former Housing Reporter whose stories focused on the political dynamics and economic and racial inequities that contribute to the housing crisis in California and its potential solutions. Manuela previously covered income inequality and survival at The Fresno Bee for the California Divide. She is a former staff writer for PolitiFact and has interned at Politico Magazine, New York Magazine and The New Yorker. Originally from Buenos Aires, she has lived in Latin America, Europe and across the United States. She has a B.A. in comparative literature from Georgetown University.

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Eddie Wutangsy uses a bullhorn while chanting to the crowd of several thousand protesters as they march past Fresno Police headquarters during a protest over the death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, May 31, 2020. Photo by John Walker, The Fresno Bee
Posted inJustice

Voices of California protesters: same message, different motives

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Nigel Duara, Kate Cimini, Jackie Botts and Manuela Tobias June 5, 2020April 19, 2023
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Billions in coronavirus aid will go to farms. But farmers say it’s not enough to keep them afloat

Avatar photo by Manuela Tobias May 2, 2020May 2, 2020
Nurses in PPE wait for patients in the testing bays—called ‘the hot zone’— at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing facility at Cal Expo in Sacramento. The by-appointment-only facility has been testing upwards of 300 patients per day. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCoronavirus

‘What is the state hiding?’ ACLU pushes for more details on coronavirus cases, testing

Avatar photo by Manuela Tobias April 22, 2020April 23, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Farmers are forced to let crops rot and throw away milk while food bank demand soars

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Manuela Tobias and Robert Rodriguez April 11, 2020April 11, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Divide

First homeless patient tests positive for coronavirus in Fresno

Avatar photo by Manuela Tobias April 2, 2020April 2, 2020
Money Mart payday loans and check cashing store in Sacramento, California. Photo via Creative Commons
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Need money during coronavirus pandemic? How to avoid loan sharks and debt traps

Avatar photo by Manuela Tobias March 31, 2020April 1, 2020
Fresno County is facing a doctor shortage, forcing it to give up some beds that were supposed to be reserved for coronavirus patients
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Fresno’s doctor shortage just cost the county 100 coronavirus emergency hospital beds

Avatar photo by Manuela Tobias March 31, 2020March 31, 2020
Fresno Community Medical Plaza. Photo by Nima Kasraie via Creative Commons
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Fresno area is sicker and has a doctor shortage. So the coronavirus poses a huge threat, experts warn

Avatar photo by Manuela Tobias March 25, 2020March 26, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Confusion spreads among homeless as officials fight coronavirus

Avatar photo by Manuela Tobias March 20, 2020March 20, 2020
A customer looks out the window at Jupiter, a local brew house and pizza restaurant, in Berkeley on March 15, 2020. Earlier today Gov. Gavin Newsom called for limiting capacity at restaurants in response to growing concern over the coronavirus. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Low-wage Californians worry they will be laid off as coronavirus transforms economy

Avatar photo by Manuela Tobias March 16, 2020March 17, 2020

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