Neil Chase

Neil Chase

Neil Chase is the Chief Executive Officer of CalMatters. He was formerly Executive Editor at The Mercury News and the East Bay Times and has worked as a journalist at the San Francisco Examiner, Arizona Republic, CBS MarketWatch and The New York Times.

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Assemblymember Patrick O'Donnell walks across the floor on September 10, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

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Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers the 2020 State of the State address. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

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