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Nigel Duara

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Nigel Duara joined CalMatters in 2020 as a Los Angeles-based reporter covering poverty and inequality issues for our California Divide collaboration. Previously, he served as a national and climate correspondent on the HBO show VICE News Tonight. Before that, he was the border correspondent at the Los Angeles Times based in Phoenix, deployed to stories across the country. He is a longtime contributor to Portland Monthly magazine and graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Other languages spoken: Spanish (intermediate); Mandarin (beginner)

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CA changed how it investigates police shootings. Now, families wait years
From CalMatters justice reporter Nigel Duara: Do you remember the late spring of 2020?  It started with lockdowns, doomscrolling and Zoom birthdays. Then, George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer. Protests erupted across the state and the country. Protesters wanted changes: To how they were policed, to disparities in enforcement and to how […]
By • June 10, 2026

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