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Author Archives: Sameea Kamal

Sameea covers the state Capitol and California politics for CalMatters and is also a production assistant. She joined CalMatters in June 2021 from the Los Angeles Times, where she was a News Desk editor. Sameea was one of three 2020 IRE Journalist of Color fellows, and previously worked for the Center for Public Integrity. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and her master’s degree in journalism from Columbia Journalism School. Sameea was born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley in Southern California and is one of the Maynard Institute's M200 fellows.

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Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
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No hay batallas legales por los nuevos mapas electorales de California. Pero, ¿qué lecciones se pueden aprender de este proceso?

by Sameea Kamal February 14, 2022February 14, 2022
Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inPolitics

No legal battles for California’s new election maps. But what lessons can be learned?

by Sameea Kamal February 14, 2022February 14, 2022
Adan Hernandez, a fruit vendor inside the Grand Central Market in Los Angeles, completes a transaction on Jan. 19, 2022. According to Hernandez, he has worked here since 1983. "Throughout all of my years here, I have not seen anything like this," Hernandez said. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Ómicron ha sido crítico para  la fuerza laboral de California. ¿Había otra manera de manejar las cosas?

by Sameea Kamal January 28, 2022January 31, 2022
People wait in line for a COVID-19 test at a mobile testing site in Paramount on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo
Posted inCalMatters en Español

¿Qué hay en el acuerdo de licencia por enfermedad pagada de California para trabajadores y empresas?

by Sameea Kamal January 25, 2022January 26, 2022
People wait in line for a COVID-19 test at a mobile testing site in Paramount on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo
Posted inPolitics

What’s in the California paid sick leave deal for workers and businesses?

by Sameea Kamal January 25, 2022February 9, 2022
C Transit driver Brandi Donaldson is photographed at a bus stop near her home in Rodeo on Jan. 24, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento/CalMatters
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La escasez de trabajadores de transporte público afecta la economía de California

by Sameea Kamal January 25, 2022January 25, 2022
C Transit driver Brandi Donaldson is photographed at a bus stop near her home in Rodeo on Jan. 24, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento/CalMatters
Posted inLabor

Transit worker shortage ripples through California economy

by Sameea Kamal January 25, 2022January 25, 2022
Alexis Reyna works at Chalio Mexican Restaurant in East Los Angeles on May 26, 2021. Legislators are discussing supplemental paid sick leave for COVID-19. Photo by Lucy Nicholson, Reuters
Posted inCalMatters en Español

¿Volverá la licencia por enfermedad de COVID a California?

by Sameea Kamal January 12, 2022January 13, 2022
Alexis Reyna works at Chalio Mexican Restaurant in East Los Angeles on May 26, 2021. Legislators are discussing supplemental paid sick leave for COVID-19. Photo by Lucy Nicholson, Reuters
Posted inPolitics

Will COVID sick leave return to California?

by Sameea Kamal January 12, 2022January 25, 2022
A mask on the sculpture of a bear outside of Gov. Gavin Newsom's Capitol office, in Sacramento, on July 6, 2021. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli
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La Legislatura de California está de regreso: que esperar en 2022

by Sameea Kamal January 3, 2022February 17, 2022

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