Mohamed Al Elew is a journalism engineer, where they use data and software to produce investigative reporting. Before joining CalMatters and The Markup, Mohamed was a data reporter at Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting, where they investigated disparities in pandemic aid lending, oil drilling near schools and daycares, and violence at abortions clinics. They were a Livingston Awards co-finalist for the Banking on Inequity series.
They studied computer science at the University of California, San Diego, where they were a research scholar at the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute and served as editor-in-chief of The Triton, the school’s independent student newsroom.
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CalMatters en Español
Estos profesores a tiempo parcial ganan mucho dinero impartiendo decenas de clases en línea. ¿Están aprendiendo sus alumnos?
No existen normas que regulen cuántas clases pueden impartir los profesores de colegios comunitarios. Algunos están sacando provecho de ello.
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How we found the instructors making more than $400K at community colleges
Our analysis found 72 community college instructors who worked at five or more campuses in 2024, with 10 of them taking home more than $340,000 in pay.
By Mohamed Al Elew and Adam Echelman • noviembre 12, 2026
Education
These part-time professors make big money teaching dozens of classes online. Are their students learning?
There are no rules governing how many classes community college professors can teach. Some are cashing in.
By Adam Echelman and Mohamed Al Elew • noviembre 12, 2026
Technology
Californians can protect their personal data with one click. Help us test if it works
A new state tool lets you tell data brokers to stop tracking you. Will they comply? Help us investigate.
By Colin Lecher and Mohamed Al Elew • junio 30, 2026
CalMatters en Español
Los latinos de California están enojados con Trump. Sus votos a favor de la manipulación de distritos electorales por parte de los demócratas lo demuestran
La Proposición 50, que los demócratas presentaron como un referéndum sobre la administración Trump, atrajo mucho más apoyo de los latinos de California que la campaña presidencial de Kamala Harris el año anterior, según un análisis de datos de CalMatters. Este giro es una señal más de que la frágil coalición de apoyo latino al presidente Donald Trump se está disolviendo.
CalMatters en Español
Los votantes latinos se inclinaron hacia los demócratas en la Proposición 50. Así es como lo analizamos
Los votantes de los distritos electorales de mayoría latina mostraron el mayor cambio a favor de la Propuesta 50 en comparación con los resultados de las elecciones de 2024.
By Mohamed Al Elew and Jeremia Kimelman • mayo 8, 2026
Politics
Latinos in California are mad at Trump. Their votes for Democrats’ gerrymandering show it
Proposition 50, which Democrats framed as a referendum on the Trump administration, attracted far more support from California Latinos than Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign did just the previous year, a CalMatters data analysis has found. The swing toward Prop. 50 is yet another indication that President Donald Trump’s fragile coalition of Latino support is dissolving.
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Latino voters shifted towards Democrats on Prop. 50. Here’s how we analyzed it.
Voters in Latino-majority precincts had the largest shift toward supporting Prop. 50 compared to 2024 election results
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By Mohamed Al Elew and Jeremia Kimelman • mayo 7, 2026
Technology
Generative AI is eating culture. See how close it’s getting to disrupting dance
Dancers say their craft can’t be duplicated by AI. Our tests show they’re right — for now.
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How we tested and evaluated AI-generated dance videos
None of the videos generated by the leading AI platforms showed the actual dances we requested.