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Other states, however, benefited significantly—including several whose transplant leaders orchestrated the change behind the scenes. The investigation was copublished with The Washington Post.</p> <p>Her previous work prompted an investigation by the Florida Attorney General’s office into an auto lender’s predatory practices, highlighted a state-sanctioned loan program saddling homeowners with significant debt, and showed that Florida’s largest power company was among the deadliest for customers. Her work was the basis for an episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.</p> <p>Malena mentors other journalists through the Investigative Reporters & Editors program with Journalism Mentors.</p> <p>She earned her master’s degree at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where she studied investigative and data reporting and practical digital security. When she isn’t working, she enjoys hiking. 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She has reported from numerous countries, including South Africa, Argentina, Cuba and throughout Europe. <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/julie-cart/">More by Julie Cart</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/neil-chase/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Neil-Chase.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Neil-Chase-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/neil-chase/"> Neil Chase </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Chief Executive Officer </p> <p>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. <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/neil-chase/">More by Neil Chase</a></p> <ul class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links"> <li> <a href="https://x.com/chaseneil"> <span> <svg width="24" height="24" aria-hidden="true" role="img" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M13.5222 10.7714L19.4785 4H18.0671L12.8952 9.87954L8.76437 4H4L10.2466 12.8909L4 19.9918H5.41155L10.8732 13.7828L15.2356 19.9918H20L13.5218 10.7714H13.5222ZM11.5889 12.9692L10.956 12.0839L5.92015 5.03921H8.0882L12.1522 10.7245L12.7851 11.6098L18.0677 18.9998H15.8997L11.5889 12.9696V12.9692Z" /></svg> </span> <span class="hidden"> twitter </span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Evelyn-Chavez.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Evelyn-Chavez-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> Evelyn Chavez </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Events Producer </p> <p>Evelyn helps build CalMatters’ editorial events program, including Sacramento Sessions, CalMatters Live and the Ideas Festival. 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Before working for CalMatters, Evelyn helped manage and produce all special events at Sutter Health Park.</p> <p>Other languages spoken: Spanish (fluent), French (intermediate)</p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/ben-christopher/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Ben-Christopher.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Ben-Christopher-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/ben-christopher/"> Ben Christopher </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Housing Reporter </p> <p>Ben Christopher covers housing policy for CalMatters. His favorite reporting assignment so far: Touring the various two- and three-story structures that have sprouted up across San Diego under the regulatory guise of “accessory dwelling units” thanks to that city’s one-of-a-kind program. Prior to taking over the housing beat in the spring of 2023, Ben wrote about elections and politics for CalMatters, covering four election cycles, including the 2021 gubernatorial recall campaign. Ben has a past life as an aspiring beancounter: He has worked as a summer associate at the Congressional Budget Office and has a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley. He lives in Oakland where he enjoys riding his bike, baking (and then eating) pies and working on his repertoire of dad jokes. <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/ben-christopher/">More by Ben Christopher</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/marlacone/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/MCone.jpeg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/MCone.jpeg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/marlacone/"> Marla Cone </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Deputy Editor </p> <p>Marla Cone is a deputy editor who supervises CalMatters’ coverage of environmental issues. She is one of the nation’s most experienced environmental journalists, and her work has won several national awards, including two Scripps-Howard Meeman awards. Previously Marla was senior editor/environment at National Geographic Magazine, where she was one of the editors of the gender project that was a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in explanatory reporting. She spent 18 years as an environmental reporter at the Los Angeles Times, where she covered air pollution and then pioneered the environmental health beat. She also was a senior editor for Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, where she led an initiative investigating Trump administration science policies. Her book Silent Snow: The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic was a finalist for a National Academies Communications Award. She taught at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, where she was the first Hewlett Foundation fellow for environmental journalism. <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/marlacone/">More by Marla Cone</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/johnod1cm/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-John-D_Agostino_2022-Headshot-WEB.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-John-D_Agostino_2022-Headshot-WEB-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/johnod1cm/"> John Osborn D'Agostino </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Data and Interactives Editor </p> <p>John Osborn D’Agostino is the Data and Interactives Editor at CalMatters. He’s passionate about experimenting with different ways to tell digital stories. In particular, John enjoys telling stories with game mechanics: he spearheaded “Gimme Props”, an interactive that allows users to explore how they may want to vote on certain ballot measures, designed and developed a game that allows prospective students to explore the complexities of financing college, and allowed users to explore how they would spend California’s record surplus in 2022. Previously, John worked with The Hechinger Report, EdSource, the East Bay Express, Berkeleyside, and the North Coast Journal. 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Before that he was the editor of Voice of San Diego, a pioneering local news nonprofit.</p> <p>Other languages spoken: Spanish (fluent)</p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/nigelduara/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-Nigel-Duara_2022-Headshot-WEB.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-Nigel-Duara_2022-Headshot-WEB-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/nigelduara/"> Nigel Duara </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Justice Reporter </p> <p>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. 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Her background is in nonprofit tech, with a particular emphasis on startup operations.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/wendy-fry/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-wf-3-rotated-1.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-wf-3-rotated-1-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/wendy-fry/"> Wendy Fry </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> California Divide Reporter </p> <p>Wendy Fry is an Emmy-winning multimedia investigative journalist who reports on poverty and inequality for the California Divide team. Based in San Diego and Mexico, Wendy has been covering the California border region for more than 15 years and covers immigration, reparations and issues affecting San Diego-area families. She’s a board member of the San Diego chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and has reported for the Watchdog team at the San Diego Union-Tribune from 2009 to 2012. For television, she worked as an on-air reporter, investigative producer and assignment editor at NBC San Diego from 2013 to 2018 — where she helped launch an investigative team and Telemundo20, the Spanish language news station — before returning to print journalism, covering Mexico and Baja California for the Union-Tribune and the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2022. A graduate of San Diego State, Wendy speaks English and Spanish. <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/wendy-fry/">More by Wendy Fry</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/joe-garcia/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-IMG_4242-scaled-1.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-IMG_4242-scaled-1-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/joe-garcia/"> Joe Garcia </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> California Local News Fellow </p> <p>Joe Garcia launched his unexpected journalism career as a reporter for the San Quentin News. Since then, his distinct writing style has appeared in The Sacramento Bee, The Washington Post, Alta Journal and the New Yorker, among others.</p> <p>A proud native Californian returning home to Los Angeles, Joe looks forward to this extraordinary new chapter of his life — covering stories, sparking community narratives, and elevating public discourse as a UC Berkeley Local News Fellow for CalMatters. <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/joe-garcia/">More by Joe Garcia</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/tara-garcia-mathewson/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/tara-garcia-mathewson.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/tara-garcia-mathewson-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/tara-garcia-mathewson/"> Tara García Mathewson </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Education Reporter </p> <p>Tara García Mathewson is an award-winning reporter who primarily investigates the use of technology in education for CalMatters and The Markup, which merged in 2024. She has been writing about schools for more than a decade and has been recognized for her beat reporting as well as features and investigations into the educational technology industry, school discipline, and other topics. Her work has appeared in a variety of regional and national news outlets, including the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe Magazine, USA Today, and Wired. <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/tara-garcia-mathewson/">More by Tara García Mathewson</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-Gerrity.jpeg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-Gerrity-256x256.jpeg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> Thomas Gerrity </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Engineering Manager </p> <p>Thomas Gerrity is a data scientist and product manager for DigitalDemocracy. Before joining CalMatters, he was employed as a software engineer by the Institute for the Advancement of Technology and Public Policy (IATPP) at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Since 2018, he has worked with Cal Poly faculty members and students in developing automated systems for surfacing news from legislative data. Born and raised on the central coast of California, Thomas has a Masters in Computer Science from Cal Poly. When not coding, he enjoys hiking, biking, and repairing industrial refrigeration systems.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Kristen-Go.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Kristen-Go-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> Kristen Go </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Editor in Chief </p> <p>Kristen Go is the Editor in Chief of CalMatters. She previously worked as the executive editor and vice president of news at USA TODAY, managing editor of digital at the San Francisco Chronicle and has worked at The Arizona Republic and The Denver Post. She grew up in California’s central valley and lives in the Bay Area. She is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Miguel-Gutierrez-Jr.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Miguel-Gutierrez-Jr-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> Miguel Gutierrez Jr. </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Visuals Editor </p> <p>Miguel Gutierrez is the Visuals Editor at CalMatters. Previously Miguel was The Texas Tribune’s photographer and photo editor, where he raised the bar for telling visually rich stories about government and politics. An Illinois native who is fluent in Spanish, Miguel previously worked in New York as a multimedia producer for the state attorney general’s office. He has two master’s degrees from the University of Texas at Austin in journalism and Latin American studies and a bachelor’s degree in Latin American and Latino studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has also worked as a multimedia producer at KUT Radio, Austin’s NPR station, and was a video production fellow at Brave New Films in Los Angeles.</p> <p>Other languages spoken: Spanish (fluent), Brazilian Portuguese (intermediate), Italian (intermediate)</p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/vicki-haddock/"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c120963d91c8afc63788786e6663d8bb?s=128&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c120963d91c8afc63788786e6663d8bb?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/vicki-haddock/"> Vicki Haddock </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Managing Editor </p> <p>Vicki Haddock came to CalMatters as its managing editor in 2016. A veteran of Bay Area journalism, she had been senior writer for the San Francisco Chronicle’s Insight analysis section, Sunday editor of the San Francisco Examiner, political editor at the Oakland Tribune, and founding editor of California Magazine’s online news site. She holds a degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and a certificate in digital media from UC Berkeley’s Advanced Media Institute. <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/vicki-haddock/">More by Vicki Haddock</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-cropped-Mary-Franklin-Harvin.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-cropped-Mary-Franklin-Harvin-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> Mary Franklin Harvin </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Audio Editor </p> <p>Mary Franklin Harvin is CalMatters’ first-ever Audio Editor. She came to CalMatters from KQED-FM in San Francisco, where she was a producer and reporter for the statewide morning news show, The California Report. She’s also had stints with NPR’s The Kitchen Sisters and KALW-FM. Before finding radio, she worked as a writer for former president Bill Clinton out of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation’s Harlem office. She’s a South Carolina native and earned her graduate degree from the University of South Carolina’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/adriana-heldiz/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Adriana-Heldiz.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Adriana-Heldiz-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/adriana-heldiz/"> Adriana Heldiz </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Assistant Visuals Editor </p> <p>Adriana Heldiz is the assistant visuals editor at CalMatters. 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A longtime Oakland resident, she has two children and a Siberian husky. <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/carolyn-jones/">More by Carolyn Jones</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/sameea-kamal/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Sameea-Kamal.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Sameea-Kamal-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/sameea-kamal/"> Sameea Kamal </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Capitol Reporter </p> <p>Sameea Kamal covers politics for CalMatters, with a focus on democracy, representation and accountability. Her award-winning coverage of California’s 2020 redistricting — the once-a-decade redrawing of congressional and legislative districts — inspired her to focus not just on the politics of electing people to office, but what they do when they get there. Before joining CalMatters, Sameea was a fellow with IRE, the association for investigative reportors and editors, and worked as a News Desk editor at the Los Angeles Times, where she helped guide news coverage and digital strategy with a focus on politics. She worked in a similar role at the Center for Public Integrity, a national investigative newsroom. She earned her bachelor’s degree in mass communications with a minor in public policy from UC Berkeley, and her master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She is based in Sacramento.</p> <p>Other languages spoken: Urdu/Hindi <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/sameea-kamal/">More by Sameea Kamal</a></p> <ul class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links"> <li> <a href="https://x.com/sameeakamal"> <span> <svg width="24" height="24" aria-hidden="true" role="img" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M13.5222 10.7714L19.4785 4H18.0671L12.8952 9.87954L8.76437 4H4L10.2466 12.8909L4 19.9918H5.41155L10.8732 13.7828L15.2356 19.9918H20L13.5218 10.7714H13.5222ZM11.5889 12.9692L10.956 12.0839L5.92015 5.03921H8.0882L12.1522 10.7245L12.7851 11.6098L18.0677 18.9998H15.8997L11.5889 12.9696V12.9692Z" /></svg> </span> <span class="hidden"> twitter </span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/marisa-kendall/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-Kendall.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-Kendall-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/marisa-kendall/"> Marisa Kendall </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Homelessness Reporter </p> <p>Marisa Kendall covers California’s homelessness crisis for CalMatters. With more than six years of experience navigating this complex topic, Marisa has won multiple awards for her sensitive, comprehensive coverage. Before joining CalMatters, Marisa covered housing and homelessness for the Bay Area News Group (including The Mercury News and East Bay Times), where she was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the deadly Ghost Ship warehouse fire in Oakland. Prior to that, she covered high-stakes court cases in Silicon Valley for The Recorder. Marisa started her career covering crime and mayhem in Southwest Florida for The News-Press. A Bay Area native, Marisa lives in West Oakland. She’s a graduate of American University, and enjoys swimming, biking and reading novels when she’s not out on assignment.</p> <p>Other languages spoken: Spanish (Intermediate) <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/marisa-kendall/">More by Marisa Kendall</a></p> <ul class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links"> <li> <a href="https://x.com/MarisaKendall"> <span> <svg width="24" height="24" aria-hidden="true" role="img" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M13.5222 10.7714L19.4785 4H18.0671L12.8952 9.87954L8.76437 4H4L10.2466 12.8909L4 19.9918H5.41155L10.8732 13.7828L15.2356 19.9918H20L13.5218 10.7714H13.5222ZM11.5889 12.9692L10.956 12.0839L5.92015 5.03921H8.0882L12.1522 10.7245L12.7851 11.6098L18.0677 18.9998H15.8997L11.5889 12.9696V12.9692Z" /></svg> </span> <span class="hidden"> twitter </span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/jeremia-kimelman/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Jeremia-Kimelman.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Jeremia-Kimelman-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/jeremia-kimelman/"> Jeremia Kimelman </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Data Reporter </p> <p>Jeremia is a data journalist who uses code and data to make policy and politicians easier to understand. He was previously a graphics editor at the COVID Tracking Project and a data journalist at NBC News covering elections and national politics. He grew up in California and is excited to be back home after an extended time as a New Yorker. When he isn’t on the computer you can find him out in the garden or on a bicycle. <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/jeremia-kimelman/">More by Jeremia Kimelman</a></p> <ul class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links"> <li> <a href="https://x.com/jeremiak"> <span> <svg width="24" height="24" aria-hidden="true" role="img" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M13.5222 10.7714L19.4785 4H18.0671L12.8952 9.87954L8.76437 4H4L10.2466 12.8909L4 19.9918H5.41155L10.8732 13.7828L15.2356 19.9918H20L13.5218 10.7714H13.5222ZM11.5889 12.9692L10.956 12.0839L5.92015 5.03921H8.0882L12.1522 10.7245L12.7851 11.6098L18.0677 18.9998H15.8997L11.5889 12.9696V12.9692Z" /></svg> </span> <span class="hidden"> twitter </span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/alexei-koseff/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Alexei-Koseff.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Alexei-Koseff-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/alexei-koseff/"> Alexei Koseff </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Capitol Reporter </p> <p>Alexei Koseff covers Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Legislature and California government from Sacramento. He joined CalMatters in January 2022 after previously reporting on the Capitol for The Sacramento Bee and the San Francisco Chronicle, where he broke the story of Newsom’s infamous dinner at The French Laundry restaurant. He has written about California politics and government for more than a decade, twice winning the Sacramento Press Club award for best daily Capitol beat reporting. A native of the Bay Area, Alexei is the proud product of bilingual education. He attended Stanford University, where he graduated with degrees in American Studies and journalism.</p> <p>Other languages spoken: Spanish (fluent) <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/alexei-koseff/">More by Alexei Koseff</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/jeanne-kuang/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-Jeanne-Kuang_2022-Headshot-WEB.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-Jeanne-Kuang_2022-Headshot-WEB-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/jeanne-kuang/"> Jeanne Kuang </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Capitol Reporter </p> <p>Jeanne Kuang is an accountability reporter who covers labor, politics and California’s state government. Previously, she wrote about homelessness and economic inequality as part of CalMatters’ California Divide team. Her reporting for a series examining long waits and low payouts for workers who claim they are victims of wage theft was honored with awards from the Society of Professional Journalists Northern California chapter and the Best of the West. Jeanne came home to California to join CalMatters in 2022. Prior to that, she covered politics in Missouri for The Kansas City Star. She was also a city hall reporter for The News Journal in Delaware, and before that she wrote about criminal justice issues for Injustice Watch in Chicago. Jeanne grew up in the San Gabriel Valley, graduated from Northwestern University and is now based in Sacramento with her cat, Potato. </p> <p>Other languages spoken: Mandarin (fluent) <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/jeanne-kuang/">More by Jeanne Kuang</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/lynn-la/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Lynn-La.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Lynn-La-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/lynn-la/"> Lynn La </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Newsletter Writer </p> <p>Lynn La is the newsletter writer for CalMatters, focusing on California’s top political, policy and Capitol stories every weekday. She produces and curates WhatMatters, CalMatters’ flagship daily newsletter with more than 150,000 subscribers. Prior to joining CalMatters in March 2023, she wrote for the education technology startup Guild and was a senior editor at CNET. She also covered public health at The Sacramento Bee as a Kaiser media fellow and was an intern reporter at Capitol Weekly. Lynn is based in the Bay Area. She graduated from UC Davis and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.</p> <p>Other languages spoken: Vietnamese (basic) <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/lynn-la/">More by Lynn La</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/alejandro-lazo/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-Alejandro-Lazo_2022-Headshot-WEB.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-Alejandro-Lazo_2022-Headshot-WEB-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/alejandro-lazo/"> Alejandro Lazo </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Climate Reporter </p> <p>Alejandro Lazo writes about the impacts of climate change and air pollution and California’s policies to tackle them. He’s written about the state’s groundbreaking electric vehicle mandate, the oil industry’s efforts at capturing carbon from fossil fuels, and how California’s climate programs have created a robust cow poop industry. Alejandro is particularly interested in how the most vulnerable in society are faring in the midst of rapid global warming. Alejandro joined CalMatters after an eight-year stint as a California-based national reporter for The Wall Street Journal, a four-year run as the housing reporter for The Los Angeles Times and two years as a business reporter at The Washington Post. He is a native Californian, originally from the San Joaquin Valley.</p> <p>Other languages spoken: Spanish (fluent) <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/alejandro-lazo/">More by Alejandro Lazo</a></p> <ul class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links"> <li> <a href="https://x.com/AlejandroLazo"> <span> <svg width="24" height="24" aria-hidden="true" role="img" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M13.5222 10.7714L19.4785 4H18.0671L12.8952 9.87954L8.76437 4H4L10.2466 12.8909L4 19.9918H5.41155L10.8732 13.7828L15.2356 19.9918H20L13.5218 10.7714H13.5222ZM11.5889 12.9692L10.956 12.0839L5.92015 5.03921H8.0882L12.1522 10.7245L12.7851 11.6098L18.0677 18.9998H15.8997L11.5889 12.9696V12.9692Z" /></svg> </span> <span class="hidden"> twitter </span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/colin-lecher/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/colin-lecher.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/colin-lecher-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/colin-lecher/"> Colin Lecher </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Investigative Reporter </p> <p>Colin Lecher is a reporter based in New York. 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Before joining CalMatters he worked at print and public radio outlets across the country including WNYC-New York Public Radio, Newsday and The Sacramento Bee. His investigative reporting has garnered some of the industry’s highest honors including a George Polk Award, an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and Sigma Delta Chi Awards. <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/robertlewis/">More by Robert Lewis</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Zeke-Lihosit.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Zeke-Lihosit-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> Zeke Lihosit </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Ad & Sponsorship Sales Manager </p> <p>Zeke focuses on increasing philanthropic support for our work. Before joining CalMatters, he worked in a similar role at California Rangeland Trust. Previously, his career has been in development at University of San Diego and University of Arizona, as well as in SaaS sales at Classy.org. Zeke’s first language was Spanish and he is fluent. 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He has lead youth journalism programs since 2012, mentoring diverse youth to share their voice and land their stories in major media. He has reported on diversity, elections, immigration and community health for CalMatters, New America Media, the Long Beach Post, ImpreMedia’s national network and others. 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She writes and produces compelling stories about California’s court and criminal system. Her reporting has uncovered how California bounces around mentally ill prisoners, the lack of diversity among local judges, and how state police ignored a Ninth Circuit opinion and continued an asset forfeiture procedure towing people’s vehicle for 30-day tows.</p> <p>Byrhonda’s work aims to hold politicians accountable and educate Californians about the ins and outs of their state government. Her work has appeared on the PBS NewsHour and in local newspapers throughout California. She won a National Headliner Award for her work during the 2018 elections. She has also received multiple awards from the California News Publishers Association (CNPA) and was a finalist for an Online News Publishers Award.</p> <p>Before joining CalMatters, Byrhonda was a freelance video producer and worked as a digital media specialist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service. She was also an editor for the San Quentin News, a prisoner-run newspaper in California.</p> <p>Byrhonda is a graduate of UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism and Arkansas’ oldest historically Black college, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. When she is not working, you can catch her at an art gallery and searching archives for trailblazing women who have been left out of history books. <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/byrhonda/">More by Byrhonda Lyons</a></p> <ul class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links"> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090394891191"> <span> <svg width="24" height="24" aria-hidden="true" role="img" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M12 2C6.5 2 2 6.5 2 12c0 5 3.7 9.1 8.4 9.9v-7H7.9V12h2.5V9.8c0-2.5 1.5-3.9 3.8-3.9 1.1 0 2.2.2 2.2.2v2.5h-1.3c-1.2 0-1.6.8-1.6 1.6V12h2.8l-.4 2.9h-2.3v7C18.3 21.1 22 17 22 12c0-5.5-4.5-10-10-10z"></path></svg> </span> <span class="hidden"> facebook </span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://x.com/byrhondalyons"> <span> <svg width="24" height="24" aria-hidden="true" role="img" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M13.5222 10.7714L19.4785 4H18.0671L12.8952 9.87954L8.76437 4H4L10.2466 12.8909L4 19.9918H5.41155L10.8732 13.7828L15.2356 19.9918H20L13.5218 10.7714H13.5222ZM11.5889 12.9692L10.956 12.0839L5.92015 5.03921H8.0882L12.1522 10.7245L12.7851 11.6098L18.0677 18.9998H15.8997L11.5889 12.9696V12.9692Z" /></svg> </span> <span class="hidden"> twitter </span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/byrhonda-lyons/"> <span> <svg width="24" height="24" aria-hidden="true" role="img" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z"></path></svg> </span> <span class="hidden"> linkedin </span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-Madison-Bryndon.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-Madison-Bryndon-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> Bryndon Madison </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Development Manager </p> <p>Bryndon works to increase fundraising and support of the journalism produced by CalMatters. He has a background in journalism, political campaigning, and nonprofit development, having served most recently with Northern Valley Catholic Social Service. He has a BA in Sociology from the University of California Santa Barbara.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/emerson-malone.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/emerson-malone-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> Emerson Malone </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Copy Editor </p> <p>Emerson Malone is a copy editor and writer based in Los Angeles. Originally from Northern California, he studied journalism at the University of Oregon. Before CalMatters and The Markup, he worked at BuzzFeed News.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Myra-Marayag.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Myra-Marayag-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> Myra Marayag </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Development Director </p> <p>Myra Marayag works with the Development team to cultivate current and new donor relationships. Previously, she worked as head of Partnerships and Public Affairs at LA Times and has extensive experience working with Fortune 500 companies across many facets of partnership marketing — including philanthropic development, community engagement, revenue growth, event sponsorship, influencer marketing, media sales and media buying. She has held leadership positions across media organizations (CBS, LA Times), influencer networks (Defy Media) and advertising agencies (TeamOne/Publicis Groupe, Beyond Interactive/Grey Advertising).</p> <p>Other languages spoken: Tagalog (conversational)</p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-Kevin-Marsden_2022-Headshot-WEB.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-Kevin-Marsden_2022-Headshot-WEB-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> Kevin Marsden </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Full Stack Web Developer </p> <p>Prior to joining CalMatters, Kevin worked as the IT manager and web developer for the California Lawyers Association. He has also worked as a support engineer at Automattic. Before jumping into the world of technology, Kevin spent more than ten years working in government finance. He has a degree in economics from the U.S. Air Force Academy.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cropped-Meeks.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cropped-Meeks-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> Robert Meeks </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Director of Video Strategy </p> <p>Robert Meeks is the Director of Video Strategy at CalMatters and the lead producer of “SoCalMatters,” a weekday regional series collaboration between CalMatters and PBS SoCal, Southern California’s flagship PBS organization.</p> <p>Before joining CalMatters, Robert previously served as the Senior Director of Video covering news, business and politics for the Los Angeles Times, where he had been instrumental in some of the paper’s biggest stories, including Pulitzer Prize-winning breaking news video coverage of the San Bernardino shooting. Robert also assisted in the making of the L.A. Times’ podcast sensation “Dirty John.”</p> <p>A native Angeleno, Robert is a graduate of Long Beach State and an adjunct professor at USC’s Annenberg School of Journalism. He makes it to Sunday dinner at his parents’ house in Los Angeles every weekend.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/feliciacalmatters-org/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Felicia-Mello.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Felicia-Mello-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/feliciacalmatters-org/"> Felicia Mello </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> California Divide Reporter </p> <p>Felicia Mello covers the state’s economic divide, including such issues as affordable housing, labor rights and environmental and social justice. Prior to joining the California Divide team in 2023, Felicia covered higher education for CalMatters and founded the CalMatters College Journalism Network, an Eppy Award-winning fellowship program that trains student journalists to cover education policy from the ground up. Born in the Bay Area and based in Oakland, Felicia holds a master’s degree from UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. She has reported from locations as diverse as Las Vegas and Quito, Ecuador, contributing stories to The Washington Post, The Nation, NPR and CNN’s Parts Unknown, among others. Before coming to CalMatters, she served as digital editor for Las Vegas’ leading alternative weekly, and was Nevada reporter for the Center for Public Integrity’s nationwide investigation of state government transparency, and a regional editor for Patch.com. Felicia’s work is informed by her family’s immigrant roots and her experience growing up in California’s public schools.</p> <p>Languages spoken: English and Spanish (fluent); Italian, Portuguese, French (conversational) <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/feliciacalmatters-org/">More by Felicia Mello</a></p> <ul class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links"> <li> <a href="https://x.com/FeliciaMello"> <span> <svg width="24" height="24" aria-hidden="true" role="img" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M13.5222 10.7714L19.4785 4H18.0671L12.8952 9.87954L8.76437 4H4L10.2466 12.8909L4 19.9918H5.41155L10.8732 13.7828L15.2356 19.9918H20L13.5218 10.7714H13.5222ZM11.5889 12.9692L10.956 12.0839L5.92015 5.03921H8.0882L12.1522 10.7245L12.7851 11.6098L18.0677 18.9998H15.8997L11.5889 12.9696V12.9692Z" /></svg> </span> <span class="hidden"> twitter </span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/cayla-mihalovich/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cropped-cayla-headshot.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cropped-cayla-headshot-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/cayla-mihalovich/"> Cayla Mihalovich </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> California Local News Fellow </p> <p>Cayla Mihalovich is a justice reporter for CalMatters. She is a California Local News fellow and a graduate of the UC Berkeley School of Journalism, where she studied investigative reporting and audio storytelling. She has covered reparations, aging and incarceration for outlets including KQED, The Oaklandside, Oakland North, and others. <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/cayla-mihalovich/">More by Cayla Mihalovich</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Shyla-Nott.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Shyla-Nott-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> Shyla Nott </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Product Manager </p> <p>Shyla Nott is a product manager at CalMatters, based in San Diego. 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He previously worked as a freelance reporter for The New York Times, NPR, Oregon Public Broadcasting and The Guardian, among others, reporting from here in the U.S. and the war in Ukraine. 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He has previously worked for the state legislature and in state and local government. He has a Masters in Public Policy and a Bachelors in Political Science from Cal Poly.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/richardprocter/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Richard Procter, Assistant Editor' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/RHP-headshot-e1584989012246-128x128.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/RHP-headshot-e1584989012246-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/richardprocter/"> Richard Procter </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Deputy Editor </p> <p>Richard Procter is an editor at CalMatters in charge of housing, homelessness, technology and economy coverage. 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He’s married and has two daughters, two lunatic cats and a duck-retrieving chocolate lab named Spooner. <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/ryan-sabalow/">More by Ryan Sabalow</a></p> <ul class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links"> <li> <a href="https://x.com/ryansabalow"> <span> <svg width="24" height="24" aria-hidden="true" role="img" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M13.5222 10.7714L19.4785 4H18.0671L12.8952 9.87954L8.76437 4H4L10.2466 12.8909L4 19.9918H5.41155L10.8732 13.7828L15.2356 19.9918H20L13.5218 10.7714H13.5222ZM11.5889 12.9692L10.956 12.0839L5.92015 5.03921H8.0882L12.1522 10.7245L12.7851 11.6098L18.0677 18.9998H15.8997L11.5889 12.9696V12.9692Z" /></svg> </span> <span class="hidden"> twitter </span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/levi-sumagaysay/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Levi-Sumagaysay.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Levi-Sumagaysay-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/levi-sumagaysay/"> Levi Sumagaysay </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Economy Reporter </p> <p>Levi Sumagaysay covers the California economy for CalMatters with an eye on accountability and equity. She reports on the insurance market, taxes and anything that affects the state’s residents, labor force and economy. Before joining CalMaters, Levi was a tech and business reporter and editor. She has written and edited stories about the rise of the dot-coms, the booms and busts of Silicon Valley and technology’s effects on everything, including the news media. Levi was born in the Philippines and has lived in the Bay Area since the 1980s. She is a graduate of the San Francisco State journalism department. Her stories at MarketWatch on the tech economy and about janitors at Facebook won awards from the San Francisco Press Club; her tech news stories and commentary at the Mercury News won awards from Editor & Publisher and the Peninsula Press Club; she has received two National Press Foundation fellowships; and was a Dow Jones Newspaper Fund editing intern. </p> <p>Other languages spoken: Tagalog (fluent) <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/levi-sumagaysay/">More by Levi Sumagaysay</a></p> <ul class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links"> <li> <a href="https://x.com/levisu"> <span> <svg width="24" height="24" aria-hidden="true" role="img" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M13.5222 10.7714L19.4785 4H18.0671L12.8952 9.87954L8.76437 4H4L10.2466 12.8909L4 19.9918H5.41155L10.8732 13.7828L15.2356 19.9918H20L13.5218 10.7714H13.5222ZM11.5889 12.9692L10.956 12.0839L5.92015 5.03921H8.0882L12.1522 10.7245L12.7851 11.6098L18.0677 18.9998H15.8997L11.5889 12.9696V12.9692Z" /></svg> </span> <span class="hidden"> twitter </span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ryan-tate.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ryan-tate-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> Ryan Tate </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Deputy Editor </p> <p>Ryan Tate has been writing and editing technology stories for more than 15 years. He was previously at The Intercept, where as deputy and technology editor he led lengthy investigations into companies like Facebook, Google, and TikTok and into surveillance by the National Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and authorities in the Chinese region of Xinjiang.</p> <p>Before that, he wrote about the use and abuse of corporate power in the tech sector at Wired and Gawker.</p> <ul class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links"> <li> <a href="https://x.com/ryantate"> <span> <svg width="24" height="24" aria-hidden="true" role="img" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M13.5222 10.7714L19.4785 4H18.0671L12.8952 9.87954L8.76437 4H4L10.2466 12.8909L4 19.9918H5.41155L10.8732 13.7828L15.2356 19.9918H20L13.5218 10.7714H13.5222ZM11.5889 12.9692L10.956 12.0839L5.92015 5.03921H8.0882L12.1522 10.7245L12.7851 11.6098L18.0677 18.9998H15.8997L11.5889 12.9696V12.9692Z" /></svg> </span> <span class="hidden"> twitter </span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/ross-teixeira/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ross-texeira.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ross-texeira-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/ross-teixeira/"> Ross Teixeira </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Data Reporter </p> <p>Ross Teixeira is a researcher and writer at the intersection of technology and society. Before CalMatters and The Markup, he was a PhD candidate in computer science at Princeton University, where he investigated topics including data privacy, broadband availability, edtech, and network security.</p> <p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, he led a team that examined the swift adoption of edtech in classrooms to support remote learning, uncovering privacy concerns associated with platforms like Zoom and Canvas that violated the expectations of teachers and students. </p> <p>Ross was a lead editor for an issue of the student tech magazine “XRDS,” which examined technology’s role in addressing pressing societal challenges, including climate change, voting, policing, data privacy, censorship, and surveillance. He is also an award-winning teaching assistant and mentor.</p> <p>Ross studied computer science at Princeton University and the University of California, Berkeley. He is based in Philadelphia. <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/ross-teixeira/">More by Ross Teixeira</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/natasha-liggett/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/natasha-uzcategui-liggett-scaled.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/natasha-uzcategui-liggett-scaled-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/natasha-liggett/"> Natasha Uzcátegui-Liggett </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Statistical Journalist </p> <p>Natasha Uzcátegui-Liggett is a Statistical Journalist at CalMatters and The Markup. She is passionate about empowering communities with the data they need to drive positive change; her projects focus on wielding statistics to help expose injustice and guide policies to address inequality.</p> <p>Before joining CalMatters and The Markup, Natasha was a Data Scientist at the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research where her analyses worked to reduce global food insecurity and help subsistence farmers adapt to climate change. Some of her other statistical investigations have uncovered bias in U.S. public health initiatives and revealed the failure of government programs to mitigate deforestation. Natasha studied Statistics and Data Science at Yale University. <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/natasha-liggett/">More by Natasha Uzcátegui-Liggett</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/larry-valenzuela/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Larry-Valenzuela.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Larry-Valenzuela-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/larry-valenzuela/"> Larry Valenzuela </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Photographer </p> <p>Larry is based in Kerman, in California’s Central Valley. A passion for documentary filmmaking led him into videography and photography on campus publications at Fresno City College and Fresno State University. He went on to become a writer and photojournalist for the Fresno Bee and joined CalMatters in 2022 as a CatchLight Local Fellow. <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/larry-valenzuela/">More by Larry Valenzuela</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/dan-walters/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Dan-Walters.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Dan-Walters-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/dan-walters/"> Dan Walters </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Opinion Columnist </p> <p>Dan Walters is one of most decorated and widely syndicated columnists in California history, authoring a column four times a week that offers his view and analysis of the state’s political, economic, social and demographic trends. He began covering California politics in 1975, just as Jerry Brown began his first stint as governor, and began writing his column in 1981, first for the Sacramento Union for three years, then for The Sacramento Bee for 33 years and now for CalMatters since 2017. Dan is also the author or co-author of two books about California, “The New California: Facing the 21st Century” and “The Third House: Lobbyists, Money and Power in Sacramento.” He is a frequent radio show guest and occasionally appears on national television, commenting on California issues. Walters began his career in 1960 at the Humboldt Times in Eureka, California, a month before his 17th birthday, first as a newsroom aide and later as a police beat reporter. Having found his calling, he not only turned down a National Merit college scholarship but dropped out of high school, lacking one required class – ironically civics – to qualify for a diploma. Before moving to Sacramento to cover politics, he was the managing editor of three small daily newspapers. He has two adult daughters and three grandsons. <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/dan-walters/">More by Dan Walters</a></p> <ul class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links"> <li> <a href="https://x.com/DanCALmatters"> <span> <svg width="24" height="24" aria-hidden="true" role="img" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M13.5222 10.7714L19.4785 4H18.0671L12.8952 9.87954L8.76437 4H4L10.2466 12.8909L4 19.9918H5.41155L10.8732 13.7828L15.2356 19.9918H20L13.5218 10.7714H13.5222ZM11.5889 12.9692L10.956 12.0839L5.92015 5.03921H8.0882L12.1522 10.7245L12.7851 11.6098L18.0677 18.9998H15.8997L11.5889 12.9696V12.9692Z" /></svg> </span> <span class="hidden"> twitter </span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Ben-Warner.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Ben-Warner-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> Ben Warner </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Director of Sponsorships </p> <p>Ben works with past, current and future business partners to help create strategic opportunities with advertising and sponsorships across CalMatters growing communication channels. He’ll help partners make informed decisions about our products and services and ultimately help them reach the California decision-makers and voters that matter the most to their campaigns. Ben has an extensive background in digital and analog publishing, event management and building omnichannel advertising programs that focus on solutions. He also oversees the Coast Film Festival in Laguna Beach and is an advocate for outdoor recreation.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/sisi-wei.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/sisi-wei-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> Sisi Wei </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Chief Impact Officer </p> <p>Sisi is the Chief Impact Officer at CalMatters and was formerly Editor-in-Chief for The Markup.</p> <p>Before joining CalMatters and The Markup, she was co-executive director of OpenNews, where she envisioned and executed transformative initiatives for journalism. As part of her work, Sisi founded the DEI Coalition, a journalism community dedicated to sharing knowledge and taking concrete action in service of a more anti-racist, equitable, and just journalism industry.</p> <p>She was assistant managing editor at ProPublica from 2018 to 2020, where she oversaw three editorial teams focused on news apps, interactive storytelling, and visual investigations. She also managed large, interdisciplinary investigations across the newsroom, one of which won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 2020. </p> <p>In 2021, IWFM awarded Sisi the Gwen Ifill Award, which recognizes an outstanding woman journalist of color whose work carries forward Gwen’s legacy, especially by serving as a role model and mentor for young journalists. In 2019, Sisi and her fellow Journalists of Color Slack admin team won the ONA Community Award, which recognizes a person or small team in online journalism that has made outsized contributions to creating tools or work environments that allow digital journalists to do their best work.</p> <p>Sisi also serves on the board of News Revenue Hub.</p> </div> </div> <p></p> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/jocelyn-wiener/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Jocelyn-Wiener.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Jocelyn-Wiener-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/jocelyn-wiener/"> Jocelyn Wiener </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Health Reporter </p> <p>Jocelyn Wiener is a projects reporter with a focus on mental health and health care who explores the intersection between government policies and people’s lives. Her work has won numerous regional and national awards. Her reporting about the breakdown of the state’s mental health system for CalMatters was honored with a National Headliner Award. She has worked as a reporter in her native California for more than two decades. After graduating from Stanford University, she received a Fulbright Scholarship to do research in El Salvador. She spent the next year and a half working with children and teenagers on the Salvadoran streets, which inspired her decision to pursue a career in journalism. She earned a master’s degree at Columbia University’s School of Journalism and spent several years as a staff writer covering poverty for The Sacramento Bee. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, the Christian Science Monitor, Kaiser Health News and other regional and national publications.</p> <p>Other languages spoken: Spanish (conversational) <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/jocelyn-wiener/">More by Jocelyn Wiener</a></p> <ul class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links"> <li> <a href="https://x.com/jocelynwiener"> <span> <svg width="24" height="24" aria-hidden="true" role="img" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M13.5222 10.7714L19.4785 4H18.0671L12.8952 9.87954L8.76437 4H4L10.2466 12.8909L4 19.9918H5.41155L10.8732 13.7828L15.2356 19.9918H20L13.5218 10.7714H13.5222ZM11.5889 12.9692L10.956 12.0839L5.92015 5.03921H8.0882L12.1522 10.7245L12.7851 11.6098L18.0677 18.9998H15.8997L11.5889 12.9696V12.9692Z" /></svg> </span> <span class="hidden"> twitter </span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-IMG_4561.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-IMG_4561-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> Juliet Williams </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Politics Editor </p> <p>Juliet Williams is an award-winning editor and storyteller with over two decades of experience as a reporter and editor directing breaking news, investigative reporting and opinion content. Juliet served in numerous roles during a 22-year career with The Associated Press, including Northern California news editor based in San Francisco and editor in the California capitol bureau, where she chronicled the administrations of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown. </p> <p>Juliet’s areas of expertise span politics, transportation, education, environmental policy and healthcare. She loves coordinating data-driven projects with compelling storytelling. </p> <p>She has a degree in journalism from the University of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a degree in politics and English from the University of Alberta in Edmonton. </p> <p>Juliet lives in San Francisco with her husband.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile text-size-medium avatar-left"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar"> <figure style="border-radius: 50%; height: 128px; width: 128px;"> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/ericayee/"> <img data-recalc-dims="1" alt='Avatar photo' src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Erica-Yee.jpg?resize=128%2C128&ssl=1" srcset='https://calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-Erica-Yee-256x256.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height="128" width="128" /> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio"> <h3> <a href="https://calmatters.org/author/ericayee/"> Erica Yee </a> </h3> <p class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title"> Data Reporter </p> <p>Erica Yee is a data reporter who collaborates frequently with the health, education, inequality and environment teams. She joined CalMatters as an intern in 2020 and then stuck around as part of the growing Data and Interactives team. Sometimes her days look like meticulously poring over spreadsheets. Other times they consist of designing and coding engaging graphics and tools to help Californians better understand their home and their neighbors. She was part of CalMatters teams who won awards for a drought and water tracker, wage theft series and multimedia project on high schooler experiences of COVID-19 inequality. Erica earned a degree in journalism and information science from Northeastern University. As a student, she interned at the San Francisco Chronicle, CNBC and Boston.com. 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