List of CalMatters Journalists and Reporters

1. Adam Echelman

Designation Community College Reporter Get Email Contact

2. Adam Ashton

Designation Deputy News Editor Author Bio Deputy news editor @calmatters. Email: ****@calmatters.org. Previously @sacbee_news, @thenewstribune and @modbee.
Twitter @Adam_Ashton Get Email Contact

3. Andrew Donohue

Designation Investigative Editor Author Bio investigative editor @calmatters. former executive editor @reveal / former editor of @voiceofsandiego / @jskstanford always
Twitter @add (8.1K Followers) Get Email Contact

4. Adriana Heldiz

Designation Assistant Visuals Editor Author Bio Assistant visuals editor for @calmatters • Previously worked for @sdut and @voiceofsandiego • Born and raised in Chula Vista •
Twitter @AdrianaHeldiz Get Email Contact

5. Alexei Koseff

Designation Reporter Author Bio Keeping an eye on the California Capitol for @CalMatters. Send tips to ****@calmatters.org.
Twitter @akoseff (14.8K Followers) Get Email Contact

6. Alejandra Reyes-Velarde

Designation Reporter and Writer Author Bio Writing about inequality in L.A. for @calmatters Previously @latimes
Twitter @r_valejandra (3.7K Followers) Get Email Contact

7. Alejandro Lazo

Designation Climate Policy Reporter and Writer Author Bio Writer. Climate policy reporter. @CalMatters.
Twitter @AlejandroLazo Get Email Contact

8. Ana B. Ibarra

Designation Health Care Reporter Author Bio @CalMatters reporter covering health care. ???? : ****@calmatters.org
Twitter @ab_ibarra (2.5K Followers) Get Email Contact

9. Anna Almendrala

Designation Audience Engagement Manager Author Bio Audience Engagement Manager for @CalMatters. Former correspondent for @CalHealthline + @KHNews. Creator and former host of the @HuffPost IVFML Podcast. DMs open
Twitter @annaalmendrala Get Email Contact

10. Byrhonda Lyons

Designation Investigative Reporter Author Bio Being hella nosy @calmatters | Have a tip? Try Signal/cell 510-804-9939 | I ❤️ public records + art ???? | ????@uapbinfo, #HBCUgrad, ????@ucbsoj | Pine Bluff-raised
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11. Carolyn Jones

Designation K-12 Education Reporter Author Bio K-12 education reporter for CalMatters. Formerly with EdSource, San Francisco Chronicle, Oakland Tribune. Fulbright Specialist, Albania
Twitter @carolynjones100 (1.8K Followers) Get Email Contact

12. Dan Walters

Designation Political Columnist Author Bio Political columnist for CALmatters.org
Twitter @DanCALmatters Get Email Contact

13. Dave Lesher

Designation Editor Author Bio Editor, @calmatters, a nonpartisan, nonprofit newsroom explaining how California's Capitol works. Previously: @ppicnotes. @latimes. Husband. Dad. Sailor. Yogi.
Twitter @davelesher Get Email Contact

14. Denise Smith Amos

Designation Deputy Editor Author Bio Deputy Editor at CalMatters, former Watchdog and Accountability Editor at San Diego Union-Tribune, and editor, reporter, columnist elsewhere
Twitter @damoseditor (1.5K Followers) Get Email Contact

15. Denise Zapata

Designation Deputy Editor Author Bio Deputy editor @CalMatters. Longtime journalist based in California. Bay Area native and Bay Area sports fan.
Twitter @denisezapata Get Email Contact

16. Emily Forschen

Designation Writer Twitter @emilyschen Get Email Contact

17. Erica Yee

Designation Data Reporter Author Bio data @CalMatters
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18. Evelyn Chavez

Designation Associate Events Producer Get Email Contact

19. Felicia Mello

Designation Reporter Author Bio Reporter at @CalMatters covering economic inequality. Yay Area born. Salsera. Send story tips to ****@calmatters.org.
Twitter @FeliciaMello Get Email Contact

20. Foon Rhee

Designation Deputy Managing Editor Author Bio Deputy managing editor at CalMatters. ****@calmatters.org. Formerly of SN&R, Sacramento Bee, Boston Globe, N&O, Charlotte Observer. Views here are my own.
Twitter @foonrhee Get Email Contact

21. Ben Christopher

Designation Reporter Author Bio Reporter for @CalMatters where I cover housing. Occasional dad tweets. He/him. Tell me things: ****@calmatters.org
Twitter @FromBenC Get Email Contact

22. Heather Tirado Gilligan

Designation Newsroom Coordinator Author Bio Journalist. English Ph.D. Recovering academic. Newsroom coordinator @calmatters. Bylines in @healthaffairs @washingtonpost @slate @USAtoday and more. She/her.
Twitter @HeatherGilligan Get Email Contact

23. Jeanne Kuang

Designation Reporter Author Bio Reporter @CalMatters. Prev in Missouri @kcstar, Delaware @delawareonline and Illinois @injusticewatch. Likes ???????????? + your culture’s food. ****@calmatters.org
Twitter @JeanneKuang Get Email Contact

24. Jennifer Burger

Designation Editor, College Journalism Network Get Email Contact

25. Jeremia Kimelman

Designation Data Reporter Author Bio Journalist @calmatters, previously at @columbiajou, @nbcnews, @18F, @codeforamerica. Fermentation & compost enthusiast. He/him.
Twitter @jeremiak Get Email Contact

26. John Osborn D'Agostino

Designation Data and Interactives Editor Get Email Contact

27. Joseph Kieta

Designation Media Relations Author Bio Journalist and media executive. Partner relations @calmatters. Past: @fresnobee, @mcclatchy, @modbee.
Twitter @josephkieta Get Email Contact

28. Julie Cart

Designation Environmental Reporter Author Bio Julie Cart reports about climate change and other environmental issues for CalMatters. Formerly of the Los Angeles Times.
Twitter @julie_cart (3.5K Followers) Get Email Contact

29. Kristen Go

Designation Editor-in-Chief Author Bio EIC at @CalMatters. Past: Executive Editor and VP/News @usatoday. Alum of @UCBerkeleyIRP @commonsense @sfchronicle @azcentral DM: ****@calmatters.org
Twitter @kristenrgo Get Email Contact

30. Kristen Hwang

Designation Health Reporter Author Bio Health Reporter @CalMatters | ****@calmatters.org | Data nerd | @ucbsoj & @UCBerkeleySPH | Student Academy Award Winner 2021
Twitter @khwangreports Get Email Contact

31. Lauren Hepler

Designation Investigative Reporter Author Bio Investigative reporter @calmatters. Past stories @sfchronicle, @NYTimes, others. ****@calmatters.org
Twitter @LAHepler Get Email Contact

32. Larry Valenzuela

Designation Staff Photographer Author Bio 28-year-old Staff Photographer for CalMatters. Former Fresno Bee reporter.
Twitter @larryvalwork Get Email Contact

33. Levi Sumagaysay

Designation Economy Reporter Author Bio Rhymes with Chevy. Economy reporter at @CalMatters. Formerly @marketwatch @mercnews. ****@calmatters.org | @leviesu on Threads | @****@sfba.social
Twitter @levisu (3.6K Followers) Get Email Contact

34. Liliana Michelena

Designation Producer Author Bio Sporty journo back from the Twitter grave Can't function without a nap Español, English e, às vezes, português Words: @nytimes @guardian @AP @el_pais ????????????
Twitter @lilimichelena Get Email Contact

35. Lynn La

Designation Writer Author Bio Newsletter Writer at @CalMatters. Occasionally tweets about birds and San Jose. Subscribe! ???? calmatters.org/whatmatters
Twitter @lynnlaaa Get Email Contact

36. Marisa Kendall

Designation Homelessness Reporter Author Bio Homelessness reporter for @CalMatters. Formerly @mercnews/ @EastBayTimes
Twitter @MarisaKendall Get Email Contact

37. Marjie Lundstrom

Designation Deputy Editor Author Bio Deputy Editor, CalMatters, a Sacramento-based nonpartisan, nonprofit journalism organization. Formerly with the Sac Bee, Denver Post, Gannett. Pulitzer winner.
Twitter @MarjieLundstrom Get Email Contact

38. Marla Cone

Designation Deputy Editor Get Email Contact

39. Mary Franklin Harvin

Designation Audio Editor Author Bio Audio Editor @CalMatters | Used to produce/report @KQED | Call me by my name (Mary Franklin) or MF | ****@calmatters.org | she/her
Twitter @EmEffHarvin Get Email Contact

40. Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

Designation Visuals Editor Author Bio Visuals Editor at @calmatters. Formerly @texastribune, @KUT and @statesman. @UTAustin & @thisisUIC alum, via @HW_College. IG: @mgutjr ???????? ????????
Twitter @mgutierrezjr Get Email Contact

41. Mikhail Zinshteyn

Designation Higher Education Reporter Author Bio @CalMatters higher-ed reporter. Past: @insidehighered @hechingerreport @TheAtlantic @The74 @EdSource, etc. Pell recipient. Soviet baby refugee. RTs≠Endorsements
Twitter @mzinshteyn (6K Followers) Get Email Contact

42. Neil Chase

Designation Chief Executive Officer Author Bio Journalist. Dad. CEO of @CalMatters.
Twitter @chaseneil Get Email Contact

43. Nicole Foy

Designation Reporter Author Bio Reporting from California’s Central Valley for @CalMatters. Previously: Investigations for Austin's @Statesman & @IdahoStatesman. Co-founder @VocesInternship.
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44. Nigel Duara

Designation Justice Reporter Author Bio @CalMatters justice reporter | Producer, More Than a Movie: American Me podcast
Twitter @nigelduara (5.4K Followers) Get Email Contact

45. Rachel Becker

Designation Water Reporter Author Bio Water reporter @CALmatters. Lapsed immunologist. Mastodon: newsie.social/@rachbecknews. Terrible food opinions mine, RTs & likes≠endorsements. (She/her)
Twitter @RA_Becks Get Email Contact

46. Richard Procter

Designation Assistant Editor Author Bio Assistant editor @CalMatters. Formerly of SF Weekly, SF Business Times. “Life’s interesting.” - Gavin Newsom
Twitter @rhprocter Get Email Contact

47. Robert Lewis

Designation Investigations Reporter Author Bio reporter Tips: ****@calmatters.org (better tips: ****@protonmail.com)
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48. Rya Jetha

Designation Dow Jones News Fund Reporter Get Email Contact

49. Ryan Sabalow

Designation Digital Democracy Reporter Author Bio Dad. Duck hunter. Dog trainer. Digital Democracy reporter for CalMatters.
Twitter @RyanSabalow Get Email Contact

50. Sameea Kamal

Designation California Politics Reporter Author Bio california politics reporter @calmatters. alum @latimes @publicintegrity | #cuj13 + go Cal bears! RTs and active-listening nods ❌️ endorsements
Twitter @SameeaKamal Get Email Contact

51. Sonya Quick

Designation Director of Membership and Engagement Author Bio Director of membership & engagement @CalMatters. Mom to two and wife. Loves: cooking, grooving to vinyl records and exploring national parks.
Twitter @sonyanews Get Email Contact

52. Trevor Eischen

Designation Membership Director Author Bio ????☀️????Lives in Sac. Product at @CalMatters. @Mizzou grad. @SleepyHollowIL native.
Twitter @TrevEischen Get Email Contact

53. Vicki Haddock

Designation Managing Editor Get Email Contact

54. Wendy Fry

Designation Reporter Author Bio Mother of one Angel & one teenager. Covering poverty & inequality w/California Divide team @CalMatters Previously covered Baja & Border & Mexico at Union-Trib
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55. Yousef Baig

Designation Editor Author Bio California Voices editor @CalMatters • NorCal ATLien • journalistic master of none • past: @sacbee_news @NorthBayNews @NapaRegister • product of @redandblack
Twitter @YousefBaig Get Email Contact

56. Yue Stella Yu

Designation Politics and Campaign reporter Author Bio Name’s “Yu-eh Stella Yu.” Politics reporter @CalMatters | ???????? | Alum @BridgeMichigan @Tennessean @OpenSecretsDC | Fight lies. | #Mizzou #GoPackGo
Twitter @bystellayu Get Email Contact

57. Alyssa Story

Designation Fellow 2022 Author Bio watching a lot of tv, writing a little news
Twitter @alyssapstory Get Email Contact