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covers tech and biz . either working on a story or skipping town. DM for signal [email protected]

Oakland, CA
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Joined October 2010
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    Aug 31

    Solidarity from ! ✊

    . is unionizing!
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    Aug 31

    Not with a bang but a whimper

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  4. Aug 31

    I've read four books on the history of California and water in the past month. AMA

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    Aug 29

    This is native California willow grown from seeds found dormant for 100 years under concrete broken up on the bank of the LA River. It’s a practice called undevelopment

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  6. Aug 30

    This is stunning

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  7. Aug 30

    I saw my first kingfisher this week.

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    Aug 30

    BREAKING / NBC News: The FBI has arrested Robert Chain, 68, from Encino, California for threats they say he made to The Boston Globe following their recent editorial about the press. Chain allegedly referred to the Boston Globe as "the enemy of the people" in phone calls.

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    Aug 29

    California is going to replace cash bail with a private company’s unaudited algorithm and broad prosecutorial discretion. I can just feel the decarceration coming.

    BREAKING: California to become first state to eliminate bail for suspects awaiting trial under bill signed by governor.
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    Aug 29

    In the heart of California's Central Valley, 360,000 residents lack access to clean drinking water. That’s about three times the population of Flint, Michigan. reports

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    Aug 29

    Today is the 48th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium & the death of journalist Ruben Salazar. Footage:

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  12. Aug 29

    We spoke to the founder of Mastodon, an ad-free Twitter alternative, about how it works, the challenges of attracting fringe users that got booted from the main socials, and what it means to be a free software alternative in such a concentrated market

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    Aug 29

    So many piquant resonances between and in this portrait. The writing, veering between the intricacies of Islamic ornamentation, 90's rap and the politics of colonization has a gorgeous depth. But really what it does is challenge your world view. Beautiful.

    THIS WEEK'S COVER: Riz Ahmed does not want to do away with categories; he wants them to be big enough to include reality. He wants them to encompass No Man’s Land.
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    Aug 28

    Slate is partnering with and a bunch of other news orgs to collect and research political ads from Facebook this election season. But we need your help!

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    Aug 28

    Here’s how I got onto my very specific beat. asked me some questions and was very patient about all of it, how it makes me crazy sad, how much I appreciate people putting up with me, and how I find the good in it. Hope you read it.

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    Aug 29

    California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a landmark bill to overhaul the state’s money-bail system yesterday. Here’s the full story, icymi.

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  17. Aug 29

    . y'all

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    Aug 28

    Our story on James Baldwin’s only children’s book, Little Man, Little Man, including an interview with his niece, who talks about how magical it was that “Uncle Jimmy” wrote a book with her and her brother as characters

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  19. Aug 28

    Made a mix. Inspired by my research on the LA River. Good for writing too

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    Slate is partnering with and a bunch of other news orgs to collect and research political ads from Facebook this election season. But we need your help!

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