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Comforter of the afflicted. Afflicter of the comfortable. Guardian of democracy. 4x world champ martial artist. Mediocre hockey player. Wildcat for life.
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Join me in donating to @calmatters.org. They're a nonprofit newsroom I value deeply.
Their nonpartisan voter guides, their ongoing coverage of issues across and in every corner of the state, and the fact that they regularly use alt text in their social posts are just a few of the reasons I donate!
Their nonpartisan voter guides, their ongoing coverage of issues across and in every corner of the state, and the fact that they regularly use alt text in their social posts are just a few of the reasons I donate!
CalMatters published our first article 10 years ago today. For 10 years, CalMatters has informed millions of Californians and kept our government and special interests in check. For one day only, triple your gift → buff.ly/9a1XYFv
July 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Join me in donating to @calmatters.org. They're a nonprofit newsroom I value deeply.
Their nonpartisan voter guides, their ongoing coverage of issues across and in every corner of the state, and the fact that they regularly use alt text in their social posts are just a few of the reasons I donate!
Their nonpartisan voter guides, their ongoing coverage of issues across and in every corner of the state, and the fact that they regularly use alt text in their social posts are just a few of the reasons I donate!
Terrific work by colleague
@sergioolmos.bsky.social
and our partners at @evidentmedia.org and
@bellingcat.com
: Masked, Armed, Forceful: Finding Patterns in California Immigration Raidshttps://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/07/patterns-in-california-immigration-raids/
@sergioolmos.bsky.social
and our partners at @evidentmedia.org and
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: Masked, Armed, Forceful: Finding Patterns in California Immigration Raidshttps://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/07/patterns-in-california-immigration-raids/
Masked, armed and forceful: Finding patterns in California immigration raids
An analysis of more than 100 videos from the immigration raids across Southern California shows masked agents using force at local businesses.
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July 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Terrific work by colleague
@sergioolmos.bsky.social
and our partners at @evidentmedia.org and
@bellingcat.com
: Masked, Armed, Forceful: Finding Patterns in California Immigration Raidshttps://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/07/patterns-in-california-immigration-raids/
@sergioolmos.bsky.social
and our partners at @evidentmedia.org and
@bellingcat.com
: Masked, Armed, Forceful: Finding Patterns in California Immigration Raidshttps://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/07/patterns-in-california-immigration-raids/
@calmatters.org colleague Sergio Olmos is on the ground covering the #LAProtests. Follow him @sergioolmos.bsky.social
June 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
@calmatters.org colleague Sergio Olmos is on the ground covering the #LAProtests. Follow him @sergioolmos.bsky.social
When a bunch of 8th graders began spouting a conspiracy theory that casts doubt on Wilt Chamberlain's legendary 100-point game, their teacher sensed a teaching moment. This terrific story by Austin Murphy of @pressdemo.bsky.social tells what happened next. www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
Why a local teacher enlisted her dad to debunk a conspiracy theory about Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game
When her students said the NBA great’s legendary game never happened Janai Meschery brought in her father, who was Wilt Chamberlain’s teammate to help them hone their critical thinking skills.
www.pressdemocrat.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
When a bunch of 8th graders began spouting a conspiracy theory that casts doubt on Wilt Chamberlain's legendary 100-point game, their teacher sensed a teaching moment. This terrific story by Austin Murphy of @pressdemo.bsky.social tells what happened next. www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
So proud to see @pressdemo.bsky.social's (The Press Democrat) investigation into millions of dollars of sweetheart, no-bid contracts be included among this amazing group. This is a story Sonoma County officials tried hard to keep us from telling. #LocalJournalismMatters #FreePressFreePeople
Announcing the semifinalists for this year's Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting! This group represents the top 30 entries that our judges deemed to be of extremely high quality and in keeping with the Prize’s criteria for impact on US government: loom.ly/Rqu0D…
February 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
So proud to see @pressdemo.bsky.social's (The Press Democrat) investigation into millions of dollars of sweetheart, no-bid contracts be included among this amazing group. This is a story Sonoma County officials tried hard to keep us from telling. #LocalJournalismMatters #FreePressFreePeople
The @pressdemo.bsky.social has a team of reporters and photographers covering tonight's momentous decision on school closures. Click for live updates. www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
LIVE UPDATES: Santa Rosa trustees choosing which schools will close tonight
It’s set to be the most momentous decision in the district’s history.
www.pressdemocrat.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The @pressdemo.bsky.social has a team of reporters and photographers covering tonight's momentous decision on school closures. Click for live updates. www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
A premier example of accountability journalism with lives on the line. This is why #LocalJournalismMatters. #FreePressFreePeople. Great work by colleague Madison Smalstig.
He wasn’t the first to drown on Sonoma County’s roads. Why does it keep happening? www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
He wasn’t the first to drown on Sonoma County’s roads. Why does it keep happening? www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
He wasn’t the first to drown on Sonoma County’s roads. Why does it keep happening?
Despite years of warnings, repeated rescues and two deaths, Sonoma County’s flood-prone roads remain dangerous. Officials and first responders keep trying new ways to stop drivers from crossing floodw...
www.pressdemocrat.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
A premier example of accountability journalism with lives on the line. This is why #LocalJournalismMatters. #FreePressFreePeople. Great work by colleague Madison Smalstig.
He wasn’t the first to drown on Sonoma County’s roads. Why does it keep happening? www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
He wasn’t the first to drown on Sonoma County’s roads. Why does it keep happening? www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
Washington’s Xeno’s Paradox comes up short.
January 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Washington’s Xeno’s Paradox comes up short.
The latest installment of a story Sonoma County officials didn’t want us to tell. This is why local journalism matters.
#FreePressFreePeople
DEMA CEO offered to hire family members of two public health directors who oversaw her multimillion-dollar deals
www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
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DEMA CEO offered to hire family members of two public health directors who oversaw her multimillion-dollar deals
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DEMA CEO offered to hire relatives of two public health directors who oversaw her multimillion-dollar deals
Texas authorities have narrowed in on one offer made by DEMA’s Michelle Patino as part of their criminal case against Barbie Robinson, former head of the Harris County and Sonoma County health departm...
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December 28, 2024 at 5:58 PM
The latest installment of a story Sonoma County officials didn’t want us to tell. This is why local journalism matters.
#FreePressFreePeople
DEMA CEO offered to hire family members of two public health directors who oversaw her multimillion-dollar deals
www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
#FreePressFreePeople
DEMA CEO offered to hire family members of two public health directors who oversaw her multimillion-dollar deals
www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
I get to work with the most amazingly talented people. That new movie about champion wrestler Anthony Robles? It's based on a book co-authored by colleague Austin Murphy. Here's the story behind the story of #Unstoppable. www.pressdemocrat.com/article/ente...
How a film starring Jennifer Lopez, based on a book co-written by a Press Democrat reporter, got to the big screen
Staff writer Austin Murphy worked with national champion collegiate wrestler Anthony Robles on his memoir in 2012 and has watched the movie project, with all its twists and turns, unfold.
www.pressdemocrat.com
December 6, 2024 at 10:55 PM
I get to work with the most amazingly talented people. That new movie about champion wrestler Anthony Robles? It's based on a book co-authored by colleague Austin Murphy. Here's the story behind the story of #Unstoppable. www.pressdemocrat.com/article/ente...
Enough with the pearl clutching on the postgame Ohio State/Michigan antics. You have 150 young men amped up on testosterone, emotion and war metaphors for the last four months, what did you expect?
November 30, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Enough with the pearl clutching on the postgame Ohio State/Michigan antics. You have 150 young men amped up on testosterone, emotion and war metaphors for the last four months, what did you expect?
The latest in my Give the Editor the Bird turkey drive for Redwood Empire Food Bank. We’ve topped our goal of $75,000. Can we hit $100k?
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Goal reached! More than 400 of you have given the editor the bird, putting us over the top
Editor John D’Anna’s holiday tradition to curb hunger has its roots in the Southwest, and he’s grateful it’s caught on in Sonoma County.
www.pressdemocrat.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:35 PM
The latest in my Give the Editor the Bird turkey drive for Redwood Empire Food Bank. We’ve topped our goal of $75,000. Can we hit $100k?
www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
This is a story that Sonoma County officials tried very hard to get us not to tell. Now it's spawned a federal investigation.
www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
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Santa Rosa police, federal authorities investigating DEMA, Press Democrat confirms
Officials in Houston told The Press Democrat that they have received cooperation from the FBI in Northern California on their own investigation into the troubled homeless service provider.
www.pressdemocrat.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:19 AM
This is a story that Sonoma County officials tried very hard to get us not to tell. Now it's spawned a federal investigation.
www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
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Storyteller Series: John D’Anna - The Press Democrat Journalism Trust
Typewriters & 3×5 note cards: How the profession has changed, but the mission stays the same By John D’Anna, Managing Editor of The Press Democrat I was a shaggy-haired and bearded 23-year-old when I ...
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November 20, 2024 at 12:59 AM
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
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My Give the Editor the Bird turkey drive for Redwood Empire Food Bank is getting a big assist from a heavy hitter. I wish I could say it was because he feels guilty for robbing me of my only shot at a Croix de Candlestick (IYKYK), but I'm grateful still. www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
Former Giants player out to help Give the Editor the Bird turkey drive meet its goal
With a little more than a week until Thanksgiving, we’ve raised more than $65,000. Now, a Giant, literally, will hopefully get our drive over the finish line.
www.pressdemocrat.com
November 19, 2024 at 12:15 AM
My Give the Editor the Bird turkey drive for Redwood Empire Food Bank is getting a big assist from a heavy hitter. I wish I could say it was because he feels guilty for robbing me of my only shot at a Croix de Candlestick (IYKYK), but I'm grateful still. www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...