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Catalina Martínez
@catalinamartinez.bsky.social
Public Information Officer
Former Univision Reporter
Emmy Winner 🏆
Mom to a beautiful girl 👧🏽
Love the beach & outdoors
Music is happiness 🎶
Friends & family = ♥️
Dogs and cats are the best 🐶🐈
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California officials warn residents of rising text-based tax scams
California officials warn residents of rising text-based tax scams
State officials are warning Californians to be on the lookout for fraudulent text messages that appear to come from the Franchise Tax Board. The messages are designed to steal personal and financia…
ktla.com
September 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Commentary:

Many Californians appear remarkably quick to criticize Gov. Gavin Newsom and the broader state apparatus, seemingly unaware of what genuinely “bad” governance entails. cal.news/3FWyH7S

📝 DeAndre Evans
Californians should give their government more credit. Many states simply ignore their problems | Opinion
An Arkansas native who relocated to California worries many citizens are internalizing the culture war disdain for the Golden State.
cal.news
June 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Former President Jimmy Carter served as president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, with a focus on human rights-centered policies.
A look back at Jimmy Carter's presidency
Former President Jimmy Carter served as president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, with a focus on human rights-centered policies.
www.npr.org
December 29, 2024 at 11:40 PM
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I got one of these from a phone number in the Phillipines...be especially careful of new and creative phishing attempts, this one involving FasTrak. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Go phish! Scammers target FasTrak system users with threatening texts
A phishing text message warning of a legal threat and financial penalties has been hitting users and even non-drivers of Southern California’s Metro ExpressLanes.
www.latimes.com
December 29, 2024 at 3:55 AM
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The Holidays and Hoops. Nothing better…
December 23, 2024 at 8:32 PM
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'It's insane' - Tsunami warnings blared on phones, items flew off shelves, coastal areas were evacuated, but so far no major injuries or damage reported. This is how Northern Californians weathered a 7.0 earthquake today www.latimes.com/california/s...
'It's insane.' How rattled Northern Californians weathered 7.0 earthquake and tsunami warning
Centered under the Pacific Ocean about 70 miles southwest of Eureka, the strong quake frayed nerves across most of California’s North Coast.
www.latimes.com
December 5, 2024 at 11:02 PM
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A 7.0-magnitude hit Northern California today, reigniting new concerns about “the big one.” In 2015, Kathryn Schulz wrote about how the question isn’t if an earthquake will destroy a sizable portion of the coastal Northwest, but when. Revisit the piece.
The Earthquake That Will Devastate the Pacific Northwest
When the Cascadia fault line ruptures, it could be North America’s worst natural disaster in recorded history.
www.newyorker.com
December 6, 2024 at 12:10 AM
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Red squirrel heard you were decking the halls and is here to help

#mammals 🌿
December 2, 2024 at 1:12 AM
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Wow.

Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior five years after a devastating fire: apnews.com/article/pari...
Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire
After more than five years of frenetic reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral has showed its new self to the world Friday.
apnews.com
November 30, 2024 at 3:21 PM
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Grab your blanket, your cocoa, your snuggler of choice – holiday movie season has arrived. Here's a rundown of the standard and not-so-standard offerings you'll find on TV this year.
Our 2024 holiday movie guide has you covered, from Hanukkah to 'Hot Frosty'
Grab your blanket, your cocoa, your snuggler of choice – holiday movie season has arrived. Here's a rundown of the standard and not-so-standard offerings you'll find on TV this year.
www.npr.org
November 30, 2024 at 6:17 PM
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Breaking News: In the first case of its kind in Canada, major news outlets are suing OpenAI, accusing the company of illegally using their content.
Major Canadian News Outlets Sue OpenAI In New Copyright Case
A coalition of some of Canada’s biggest media companies is seeking billions of dollars in compensation for what they say is copyright infringement on their work through ChatGPT.
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2024 at 7:57 PM
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If you’re one of the millions of users who are new to Bluesky, you may find this blog useful. 🦋
Tips and Tricks for Bluesky Search - Bluesky
Let’s dive into all the tips and tricks for advanced Bluesky search!
bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 2:38 PM
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🚨🚨 State suspends all sale of Raw Farm, LLC raw milk products. Owner confirms #H5N1 in herds. Products remain on shelves. Owner: “all of our raw milk will have antibodies to influenza HPAI H5N1. That’s awesome!” www.latimes.com/environment/...
Sales of Raw Farm's products suspended amid bird flu concerns
As contradictory and confusing bird flu test results come back from various county and state agencies, the state's agriculture department has instructed raw milk producer Raw Farm to withhold sales.
www.latimes.com
November 29, 2024 at 7:16 PM
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All sales of Raw Farm, LLC raw milk products suspended by CDFA. Products not already recalled remain on shelves. Owner confirms herds have #H5N1. Story coming soon....
November 29, 2024 at 6:57 PM
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Well…this moment was the beginning of the end for all of us.
November 27, 2024 at 3:33 AM
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Mexico’s president responded angrily to President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to impose a 25 percent tariff on its products if the country didn’t curb the flow of irregular migrants and fentanyl, warning that the penalties would only wind up causing inflation and unemployment in the United States.
Mexico and Canada push back against Trump’s tariff threats
Mexico is the top U.S. trading partner, and Canada is not far behind. Mexico’s president has vowed to retaliate with her own tariffs on American goods.
wapo.st
November 26, 2024 at 4:34 PM
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Excellent piece from @davidfrum.bsky.social. Worth reading it it’s entirety.

🎁 link:

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
A Good Country’s Bad Choice
And what I got wrong about the 2024 election
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2024 at 7:41 PM