Jenavieve Hatch Barrett
@jenavieve.bsky.social
Sacramento Bee snoop covering CA politics, culture wars, and whatever else 🐝 runner, 916 gal, known to my favs as Aunt Jena
I am not active enough on here but have a couple fun updates:
- I am now the Deputy Pol Editor at The SacBee! So, fewer bylines, but more involved than ever at the Cap Buro.
- I am growing a human! Baby boy arrives around Halloween 👻
First trimester was brutal, please be patient with me!
- I am now the Deputy Pol Editor at The SacBee! So, fewer bylines, but more involved than ever at the Cap Buro.
- I am growing a human! Baby boy arrives around Halloween 👻
First trimester was brutal, please be patient with me!
May 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I am not active enough on here but have a couple fun updates:
- I am now the Deputy Pol Editor at The SacBee! So, fewer bylines, but more involved than ever at the Cap Buro.
- I am growing a human! Baby boy arrives around Halloween 👻
First trimester was brutal, please be patient with me!
- I am now the Deputy Pol Editor at The SacBee! So, fewer bylines, but more involved than ever at the Cap Buro.
- I am growing a human! Baby boy arrives around Halloween 👻
First trimester was brutal, please be patient with me!
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Wow.
Former city manager Howard Chan hired a lawyer to help him negotiate to extend his contract, and charged $3K in legal fees to the taxpayers.
After Joe Rubin asked the city about it, Acting City Manager Leyne Milstein told him to pay it back.
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Former city manager Howard Chan hired a lawyer to help him negotiate to extend his contract, and charged $3K in legal fees to the taxpayers.
After Joe Rubin asked the city about it, Acting City Manager Leyne Milstein told him to pay it back.
www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
Exclusive: Ex-Sacramento city manager hired a lawyer, charged taxpayers the fees
Howard Chan filed the expenses for his lawyer helping him with his contract negotiations. The city has asked him to return the money.
www.sacbee.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Wow.
Former city manager Howard Chan hired a lawyer to help him negotiate to extend his contract, and charged $3K in legal fees to the taxpayers.
After Joe Rubin asked the city about it, Acting City Manager Leyne Milstein told him to pay it back.
www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
Former city manager Howard Chan hired a lawyer to help him negotiate to extend his contract, and charged $3K in legal fees to the taxpayers.
After Joe Rubin asked the city about it, Acting City Manager Leyne Milstein told him to pay it back.
www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
Matt Walsh at the California Capitol ... Follow Lia who is covering this today!
Matt Walsh of the daily wire is now testifying on behalf of Essayli’s bill, which would overturn a 2013 law allowing students to use which facilities and play on sport teams that reflect their gender ID
April 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Matt Walsh at the California Capitol ... Follow Lia who is covering this today!
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At Rep. Kevin Kiley’s tele-town hall, phone lines flooded and constituents chided him for not doing it in-person, @jenavieve.bsky.social reports.
“When you can control the narrative and what kinds of questions are being asked …you can avoid difficult situations.”
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“When you can control the narrative and what kinds of questions are being asked …you can avoid difficult situations.”
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Rep. Kevin Kiley extends time at telephone town hall following flood of calls, constituent protests
Rep. Kevin Kiley’s telephone town hall was inaccessible to many people, but the congressman stayed on the line and answered questions.
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March 18, 2025 at 3:18 AM
At Rep. Kevin Kiley’s tele-town hall, phone lines flooded and constituents chided him for not doing it in-person, @jenavieve.bsky.social reports.
“When you can control the narrative and what kinds of questions are being asked …you can avoid difficult situations.”
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“When you can control the narrative and what kinds of questions are being asked …you can avoid difficult situations.”
www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
Wondering what Kevin McCarthy is up to these days? Ask the folks at Westlands, the largest publicly run farm water district in the country. Scoop from @liaoffleash.bsky.social
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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in talks to advise powerful California water agency
Westlands is the largest publicly run farm water district in the country.
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February 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Wondering what Kevin McCarthy is up to these days? Ask the folks at Westlands, the largest publicly run farm water district in the country. Scoop from @liaoffleash.bsky.social
www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
I finished a book this month and it was the best book I think I’ve ever read. Or rather it is my new favorite book. This is the best feeling. And one I encourage everyone to pursue. I didn’t hurry through it, I hardly binged it. The heartache! The joy! I can’t stop thinking about it. So good.
February 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I finished a book this month and it was the best book I think I’ve ever read. Or rather it is my new favorite book. This is the best feeling. And one I encourage everyone to pursue. I didn’t hurry through it, I hardly binged it. The heartache! The joy! I can’t stop thinking about it. So good.
Huge bummer for The Bee and me personally, but we are so excited for @andrewsheeler.bsky.social!!
I have some personal news to share.
This morning, I turned in my two weeks' notice. Friday, Feb. 21, is my last day at The Bee.
This is bittersweet to be sure. After 15 years in journalism (8 at McClatchy, 7 in The Sac Bee Capitol Bureau), I'm moving on.
This morning, I turned in my two weeks' notice. Friday, Feb. 21, is my last day at The Bee.
This is bittersweet to be sure. After 15 years in journalism (8 at McClatchy, 7 in The Sac Bee Capitol Bureau), I'm moving on.
February 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Huge bummer for The Bee and me personally, but we are so excited for @andrewsheeler.bsky.social!!
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The FCC has opened an investigation into a radio station's news coverage of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
www.kqed.org/news/1202597...
www.kqed.org/news/1202597...
February 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The FCC has opened an investigation into a radio station's news coverage of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
www.kqed.org/news/1202597...
www.kqed.org/news/1202597...
Lot of talented reporters and former colleagues laid off today at HuffPost. Hate to see it. But know: local news needs your skills! Reach out if you want to talk about McClatchy/SacBee opportunities!
February 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Lot of talented reporters and former colleagues laid off today at HuffPost. Hate to see it. But know: local news needs your skills! Reach out if you want to talk about McClatchy/SacBee opportunities!
As Donald Trump signs an EO banning trans girls from playing on girls sports teams, 600-700 people are protesting his administration — and Elon Musk specifically — at the California Capitol, chanting “DO YOUR JOB” and “BOYCOTT TESLA”
February 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
As Donald Trump signs an EO banning trans girls from playing on girls sports teams, 600-700 people are protesting his administration — and Elon Musk specifically — at the California Capitol, chanting “DO YOUR JOB” and “BOYCOTT TESLA”
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Loved this profile of Sac's #1 personal injury lawyer by @jenavieve.bsky.social. Something wrong? Call Ahn Phoong: www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
Who is Anh Phoong? Sacramento’s celebrity lawyer opens up about life behind her billboard
“If you knew my whole story,” she told The Sacramento Bee in an exclusive interview, “I think it’d be hard for you not to give me a little bit of respect.”
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December 20, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Loved this profile of Sac's #1 personal injury lawyer by @jenavieve.bsky.social. Something wrong? Call Ahn Phoong: www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
Just obsessed with this story and Hector’s photos.
Today's top story 🐔
Most hear them before they see them, their shrill crows slicing through otherwise quiet mornings.
Why have feral chickens taken over the streets and yards of Yuba City?
READ ➡️ www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
✍️Jake Goodrick
📸 Hector Amezcua
Most hear them before they see them, their shrill crows slicing through otherwise quiet mornings.
Why have feral chickens taken over the streets and yards of Yuba City?
READ ➡️ www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
✍️Jake Goodrick
📸 Hector Amezcua
November 27, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Just obsessed with this story and Hector’s photos.
Bookstore wedding absolutely ruled. Thank you to everyone who sent lovely comments and thank you to Capital Books and our amazing photographer, Kaitlin Jean Photography! 10/10 recommend marrying your bestie surrounded by books 👌
November 26, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Bookstore wedding absolutely ruled. Thank you to everyone who sent lovely comments and thank you to Capital Books and our amazing photographer, Kaitlin Jean Photography! 10/10 recommend marrying your bestie surrounded by books 👌
If you’re in Sacramento, go give Capital Books on K Street some love. I’m getting married Saturday and the bananas weather had us panicking about our outdoor wedding. All of my bookish dreams are coming true now though — Capital Books is hosting our ceremony at the last minute 💕
November 21, 2024 at 6:55 PM
If you’re in Sacramento, go give Capital Books on K Street some love. I’m getting married Saturday and the bananas weather had us panicking about our outdoor wedding. All of my bookish dreams are coming true now though — Capital Books is hosting our ceremony at the last minute 💕
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If you're a member of the #CALeg Capitol community, whether a lobbyist, journalist, staffer, strategist or elected official, reach out to me and I'll add you to my starter pack!
Let's get the conversation started!
Let's get the conversation started!
November 13, 2024 at 5:41 PM
If you're a member of the #CALeg Capitol community, whether a lobbyist, journalist, staffer, strategist or elected official, reach out to me and I'll add you to my starter pack!
Let's get the conversation started!
Let's get the conversation started!
We put it in quotes in our headline, because Trump calling it a department does not mean it is a Department — super helpful thread here
Just to clarify, a President cannot set up a real Department. This requires an Act of Congress. He can set up an office, or commission, but this will not be a real Department, and should not reported as such.
But with Schedule F, they could fire a lot of career civil servants.
But with Schedule F, they could fire a lot of career civil servants.
November 13, 2024 at 3:50 PM
We put it in quotes in our headline, because Trump calling it a department does not mean it is a Department — super helpful thread here
I have forgotten how to tweet (or whatever the verb is here), having been traumatized on The Other Place BUT hello! I’m a California Politics Reporter at The Bee and I cover Republican/MAGA California, culture war issues, and a whole bunch of other things! Feel free to reach out 👋
November 12, 2024 at 3:31 PM
I have forgotten how to tweet (or whatever the verb is here), having been traumatized on The Other Place BUT hello! I’m a California Politics Reporter at The Bee and I cover Republican/MAGA California, culture war issues, and a whole bunch of other things! Feel free to reach out 👋
Did something (even worse) happen on Twitter? Anyway welcome if you’re new
November 12, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Did something (even worse) happen on Twitter? Anyway welcome if you’re new
Finally deactivated Twitter and am going to try to be more active here!
October 23, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Finally deactivated Twitter and am going to try to be more active here!
Light — and I cannot emphasize this enough!! — the beam
October 28, 2023 at 2:13 AM
Light — and I cannot emphasize this enough!! — the beam
Parents’ rights, anti-trans groups will march to Newsom’s house this Saturday, feat. Gays Against Groomers, Mom Army, et al.
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October 19, 2023 at 12:06 AM
Parents’ rights, anti-trans groups will march to Newsom’s house this Saturday, feat. Gays Against Groomers, Mom Army, et al.
www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
www.sacbee.com/news/politic...