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The Sacramento Bee • 4th November 2019

40 tenants got eviction notices at Sacramento apartment complex. Here’s who is responsible

I searched court documents to find the identities of individuals responsible for evicting 40 largely low-income tenants from a local apartment building.

The Sacramento Bee • 4th November 2019

40 tenants got eviction notices at Sacramento apartment complex. Here’s who is responsible

Holding landlords accountable is difficult when you can’t confirm their identity. Buildings are often owned by legal entities that obscure the owners’ names. I tracked down the identity of a landlord who evicted dozens from his apartment complex.

The Sacramento Bee • 2nd January 2020

It’s about more than high rent. Welcome to the post-Great Recession housing crisis

This column explores the motivations behind a contentious push by tenant advocates in Sacramento.

The Sacramento Bee • 13th February 2020

I love my cat. But Sacramento shouldn’t get so worked up about coyotes in Midtown

How could my precious fluffy-butt baby kitty be an alien invasive species?

The Day • 10th May 2014

Staying on track

For the 15 years Terry Eames ran the Waterford Speedbowl, he was known for last-minute miracles – pulling rabbits out of hats, as one creditor put it.

The New York Times • 16th September 2010

U.C. Proxy Voting Skirts Review Guidelines, Documents Show

This 2010 piece for The New York Times looks at how the University of California's shareholder voting practices went against the university system's stated mission.

The Day • 27th April 2014

Can dilapidated Seaside be salvaged?

The structures have sat vacant for the better part of two decades. Vacant, that is, except for a few bats and other things that squeak and live in the dark.