Nigel Duara
CalMatters ReporterNigel Duara joined CalMatters in 2020 as a Los Angeles-based reporter covering poverty and inequality issues for our California Divide collaboration. Previously, he served as a national and climate correspondent on the HBO show VICE News Tonight. Before that, he was the border correspondent at the Los Angeles Times based in Phoenix, deployed to stories across the country. He is a longtime contributor to Portland Monthly magazine and graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed retail theft laws to address concerns about California property crime. Prop. 36 on the November ballot imposes tougher penalties. -
A Bay Area woman sued her husband’s employer after she became infected with COVID-19. The California Supreme Court found that giving her workers’ comp could set a precedent that would imperil the system. -
Gavin Newsom hinted he wants to pursue kidnapping charges against Ron DeSantis over migrant flights to California. Can the California governor do that? -
CA Governor Gavin Newsom closed state prisons after criminal sentencing changes, decline in inmate population. How many does it need? -
Sheriff ends daytime patrols in Tehama, reflecting officer shortage throughout California and national trend. Law enforcement blames low pay and tougher regulations; lawmakers and civil rights advocates disagree. -
A new report from a prisoners’ advocacy group finds Kings and Shasta counties have the state’s highest rates of residents incarcerated for crimes. -
Lawmakers propose to stop collecting child support debt for parents on cash assistance. But advocates had asked them to go a lot farther. -
CalMatters conducted a Q&A with housing researcher Carolina Reid, who has been tracking vulnerable renters throughout the pandemic. She says the state could help renters facing eviction — if enough money gets to them in time.
