Quick and dirty illustration for @calmatters.org: What Trump’s firing of a top data chief means for California, reporting by @levisu.bsky.social calmatters.org/economy/2025...

America's economy runs on data. What Trump’s firing of a top data chief means for California

Economists and others worry about politicizing jobs and inflation data after Trump firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief and nomination of partisan replacement.

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New illustration for @themarkup.org and @calmatters.org : Colin Lecher and @tmap.bsky.social reporting on how more than 30 companies hid their opt out pages from Google search

We caught companies making it harder to delete your personal data online – The Markup

Dozens of companies are hiding how you can delete your personal data, The Markup and CalMatters found. After our reporters reached out for comment, multiple companies have stopped the practice.

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The rise of generative AI has intensified the harms of non-consensual distribution of intimate imagery (NDII). CDT’s recent report examines how 8 major platforms handle NDII—and where their reporting processes fall short. cdt.org/insights/rap...

New logo redesign for CalMatters & The Markup Guild, now that we've ratified our first contract

New illustration for @calmatters.org: Insurance denials can devastate mental health patients. California is considering how to fix that. Reporting by Jocelyn Wiener. calmatters.org/health/menta...

5 California bills that are trying to tackle insurance denials for mental health

One poll of Californians last year found that more than 80% of respondents wanted the governor and legislature to increase access to mental health treatment.

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New cover illustration for @cendemtech.bsky.social: What Do Workers Want? A CDT/Coworker Deliberative Poll on Workplace Surveillance and Datafication Art direction by Tim Hoagland.

I love when you catch one of these unintentionally weird layouts

New cover illustration for @cendemtech.bsky.social's report on child sexual exploitation and abuse prevention on livestreaming platforms. Art direction by the wonderful Tim Hoagland!

Stunning new illustration for @calmatters.org by Beck Deresse: judges are one of the biggest obstacles in achieving racial justice under CA's Racial Justice Act.

California lets defendants challenge racism in court. Few have succeeded

California judges approved only a handful of attempts by defendants to have their cases altered because of racial bias.

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New illustration for @calmatters.org: How California keeps transgender student athletes on the court as bans unfold across the country calmatters.org/education/20...

How California keeps transgender student athletes on the court as bans unfold across the country

California is increasingly tangled in the nationwide fight over transgender college athletes competing on teams of their gender identity.

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