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Jackie Botts

Jackie covered income inequity and economic survival for the The California Divide collaboration from 2019 through 2021. She was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting in 2021 for a Reuters data-driven investigative series that examined “qualified immunity,” a legal doctrine that shields police who use excessive force. Jackie is a Report for America corps member.

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A row of tents under an overpass in east Los Angeles on Nov. 17, 2021.
Chris Cummins is photographed outside the home she shares with her daughter and grandchildren in Martinez on. Aug. 27, 2021. Cummins, who is not eligible for Golden State Stimulus payments because she doesn't earn income from work, says she will not vote in the upcoming recall election. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Will Hollman with his son outside of his home in the San Fernando Valley. "I love my kids and it is my duty to be a parent," Hollman said. "I'm fighting a lot of battles." Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters