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Kori Suzuki

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Staff reporter at KPBS, @npr.org + @pbs.org in San Diego. Covering South Bay and the Imperial Valley. Signal: korisuzuki.36

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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
NEW: Chula Vista is preparing to release a first-of-its-kind report that could shed new light on how ICE and other federal agencies are conducting themselves in San Diego County’s second-largest city. www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
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Chula Vista will issue its first report on ICE activity
Deputy Mayor Cesar Fernandez said the report will include data on police encounters with federal agents for all of 2025.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
NEW: The Coachella Valley, known for its famed music festival and date palm farms, has become a new front in California's debate over data centers. www.kpbs.org/news/environ...
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Coachella residents call for data center moratorium as debate expands across Southern California
City officials said they haven’t approved the proposed data center campus and that it will need an environmental impact report.
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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
NEW: Here's what we know so far about the suspected shooter at the White House Correspondents Dinner: www.wired.com/story/califo...
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California Engineer Identified in Suspected Shooting at White House Correspondents Dinner
The 31-year-old engineer and self-described indie game developer is suspected of firing shots at the annual event attended by President Donald Trump, high-profile media figures, and US government offi...
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Taken by Salwan Georges, photojournalist recently fired from the Washington Post.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
You know you guys fired the photographer who took this photo.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
NEW: A candidate with ties to a Southern California data center developer is wading into a major Imperial Valley election as the company seeks to build a massive $10 billion data center complex in the region. My latest: www.kpbs.org/news/politic...
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Candidate with ties to data center developer enters race for Imperial Valley utility board
The company needs the Imperial Irrigation District to provide power for the $10 billion data center complex that it is seeking to build.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Thanks so much for sharing, Ian!
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Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Plans for a $10 billion data center are moving forward in the Imperial Valley. It could consume almost double the amount of electricity that the entirety of Imperial County used in 2024. @korisuzuki.com @kpbssandiego.bsky.social www.kpbs.org/news/environ... h/t @kypetzl.bsky.social
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The plan to build a massive data center in Imperial County — without environmental review
As demand for computing power soars nationwide, a Southern California entrepreneur with past legal troubles is trying to speed forward an immense data center in Imperial County.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
The Imperial Regional Detention Facility also has a history of violating ICE’s own standards when it comes to medical care. Just weeks after Xie's death, the contractor that runs the facility put out a job posting for a doctor. I wrote about that here: www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
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Imperial County detention center seeks doctor after detainee dies in custody
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is hiring more health workers across the country amid growing outcry over in-custody deaths.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Just last week, ICE missed a deadline to release more information about the last in-custody death, which took place in late September. I wrote about it here: www.kpbs.org/news/border-....
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ICE misses deadline to release report on in-custody death in Imperial County
The federal agency’s failure to meet the deadline came in the final days of a deadly year for immigrants in federal detention.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Yanez is the second known person to die in federal custody after being held at the Imperial County facility since last Jan. In late Sept, Huabing Xie, an immigrant from China, had a seizure at the facility and died at a nearby hospital. www.kpbs.org/news/border-....
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Another immigrant dies in ICE custody in California, this time in the Imperial Valley
Imperial County immigrants’ rights groups are calling for an investigation into the death of Huabing Xie, an immigrant from China.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
BREAKING: Another immigrant has died after being held at the Imperial Regional Detention Facility in Calexico. ICE identified the person as Luis Beltran Yanez, a 68-year-old immigrant from Honduras. They said agents arrested Yanez in Newark in mid-November.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
New: ICE failed to meet a congressionally-mandated deadline to release more details about the in-custody death of Huabing Xie at an Imperial County detention center in late September. The agency did not respond to multiple requests for comment. www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
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ICE misses deadline to release report on in-custody death in Imperial County
The federal agency’s failure to meet the deadline came in the final days of a deadly year for immigrants in federal detention.
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The Sunday Long Read @thesundaylongread.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Our Best of 2025 edition is here! The list includes stories of urgency and import by writers like @sarahzhang.bsky.social, @korisuzuki.com, @shamblanderson.bsky.social, @epcalabro.bsky.social + many more. mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
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☀️ The Sunday Long Read: Best of 2025
The best longform journalism—every Sunday.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
NEW: For two weeks, a fight has been brewing over a massive data center project proposed in the Imperial Valley that is designed to power artificial intelligence technology. Now, the small city of Imperial is suing to bring the project to a temporary halt. My latest: www.kpbs.org/news/environ...
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Imperial Valley city sues to force environmental review of massive data center project
A Huntington Beach-based developer is proposing to build a nearly one million-square-foot warehouse for artificial intelligence development in the center of the Imperial Valley.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
SCOOP: Federal immigration officials released a Ukrainian immigrant from detention Tuesday after arresting her last week immediately following a green card interview in downtown San Diego. @kpbssandiego.bsky.social www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
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ICE releases Ukrainian immigrant after holding her for days in basement facility in San Diego
Federal agents detained Viktoriia Bulavina, who is married to a U.S. citizen, following a green card interview late last week.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Viktoriia Bulavina, who fled the war in Ukraine, had entered the U.S. legally under a humanitarian program. Her attorneys said she still had legal status to be in the country. Her husband, a U.S. citizen, believed she would be safe. @kpbssandiego.bsky.social My latest: www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
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ICE detains Ukrainian wife of US citizen following green card interview
Viktoriia Bulavina’s lawyers say her detention marks a new escalation in the Trump administration’s sweeping crackdown on immigration.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
New: California State Senator Steve Padilla is calling for public review of a massive data center designed to power generative AI that has been proposed in the Imperial Valley. County officials have decided the project is not subject to environmental review. www.kpbs.org/news/environ...
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California lawmaker calls for public review of massive Imperial Valley data center project
State Sen. Steve Padilla’s letter comes as Imperial Valley residents and advocates say they were blindsided by plans for the project.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
The family of Mikey Jimenez, a 14-year-old who was shot and killed by El Centro police officers last month, is calling for a law enforcement agency from outside the Imperial Valley to investigate the shooting. My latest: www.kpbs.org/news/racial-...
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Family calls for outside investigation after Imperial Valley police kill 14-year-old boy
The family’s demand comes after the El Centro Police Department released a highly-edited compilation of body camera-footage Wednesday, over a month after the shooting of Mikey Jimenez.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Chula Vista residents will be getting more information about how their police officers interact with federal immigration officials after the City Council voted yesterday evening to develop a new disclosure process. @kpbssandiego.bsky.social My latest: www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
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Chula Vista plans to tell residents when police contact federal immigration agents
ICE has arrested at least 35 people in Chula Vista this year, according to the Deportation Data Project.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
The Imperial Regional Detention Facility is hiring a part-time doctor, weeks after a Chinese immigrant died in custody. The moves comes as DHS seeks dozens of health workers nationwide amid the deadliest year for immigrants in US detention in decades. My latest: www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
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Imperial County detention center seeks doctor after detainee dies in custody
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is hiring more health workers across the country amid growing outcry over in-custody deaths.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Breaking: BBC head Tim Davie will resign after a former advisor accused the organization of bias in its coverage of issues including Donald Trump, Gaza and trans rights, The Guardian reports. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Tim Davie resigns as BBC director general
Corporation has faced accusations of ‘serious and systemic’ bias in its reporting
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
NEW: In a major victory for environmental justice advocates, the National City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to reject a Texas energy company’s request to build an industrial fuel depot on the historically polluted west side of the city. www.kpbs.org/news/environ...
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After months of debate, National City Council rejects controversial biofuel depot
The project faced fiery opposition from residents and environmental groups, who warned it would bring more pollution to the city’s industrialized west side.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Environmental Health Coalition organizer Amy Castañeda addressing the National City City Council now as city officials debate a Texas-based energy company's proposal to build an industrial biofuel depot for the second time this fall. @kpbssandiego.bsky.social
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race.
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Kelly Davis @kellylynndavis.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
County will pay $16M over 22-year-old’s death in San Diego jail, its biggest such settlement ever www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/10/29/c...
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County will pay $16M over 22-year-old’s death in San Diego jail, its biggest such settlement ever
William Hayden Schuck’s family is ‘optimistic’ about the sheriff’s commitment to preventing future deaths in custody.
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Wendy Miller @burrowingowl.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Owlet trying to give herself a pedicure on a windy day.🪶
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Lisa Halverstadt @lisahalverstadt.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Via @abc10news.bsky.social: "Some homeless people who lived at the city of San Diego’s safe sleeping sites are speaking out about violent assaults at the taxpayer-funded camp sites."
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‘I felt afraid for my life’: Clients speak out about assaults at San Diego’s safe sleeping sites
Some homeless people who were living at the City of San Diego’s safe sleeping sites are speaking out about violent assaults at the publicly funded camp sites.
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 03/11/2025
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting. now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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As Condé Nast Folds Teen Vogue Into Vogue’s Website, NewsGuild Condemns the Plan
The union, which reps staffers, says the move was "clearly designed" to blunt the journalism of the brand, which has leaned in to progressive politics.
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 03/11/2025
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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Aiyana Ishmael @aiyanaish.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members. At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
NEW: The Trump administration has cancelled $18 million in federal funding for a sorely needed effort by Imperial County's power utility to overhaul its aging electrical grid and make it more resilient to storm damage. My latest: www.kpbs.org/news/environ...
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Trump administration cancels funding for upgrades to Imperial County’s storm-battered power grid
This month, the U.S. Department of Energy announced it was slashing $18 million for the Imperial Irrigation District as it moves to revoke funding for clean energy projects nationwide.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
NEW: Two prominent South Bay mayors are heading into a runoff election that will decide whether Democrats or Republicans take control of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors this year. KPBS sat down with both of them. @kpbssandiego.bsky.social www.kpbs.org/news/politic...
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South Bay mayors head to runoff in pivotal election for San Diego County
The race will decide whether Democrats or Republicans take control of the influential Board of Supervisors.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
BREAKING: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents made arrests Friday afternoon at Buona Forchetta, an Italian restaurant in the South Park neighborhood of San Diego. Reporting by my colleague Lara McCaffrey. www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
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ICE arrests several workers from South Park restaurant
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents made arrests Friday afternoon at Buona Forchetta, an Italian restaurant in the South Park neighborhood of San Diego.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
'“When I hear people ask if they should flee to some other country, some faraway land, I want to shake them. You want an escape plan? To where?” Ressa said to me recently. “If the United States of America falls, it’s the ball game.”' www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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A Ticking Clock on American Freedom
It’s later than you think, but it’s not too late.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
More here: www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
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These border buoys faced lawsuits in Texas. Border Patrol might bring them to California
The barriers drew searing criticism from Texas immigrant rights advocates and Democratic lawmakers. Mexican officials say they caused two people to drown in 2023.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
A spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) did not respond to a request for comment. In a memo attached to the emails, Border Patrol officials argued that the buoys would prevent drownings by deterring people from crossing.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Mexican officials say they caused two people to drown that same year. News of the discussions is raising alarms among California lawmakers. In an interview Monday, U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, said the buoy barriers were “very dangerous.” “I think it would be inhumane,” Ruiz said.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
The barriers appear to be modeled after the chains of giant orange buoys deployed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott along the Rio Grande River since 2023. Those barriers included serrated saw blades and submerged mesh nets to prevent people from swimming underneath.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
New: Emails I obtained show federal immigration officials are considering deploying controversial buoy barriers on three rivers and canals along the U.S.-Mexico border in California and Arizona. @kpbssandiego.bsky.social www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
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These border buoys faced lawsuits in Texas. Border Patrol might bring them to California
The barriers drew searing criticism from Texas immigrant rights advocates and Democratic lawmakers. Mexican officials say they caused two people to drown in 2023.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/04/2025
A Gaza paramedic for the Palestine Red Crescent Society who has been missing since Israeli forces ambushed a group of ambulances and other aid vehicles in late March is in Israeli custody, the Red Crescent and the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Sunday.
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Gaza Medic Missing Since Israeli Attack Is in Israeli Custody, Palestinian Group Says
Asaad al-Nasasra has not been heard from since the March 23 ambush by Israeli forces, which left 15 aid workers dead and drew international condemnation.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Thank you so much for sharing, Jasmine!
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
NEW: California is considering listing the burrowing owl as an endangered species. That's a decision that could have big implications for Imperial County, which has become a last refuge for the species. @kpbssandiego.bsky.social www.kpbs.org/news/environ...
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Imperial County is a refuge for California’s vanishing burrowing owls. But do they need more protection?
State officials are weighing listing the tiny birds as an endangered species, a decision that could have big implications for the farming and renewable energy-focused county.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
NEW: KPBS is now projecting that the race for San Diego County's District 1 seat is headed to a runoff between the Democratic mayor of Imperial Beach, Paloma Aguirre, and the Republican mayor of Chula Vista, John McCann. You can read more about the results here: www.kpbs.org/news/politic...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 07/04/2025
NEW: Yesterday, the Justice Department sent armed marshals to warn former U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer not to disclose internal DOJ information during her Senate testimony. Today, Oyer is speaking out to condemn the DOJ’s actions and defend the rule of law.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Big thanks to my colleague, Scott Rodd, for helping me go over public campaign finance data to spot-check the numbers in the analysis released by a political consulting firm. It was great to try my hand at creating an illustration for this story.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
If you live in the South Bay, odds are you’ve been getting a lot of campaign postcards or political texts this month. That’s because money from outside groups – more than $2 million so far – is flooding the special election for San Diego County supervisor. My latest: www.kpbs.org/news/politic...
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Lots of money, fewer votes: How the county supervisor special election is shaping up
Outside groups have poured more than $2 million into the race so far. It’s still unclear how many voters will turn out by Tuesday.
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Kori Suzuki @korisuzuki.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Hey Bluesky! I've been away for a bit but hoping to be back in action and a little more active going forward.
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Erika J. Schultz @erikajschultz.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Over the past year, tracing the path of the Columbia from the Similkameen River in British Columbia to the Owyhee in Duck Valley, communities shared their stories about this new mining boom and its complex balance of influences. ✍️ @isabellabreda.bsky.social www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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