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Byrhonda Lyons

@calireporter.bsky.social

Hella nosy @calmatters | News tip? Signal/cell 510-804-9939 | I โค๏ธ public records + art | @uapbinfo, #HBCUgrad, @ucbsoj | Pine Bluff-raised ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

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Live in #California? Had your car towed away and sold? The DMV may owe you some $$$.... Great reporting by @calireporter.bsky.social and @CalMatters. #DMVDrama #TowedCar @nclc4consumers.bsky.social @consumercal.bsky.social

07.09.2025 00:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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California released 15,000 prisoners early during COVID. Here's how many went back New records show what happened to some of the former prisoners after state leaders chose to shrink a prison population imperiled by the spread of COVID.

Nearly one-third of California prisoners released early during the pandemic by Gov. Gavin Newsomโ€™s administration ended up back in prison, @calireporter.bsky.social reports
calmatters.org/justice/2025...

13.05.2025 20:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sat 1:15 at the@spj-norcal.bsky.social regional conference! Check out FACโ€™s Watchdog Workshop, featuring FACโ€™s @ginnylaroe.bsky.social & investigative reporters @calireporter.bsky.social, @pickoffwhite.bsky.social, and @thomaspeele61.bsky.social, who will reveal secrets of public records sleuths.

02.05.2025 22:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Sergeant Gregory Bovino during an interview at El Centro Border Patrol headquarters on Feb. 25, 2025. Photo by Kevin Clancy, CalMatters and Evident Media

Headline: Border Patrol said it targeted known criminals in Kern County. But it had no record on 77 of 78 arrestees

Sergeant Gregory Bovino during an interview at El Centro Border Patrol headquarters on Feb. 25, 2025. Photo by Kevin Clancy, CalMatters and Evident Media Headline: Border Patrol said it targeted known criminals in Kern County. But it had no record on 77 of 78 arrestees

Contrary to its public narrative, the agency cast a wide net in its California immigration raid, setting the stage for a legal battle over how the government carries out mass deportations. buff.ly/pM77fg0

๐Ÿ“ธ Kevin Clancy

08.04.2025 23:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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And with a signature from Trumpโ€™s pen, convicted felon Carlos Watson does free. Happy weekend, everybody.

(quite a motley crew in the thank-yous, too)

28.03.2025 21:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Trumpโ€™s Migrant Gang Members Appear to Be Anything But Unless there is something ICE is not saying, at least two of the men deported to a terrifying El Salvador super prison do not have criminal records or gang ties.

Unless there is something ICE is not saying, at least two of the men deported to a terrifying El Salvador super prison do not have criminal records or gang ties.

21.03.2025 04:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 130    ๐Ÿ” 57    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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โ€‹The numbers speak for themselves.

Over 80% of 16-24-year-olds get their news from social media. โ€‹

So, I started influencerjournalism.com, we empower journalists and creators to responsibly leverage this shift, ensuring audiences receive accurate and compelling news content.โ€‹

11.03.2025 19:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐Ÿ’ฅ The California DMV can keep profits from vehicle auctions without even telling you! ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ’ธ What?? ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Here's how you can ask for your money back. #DMVDrama #TowedCar

Story: calmatters.org/california-d...

04.03.2025 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Towing companies can sell your car โ€” and the DMV gets to keep the profit without telling you The California Department of Motor Vehicles has collected more than $8 million from about 5,000 car sales since 2016.

In California, towing companies, storage yards and repair shops can sell your car to recoup their costs if you donโ€™t settle your debts. Unclaimed profits go to the DMV, which has received millions of dollars over the past decade, @calireporter.bsky.social reports: calmatters.org/california-d...

04.03.2025 18:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
04.03.2025 05:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sacramento area Assemblymember @JoshHooverCA will be among the panelists at "The Future of the California GOP," our next luncheon, 3/11, 12-1 pm, moderated by @PoliticoCA @jonesblake.bsky.social. Tickets: sacpressclub.org

03.03.2025 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜A volunteer jail:โ€™ Inside the scandals and abuse pushing Californiaโ€™s homeless out of shelters A hidden epidemic of death lurks in California's homeless shelters, where violence and unhealthy conditions drive people back on the streets.

My @calmatters.org colleague, Lauren Hepler is shedding some light on what whatโ€™s itโ€™s like for people living inside California shelters. Itโ€™s a sad story that MUST be told.
โ€˜A volunteer jail:โ€™ Inside the scandals and abuse pushing Californiaโ€™s homeless out of shelters
calmatters.org/housing/2025...

25.02.2025 14:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A 'lifeline' for California's rural schools is about to expire. Why is it stalled in Congress? Rural schools nationwide, including in 39 counties in California, could lose funding for counties with large amounts of public land.

โ€œSince 1908, the federal government has compensated counties that have large tracts of U.S. Forest Service land, making up for lost tax revenue.โ€

calmatters.org/education/k-...

14.01.2025 14:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and a Smear Campaign After โ€˜It Ends With Usโ€™ (Gift Article) Private messages detail an alleged campaign to smear Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of โ€œIt Ends With Us.โ€

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...

21.12.2024 16:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Georgia Court of Appeals strips Fulton DA Fani Willis of Trump election interference case The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her office should be removed from the 2020 election interference case, a bombshell decision that wil...

The Georgia Court of Appeals just stripped Fani Willis and her office of the 2020 Trump election interference case

19.12.2024 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 189    ๐Ÿ” 120    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 49    ๐Ÿ“Œ 56
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Luigi Mangione, CEO Killing Suspect, Faces Hearing Over Extradition to New York Luigi Mangione, who is currently jailed in Pennsylvania, was charged in New York this week with first-degree murder in what prosecutors said was part of an โ€œact of terrorism.โ€

Breaking News: The man charged in the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO has agreed to be extradited to New York, where he will face a first-degree murder charge.

19.12.2024 15:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 102    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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โ€˜Itโ€™s living hellโ€™: Nurses say a California addiction recovery program ended their careers California nurses say an addiction recovery program managed by their licensing board has become a trap that drives them out of their careers.

Eye-opening story from my @calmatters.org colleague, Kristen Hwang.

โ€œOne misdemeanor is costing my entire life,โ€ Sage said. โ€œPunish me for something with my (nursing) license that Iโ€™ve done with my license.โ€

calmatters.org/health/2024/...

19.12.2024 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sen. Joni Ernst wants to hear from Hegseth on sex assault in the military and women in combat

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst told a largely GOP audience at a California security conference Saturday that she needs to hear more from President-elect Donald Trumpโ€™s embattled defense secretary pick on key issues before she decides whether to support him. www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...

08.12.2024 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Feeling festive and accomplished after putting up my tree. Merry Christmas!

08.12.2024 03:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Me as soon as I step outside of my house:

29.11.2024 20:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 346    ๐Ÿ” 75    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Where is Jay? Then Iโ€™ll have all my housewives needs met.

16.11.2024 21:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Queens of Bravo is on Bluesky! Tell your friends!

#rhoa #realhousewives #bravotv #rhobh #rhop #rhoslc #rhoc #rhom #rhony

14.11.2024 20:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 506    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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Karen Huger wouldโ€™ve TORE JAKE THE FUCK UP #RHOP

16.11.2024 05:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 145    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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Ryan Walters says more than 500 Bibles purchased for Oklahoma public schools The Oklahoma State Department of Education, which Walters oversees, still plans to buy thousands more Bibles.

State schools Superintendent Ryan Walters said that more than 500 Bibles had been purchased for Oklahoma public school classrooms

15.11.2024 15:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 497    ๐Ÿ” 112    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 175    ๐Ÿ“Œ 127
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Red Lobster CEO says endless shrimp is never coming back because 'I know how to do math' Instead, Damola Adamolekun is going back to what made the company successful in the first place.

Red Lobster CEO says endless shrimp is never coming back because โ€˜I know how to do mathโ€™

15.11.2024 03:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7658    ๐Ÿ” 848    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 376    ๐Ÿ“Œ 719
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I'm in charge ๐Ÿ˜ธ

15.11.2024 02:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Crying at the idea of restarting over here ๐Ÿ˜ญ

15.11.2024 02:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

if you have to mute me because of all the political news, just know I completely understand lol

14.11.2024 21:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7405    ๐Ÿ” 254    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 389    ๐Ÿ“Œ 189

Itโ€™s so refreshing to spend time in a feed thatโ€™s isnโ€™t being artificially pumped full of right wing propaganda all the time

14.11.2024 19:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19107    ๐Ÿ” 1323    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 411    ๐Ÿ“Œ 71

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