@daniellemdawson.bsky.social
reporter at investigate west via report for america. columbia journ & uci alum. oxford comma stan. all views are my own. she/her.
A local group of Democrats has filed an ethics complaint against WA state Rep. Tarra Simmons regarding a $30,000 donation from surplus campaign funds she made to a nonprofit linked to a Nevada lawmaker. www.investigatewest.org/complaint-ag...
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A northwest Oregon town is stepping up testing of the river that supplies some of its drinking water, prompted by our reporting that a wood treater released contaminated stormwater into the waterway while regulators kept it quiet.
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Images from license plate readers are hypothetically in *everybody’s* hands after a Washington judge ruled these images are a public record. That's raised concerns about bad actors - and how regulations should balance privacy and transparency.
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Washington's federal Victims of Crime Act award fell 76% between 2018 and 2024. Groups serving domestic violence and sexual abuse survivor say they need a long term state funding solution to avoid a collapse in the ecosystem of services. www.investigatewest.org/wa-crime-vic...
14.01.2026 16:08 — 👍 2 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
HUD told providers in Oregon and other states that it will reinstate previous grant applications for the Continuum of Care program, but could move forward with its overhaul if a federal injunction is “no longer in effect.” www.investigatewest.org/hud-says-hom...
12.01.2026 19:32 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
HUD now requires unhoused people get treatment or enroll in other services if they want federally-funded permanent housing. Oregon providers say that conflicts with the state's funding requirements - forcing them to choose between federal or state dollars
www.investigatewest.org/oregon-homel...
After the maternity ward in Baker City, Oregon closed in 2023, Teela Banister and her husband had to drive nearly an hour to get to a hospital with an obstetrics unit. She ended up giving birth in this car, about halfway to the hospital. investigatewest.org/rural-oregon-t
17.09.2025 15:06 — 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 2Wrapping up my first week in Oregon reporting for @investigatewest.bsky.social by way of Report for America, so I feel like it is as good a time as any to put the bat signal out for story tips!
Got an idea? Reach me at danielle@investigatewest.org!!
🧵San Diego County supervisors voted unanimously today to back Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe's proposal that the county start talks to add up to 30 new behavioral health inpatient beds at Paradise Valley Hospital and take a series of other steps to bolster local offerings.
28.01.2025 23:31 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Good homelessness news: @rtfhsd.bsky.social reports that the number of newly housed San Diegans outpaced the number who became homeless for the second month in a row after 2+ years with the opposite trend.
Report link: tinyurl.com/3k4t5cda
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS, THE INLAND EMPIRE, INLAND ORANGE COUNTY, SAN DIEGO VALLEYS, AND SAN GORGONIO PASS... * WINDS...Northeast 15 to 25 mph with gusts 35 to 50 mph for the Inland Empire, strongest for locations below the Cajon Pass. For the San Bernardino mountains northeast 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. Winds will be weaker overnight tonight into Thursday morning. Strongest wind gusts expected Thursday afternoon into Friday morning. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 to 12 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. Winds could damage outdoor property and will make for difficult driving conditions. * LOCATION...San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys -The Inland Empire and San Bernardino County Mountains-Including The Mountain Top And Front Country Ranger Districts Of The San Bernardino National Forest.
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS, THE INLAND EMPIRE, INLAND ORANGE COUNTY, SAN DIEGO VALLEYS, AND SAN GORGONIO PASS... * WINDS...For inland Orange County east of the 405 northeast 15 to 25 mph with gusts 35 to 45 mph. For the Santa Ana mountains northeast 25 to 35 mph with gusts 50 to 60 mph. Winds will be weaker overnight tonight into Thursday morning. Strongest wind gusts expected Thursday afternoon into Friday morning. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent, lowest in the Santa Ana mountains. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. Winds could damage outdoor property and will make for difficult driving conditions. * LOCATION...Santa Ana Mountains-Including The Trabuco Ranger District of the Cleveland National Forest and Orange County Inland Areas.
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS, THE INLAND EMPIRE, INLAND ORANGE COUNTY, SAN DIEGO VALLEYS, AND SAN GORGONIO PASS... * WINDS...Northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts 50 to 60 mph. Winds will be weaker overnight tonight into Thursday morning. Strongest wind gusts expected Thursday afternoon into Friday morning. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. Winds could damage outdoor property and will make for difficult driving conditions. * LOCATION...San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning.
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS, THE INLAND EMPIRE, INLAND ORANGE COUNTY, SAN DIEGO VALLEYS, AND SAN GORGONIO PASS... * WINDS...Northeast 15 to 20 mph with gusts 35 to 50 mph for the San Diego valleys. In eastern portions of the San Diego valleys gusts to 60 mph expected, especially near the mountain foothills. Northeast 30 to 40 mph with gusts 65 to 75 mph for the mountains. Winds will be weaker overnight tonight into Thursday afternoon. Strongest wind gusts expected Thursday night into Friday morning. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. Winds could damage outdoor property and will make for difficult driving conditions. * LOCATION...San Diego County Inland Valleys, Riverside County Mountains-Including The San Jacinto Ranger District Of The San Bernardino National Forest and San Diego County Mountains- Including The Palomar And Descanso Ranger Districts of the Cleveland National Forest.
🚨 Red Flag Warning issued January 8 at 1:39PM PST until January 10 at 6:00PM PST by NWS San Diego CA 🚨
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Former Texas Rep. Scott Turner spent nine seasons in the NFL, including in San Diego, and now chairs the Trump-affiliated Center for Education Opportunity at the America First Policy Institute.
23.11.2024 03:43 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Cicero was a very wise man
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