This week, California Watch officially opened its Southern California bureau. It’s yet another milestone for the newsroom, a project of the Center for Investigative Reporting that has grown rapidly in its first two years with headquarters in Berkeley and a bureau in Sacramento. As we continue to grow – in size and reach – so, too, does our commitment to public engagement. We want a two-way relationship with readers: an open dialogue that allows and encourages people to inform our reporting.
On Monday, California Watch – and, for the first time, Center for Investigative Reporting – staffers will spread out to work in coffeehouses from San Francisco to San Diego – and even Austin, Texas – for our fourth Open Newsroom event. Our goal is to meet you, our readers, and have one-on-one conversations about the issues that matter most in your community.
We’ll be plugged into Wi-Fi at the cafés listed below from 9 a.m. to noon. At some locations, we’ve even invited reporters from our California Watch Media Network partners (click on locations for details). Whether you’ve got tips, questions or complaints, we’re here to listen and talk. Stop by and say hello, or follow our tweets with the hashtag #opennews.
To find out where each reporter will be, check out the list and map below. We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank the participating coffee shops.
Ashley Alvarado, public engagement manager: LAMILL Coffee, Los Angeles
Agustin Armendariz, data analyst: Royal Grounds, Berkeley
Andrew Becker, reporter: Actual Cafe, Oakland
Ben Breuner, intern: French Hotel Café, Berkeley
Carrie Ching, senior multimedia producer: Sack’s Coffeehouse, Berkeley
Michael Corey, digital innovations editor: Blue Bottle Coffee, San Francisco
Chase Davis, director of technology: Temple Coffee, Sacramento
Geoff DeCanio, intern:
Philz Coffee, Berkeley
Will Evans, money and politics reporter: Philz Coffee, Berkeley
Meghann Farnsworth, distribution and online community manager: Cafe 976, San Diego
Kyle Finck, intern:
Philz Coffee, Berkeley
Christina Jewett, health and welfare reporter: Temple Coffee, Sacramento
Corey G. Johnson, K-12 education reporter: Temple Coffee, Sacramento
Ryan Gabrielson, public safety reporter: Farley’s East, Oakland
Tia Ghose, researcher: The Summit SF, San Francisco
Emily Hartley, intern:
Philz Coffee, Berkeley
Mark Katches, editorial director: Yali’s Café, Berkeley
Joanna Lin, health and welfare reporter: Paradise Perks, Irvine
Erica Perez, higher education reporter: Farley’s East, Oakland
Stephanie Rice, copy editor: Tart to Tart, San Francisco
Susanne Rust, environment reporter: Cafe Zoë, Menlo Park
Robert Salladay, senior editor: Mishka's Cafe, Davis
Mark Schapiro, senior correspondent: Espresso Roma Café, Berkeley
G.W. Schulz, reporter: Thunderbird Coffee, Austin, Texas
Lance Williams, senior reporter: Tart to Tart, San Francisco
Anna Werner, consumer protection reporter: Taste of Rome, Sausalito
Ariane Wu, distribution assistant: The Summit SF, San Francisco
Suzanne Yada, web producer: Café Corazón, Fresno
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