Agustin Armendariz

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Data Analyst

Bio

Agustin Armendariz is an investigative reporter for California Watch and the Center for Investigative Reporting specializing in data analysis. He previously worked at The San Diego Union-Tribune, where he was a database specialist on the watchdog reporting team. While there, he delved into city finances, redevelopment projects and foreclosures. He earned his master’s degree in journalism from American University in Washington, D.C. Agustin worked at the Center for Public Integrity and was a contributor to the 2004 publication “The Buying of the President,” which was a New York Times bestseller.

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My priorities

The environment, public safety & politics.

Recent Spotlight Articles

Overtime pay soars for state-run police force
An unusually high number of officers at the state’s board-and-care facilities for the developmentally disabled have doubled their salaries by working extra hours.
How we analyzed overtime pay at developmental centers
To examine overtime at the Office of Protective Services, the in-house police force at California’s five developmental centers, California Watch performed a computer-assisted analysis of state and local finance data.
How we analyzed abuse and injury cases at developmental centers
California Watch included in our analysis only substantiated cases of “patient abuse” and “injuries of unknown origin.”
Thousands of records merged to create seismic safety database
California Watch set out to build for the public an interactive database of schools located in seismic hazard zones. We also wanted to map all the public K-12 schools in the state and those without seismic-safety certification under the Field Act, the state’s building standards for school construction.
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