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Will Evans

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Money and Politics Reporter
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Bio

Will Evans is an investigative reporter for California Watch and the Center for Investigative Reporting focusing on money and politics and government oversight. After working as a reporter for The Sacramento Bee, Will came to the Center for Investigative Reporting in 2005. He covered money and politics and the federal judiciary. During the 2008 election, he tracked the money behind independent campaign ads for The Secret Money Project, a joint venture with NPR. He uncovered judicial conflicts of interest in a series for Salon.com. Will's work at CIR was also published by the Los Angeles Times, Politico, ABCNews.com and the CBS Evening News. He has also written for Chile’s national newspaper, La Tercera.

My priorities

I'll be working on government oversight and accountability projects, with a focus on the influence of moneyed interests.

Recent Spotlight Articles

May 3, 2012
With campaign donations, bond underwriters also secure contracts
Leading financial firms over the past five years have donated $1.8 million to successful school bond measures in California. In almost every instance, school district officials hired those same underwriters to sell the bonds for a profit.
March 9, 2012
White-dominated boards face legal threats over racial makeup
A burgeoning onslaught of legal threats under the California Voting Rights Act could upend the racial makeup of elected bodies throughout the state.
November 21, 2011
Wal-Mart ramps up ballot threats to speed new stores
In a push to expand across California without interference, Wal-Mart is increasingly taking advantage of the state’s initiative system to threaten elected officials with costly special elections and to avoid environmental lawsuits.
August 3, 2010
BP collecting millions in government stimulus funds for California power plant
A joint venture involving BP has been awarded one of the largest stimulus contracts in California, even as the oil giant faces intense scrutiny and a criminal probe into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
+ more spotlight articles

Recent News Posts

May 24, 2012
Group promoting third-party candidates faces rebellion
May 23, 2012
Libertarians fight business-labor coalition on term limits
May 14, 2012
Critics struggle to end 'pay to play' in school bonds
May 7, 2012
As super PAC money flows, an effort to divert cash to charity
April 27, 2012
Utility watchdog seeks funds to enforce safety regulations
April 20, 2012
Public disclosure is next frontier in campaign finance reform
April 13, 2012
Analyst: PUC safety jobs left vacant despite oversight concerns
April 6, 2012
State funding for quake safety oversight at risk
+ more posts

What I Am Working On

I'm plugging away at a number of government oversight stories.
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