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

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.
Nursing homes received millions while cutting staff, wages
California’s nursing homes have reaped $880 million in new funding from a 2004 state law designed to help them hire more caregivers and boost wages. But 232 homes did just the opposite. They either cut staff, slashed wages or let caregiver levels slip below a state-mandated minimum, a California Watch investigation has found.
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