Byrhonda Lyons
Investigative Reporter at CalMatters
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1 week ago |
pressdemocrat.com | Alexei Koseff |Byrhonda Lyons
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. At the request of Gov. Gavin Newsom, a nonprofit paid former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa more than $380,000 to advise the governor for about 10 months on how to overhaul California’s approach to major infrastructure projects. Touting his new infrastructure czar back in 2022, Newsom framed the partnership as a way to save taxpayers money.
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calmatters.org | Alexei Koseff |Byrhonda Lyons
Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to lead a state infrastructure project paid for by an outside nonprofit. The nonprofit relied on fundraising from special interests to cover the costs, but did not have to disclose the identity of those donors because of how the arrangement was structured.
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3 weeks ago |
villagenews.com | Byrhonda Lyons
New data reveals what happened to many of themLast updated Jun 06, 2025 12:59amByrhonda Lyons / CalMattersNearly one-third of California prisoners released early during the pandemic by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration ended up back in prison, according to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation data.
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1 month ago |
kvcrnews.org | Byrhonda Lyons
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Nearly one-third of California prisoners released early during the pandemic by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration ended up back in prison, according to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation data.
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westsidecurrent.com | Byrhonda Lyons
Nearly one-third of California prisoners released early during the pandemic by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration ended up back in prison, according to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation data. The records, obtained and analyzed by CalMatters, offer the first glimpse into what happened to some of the former prisoners after state leaders chose to shrink a prison population imperiled by the spread of COVID in close quarters.
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