
Ray Chavez
Photographer at The Mercury News
Photographer at East Bay Times
2017 Pulitzer Prize winner with the @EastBayTimes staff. 2019 Pulitzer Prize finalist with Chico Enterprise-Record staff and Bay Area News Group. Hablo Español
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2 weeks ago |
sanluisobispo.com | Ray Chavez
Jim Lawless shows a photo of his late fathers 1971 Datsun 240Z in Pleasanton, Calif., on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Jim and his sister Sheryl Lawless fought for a $25,000 payment for their late fathers 1971 Datsun 240Z, which they sold through the Specialty Sales Classics car consignment shop in Pleasanton in 2023.
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3 weeks ago |
miamiherald.com | Ray Chavez
After falling short last year, lawmakers in the state Senate are advancing a flurry of bills intended to give customers relief from ever-rising electricity bills and rein in investor-owned utilities like PG&E, which is raking in record profits. The plans are central to the promise of Gov. Gavin Newsom and top Democrats to make California more affordable. Silicon Valley state Sen. Josh Becker, a Democrat, is at the helm of the plans.
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3 weeks ago |
sanluisobispo.com | Ray Chavez
A lone passenger walks on the platform as a train from the San Francisco BART stations arrives at the West Oakland BART station in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.
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3 weeks ago |
sanluisobispo.com | Ray Chavez
Tune-Yards band members Nate Brenner, left, and his wife, Merrill Garbus, strike a pose at their studio in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, May 22, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Ray Chavez TNS Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner are staying at a friend’s house during a tour stop in New York when they tune in, by Zoom, for an interview that goes well over its allotted time.
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3 weeks ago |
sanluisobispo.com | Ray Chavez
Congressman Ro Khanna addresses local federal employees, labor leaders, federal contract workers, and other attendees during a town hall meeting about what Congress can do to protect federal workers at Rancho Milpitas Middle School in Milpitas, Calif., on Thursday, May 29, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Ray Chavez TNS Rep.
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Thank you! And Yes, in deed. I love this kind of a championship games. The game is not over until it’s over.

Great read by @CB_Journalist And great photos by @rayinaction As they say, WHAT A GAME!

We're going to miss our dear, humble, and award-winning colleague @karlmondon. Check it out and wish him a happy retirement. Photographer’s Notebook: The Final Frame https://t.co/GB3Q5BTuHd

Oh, yes! We had fun during the photoshoot. Check it out!
Here's my cool little interview with @tuneyards accompanied by absolutely FAB photos from the one and only @rayinaction https://t.co/aliOpjSLGt