Kathleen Quinn
@katsphilosophy.bsky.social
I’m a civics and democracy reporter for the Modesto Bee with the California Local Reporting Fellowship and a USC Health Equity fellow.
Former a UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and member of IRP
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Former a UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and member of IRP
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Speakers included members of the faith community and elected officials.
Hundreds attend vigil following Stockton mass shooting, call to end gun violence
Speakers included members of the faith community and elected officials.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Speakers included members of the faith community and elected officials.
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Visually Impaired Persons Support offers assistive technology and training to remove barriers to self-sufficiency.
How a Modesto nonprofit helps blind and low-vision residents secure independence
Visually Impaired Persons Support offers assistive technology and training to remove barriers to self-sufficiency.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Visually Impaired Persons Support offers assistive technology and training to remove barriers to self-sufficiency.
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Though the stormwater systems help recharge groundwater, they are easily clogged often require maintenance.
Modesto has 9,000-plus rock wells. What they are, how they contribute to flooding
Though the stormwater systems help recharge groundwater, they are easily clogged often require maintenance.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Though the stormwater systems help recharge groundwater, they are easily clogged often require maintenance.
Alice Wong was an amazing and fearless person. I remember she “retweeted” an article I’d written in undergrad about doctoral students getting stuck between the “student” and “employee” side of disability accommodation and it is still a highlight of my career.
November 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Alice Wong was an amazing and fearless person. I remember she “retweeted” an article I’d written in undergrad about doctoral students getting stuck between the “student” and “employee” side of disability accommodation and it is still a highlight of my career.
Thrilled to once again be selected as a USC Center for Health Journalism fellow, this time for data. #CHJDataFellowship
October 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Thrilled to once again be selected as a USC Center for Health Journalism fellow, this time for data. #CHJDataFellowship
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“Normally, we have 145 days to set up for an election, and this one, we had just 75,” said the Stanislaus County registrar
Stanislaus County gears up for Nov. 4 special election. When to expect your ballot
“Normally, we have 145 days to set up for an election, and this one, we had just 75,” said the Stanislaus County registrar
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September 30, 2025 at 3:40 AM
“Normally, we have 145 days to set up for an election, and this one, we had just 75,” said the Stanislaus County registrar
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“The criteria introduced by the Supreme Court is going to give them much more flexibility, so it’s more important for people to be aware of their rights,” said one immigration attorney.
A Modesto man saw ICE at a neighbor’s house. Here’s why he started filming
“The criteria introduced by the Supreme Court is going to give them much more flexibility, so it’s more important for people to be aware of their rights,” said one immigration attorney.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
“The criteria introduced by the Supreme Court is going to give them much more flexibility, so it’s more important for people to be aware of their rights,” said one immigration attorney.
OK, listen, everything’s a lot and I needed this one.
“I don’t see any disadvantage to having the foxes in our urban areas at all,” said a California Fish and Wildlife volunteer
Gray foxes aren’t new to Modesto’s urban areas. So why are they more visible now?
“I don’t see any disadvantage to having the foxes in our urban areas at all,” said a California Fish and Wildlife volunteer
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September 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
OK, listen, everything’s a lot and I needed this one.
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“We live in a world where we rely completely on hard data, on math and science, rather than the lived experience of community members, which are just as valid,” said an Aclima representative.
High-tech cars monitor Modesto and Stanislaus County air quality 24/7
“We live in a world where we rely completely on hard data, on math and science, rather than the lived experience of community members, which are just as valid,” said an Aclima representative.
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September 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
“We live in a world where we rely completely on hard data, on math and science, rather than the lived experience of community members, which are just as valid,” said an Aclima representative.
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“This has been something that’s been talked about for quite awhile,” said Sgt. Erich Layton
Stanislaus Sheriff’s advisory committee: Details sparse, but deadline approaches
“This has been something that’s been talked about for quite awhile,” said Sgt. Erich Layton
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August 30, 2025 at 5:20 AM
“This has been something that’s been talked about for quite awhile,” said Sgt. Erich Layton
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my father-in-law is a “I know a guy” Guy. sadly all the old Guys are aging out of the Guy Economy. Guys are fundamentally incompatible with Hustle Culture because it’s not about “winning” a deal, it’s about collecting favors and goodwill in a mutually-beneficial cycle. protect your local Guy Economy
August 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
my father-in-law is a “I know a guy” Guy. sadly all the old Guys are aging out of the Guy Economy. Guys are fundamentally incompatible with Hustle Culture because it’s not about “winning” a deal, it’s about collecting favors and goodwill in a mutually-beneficial cycle. protect your local Guy Economy
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“We’re just building and building and building and bringing more people to town – to poison,” - one resident said.
Patterson’s water is more than just ‘hard,’ it’s contaminated
“We’re just building and building and building and bringing more people to town – to poison,” - one resident said.
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August 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
“We’re just building and building and building and bringing more people to town – to poison,” - one resident said.
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New database just published by @latimes.com, @sfchronicle.com, @kqednews.kqed.org + CalMatters and built by Berkeley Journalism's IRP, @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social BIDS + @biglocalnews.bsky.social makes public 1.5 million pages of once-secret police records. journalism.berkeley.edu/police-recor...
A new database on police use of force and misconduct in California makes public 1.5 million pages of once-secret police records
For Immediate Release August 4, 2025 Contact: [email protected] A new database on police use of force and misconduct in California makes public 1.5 million pages of once-secret police records ...
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August 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New database just published by @latimes.com, @sfchronicle.com, @kqednews.kqed.org + CalMatters and built by Berkeley Journalism's IRP, @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social BIDS + @biglocalnews.bsky.social makes public 1.5 million pages of once-secret police records. journalism.berkeley.edu/police-recor...
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“We’re out here in the middle of nowhere and as the saying goes, out of sight, out of mind,” said a Grayson community organizer.
Grayson’s community park is 20 years old. Here’s what residents say it needs
“We’re out here in the middle of nowhere and as the saying goes, out of sight, out of mind,” said a Grayson community organizer.
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July 26, 2025 at 4:20 AM
“We’re out here in the middle of nowhere and as the saying goes, out of sight, out of mind,” said a Grayson community organizer.
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“They have their paperwork and everything, they were ready to get their visa appointment, and when they went to their appointment, they told them ‘no’ because of the ban,” a Yemeni Modestan said.
Modesto-area Muslims react to Trump’s latest travel ban and its impact
“They have their paperwork and everything, they were ready to get their visa appointment, and when they went to their appointment, they told them ‘no’ because of the ban,” a Yemeni Modestan said.
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July 12, 2025 at 5:20 AM
“They have their paperwork and everything, they were ready to get their visa appointment, and when they went to their appointment, they told them ‘no’ because of the ban,” a Yemeni Modestan said.
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I’m just going to play Oblivion into Oblivion OK? Is that OK?
April 24, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I’m just going to play Oblivion into Oblivion OK? Is that OK?
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IRE has awarded the 2025 Don Bolles Medal to Rocío Gallegos of La Verdad.
Gallegos has courageously reported from the U.S.-Mexico border since 1994, exposing government corruption and helping to report the truth behind the murders of two other journalists. www.ire.org/2025-don-bol...
Gallegos has courageously reported from the U.S.-Mexico border since 1994, exposing government corruption and helping to report the truth behind the murders of two other journalists. www.ire.org/2025-don-bol...
June 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
IRE has awarded the 2025 Don Bolles Medal to Rocío Gallegos of La Verdad.
Gallegos has courageously reported from the U.S.-Mexico border since 1994, exposing government corruption and helping to report the truth behind the murders of two other journalists. www.ire.org/2025-don-bol...
Gallegos has courageously reported from the U.S.-Mexico border since 1994, exposing government corruption and helping to report the truth behind the murders of two other journalists. www.ire.org/2025-don-bol...
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The Modesto company was part of a letter by California’s senators slamming the Department of Energy for canceling grants for green energy.
Exclusive: Senators defend green energy grant for Modesto’s Gallo Glass
The Modesto company was part of a letter by California’s senators slamming the Department of Energy for canceling grants for green energy.
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June 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The Modesto company was part of a letter by California’s senators slamming the Department of Energy for canceling grants for green energy.
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This will be the first time in CRLA history that its headquarters is in a rural area.
California Rural Legal Assistance begins construction on new Modesto headquarters
This will be the first time in CRLA history that its headquarters is in a rural area.
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June 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
This will be the first time in CRLA history that its headquarters is in a rural area.
This one was a lot of research y’all.
The Central Valley has a lot of drinking water issues especially when it comes to contaminants like nitrate. This unincorporated community in Stanislaus County is facing that reality every day.
The Central Valley has a lot of drinking water issues especially when it comes to contaminants like nitrate. This unincorporated community in Stanislaus County is facing that reality every day.
“Even if you boil it, it says it’s still contaminated,” said a Riverview Mobile Home Estates resident
Uranium, nitrate pollute drinking water in homes near Tuolumne River. From what?
“Even if you boil it, it says it’s still contaminated,” said a Riverview Mobile Home Estates resident
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June 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This one was a lot of research y’all.
The Central Valley has a lot of drinking water issues especially when it comes to contaminants like nitrate. This unincorporated community in Stanislaus County is facing that reality every day.
The Central Valley has a lot of drinking water issues especially when it comes to contaminants like nitrate. This unincorporated community in Stanislaus County is facing that reality every day.
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"The Trump administration has proposed cutting funding for tribal colleges and universities by nearly 90%, a move that would likely shut down most or all of the institutions created to serve students disadvantaged by the nation’s historic mistreatment of Indigenous communities."
Trump Wants to Cut Tribal College Funding by Nearly 90%, Putting Them at Risk of Closing
ProPublica found that Congress was underfunding tribal colleges by a quarter-billion dollars per year. Rather than fixing the problem, proposed federal funding cuts unveiled this week would devastate ...
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June 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"The Trump administration has proposed cutting funding for tribal colleges and universities by nearly 90%, a move that would likely shut down most or all of the institutions created to serve students disadvantaged by the nation’s historic mistreatment of Indigenous communities."
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“In a nutshell, the state has made it impossible to form a city unless you happen to have a ton of resources locally,” said an advocate for unincorporated towns
Salida has sought city status for decades but faces challenges
“In a nutshell, the state has made it impossible to form a city unless you happen to have a ton of resources locally,” said an advocate for unincorporated towns
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May 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
“In a nutshell, the state has made it impossible to form a city unless you happen to have a ton of resources locally,” said an advocate for unincorporated towns
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Under pressure from immigrants' rights advocates, San Francisco quit a sensitive data-sharing program with ICE. But neighboring Alameda County, home to Oakland and Berkeley, remains in the program and is still feeding information to federal authorities. boltsmag.org/alameda...
This Bay Area County Says It Cut Ties with ICE. This Program Says Otherwise.
A widespread data-sharing program highlights financial ties between local police and immigration enforcement—and how even sanctuary jurisdictions still feed “the deportation machine.”
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May 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Under pressure from immigrants' rights advocates, San Francisco quit a sensitive data-sharing program with ICE. But neighboring Alameda County, home to Oakland and Berkeley, remains in the program and is still feeding information to federal authorities. boltsmag.org/alameda...