Lisa Pickoff-White
@pickoffwhite.bsky.social
Investigative data journalist in California. I connect people to data. Nerd. Bylines include KQED, Center for Investigative Reporting, Berkeley Journalism’s IRP. Signal user
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Search California public records about law enforcement violence and misconduct.
policerecords.kqed.org
We’ve launched a database with about 1.5 million pages of once-secret records detailing when law enforcement officers in California seriously injured someone or an agency found an officer violated policy with @kqednews.kqed.org, @sfchronicle.com @latimes.com @calmatters.org 1/
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Across the United States journalists are building databases revealing police misconduct.
At #AccessFest on Saturday we'll review how to use existing data and discuss story ideas you could use anywhere. www.ire.org/training/con...
At #AccessFest on Saturday we'll review how to use existing data and discuss story ideas you could use anywhere. www.ire.org/training/con...
AccessFest 2026
October 8-10, 2026 Join Investigative Reporters and Editors for our fifth-annual, virtual-by-design conference. The conference will provide professional development opportunities that focus on diversi...
www.ire.org
October 8, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Across the United States journalists are building databases revealing police misconduct.
At #AccessFest on Saturday we'll review how to use existing data and discuss story ideas you could use anywhere. www.ire.org/training/con...
At #AccessFest on Saturday we'll review how to use existing data and discuss story ideas you could use anywhere. www.ire.org/training/con...
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"The researcher found a distressing level of unpaid work that seemed to be the rule, not the exception, in small-outlet nonprofit journalism." buff.ly/VDqaVvy
A study of nonprofit newsrooms reveals some cracks in the model’s foundation
Plus: Audiences aren't too keen on AI news anchors, journalists say government funding doesn't compromise their independence, and disillusionment in the profession is prevalent.
buff.ly
October 6, 2026 at 9:04 PM
"The researcher found a distressing level of unpaid work that seemed to be the rule, not the exception, in small-outlet nonprofit journalism." buff.ly/VDqaVvy
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Public defenders allege that three SFPD officers beat San Francisco resident Kevon Gibson into a near-coma in 2025 and that DA Brooke Jenkins tried to cover it up.
via @frankiesd.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2026/10/sfpd...
via @frankiesd.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2026/10/sfpd...
SFPD beat city resident into near-coma in 2025 and tried to cover it up, public defenders allege
Public defenders say San Francisco police beat Kevon Gibson into near-coma after a SoMa resident called police on Aug. 17, 2025.
missionlocal.org
October 8, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Public defenders allege that three SFPD officers beat San Francisco resident Kevon Gibson into a near-coma in 2025 and that DA Brooke Jenkins tried to cover it up.
via @frankiesd.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2026/10/sfpd...
via @frankiesd.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2026/10/sfpd...
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I've just updated the ATF Gun Traces page on the Gun Violence Data Hub with newly-released 2025 numbers. Lots of interesting stuff in there, give it a whirl datahub.thetrace.org/dataset/atf-...
ATF Gun Traces (U.S.)
Data about the gun tracing the ATF does on behalf of law enforcement.
datahub.thetrace.org
October 8, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I've just updated the ATF Gun Traces page on the Gun Violence Data Hub with newly-released 2025 numbers. Lots of interesting stuff in there, give it a whirl datahub.thetrace.org/dataset/atf-...
Across the United States journalists are building databases revealing police misconduct.
At #AccessFest on Saturday we'll review how to use existing data and discuss story ideas you could use anywhere. www.ire.org/training/con...
At #AccessFest on Saturday we'll review how to use existing data and discuss story ideas you could use anywhere. www.ire.org/training/con...
AccessFest 2026
October 8-10, 2026 Join Investigative Reporters and Editors for our fifth-annual, virtual-by-design conference. The conference will provide professional development opportunities that focus on diversi...
www.ire.org
October 8, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Across the United States journalists are building databases revealing police misconduct.
At #AccessFest on Saturday we'll review how to use existing data and discuss story ideas you could use anywhere. www.ire.org/training/con...
At #AccessFest on Saturday we'll review how to use existing data and discuss story ideas you could use anywhere. www.ire.org/training/con...
No matter how much I fly, the view out the window always enchants me.
Caught Mt. Diablo just as the clouds parted recently.
Caught Mt. Diablo just as the clouds parted recently.
October 7, 2026 at 3:26 PM
No matter how much I fly, the view out the window always enchants me.
Caught Mt. Diablo just as the clouds parted recently.
Caught Mt. Diablo just as the clouds parted recently.
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There’s a documentary on Peacock called “Kill. Bury. Print.” about a very small family-run newspaper in Oklahoma that started investigating corruption in local law enforcement and eventually got local officials on tape musing about killing them. It’s very sobering. Worth a watch.
October 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
There’s a documentary on Peacock called “Kill. Bury. Print.” about a very small family-run newspaper in Oklahoma that started investigating corruption in local law enforcement and eventually got local officials on tape musing about killing them. It’s very sobering. Worth a watch.
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As a San Francisco resident, I beseech you to write this PSA on your heart.
Do you know what to do if you feel earthquake shaking? If you live in North America and the ground starts to shake the recommended action is to “drop, cover, and hold on”.
October 4, 2026 at 6:12 PM
As a San Francisco resident, I beseech you to write this PSA on your heart.
If you see this, post a not quite Star Trek.
October 4, 2026 at 1:46 AM
If you see this, post a not quite Star Trek.
“If we’re not going to fight for our rights, we’re not going to have any rights” Brian Stelter on the media ban at SPJ.
October 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM
“If we’re not going to fight for our rights, we’re not going to have any rights” Brian Stelter on the media ban at SPJ.
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The new law means that, by July 2027, an independent medical examiner will be responsible for determining how and why unnatural deaths occur in Riverside County, where roughly 2.5 million people live and more than 370 people have died in sheriff’s custody since 2005 — 151 of them under Bianco.
Newsom signs bill stripping MAGA sheriff of his coroner title
In what amounts to a laser-focused rebuke to a Republican sheriff who has dismissed concerns about deaths inside his jails, California has stripped Sheriff Chad Bianco of his duties as coroner.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The new law means that, by July 2027, an independent medical examiner will be responsible for determining how and why unnatural deaths occur in Riverside County, where roughly 2.5 million people live and more than 370 people have died in sheriff’s custody since 2005 — 151 of them under Bianco.
Dear library, when I made these holds I did not intend for eight of them to come in at once when I’m on deadline. 😵💫📚
September 26, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Dear library, when I made these holds I did not intend for eight of them to come in at once when I’m on deadline. 😵💫📚
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Ballot seizure by Riverside County sheriff was ‘unlawful,’ California Supreme Court rules
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Ballot seizure by Riverside County sheriff was 'unlawful,' California Supreme Court rules
The state's high court issued a ruling Thursday on whether Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco had the authority to seize more than half a million ballots in what the former Republican candidate for ...
www.latimes.com
September 25, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Ballot seizure by Riverside County sheriff was ‘unlawful,’ California Supreme Court rules
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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DA clears officers in Yolanda Ramirez arrest and subsequent death
www.eastbaytimes.com/2026/09/22/d...
www.eastbaytimes.com/2026/09/22/d...
DA clears officers in Yolanda Ramirez arrest and subsequent death
Investigators say Brentwood Police Department used “reasonable force” in tragic 2025 incident
www.eastbaytimes.com
September 22, 2026 at 8:37 PM
DA clears officers in Yolanda Ramirez arrest and subsequent death
www.eastbaytimes.com/2026/09/22/d...
www.eastbaytimes.com/2026/09/22/d...
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I'm going to be talking all about funding issues for domestic violence organizations stemming from Trump's executive orders, grant delays and VOCA cuts TOMORROW.
If you attend, you're eligible to apply for a reporting grant of up to $10k. usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
If you attend, you're eligible to apply for a reporting grant of up to $10k. usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: 2026 Domestic Violence Impact Reporting Symposium. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: 2026 Domestic Violence Impact Reporting Symposium. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
usc.zoom.us
September 22, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I'm going to be talking all about funding issues for domestic violence organizations stemming from Trump's executive orders, grant delays and VOCA cuts TOMORROW.
If you attend, you're eligible to apply for a reporting grant of up to $10k. usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
If you attend, you're eligible to apply for a reporting grant of up to $10k. usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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We’re looking for volunteers to join upcoming Beneath the Surface investigative sessions this September. Help review police misconduct records and identify patterns of gender-based violence.
Sign up and learn more: airtable.com/appjP6lNZ6da...
Sign up and learn more: airtable.com/appjP6lNZ6da...
September 16, 2026 at 3:17 PM
We’re looking for volunteers to join upcoming Beneath the Surface investigative sessions this September. Help review police misconduct records and identify patterns of gender-based violence.
Sign up and learn more: airtable.com/appjP6lNZ6da...
Sign up and learn more: airtable.com/appjP6lNZ6da...
What is happening to restaurants?
September 7, 2026 at 12:25 AM
What is happening to restaurants?
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For a year, California's largest ICE facility has barred all detained residents from hugging loved ones. The policy has sparked so much fury that residents have launched campaigns across dorms demanding contact visits
In my latest, see video from one detained organizer + how CoreCivic has responded
In my latest, see video from one detained organizer + how CoreCivic has responded
ICE bans hugging inside California’s largest detention center. Families are fighting back
In the California City facility, ‘contact visits’ are strictly forbidden – but detained residents aren’t staying quiet. Are officials listening?
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2026 at 11:17 PM
For a year, California's largest ICE facility has barred all detained residents from hugging loved ones. The policy has sparked so much fury that residents have launched campaigns across dorms demanding contact visits
In my latest, see video from one detained organizer + how CoreCivic has responded
In my latest, see video from one detained organizer + how CoreCivic has responded
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So here's a quote from @pablo.show that applies to not only his Clippers investigation but the best of what journalism can be:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...
September 4, 2026 at 1:56 PM
So here's a quote from @pablo.show that applies to not only his Clippers investigation but the best of what journalism can be:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...
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Knowing that the plastic dinosaurs we played with as kids consisted, to whatever actual extent, of real dinosaurs.
September 2, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Knowing that the plastic dinosaurs we played with as kids consisted, to whatever actual extent, of real dinosaurs.
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Shout out to neighbors in the Castro, Noe Valley, Glen Park, Diamond Heights, Eureka Valley, Mission Dolores, Duboce Triangle & nearby. The free San Francisco District 8 Supervisor candidate forum is tomorrow, Sept 2!
🎟️ RSVP bit.ly/2026Candidat...
@aclu-norcal.bsky.social @sfgovtv.sf.gov
🎟️ RSVP bit.ly/2026Candidat...
@aclu-norcal.bsky.social @sfgovtv.sf.gov
September 1, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Shout out to neighbors in the Castro, Noe Valley, Glen Park, Diamond Heights, Eureka Valley, Mission Dolores, Duboce Triangle & nearby. The free San Francisco District 8 Supervisor candidate forum is tomorrow, Sept 2!
🎟️ RSVP bit.ly/2026Candidat...
@aclu-norcal.bsky.social @sfgovtv.sf.gov
🎟️ RSVP bit.ly/2026Candidat...
@aclu-norcal.bsky.social @sfgovtv.sf.gov
Proud that the Police Records Access Project is a finalist for the Online Journalism Awards!
Working together journalists, engineers and attorneys identified about 20,000 officers who used force or violated policy in California and published records detailing the incidents at clean.calmatters.org
Working together journalists, engineers and attorneys identified about 20,000 officers who used force or violated policy in California and published records detailing the incidents at clean.calmatters.org
Congratulations to the finalists of the 2026 Online Journalism Awards - Online Journalism Awards
The Online News Association (ONA) is proud to announce the finalists in the 2026 Online Journalism Awards (OJAs), the premier global prizes that have set the bar for excellence and innovation in digit...
awards.journalists.org
August 28, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Proud that the Police Records Access Project is a finalist for the Online Journalism Awards!
Working together journalists, engineers and attorneys identified about 20,000 officers who used force or violated policy in California and published records detailing the incidents at clean.calmatters.org
Working together journalists, engineers and attorneys identified about 20,000 officers who used force or violated policy in California and published records detailing the incidents at clean.calmatters.org
Please, I need proof that John Waters is ok.
August 26, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Please, I need proof that John Waters is ok.
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If Dolly was our constant reminder that it was Good to be Good, Tim Curry was our reminder that it was Good to be Weird. Embrace your strangeness, sing with Muppets, wear your lingerie with a leather jacket, and fuck with uptight people who hate anything that makes them remotely uncomfortable.
August 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM
If Dolly was our constant reminder that it was Good to be Good, Tim Curry was our reminder that it was Good to be Weird. Embrace your strangeness, sing with Muppets, wear your lingerie with a leather jacket, and fuck with uptight people who hate anything that makes them remotely uncomfortable.