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Casey Miller is a former Los Angeles Times data journalist who automated and analyzed data around disasters, both natural and human-made, that threaten the daily lives of Californians. In the past she has helped create visual and data-driven graphics and narratives at Mapbox, Vox Media and the Wall Street Journal. Miller is also a proud graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Rong-Gong Lin II is a Metro reporter based in San Francisco who specializes in covering statewide earthquake safety issues and the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bay Area native is a graduate of UC Berkeley and started at the Los Angeles Times in 2004.
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