Terry Castleman is a data reporter on the Fast Break Desk covering breaking news. In 2020, he was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in explanatory reporting alongside colleagues Rosanna Xia and Swetha Kannan for “a deeply researched examination of the difficult choices Californians must make as climate change erodes precious coastline.” Previously, he worked at the New York Times, served as digital director of a congressional campaign in Little Rock and volunteered as a first responder for refugees arriving on the shores of Lesvos. He’s a San Francisco native and a 2016 graduate of Tufts University with degrees in engineering and economics. He is a prescriptive grammarian and it’s insufferable.
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May 9, 2024
The Long Beach City Council will weigh a measure to allow voters to decide whether the city should streamline its hiring process. Labor advocates say more changes are needed.
May 1, 2024
Firefighters have managed to contain a large fire that broke out on the Oceanside Pier on Thursday, city officials said.
April 25, 2024
Amid California’s housing crisis, some small communities persist with property values well below the statewide norm.
April 25, 2024
A piece of space debris that crashed into a home in Naples, Florida, last month was a piece of the International Space Station, NASA said.
April 16, 2024
After adding 12 this year, California accounts for 210 of the country’s 550 cities where the typical home value is more than $1 million, according to an analysis by Zillow.
April 15, 2024
Sunrise Movement teens said they had two demands of Harris: Convince Biden to declare a climate emergency and end U.S. military aid to Israel.
April 15, 2024
A horse was struck and killed on highway 605 near City of Industry on Tuesday night, prompting officials to scramble to get it off the road.
April 3, 2024
Debris from a Chinese spacecraft lit up the SoCal sky early Tuesday. Space junk is of growing concern as low earth orbits get increasingly clogged.
April 2, 2024
SpaceX launched a rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base around 8 p.m. Monday after inclement weather postponed its launch last week.
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