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Byrhonda Lyons

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Richmond, Sacramento
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Covers:  I cover state policy issues with a focus on justice and court-related topics.
Hella nosy @calmatters | News tip? Signal/cell 510-804-9939 | I ❤️ public records + art | @uapbinfo, #HBCUgrad, @ucbsoj | Pine Bluff-raised 🇺🇸

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Byrhonda Lyons is a video journalist. She strives to create compelling video news stories that engage and educate viewers. Byrhonda is interested in all things technology, especially graphics animation. She has worked with CalMatters, KVIE-PBS and Oakland North. Byrhonda is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism and a proud Arkansan. When she’s not working, you can catch her searching archives for trailblazing black women who have been left out of history books.

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California propositions explained in 1 minute - YouTube

California propositions explained in 1 minute - YouTube

CALmatters reporters explain the 2018 propositions that will be on the November ballot.

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Goodbye, neighborhood polling places-5 counties switch to mega-vote centers | CALmatters

Goodbye, neighborhood polling places-5 counties switch to mega-vote centers | CALmatters

This election season five California counties are doing away with hundreds of neighborhood polling places and…

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California budget: Watch us break down the new budget in under 2 minutes

California budget: Watch us break down the new budget in under 2 minutes

The new California budget is a record-setting $201 billion. Here's what you need to know about the state's sp…

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CALmatters Explains: California's war on climate change

CALmatters Explains: California's war on climate change

CALmatters.org environment reporter Julie Cart explains California's War on Climate change California is lead…

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Lawmakers propose bill to restrict officers' use of lethal force

Lawmakers propose bill to restrict officers' use of lethal force

After the police shooting of Stephon Clark, California Assemblymembers Shirley Weber and Kevin McCarty announ…

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He stole millions from seniors. State courts missed warning signs

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By Byrhonda Lyons Verified
| Ventura County Star Verified
A CalMatters investigation found that many of the safeguards designed to protect against fiduciary abuse have been abandoned or ignored. This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.
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The state says he stole millions from California seniors. Courts missed warning signs for years

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By Byrhonda Lyons Verified
| Inland Empire Law Weekly
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. For over six years, a Los Angeles-area fiduciary altered bank statements and fudged court reports to steal more than $6 million from his clients, the California Attorney General’s Office claims, setting up what it called a “Ponzi-style” scheme to rob people who can’t take care of themselves. In May, state prosecutors filed grand theft charges against Gregory Oveross and his accountant, Faranita L.
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The state says he stole millions from California seniors. Courts missed warning signs for years

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By Byrhonda Lyons Verified
| Piedmont Exedra
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. For over six years, a Los Angeles-area fiduciary altered bank statements and fudged court reports to steal more than $6 million from his clients, the California Attorney General’s Office claims, setting up what it called a “Ponzi-style” scheme to rob people who can’t take care of themselves. In May, state prosecutors filed grand theft charges against Gregory Oveross and his accountant, Faranita L.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was first a freelancer.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes!

How is social media changing news?

Social media has removed the wall between reporters and their audience.