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Ciara Long

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Covers:  Housing, energy & environment, immigration, gender, culture, education, social mobility, public policy, tech, international relations.
Award-winning journalist covering NYC @bisnow. PAST: @theskimm, @sfpublicpress, @WPReview @csmonitor @ForeignPolicy. RT≠endorsement.
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Out of This World: Extreme Weather and a Mars Expedition

Out of This World: Extreme Weather and a Mars Expedition

theSkimm — First up: We'll break down how one of America's largest states was brought to its knees by a freak winter storm, and why most of the rest of the country has been so cold. Then: We're bringing you the latest on stories from Australia, Tokyo...
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Straining to Make Sense of it All

Straining to Make Sense of it All

theSkimm — First up: By now you've probably heard about some new strains of COVID-19... that kinda sound like spy names. Meet B117, B1351, and P-1. And some bad news: they're potentially more harmful. We'll break down what we know so far about how to protect yourself, and whether the vaccines will still be effective against them.
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Deep Breath: Making Sense of a Crazy Week

Deep Breath: Making Sense of a Crazy Week

theSkimm — It's been a long week, but it's not over yet. We've got the latest on the Trump campaign's legal strategy as it tries to stop the vote counts in some states and control which ballots are counted in others. Then, we'll explain why one state's 2020 election is likely to spill over into January 2021.
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Bay Area Leaders Reject Proposed MTC Telecommute Mandate - San Francisco Public Press

Bay Area Leaders Reject Proposed MTC Telecommute Mandate - San Francisco Public Press

San Francisco Public Press — Bay Area political leaders are throwing cold water on a controversial work-from-home rule proposed by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission as part of a regional climate change plan. The proposed mandate, part of a long-term sustainability initiative called Plan Bay Area 2050, would require the majority of office workplaces to ensure 60% of their employees are working from home on any given day.
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Oakland Approves Climate Equity Plan, but Organizers Say Funding Needed - San Francisco Public Pr...

Oakland Approves Climate Equity Plan, but Organizers Say Funding Needed - San Francisco Public Pr...

San Francisco Public Press — Community-centered approaches are key to Oakland's Equitable Climate Action Plan, approved unanimously by the City Council in July. It is designed to "bring about a just transition to a low carbon future" with green jobs and measures to mitigate the disparities felt by communities affected by climate change, according to a statement by Mayor Libby Schaaf.
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How Pandemic Eviction Protections Work in S.F. - San Francisco Public Press

How Pandemic Eviction Protections Work in S.F. - San Francisco Public Press

San Francisco Public Press — On Tuesday, Mayor London Breed extended until Dec. 1 her order blocking most evictions in the city. But that is just one aspect of eviction regulations, which are robust and complicated. Here's how they affect renters.
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Breed Extends Eviction Moratorium to Dec. 1 - San Francisco Public Press

Breed Extends Eviction Moratorium to Dec. 1 - San Francisco Public Press

San Francisco Public Press — Mayor London Breed Tuesday gave San Francisco tenants an additional month to figure out how they will cover rent and avoid eviction, in light of economic hardships resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the soonest landlords could legally evict for nonpayment of rent is Dec. 1.
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As S.F. Edges Toward Building Electrification, Equity Questions Remain - San Francisco Public Pre...

As S.F. Edges Toward Building Electrification, Equity Questions Remain - San Francisco Public Pre...

San Francisco Public Press — San Francisco may be edging closer to its climate goals with an ordinance requiring all new construction to use electric power rather than gas. But the next step down that road involves retrofitting old buildings - and it could add costs low-income residents can't afford.
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With Budget Cuts, Can the Ethics Commission Still Counter S.F. Corruption? - San Francisco Public...

With Budget Cuts, Can the Ethics Commission Still Counter S.F. Corruption? - San Francisco Public...

San Francisco Public Press — Members of the San Francisco Ethics Commission let out a sigh of relief last week when they learned from Mayor London Breed's budget proposal that their funding would be sliced by 3.3%, far less than the 10% they had been expecting.
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Federal Enforcement Actions Recall Authoritarian Crackdowns for Central Americans in U.S. - San F...

Federal Enforcement Actions Recall Authoritarian Crackdowns for Central Americans in U.S. - San F...

San Francisco Public Press — Almost two weeks ago, protesters in Portland, Ore., were detained by federal police and taken away in unmarked cars. Five days later, President Trump said that he would send federal agents to a dozen other liberal cities, including Oakland. For some of the Bay Area's Central American residents, there are parallels between this moment and [...]
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As Fire Season Approaches, COVID-19 Strains Mask Supplies - San Francisco Public Press

As Fire Season Approaches, COVID-19 Strains Mask Supplies - San Francisco Public Press

San Francisco Public Press — The last few years' fires are all blurring into one for Jessica Tovar, an Oakland resident and advocate at the nonprofit Local Clean Energy Alliance, a renewable energy advocacy group. "I had an office that you could see the port of Oakland from, and in those times, you could not see the port because the [...]
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S.F. Mayor Says Indoor Malls, Non-Essential Offices to Close - San Francisco Public Press

S.F. Mayor Says Indoor Malls, Non-Essential Offices to Close - San Francisco Public Press

San Francisco Public Press — UPDATE: July 17, 2020. Adds embedded audio and timestamps to summary of key points from press conference. Mayor London Breed announced this morning at a press conference that San Francisco would roll back some of its reopenings, closing indoor malls and non-essential offices on Monday. S.F.
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Critics Applaud S.F. School District Move to End Police Presence - San Francisco Public Press

Critics Applaud S.F. School District Move to End Police Presence - San Francisco Public Press

San Francisco Public Press — Parents applauded the San Francisco school board's recent move to cut ties with the San Francisco Police Department in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests that have highlighted racial bias in policing. The Board of Education voted on June 23 to overhaul the San Francisco Unified School District's relationship with police.
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Amid Increased Hospitalizations, Government Officials Urge Caution Over July 4 Weekend - San Fran...

Amid Increased Hospitalizations, Government Officials Urge Caution Over July 4 Weekend - San Fran...

San Francisco Public Press — San Francisco public officials warned that people should avoid gatherings to celebrate July 4, as infection rates and hospitalizations linked to the COVID-19 pandemic have surged over the past week.
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Brazil's Car Wash Investigation Faces New Pressures

Brazil's Car Wash Investigation Faces New Pressures

Foreign Policy Magazine — In early June, the furthest-reaching corruption investigation in Brazil's history, known as Lava Jato, or Car Wash, found itself again in the spotlight. The and its Brazilian arm the Intercept Brasil published an explosive series of reports based on a trove of leaked documents and chats between prosecutors and the investigation's former lead judge, Sérgio Moro.
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Brazil Auto Industry Pleased Incentives Plan Intact

Brazil Auto Industry Pleased Incentives Plan Intact

WARD'S AutoWorld — Brazil's automotive industry is optimistic about the future, now that the new government of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro has left the Route 2030 package of industrial incentives untouched. Bolsonaro, who assumed office Jan. 1, had criticized Route 2030 (Rota 2030 in Portuguese) in November as a potential waste of money.
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The Itsy-Bitsy, Teenie-Weenie, Very Litigious Kiini Bikini

The Itsy-Bitsy, Teenie-Weenie, Very Litigious Kiini Bikini

The New York Times — On a sunny summer day in Montauk, Ipek Irgit was in the familiar situation of not knowing what she was doing with her life. It was 2012, and she was 34 years old. Earlier in the year, after having her heart broken, she had taken a vacation in Brazil, visiting Rio de Janeiro and the beach towns of Bahia.
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False News Has Haunted Brazilian Elections for Years. This Time, It Was Worse.

False News Has Haunted Brazilian Elections for Years. This Time, It Was Worse.

Slate — A misinformation-strewn campaign preceded the election of a mendacious far-right populist.
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'I'm devastated': Why Brazilians have little faith in their next government

'I'm devastated': Why Brazilians have little faith in their next government

The Independent — Far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro swept to victory in Brazil's elections last night, winning 55 per cent of the vote.
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Chef's Table: Refettorio Gastromotiva, Rio de Janeiro, by Metro Arquitetos Associados

Chef's Table: Refettorio Gastromotiva, Rio de Janeiro, by Metro Arquitetos Associados

The Architectural Review — Fighting food waste, malnutrition and social exclusion, the Refettorio Gastromotiva brings hope to Rio's most marginalised
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How Women Could Win It for Bolsonaro

How Women Could Win It for Bolsonaro

Foreign Policy Magazine — Brazil's far-right presidential front-runner made hateful comments a hallmark of his political life. That hasn't held him back.
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As Brazil votes, Bolsonaro fans are hungry for a hero

As Brazil votes, Bolsonaro fans are hungry for a hero

Christian Science Monitor — Voters clad in the green and yellow of the Brazilian flag gathered along Copacabana Beach in the thousands last Sunday, in the lead-up to the nation's Oct. 28 presidential runoff. "The country needs someone who values family, who values measures against corruption, and who has a clean record," says Vania de Alencar, a middle-aged lawyer wearing a Brazilian soccer jersey.
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As Brazil votes, Bolsonaro fans are hungry for a hero

As Brazil votes, Bolsonaro fans are hungry for a hero

Christian Science Monitor — Many voters think of their favorite politician as a bit of a hero - someone uniquely capable of fixing things or moving the country forward. But when does that attitude cross a line and start to threaten democracy?
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Political violence sweeps across Brazil as voters prepare for divisive election

Political violence sweeps across Brazil as voters prepare for divisive election

The Independent — Walking through Belo Horizonte's city centre on a hot afternoon on 10 October, 20-year-old student Gabi Coelho had been on her way to a meeting. But a young white man walking behind her noticed a political sticker on her backpack and began to yell at her.
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