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Natalie Hanson

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Covers:  Politics, civil litigation, California and general Oakland and East Bay Area news.
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Natalie Hanson’s Biography

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I cover civil, legal and political news in Oakland, the East Bay Area and California for Courthouse News. I worked as a daily news reporter in the Bay Area at Marin Independent-Journal and Chico Enterprise-Record for more than three years, as a reporter on multiple beats covering government, community and breaking news. I have also led several college publications in Butte County and San Diego. I have had work featured in the Washington Post Opinions, ChicoSol News and NPR's Next Gen Radio.

Natalie Hanson’s Journalist Portfolio

Chico, rural communities losing affordability in deepening statewide housing crisis

Chico, rural communities losing affordability in deepening statewide housing crisis

CHICO - Much has been written about the California housing crisis, but the fight to stay in the state isn't j…

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Butte County struggles to answer housing crisis as pressure rises

Butte County struggles to answer housing crisis as pressure rises

BUTTE COUNTY - When the Camp Fire destroyed more than 15,000 homes in Paradise, it also destroyed a community…

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Bernie Sanders tours ruins in Paradise, visits Chico for town hall

Bernie Sanders tours ruins in Paradise, visits Chico for town hall

CHICO - Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, stopped in Paradise and Chico Thursday to see cleanup efforts after t…

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Chico schools prepare for post-fire school year with mental health trainings. Will it be enough?

Chico schools prepare for post-fire school year with mental health trainings. Will it be enough?

CHICO - As the new school year begins, the anniversary of the Camp Fire is also approaching, and the effects …

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Chico State administration, we deserve better

Chico State administration, we deserve better

In the past month, Chico State administration has stood in the way of providing information and help to stude…

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Vallejo Planning Commission advances inclusionary housing ordinance

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By Natalie Hanson Verified
| The Vallejo Sun Verified
VALLEJO – Vallejo’s Planning Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend a structure for an inclusionary housing ordinance which would require developers to set aside a percentage of affordable homes when proposing development projects with at least 10 units.
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Wine country ranch sells for record $38.5M as tech wealth fuels demand

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By Natalie Hanson Verified
| The Orange County Register Verified
A tech entrepreneur’s recent sale of an 1,119-acre Sonoma estate may be the largest in the region’s history, as AI-driven tech interest in large properties in the North Bay accelerates. Tech entrepreneur Donald McKinney on Aug. 21 sold the Sonoma Mountain Road property for $38.5 million — a new record in the county, according to realtor Kristie Eddy of Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty.
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Judge rejects allegations that Benicia ballot measures are misleading

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By Natalie Hanson Verified
| The Vallejo Sun Verified
BENICIA - A Solano County Superior Court judge found Benicia did not use misleading language in ballot measures slated for November’s election to amend the city’s charter in order to pass a real property transfer tax. Judge Wendy Getty denied the petition for writ of mandate filed by attorney Christopher Shenfield, saying the city’s approved ballot language for Measures Y and Z were not misleading to voters.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was a daily news anchor for the daily newscast at my high school (Chico High School)

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Of course! In High school

How is social media changing news?

It changes how stories can be told and discovered, often changing how people receive and perceive the news available