Alicia Ramirez (she/her)
@aliciak2010.bsky.social
Texan. Journalist. Entrepreneur.
Founder of RiversideRecord.org | @riversiderecord.bsky.social.
USC Annenberg adjunct professor.
📍Los Angeles
It should go without saying, but just in case it doesn’t, reposts ≠ endorsements.
Founder of RiversideRecord.org | @riversiderecord.bsky.social.
USC Annenberg adjunct professor.
📍Los Angeles
It should go without saying, but just in case it doesn’t, reposts ≠ endorsements.
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Lots of new followers around these parts, so allow me to reintroduce myself 👋
I’m Alicia, the founder and publisher of @riversiderecord.bsky.social, a nonprofit newsroom focused on civic engagement reporting in Riverside County, California, that’s been running for two years now.
I’m Alicia, the founder and publisher of @riversiderecord.bsky.social, a nonprofit newsroom focused on civic engagement reporting in Riverside County, California, that’s been running for two years now.
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I profiled Azzi Fudd.
After all the injuries and doubt, and dealing with that as her life became more and more public, here's a story of getting back to once was — mentally, physically — then becoming even better: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
After all the injuries and doubt, and dealing with that as her life became more and more public, here's a story of getting back to once was — mentally, physically — then becoming even better: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Azzi Fudd was a can’t-miss basketball star. Then she had to prove it again.
Injuries and self-doubt nearly derailed a prodigy. Now in her final college season, she has rediscovered just how good she can be.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I profiled Azzi Fudd.
After all the injuries and doubt, and dealing with that as her life became more and more public, here's a story of getting back to once was — mentally, physically — then becoming even better: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
After all the injuries and doubt, and dealing with that as her life became more and more public, here's a story of getting back to once was — mentally, physically — then becoming even better: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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The city of Riverside kicked off the holiday season last night with a switch-on ceremony for the Mission Inn Hotel and Spa’s annual Festival of Lights.
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Festival Of Lights Kicks Off In Riverside, Honors Late Hotel Owner Weeks After Death
The city of Riverside kicked off the holiday season last night with a switch-on ceremony for the Mission Inn Hotel and Spa’s annual Festival of Lights.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The city of Riverside kicked off the holiday season last night with a switch-on ceremony for the Mission Inn Hotel and Spa’s annual Festival of Lights.
riversiderecord.org/festival-of-...
riversiderecord.org/festival-of-...
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A dear and colleague, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist David Swanson was diagnosed with a pretty complex cancer this week. Sharing his Gofundme here if fellow industry folks and friends would like to donate/share
gofund.me/6f0850a30
gofund.me/6f0850a30
Donate to Support David Swanson's Cancer Battle, organized by David Strathearn
On November 14th, my 61st birthday, I, David Swanson, was diagnosed with squamo… David Strathearn needs your support for Support David Swanson's Cancer Battle
gofund.me
November 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
A dear and colleague, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist David Swanson was diagnosed with a pretty complex cancer this week. Sharing his Gofundme here if fellow industry folks and friends would like to donate/share
gofund.me/6f0850a30
gofund.me/6f0850a30
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The CDC is lying about vaccines. 🎁 defector.com/vaccines-do-...
Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism, No Matter What The CDC Website Now Says | Defector
On Nov. 19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—a name that feels increasingly misleading, given Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s track record of sowing outbreaks of infectious diseases—quietly…
defector.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The CDC is lying about vaccines. 🎁 defector.com/vaccines-do-...
I failed my first college-level calculus class (as a declared math major), and to cheer me up, my best friend dragged me down to the weekly meeting of the student newspaper where I was assigned a story that ended up on the front page the following week 😅
November 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I failed my first college-level calculus class (as a declared math major), and to cheer me up, my best friend dragged me down to the weekly meeting of the student newspaper where I was assigned a story that ended up on the front page the following week 😅
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Honestly if you're going to take away anything it's this.
These aren't ethical people and they were upheld by people who didn't really care that they weren't ethical. And that's damning for journalism
These aren't ethical people and they were upheld by people who didn't really care that they weren't ethical. And that's damning for journalism
The more Lizza writes the more he indicts himself in serious ethical lapses but there are a lot of editors and publishers who are complicit here, too.
The whole thing is just gross.
(And shout out to the serious journalists who do good work. You deserve better peers and a healthier industry.)
The whole thing is just gross.
(And shout out to the serious journalists who do good work. You deserve better peers and a healthier industry.)
November 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Honestly if you're going to take away anything it's this.
These aren't ethical people and they were upheld by people who didn't really care that they weren't ethical. And that's damning for journalism
These aren't ethical people and they were upheld by people who didn't really care that they weren't ethical. And that's damning for journalism
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In the latest installment of Dispatches from Riverside County, we take a look behind the scenes of Feeding America Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, which feeds an estimated 300,000 residents each month through its network of food pantries.
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Dispatches From Riverside County: Feeding America Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
Through its network of pantries, Feeding America Riverside and San Bernardino Counties feeds an estimated 300,000 residents each month.
riversiderecord.org
November 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In the latest installment of Dispatches from Riverside County, we take a look behind the scenes of Feeding America Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, which feeds an estimated 300,000 residents each month through its network of food pantries.
riversiderecord.org/dispatches-f...
riversiderecord.org/dispatches-f...
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Since someone cracked and took one for the team, it's clear that Ryan Lizza reversed convention and put the most explicit (and scarring) content in front of, not behind, the paywall.
But this is a major new accusation of Nuzzi killing stories (and more) for RFK Jr.
But this is a major new accusation of Nuzzi killing stories (and more) for RFK Jr.
November 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Since someone cracked and took one for the team, it's clear that Ryan Lizza reversed convention and put the most explicit (and scarring) content in front of, not behind, the paywall.
But this is a major new accusation of Nuzzi killing stories (and more) for RFK Jr.
But this is a major new accusation of Nuzzi killing stories (and more) for RFK Jr.
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everyone who spent the 90s laboriously and lovingly making mixtapes just dissolved into ancient dust
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
everyone who spent the 90s laboriously and lovingly making mixtapes just dissolved into ancient dust
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
Happy pizza Friday from me and this gorgeous pepperoni pizza fresh out of the oven 🍕
November 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Happy pizza Friday from me and this gorgeous pepperoni pizza fresh out of the oven 🍕
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Brookside Elementary School Principal Joel Hudec thought he was heading to an all-school assembly Thursday morning to celebrate the school’s academic growth, but at the end of the assembly it was unveiled that he had been chosen to receive a Milken Educator Award.
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Beaumont Principal Receives Prestigious National Educator Award In Surprise Announcement
Brookside Elementary School Principal Joel Hudec thought he was heading to an all-school assembly Thursday morning to celebrate the school’s academic growth, but at the end of the assembly it was unve...
riversiderecord.org
November 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Brookside Elementary School Principal Joel Hudec thought he was heading to an all-school assembly Thursday morning to celebrate the school’s academic growth, but at the end of the assembly it was unveiled that he had been chosen to receive a Milken Educator Award.
riversiderecord.org/beaumont-pri...
riversiderecord.org/beaumont-pri...
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A man died today at the Rikers Island jail complex. He was just hours away from an expected release.
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
Hours Before Expected Release, Rikers Detainee Dies After Apparent Seizure
Edwin Ramos, 38, was slated to plead guilty and walk free Friday morning. Instead, he became the 13th person to die in city custody this year.
www.thecity.nyc
November 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A man died today at the Rikers Island jail complex. He was just hours away from an expected release.
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
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Health officials this week confirmed Riverside County’s first flu-related death of the 2025-26 season, which typically runs from October to April.
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Health officials this week confirmed Riverside County’s first flu-related death of the 2025-26 season, which typically runs from October to April.
Health officials this week confirmed Riverside County’s first flu-related death of the 2025-26 season, which typically runs from October to April.
riversiderecord.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Health officials this week confirmed Riverside County’s first flu-related death of the 2025-26 season, which typically runs from October to April.
riversiderecord.org/riverside-co...
riversiderecord.org/riverside-co...
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The Riverside City Council this week voted 5-2 to approve an updated three-year, $16.8 million agreement with the Riverside County Department of Animal Services.
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Riverside City Council Approves $16M Animal Services Contract With County
The Riverside City Council this week voted 5-2 to approve an updated three-year, $16.8 million agreement with the Riverside County Department of Animal Services.
riversiderecord.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The Riverside City Council this week voted 5-2 to approve an updated three-year, $16.8 million agreement with the Riverside County Department of Animal Services.
riversiderecord.org/riverside-ci...
riversiderecord.org/riverside-ci...
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NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
Big tree down on Olympic at Alvarado after last night’s/this morning’s storms
November 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Big tree down on Olympic at Alvarado after last night’s/this morning’s storms
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Tbh I'm surprised there are still scientists who didn't give up on online surveys 10+ years ago. Kids in my high school were using survey bots to make money, and the bot detectors were always a step behind!
🧪 A new AI agent successfully bypasses 99.8% of survey bot detectors. By simulating human keystrokes and typos, the tool demonstrates how easily synthetic respondents can poison scientific data and manipulate polling results.
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
A Researcher Made an AI That Completely Breaks the Online Surveys Scientists Rely On
We can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people.”
www.404media.co
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Tbh I'm surprised there are still scientists who didn't give up on online surveys 10+ years ago. Kids in my high school were using survey bots to make money, and the bot detectors were always a step behind!
"Nobody gives a shit about pickleball!"
A real thing that was said at a council meeting I'm watching tonight.
Spoiler: The people actually really do care about pickleball, but this particular agenda item pales in comparison to others before the council tonight.
A real thing that was said at a council meeting I'm watching tonight.
Spoiler: The people actually really do care about pickleball, but this particular agenda item pales in comparison to others before the council tonight.
November 20, 2025 at 4:36 AM
"Nobody gives a shit about pickleball!"
A real thing that was said at a council meeting I'm watching tonight.
Spoiler: The people actually really do care about pickleball, but this particular agenda item pales in comparison to others before the council tonight.
A real thing that was said at a council meeting I'm watching tonight.
Spoiler: The people actually really do care about pickleball, but this particular agenda item pales in comparison to others before the council tonight.
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors Tuesday adjourned the meeting in honor of late Cathedral City Councilmember Mark Carnevale who died Sunday at the age of 75.
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Supervisors Honor Late Cathedral City Councilmember Mark Carnevale
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors Tuesday adjourned the meeting in honor of late Cathedral City Councilmember Mark Carnevale who died Sunday at the age of 75.
riversiderecord.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors Tuesday adjourned the meeting in honor of late Cathedral City Councilmember Mark Carnevale who died Sunday at the age of 75.
riversiderecord.org/supervisors-...
riversiderecord.org/supervisors-...
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NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
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Reading this was so cathartic and clarifying. Marisa is a gift.
We've gotta hold the line even when it feels like there's no point.
We've gotta hold the line even when it feels like there's no point.
New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Reading this was so cathartic and clarifying. Marisa is a gift.
We've gotta hold the line even when it feels like there's no point.
We've gotta hold the line even when it feels like there's no point.
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The Riverside City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday to formally create the Office of the Inspector General, which would serve as a neutral party responsible for investigating fraud, waste and abuse within the city.
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Riverside City Council Votes To Create Inspector General Role
One year after residents overwhelmingly voted in support of its creation, the city of Riverside is one step closer to appointing a local government watchdog.
riversiderecord.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The Riverside City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday to formally create the Office of the Inspector General, which would serve as a neutral party responsible for investigating fraud, waste and abuse within the city.
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riversiderecord.org/riverside-ci...
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...