Lisa Pickoff-White
@pickoffwhite.bsky.social
The California Reporting Project’s Director of Research, covering law enforcement in the Golden State. Based out of Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program. Former KQED. Nerd. Signal user
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Search California public records about law enforcement violence and misconduct.
policerecords.kqed.org
We’ve launched a database with about 1.5 million pages of once-secret records detailing when law enforcement officers in California seriously injured someone or an agency found an officer violated policy with @kqednews.kqed.org, @sfchronicle.com @latimes.com @calmatters.org 1/
As a frequent user of Muni, BART, CalTrain and AC Transit I found this guide to how to upgrade your Clipper card really useful and am excited to save money on my transfers.
December 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
As a frequent user of Muni, BART, CalTrain and AC Transit I found this guide to how to upgrade your Clipper card really useful and am excited to save money on my transfers.
Law enforcement agencies in San Diego County have access to dozens of local private Flock camera networks, which include 150+ previously undisclosed license plate readers.
Flock users can search a license plate number, partial plate information or general description such as “black pickup truck.”
Flock users can search a license plate number, partial plate information or general description such as “black pickup truck.”
San Diego County police agencies access many private license plate readers with minimal oversight
Dozens of businesses and homeowners associations around San Diego allow law enforcement to search through data from their license plate readers, including Home Depot, Lowe's, and local malls.
www.kpbs.org
December 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Law enforcement agencies in San Diego County have access to dozens of local private Flock camera networks, which include 150+ previously undisclosed license plate readers.
Flock users can search a license plate number, partial plate information or general description such as “black pickup truck.”
Flock users can search a license plate number, partial plate information or general description such as “black pickup truck.”
Is this part of the proofreading test?
December 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Is this part of the proofreading test?
Reposted by Lisa Pickoff-White
Reposted by Lisa Pickoff-White
Almost half of the people being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Northern California have no criminal record, recent data shows.
That data also reveals that ICE arrests across Northern California have more than tripled this year.
missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-i...
That data also reveals that ICE arrests across Northern California have more than tripled this year.
missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-i...
48% of people arrested by ICE in Northern California have no criminal record
For the first time all year, arrests of immigrants without criminal convictions surpassed arrests of those with one.
missionlocal.org
December 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Almost half of the people being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Northern California have no criminal record, recent data shows.
That data also reveals that ICE arrests across Northern California have more than tripled this year.
missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-i...
That data also reveals that ICE arrests across Northern California have more than tripled this year.
missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-i...
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Seriously, @transjournalists.org is out here doing _the work_:
• Training journalists to improve their skills—not just about covering trans people!
• Being a voice of reason about how we cover marginalized communities
• Strengthening a growing community
Consider chipping in on this #GivingTuesday!
• Training journalists to improve their skills—not just about covering trans people!
• Being a voice of reason about how we cover marginalized communities
• Strengthening a growing community
Consider chipping in on this #GivingTuesday!
The Trans Journalists Association is building a future of journalism where stories about trans people are just, ethical, and informed by our leadership.
This #GivingTuesday, we’re asking you to support our movement: bit.ly/tja_pride. 🧵
This #GivingTuesday, we’re asking you to support our movement: bit.ly/tja_pride. 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Seriously, @transjournalists.org is out here doing _the work_:
• Training journalists to improve their skills—not just about covering trans people!
• Being a voice of reason about how we cover marginalized communities
• Strengthening a growing community
Consider chipping in on this #GivingTuesday!
• Training journalists to improve their skills—not just about covering trans people!
• Being a voice of reason about how we cover marginalized communities
• Strengthening a growing community
Consider chipping in on this #GivingTuesday!
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You can learn a lot of interesting things from the coroner's office!!
An Overlooked Source of Information in Missouri Prison Deaths: The Coroner
When corrections officials aren’t forthcoming with records, coroners can offer families the details needed to find closure or pursue accountability.
www.themarshallproject.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
You can learn a lot of interesting things from the coroner's office!!
Reposted by Lisa Pickoff-White
An AI translation tool may perform very well for a language pair like English and Spanish, but introduce significant errors when it’s used for less common languages...One article, for instance, mistranslated the English term “street food” into Kiswahili as “food of the road.”
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Studies on AI transcription and translation in journalism reveal “low-resource” language gap, new report finds
A new report from the Center for News, Technology & Innovation (CNTI) reviewed over 55 studies to better understand the state of AI translation and transcription in journalism. The global research…
www.niemanlab.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
An AI translation tool may perform very well for a language pair like English and Spanish, but introduce significant errors when it’s used for less common languages...One article, for instance, mistranslated the English term “street food” into Kiswahili as “food of the road.”
buff.ly/FiAyV9Z
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Cool $10k journalism award opportunity for those covering immigrants, LTBTQ+ people, disabled people, and other marginalized communities!
cronkite.asu.edu/shaufler-prize
cronkite.asu.edu/shaufler-prize
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Cool $10k journalism award opportunity for those covering immigrants, LTBTQ+ people, disabled people, and other marginalized communities!
cronkite.asu.edu/shaufler-prize
cronkite.asu.edu/shaufler-prize
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5 immigration judges were summarily fired in San Francisco today, the largest such firing in the city all year.
It continues a trend of the Trump admin. targeting immigration judges nationwide. In San Francisco, at least 12 have been sacked this year.
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-i...
It continues a trend of the Trump admin. targeting immigration judges nationwide. In San Francisco, at least 12 have been sacked this year.
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-i...
Friday night massacre: 5 judges fired from S.F. immigration court today
The Department of Justice fired at least five San Francisco immigration court judges on Friday in the largest cut of immigration judges in the city so far
missionlocal.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
5 immigration judges were summarily fired in San Francisco today, the largest such firing in the city all year.
It continues a trend of the Trump admin. targeting immigration judges nationwide. In San Francisco, at least 12 have been sacked this year.
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-i...
It continues a trend of the Trump admin. targeting immigration judges nationwide. In San Francisco, at least 12 have been sacked this year.
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-i...
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My latest: The latest detention management figures are out, covering the entire shutdown.
While federal workers were furloughed, ICE arrested and detained approximately 54,000 people and deported approximately 56,000 people.
While federal workers were furloughed, ICE arrested and detained approximately 54,000 people and deported approximately 56,000 people.
Tens of thousands of people were detained and deported during US government shutdown
As most government business halted during the shutdown, immigration agents continued their raids
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
My latest: The latest detention management figures are out, covering the entire shutdown.
While federal workers were furloughed, ICE arrested and detained approximately 54,000 people and deported approximately 56,000 people.
While federal workers were furloughed, ICE arrested and detained approximately 54,000 people and deported approximately 56,000 people.
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NEW: Federal prison workers are jumping ship & heading to ICE for better pay + bonuses. Already BOP lost >1400 people this year, reversing all of 2024’s staffing gains. It’s an unintended consequence of Trump’s push for mass deportations
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
NEW: Federal prison workers are jumping ship & heading to ICE for better pay + bonuses. Already BOP lost >1400 people this year, reversing all of 2024’s staffing gains. It’s an unintended consequence of Trump’s push for mass deportations
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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At least 20 women who were held in a SF jail say earlier this year deputies ordered women to strip down in front of each other while the deputies laughed and filmed them.
The sheriff is looking into allegations; lawsuits could follow.
via @abineely.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-j...
The sheriff is looking into allegations; lawsuits could follow.
via @abineely.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-j...
Women in S.F. jail say they were forced to undress while deputies filmed them
Women being held in a San Francisco jail say deputies ordered them to strip while the deputies laughed and filmed them with body cameras.
missionlocal.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
At least 20 women who were held in a SF jail say earlier this year deputies ordered women to strip down in front of each other while the deputies laughed and filmed them.
The sheriff is looking into allegations; lawsuits could follow.
via @abineely.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-j...
The sheriff is looking into allegations; lawsuits could follow.
via @abineely.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-j...
Without downloading any new pics describe your gender.
November 20, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Without downloading any new pics describe your gender.
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A Reporter’s Glossary of Prison Jargon
A Reporter’s Glossary of Prison Jargon
PJP created this glossary of prison jargon for journalists and newsrooms, who may come across these words in their reporting.
prisonjournalismproject.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
A Reporter’s Glossary of Prison Jargon
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From ICE raids to protests, journalists in the field are at risk more than ever. So, how should you prepare before a public event?
Next week, a @womenjournos.bsky.social panel — feat. @rcfp.org's Jen Nelson — will offer advice on how to stay safe and mitigate danger. Details:
Next week, a @womenjournos.bsky.social panel — feat. @rcfp.org's Jen Nelson — will offer advice on how to stay safe and mitigate danger. Details:
JAWS Webinar: Safety Tips for Journalists — JAWS
FREE WEBINAR NOVEMBER 19: Stay safe out there! From ICE raids to protests, journalists are at risk in public these days more than ever. So how should you prepare before a public event? Our panel...
www.jaws.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
From ICE raids to protests, journalists in the field are at risk more than ever. So, how should you prepare before a public event?
Next week, a @womenjournos.bsky.social panel — feat. @rcfp.org's Jen Nelson — will offer advice on how to stay safe and mitigate danger. Details:
Next week, a @womenjournos.bsky.social panel — feat. @rcfp.org's Jen Nelson — will offer advice on how to stay safe and mitigate danger. Details:
Reposted by Lisa Pickoff-White
Another public records request win!
Judge Rules Flock Surveillance Images Are Public Records That Can Be Requested By Anyone
A Washington judge said images taken by Flock cameras are "not exempt from disclosure" in public record requests.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Another public records request win!
Reflecting on Claude
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Reflecting on Claude
Reposted by Lisa Pickoff-White
New data shows that the CCRB retroactively doctored public data for more than 10,000 misconduct allegations against NYPD officers.
hellgatenyc.com/ccrb-whitewa...
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The NYPD’s Watchdog Whitewashed More Than 10,000 Misconduct Allegations in Public Data, New Evidence Shows
Allegations of lying, sexual misconduct, bigoted statements, and racist policing were among those quietly reclassified by the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
hellgatenyc.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
New data shows that the CCRB retroactively doctored public data for more than 10,000 misconduct allegations against NYPD officers.
hellgatenyc.com/ccrb-whitewa...
hellgatenyc.com/ccrb-whitewa...
I really love getting the little note that my ballot was processed and vote counted. 🥰
November 7, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I really love getting the little note that my ballot was processed and vote counted. 🥰
California reporters, I have two opportunities:
1. Use our police records website, give us your opinion and get paid for an hour of your time
2. Schedule a workshop for your newsroom or request personal assistance going through our data
My DMs are open.
1. Use our police records website, give us your opinion and get paid for an hour of your time
2. Schedule a workshop for your newsroom or request personal assistance going through our data
My DMs are open.
Police Records - CalMatters
Search California public records about law enforcement violence and misconduct.
clean.calmatters.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
California reporters, I have two opportunities:
1. Use our police records website, give us your opinion and get paid for an hour of your time
2. Schedule a workshop for your newsroom or request personal assistance going through our data
My DMs are open.
1. Use our police records website, give us your opinion and get paid for an hour of your time
2. Schedule a workshop for your newsroom or request personal assistance going through our data
My DMs are open.
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Texts from the Border Patrol agent who shot a U.S. citizen in Chicago they later arrested for assault: “I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.” chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Border Patrol agent 'bragged' about shooting woman in Brighton Park, defense attorney says
Testimony from the agent who shot a woman multiple times in an immigration enforcement action revealed how he touted his marksmanship in leaving seven wounds despite firing five bullets. He later text...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Texts from the Border Patrol agent who shot a U.S. citizen in Chicago they later arrested for assault: “I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.” chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Reposted by Lisa Pickoff-White
A U.S. Senate investigation led by Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) "has uncovered dozens of credible reports of medical neglect and poor conditions in immigration detention centers nationwide — with detainees denied insulin, left without medical attention for days and forced to compete for clean water."
Senate report details dozens of cases of medical neglect in federal immigration detention centers
A U.S. Senate investigation has uncovered numerous credible reports of medical neglect and poor conditions in immigration detention centers across the country.
apnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A U.S. Senate investigation led by Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) "has uncovered dozens of credible reports of medical neglect and poor conditions in immigration detention centers nationwide — with detainees denied insulin, left without medical attention for days and forced to compete for clean water."