Chris Nichols

PolitiFact California Reporter

For the past dozen years, Chris Nichols has worked as a government and politics reporter at newspapers across California. Most recently, he covered the Capitol for the San Diego Union-Tribune. Previously, he worked at the North County Times in Escondido; the Lodi News-Sentinel and the Sonora Union-Democrat.

He is a native of sunny San Diego and long-suffering fan of the San Diego Padres and Chargers – but only if they stay in America’s Finest City. After obtaining his bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley, Chris left California to earn his master’s degree from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism in 2004, but quickly returned home after realizing his heart was in the Golden State, not the Big Apple.

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An Unexpected $400 Expense Would Be Damaging For Many, But Kamala Harris Overstates Report’s Finding
April 19, 2019
Harris claimed that "almost half of American families are a $400 unexpected expense away from complete upheaval."
Gavin Newsom Has Made Progress On Some Promises, But What About A State Homelessness Secretary?
April 15, 2019
Newsom has yet to move forward on one specific promise: Appointing a cabinet-level State Homelessness Secretary.
Kamala Harris Calls Her LIFT Plan ‘The Most Significant Middle-Class Tax Cut In Generations.’ Is It?
April 11, 2019
Would Harris’ plan really be a landmark middle-class tax cut?
Feds Charge Sacramento-Area Women With Illegal Drug Sales On Darknet
April 5, 2019
Federal authorities said on Friday that two Sacramento-area women, including a registered nurse, are among the latest to be charged for selling illegal drugs on the darknet, encrypted websites that traffic in illegal items.
Holy Guacamole: Would America Really ‘Run Out Of Avocados’ If Trump Closes The Border?
April 3, 2019
Given Trump’s repeated threats to close the border and America’s avocado obsession, PolitiFact California decided the time was ripe for a fact check.
Some Rural California Counties Have Much Higher Arrest Rates Than Urban Ones, Report Finds
March 29, 2019
While the report didn't explain the divide in rural and urban arrests rates, some law enforcement officials in rural counties say more familiarity with their citizens might be part of the reason.
Kamala Harris Is Wrong, Trump Isn’t ‘Raiding Money’ From Military Pensions
March 28, 2019
PolitiFact California fact checks California Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' claim about President Donald Trump's plans to divert military funds to pay for a border wall.
Gov. Newsom Says Work Continues On Possible Rent Compromise
March 26, 2019
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he's continuing to work with state lawmakers on what he hopes will be a deal to stabilize California’s rising rents without putting small landlords out of business.
Victims' Families Speak Out On Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Decision To Halt California's Death Penalty
March 25, 2019
Some families of those killed by inmates now on death row have harshly criticized his freeze on executions. Others say they support the move.
Kamala Harris Gets It Mostly Right On America’s Rapid Growth Of Student Loan Debt
March 21, 2019
Is student loan debt really growing that fast? And is it really second only to mortgage debt? PolitiFact California decided to crunch Harris’ numbers in this fact check.

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