Chris Nichols
Politics Editor
As Politics Editor, Chris leads a team of CapRadio journalists focused on holding state and local government leaders accountable. The politics team is also dedicated to explaining how decisions made at City Hall and the state Capitol impact the future and well-being of everyday residents across Sacramento and California.
Previously, Chris covered homelessness and housing affordability for CapRadio. Before that, he led the station’s fact-checking initiative PolitiFact California, debunking misinformation throughout the Golden State.
Earlier in his career, Chris spent a dozen years writing about government and politics at newspapers across California. He covered the Capitol for the San Diego Union-Tribune. Before that, he worked as a news reporter at the North County Times in Escondido, the Lodi News-Sentinel and the Sonora Union-Democrat.
He earned his bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley and later his master’s degree from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.
Chris is cautiously optimistic that his hometown San Diego Padres will someday be World Champions, but he’s not holding his breath.
