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Pauline Bartolone
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Pauline’s been a journalist for more than 15 years, during which she was Capital Public Radio’s healthcare reporter from 2011-2015. Her work has aired frequently on National Public Radio, and her byline has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, The Daily Beast, CNN.com, Washingtonpost.com, and Scientific American.
Pauline’s been awarded multiple regional Edward R. Murrow awards, national recognition from the Society of Professional Journalists and a first-place prize from the Association of Health Care Journalists.
For the better part of a decade, Pauline freelanced from Latin America. Her reporting on melting glaciers in the Ecuadorian Andes was part of a George Polk award-winning radio series in 2006.
When she’s not producing stories, Pauline’s getting crafty; glass mosaics, knitting and soap-making are just a few obsessions. And she loves learning the Brazilian martial art of capoeira.
Pauline has a master's degree in journalism from the University of California at Berkeley.
For California Fire Survivors, Rebuilding Can Be Long And Painful
April 25, 2019
A year and a half after the Tubbs Fire, some families are starting to run out of insurance money before they've found permanent housing. It's an experience that's could repeat for victims of last year's fires, as well.
Sacramento Teachers Picket Outside Schools In One-Day Strike Amid Budget Crisis
April 11, 2019
They strike was held to pressure the city school district to fully implement a deal they made back in 2017, labor leaders say. The district says any savings from an employee health plan change to help close its $35 million spending gap.
Coming Soon: What You Don’t Know About Meadowview, The Neighborhood Where Stephon Clark Was Killed
March 21, 2019
For the next The View From Here podcast, Capital Public Radio is spending a year looking at the complex history that led up to the Meadowview neighborhood's modern day image, and talking to leaders who are remaking it for the next generation.
Camp Fire Survivors Share Their Dreams For A Rebuilt Paradise At Community Meeting
February 26, 2019
The meeting was the first of several listening sessions organized by the town of Paradise to initiate a public dialogue about how to rebuild the community after last year's deadly firestorm.
In The Neighborhood Where Stephon Clark Died, Mayor Unveils Plan To Spend $200 Million On Economic Inequality In Sacramento
February 19, 2019
During his annual State of the City speech on Tuesday, Mayor Darrell Steinberg announced a proposal that would spend $40 million annually in Measure U revenue over the next five years on often-neglected neighborhoods.
This Paradise Couple’s Home Survived — But Their Insurer Dropped Them, Anyway
January 28, 2019
Tom and Tamara Conry’s home in Paradise was barely touched by November’s Camp Fire. But their property insurer decided not to renew them after this month.
Rebuilding And Unbanked: Some Paradise-area Residents Reel Without A Bank Account
January 17, 2019
Some Camp Fire victims trying to rebuild are facing added hurdles because before the state's most deadly and destructive wildfire they didn't have a bank account.
Camp Fire Survivors Return To Live Where Their Homes Burned, Despite Health Warnings
December 21, 2018
All evacuation orders are now lifted for Butte County areas burned up by the Camp wildfire last month, but officials say people shouldn’t move back until hazardous material is removed.
Some Camp Fire Evacuees Lost Everything — Even Their Teeth. Here’s How Communities Are Stepping Up.
December 13, 2018
Deborah Laughlin was having a rough time even before she lost everything in the Camp Fire in Paradise.
DNA Technology Helping As Sacramento County Works To Identify Camp Wildfire Victims
November 29, 2018
Sacramento County officials say they’re identifying people who have perished in the Camp Fire more quickly through the use of DNA technology.