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Scott Rodd

Former State Government Reporter

Scott Rodd previously covered government and legal affairs for the Sacramento Business Journal. Prior to the Business Journal, Scott worked as a freelance reporter in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., contributing to the Washington Post, New York Times, Stateline, the New York Observer and Next City. Scott grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut, and studied English literature at Susquehanna University.

 

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  • Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

    Wildfire victims left ‘in the dark’ after U.S. Forest Service briefs Congress about the Caldor Fire

    March 20, 2023

    A CapRadio and California Newsroom investigation prompted the Forest Service to answer U.S. lawmakers’ questions about a stalled fire prevention project, but little information from these meetings has been shared with the public.

  • Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

    Members of Congress demand answers from the Forest Service, following CapRadio/California Newsroom wildfire investigation

    November 18, 2022

    The yearlong investigation revealed how the Forest Service warned — for decades — that a wildfire could wipe out the small town of Grizzly Flats, but the agency didn’t fulfill its plan to protect the town.

  • Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo

    Sacramento revamps cannabis enforcement system after facing dozens of lawsuits, racism allegations

    October 3, 2022

    The city has issued over $100 million in fines against property owners, but the vast majority have challenged the penalties.

  • Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

    Cal Fire fumbles key responsibilities to prevent catastrophic wildfires despite historic budget

    June 21, 2022

    A months-long investigation from The California Newsroom examined Cal Fire’s efforts to prevent catastrophic wildfires, ahead of what could be another devastating fire season.

  • Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

    Here's what we know about California primary election results

    June 7, 2022

    Governor Gavin Newsom will face Republican state Senator Brain Dahle in November, among other results in statewide contests throughout California. In most of these races, the top two vote-getters will move on to the general election in November.

  • AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli and courtesy of Rafa Garcia

    Three Democrats square off to represent Sacramento in the state Senate

    May 23, 2022

    The district includes the city of Sacramento and its surrounding neighborhoods, stretching north to Elverta and south to Elk Grove.

  • Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool / AP Photo

    California will close its central COVID-19 lab, cancel $1.7 billion contract with PerkinElmer

    April 20, 2022

    The Valencia Branch Laboratory struggled with “significant deficiencies” since opening in late 2020.

  • Mathew Caine/Willits Weekly

    Newsom hailed this 'critical' wildfire-prevention program. Two years on, it hasn't completed a single project

    April 12, 2022

    In late 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new program to dramatically speed up the state’s wildfire prevention work. But an investigation from CapRadio and The California Newsroom found the program hasn’t resulted in a single completed project.

  • Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo

    Resources available for families of victims and the Sacramento community after downtown mass shooting

    April 4, 2022

    Resources are available for the families of those killed or injured, as well as people in the community affected by this weekend's mass shooting in downtown Sacramento.

  • AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

    Sacramento police search for multiple shooters after 6 killed, 12 injured downtown

    April 3, 2022

    Sacramento Police are searching for multiple shooters from an early Sunday morning shooting in downtown Sacramento that left six people dead.

 

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