Andy Donohue
investigative editor, CalMatters
- Bovino hasn’t been telling the truth since his very first operation in Kern County a year ago. The Border Patrol’s own documents proved it. calmatters.org/economy/2025...
- Good breakdown
- Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
- I just want to congratulate @ericumansky.bsky.social and his Los Angeles Lakers on a hard-fought and well-earned victory on Saturday night over my Milwaukee Bucks. Luka was fantastic.
- We did an episode with Latino USA. It's about the blueprint for the aggressive immigration raids nationwide, the man behind them and the things people are doing to push back. You should listen to it: www.latinousa.org/2025/10/31/t...
- As DUI fatalities surge across the state, our investigation finds that California has some of the weakest drunk driving laws in the U.S. Our enforcement system is broken. The toll can be counted in bodies. calmatters.org/investigatio...
- Anthem kept cutting off addiction treatment. One facility kept appealing on their behalf, and winning. Then Anthem tried to cut it off. A vital deep dive into an issue at the heart of how California handles its mental health and addiction crises. calmatters.org/health/menta...
- A judge halted the LA immigration raids. Now, raid’s architect has moved his operations up to California’s capital. Where a judge had already prohibited his raid blueprint. calmatters.org/justice/2025...
- A federal judge says the LA immigration sweeps must stop. Because agents can’t just approach Latinos without a warrant or reasonable suspicion. And they can’t deny detainees access to a lawyer. calmatters.org/justice/2025...
- We worked with @bellingcat.com and @evidentmedia.org to create this short documentary revealing the legally questionable tactics being used by federal agents in the LA immigration sweeps. Based on an analysis of more than 100 videos: youtu.be/6BuxaVdv7po
- Update: Civil rights groups have sued the fed gov, saying the way it has taken and detained people from the LA streets is blatantly unconstitutional. calmatters.org/justice/2025...
- … These are not enemy combatants in a war zone, but people living and working in America’s second largest city.” @sergioolmos.bsky.social @wendyfry.bsky.social Lauren Hepler and Anat Rubin on the LA immigration raids. calmatters.org/investigatio...
- Nearly 200 deadly drivers had their driving privileges suspended as a result of this reporting. And court executives were refreshingly candid about it. “They were errors on our part. I’m not going to sugarcoat it,” said one. calmatters.org/investigatio...
- “The masked agents pull up quickly. They jump out of unmarked vans or trucks. They wear blue jeans or battle fatigues. They approach Latino men, at times yelling and carrying assault rifles. …
- Reposted by Andy DonohueTaken: LA immigration raids Masked men pull up quickly and approach Latino men. When someone runs, they’re taken. When they don’t answer a question, they’re taken. When they can’t produce papers, they’re taken. calmatters.org/investigatio... @wendyfry.bsky.social @addonohue.bsky.social
- Gregory Bovino is running Border Patrol’s LA operation right now. His last raid was a total mess. And he sees no difference between a farm worker and a fentanyl dealer. w/ @sergioolmos.bsky.social @wendyfry.bsky.social calmatters.org/investigatio...
- The Man Who Unsolved a Murder: For 32 years, the kidnapping and murder of a 6 year old boy had remained a mystery. Then a man came forward with a story. What happened next illustrates one of the biggest — and most hidden — problems in the justice system. calmatters.org/investigatio...
- The excellent reporting from @wendyfry.bsky.social and @sergioolmos.bsky.social has been front and center in this case.
- Judge restricts Border Patrol in California: ‘You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin and say give me your papers” W/ @wendyfry.bsky.social calmatters.org/justice/2025...
- Reposted by Andy DonohueJudge restricts Border Patrol in California: ‘You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin and say give me your papers” W/ @wendyfry.bsky.social calmatters.org/justice/2025...
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- Kostas Linardos had 17 tickets — including for speeding, reckless driving and street racing — and 4 collisions. Then, in November 2022, he gunned his truck into the back of a sedan, killing a toddler. In December of last year, the DMV renewed his driver’s license. calmatters.org/investigatio...
- Border Patrol’s official narrative on its January sweep in Kern County is not true. Great reporting and storytelling in this new 15-minute documentary from @sergioolmos.bsky.social, @wendyfry.bsky.social and @evidentmedia.org calmatters.org/economy/2025...
- Reposted by Andy DonohueHello Bluesky! @evidentmedia.org is a nonprofit news org for documentary journalism, powered by the public. We're thrilled to partner with @bellingcat.com @calmatters.org and others on early projects. And excited to build a community for docu journalism here on Bluesky!
- The Lamborghini Mercy sat at a tow yard for so long the towing company sold it to recover its costs. The extra $100k in profits? The DMV can keep it, without telling the owner. calmatters.org/california-d...
- Temporary homeless shelters are the backbone of California’s homelessness response. Our new investigation shows why they’re failing — and what leaders could be doing instead. calmatters.org/housing/2025...
- Very happy to be partnering with Evident as they launch. Look for our doc on immigration raids soon.
- LA officials made some pretty absurd arguments for why they could keep homeless shelter complaints secret. We sued them. Now they’re making the records public: calmatters.org/inside-the-n...
- Border Patrol says its Operation Return to Sender was targeted and not a wide sweep. That’s not what people on the ground in Bakersfield — including agribusiness leaders — saw. t.co/GhdxWoJvhA
- My journalism prediction for 2025: Things will get worse. Much worse. www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/ther...
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