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The nonprofit Livermore Jazz Society was created with two primary beliefs — that musicians should be paid a fair, livable wage, and that jazz music deserves to be documented. The founder sought to implement these ideas locally by …

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CalMatters is a Sacramento-based nonpartisan, nonprofit journalism venture committed to explaining how California's state Capitol works and why it matters. It works with more than 130 media partners throughout the state that have long, deep relationships with their local audiences, including Embarcadero Media.

Nicole Gonzales is a staff reporter for Embarcadero Media’s East Bay Division, the Pleasanton Weekly. Nicole began writing for the publication in July 2022. A graduate of San Francisco State University’s...