Ishani Desai
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Reporter at @sacbee_news 🐝 🗞️ Tips? Complaints? Story ideas? [email protected]
Joined February 2021
There’s something obvious and also not-so-obvious about mega-scoops like this. The obvious: Despite everything, the MSM still matters. A lot. Thread time:
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
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Y'all are going to have to work this one out for yourselves.
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Federal officials charged Dana Williamson, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff, with public corruption, according to a federal indictment obtained by The Sacramento Bee. https://t.co/7vrOxvNp3K
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Dana Williamson served as Gavin Newsom’s top aide until November 2024.
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The @nytimes reports Sacramento County District Attorney @ThienHoCA and Sacramento County Sheriff @SheriffJCooper are contemplating running for congressional seats as voters consider California's Prop. 50, a ballot measure redrawing districts: https://t.co/vaRlDCvCii
nytimes.com
Democrats in California are already starting campaigns and declaring their intentions for hypothetical seats that voters must first approve with Proposition 50.
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Mayor Kevin McCarty announces initiative to make Sacramento an expansion candidate for MLB. His focus is on corporate dollars while imploring the public to support the A's. With no firm stadium or ownership plan, can it work? For @sacbee_news:
sacbee.com
Without ownership or a stadium plan, Mayor Kevin McCarty faces steep odds in bringing MLB to Sacramento.
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Why local news is important y’all.
In downtown Naples FL with one of my besties, not a “No Kings” protest in sight!
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A Day in the Life (Journalist Edition) A helicopter crash on Highway 50 in Sacramento; a South Lake Tahoe mayor admitting to stealing $ from a church; and, publishing an intense investigation into CapRadio. These were all published by me today! https://t.co/sfhTU9uV7A
sacbee.com
The aircraft went down just before 7:10 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of Highway 50 near Howe Avenue.
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The alleged shooter of ABC10 appeared to have written his schedule for Friday, the day the Sacramento studios were shot. “Do the Next Scary Thing,” said the note written on a whiteboard planner affixed to his refrigerator. https://t.co/WKxXgoL5Rs
sacbee.com
Federal officials laid out the investigation in the federal complaint. Anibal Hernandez Santana also faces charges from Sacramento’s D.A.
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Coming out of retirement…💜🔦 Any pic of me tonight will be Reposted by the @SacBeam
I’m told the Sacramento Kings will be testing the beam tonight as they gear up for the start of the 2025-26 NBA season.
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A love letter to local Sacramento journalism: https://t.co/HNJ0LAFBrZ
sacbee.com
“Local news informs, investigates and tells stories that would otherwise be missed. It builds trust at a time when that feels rare.”
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"He's a U.S. citizen!" Video shows Border Patrol agents chase and detain a man at a Sacramento-area Home Depot parking lot. Full story here >> https://t.co/VZOj5xcCK2
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.@sacbee_news Families grieving after a Northern California firework explosion say no one has provided them with updates. This comes as @YoloCountyCA did not take questions today during their media briefing. "There are thousands of questions" https://t.co/lxKqvhg5Cj
sacbee.com
Authorities have not released the named of the seven people missing since the fireworks facility blast.
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Video shows immigration agents interrogating a Latino U.S. citizen: ‘I’m American, bro!’ https://t.co/KcZEAZO3QJ
latimes.com
Los Angeles and cities around the nation were bracing for 'No Kings' protests ahead of Trump's military parade as an appeals court ruling kept the National Guard under the president's control for now.
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Hey man, really sorry I accused you of being a satanic pedophile to an audience of hundreds of millions.
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Was city of Fresno planning to attack journalistic freedom? Here’s what we know
fresnobee.com
Fresno City Attorney Andrew Janz says the subpoenas of Fresno Bee and Fresnoland reporters were issued without his knowledge.
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