Julie Watts
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National Award-Winning Investigative Journalist & California Capitol Accountability Correspondent @cbsnews @cbssacramento @kpixtv @cbsla
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Joined April 2009
Since this 3min excerpt of 30min segment went viral, we decided to post it ourselves. But I’d encourage you to watch the full segment. https://t.co/wHQcHbybqF
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2026 California Governor Candidates | Interviews https://t.co/mXnrbTmtgk via @YouTube
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CBS News California Investigates sat down for interviews with the people who want to be your next California governor. @juliewattsTV pushed past the talking ...
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Want honest answers? Pose philosophical redistricting questions to your kid. Show them posts from both sides of the debate. #MomLife #gerrymandering #redistricting
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🏆Congratulations to @CBSNews and Stations’ 2025 Edward R. Murrow Winners, including @SteveHartmanCBS & CBS News California Investigates with @juliewattsTV. Learn more ↓ https://t.co/H4XhCtMfvt
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Spoiler alert @alex_lee 's bill died without a vote when @BuffyWicks held the bill in the suspense file. The 5th graders are still waiting for an interview with @BuffyWicks. Stay tuned for Part 3!
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More on how the "Skincare industry profits from marketing products tweens shouldn't use"
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A CBS News Confirmed analysis of a dozen skincare influencers' accounts found that many featured ingredients not suitable for kids and were undisclosed brand partnerships or sponsored posts.
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What we found when we sent tweens "undercover Sephora shopping"
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CBS News California's Julie Watts and her daughter's fifth-grade class go undercover shopping and head to the State Capitol to investigate how the skincare industry makes billions by selling potent...
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The skincare industry is cashing in on Gen Alpha "Sephora Kids." A California lawmaker wants to stop it. I teamed up with my daughter's fifth-grade class and the CBS News Confirmed team to examine the concerns and the proposed solutions. https://t.co/sFtZ8Kdg7J
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FAIR PLAN SECRETS: Why California's insurer of last resort is so secretive (and why it could cost you) https://t.co/xziJxJR6dH
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Once thought of as a small, rarely-used backstop, the FAIR Plan is now one of the largest insurers in the state, and people without FAIR Plan insurance are the ones on the hook for the FAIR Plan's...
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Thank you for being a voice for all of us @ZavalaA We're ready for that meeting.
The California State Senate has severely limited press access in the chamber to journalists and despite repeated calls from @CCACalifornia to change this, leaders will not listen. Here’s what’s going on 🧵
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The California State Senate has severely limited press access in the chamber to journalists and despite repeated calls from @CCACalifornia to change this, leaders will not listen. Here’s what’s going on 🧵
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American Nightmare Survivors Using Their Trauma to Retrain Law Enforcement https://t.co/BngeFWfwxt
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Critics blame antiquated interrogation training for their "American Nightmare." Aaron and Denise (Huskins) Quinn take us through Aaron's own interrogation, revealing how traditional interrogation...
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California Correspondent Julie Watts at the California State Capitol CBS News California Investigates “continues its mission to bring transparency to
WEDNESDAY: @JulieWattsTV leads @CBSNews California Investigates' 30-minute special “California’s Fentanyl Fight: Politicians V. Parents” across @kcalnews, @CBSSacramento and @KPIXtv linear and streaming channels. More ⬇️ https://t.co/FJw2Wwtarl
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WEDNESDAY: @JulieWattsTV leads @CBSNews California Investigates' 30-minute special “California’s Fentanyl Fight: Politicians V. Parents” across @kcalnews, @CBSSacramento and @KPIXtv linear and streaming channels. More ⬇️ https://t.co/FJw2Wwtarl
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California Correspondent Julie Watts at the California State Capitol CBS News California Investigates “continues its mission to bring transparency to
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head of Proposition 36 vote, state data show California is not tracking retail theft suspects after arrests
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No one — not the Governor's Office, the CHP task force, nor the attorney general — can tell us how many of the people arrested by California's Organized Retail Crime Task Force were sentenced, let...
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Lawmakers regularly hold off on voting on controversial bills as a way to avoid irking colleagues or angering powerful lobbying groups that might see an official “no” vote as an insult.
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“CalMatters and CBS News in April revealed that instead of voting “no,” many lawmakers don’t vote at all. In the Legislature, a non-vote counts the same as voting “no,” because legislative rules require a fixed number of “yes” votes for a bill to move forward.
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The investigation in April revealed that California’s Democratic lawmakers vote “no” so rarely that critics say most of the 2,000-plus bills introduced each year appear to be decided in advance behind closed doors.”
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