Ali – Ali Journal http://journoalitadayon.com Just another WordPress site Fri, 18 Aug 2017 08:10:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Ex-Corona cop, now paralyzed, seeks special van http://journoalitadayon.com/ex-corona-cop-now-paralyzed-seeks-special-van/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 07:46:36 +0000 http://journoalitadayon.com/?p=104 Profile of a former police officer and veteran who was forced to ask the community for help when the city’s compensation wouldn’t suffice. After the story ran in print, locals flocked to his aid. One group even gave him a power-wheelchair.

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]]> Why Riverside bar and music venue The Vibe is closing http://journoalitadayon.com/why-riverside-bar-and-music-venue-the-vibe-is-closing/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 07:43:20 +0000 http://journoalitadayon.com/?p=102 I interviewed several members of the Riverside underground music scene for this piece — an obituary, if you will — on an iconic venue shutting down. I even got the owner to open up about the not-so-pretty parts of the venue’s history.

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]]> How Riverside man’s life changed after he barely survived a hunting trip http://journoalitadayon.com/how-riverside-mans-life-changed-after-he-barely-survived-a-hunting-trip/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 07:42:33 +0000 http://journoalitadayon.com/?p=100 Profile of a man who was injured in the Idaho wilderness and stranded for days. I talked to him while he was in the hospital recovering from the incident, and then followed up a year later for this story on how it changed his life.

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]]> Could you be in California’s gang database? Bill would make sure you know http://journoalitadayon.com/could-you-be-in-californias-gang-database-bill-would-make-sure-you-know/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 07:40:46 +0000 http://journoalitadayon.com/?p=97 I used information from a California Public Records Act request to show how many people were in a controversial police database that tracked alleged gang affiliates. I paired that with interviews with local police and pundits on both sides of the debate.

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]]> FRAUD CASE: Anatomy of an alleged Ponzi scheme, laid out in lawsuits http://journoalitadayon.com/fraud-case-anatomy-of-an-alleged-ponzi-scheme-laid-out-in-lawsuits/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 07:39:55 +0000 http://journoalitadayon.com/?p=95 I reviewed hundreds of pages of court documents for this story on a complex, multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme by a local accountant.

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]]> What festival fans need to know about Coachella, Stagecoach and sexual assault http://journoalitadayon.com/what-festival-fans-need-to-know-about-coachella-stagecoach-and-sexual-assault/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 07:38:48 +0000 http://journoalitadayon.com/?p=93 I used information from a California Public Records Act request, court documents, and interviews to compile this report on the issue of sexual assault at two large music festivals.

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]]> Policing probable cause http://journoalitadayon.com/policing-probable-cause/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 07:29:36 +0000 http://journoalitadayon.com/?p=86 An investigation into a drug arrest in Idaho that a lawyer contested was the result of an illegal search. I won a regional Society of Professional Journalists award for this piece.

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]]> RIVERSIDE COUNTY: How crime-linked money is being used to fight crime http://journoalitadayon.com/riverside-county-how-crime-linked-money-is-being-used-to-fight-crime/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 07:27:15 +0000 http://journoalitadayon.com/?p=84 A look at the use of asset forfeiture funds in Riverside County.

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]]> Prop. 47 giving ex-addict ‘another shot at life’ http://journoalitadayon.com/test-post-2/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 06:34:35 +0000 http://journoalitadayon.com/?p=70 Story of how a man’s life changed for the better with the passing of a bill that dismissed the crimes he committed when he was in his 20’s.

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]]> Dec. 2, 2015 San Bernardino Shooting http://journoalitadayon.com/test-post-one/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 06:31:20 +0000 http://journoalitadayon.com/?p=67 Reporting on the Dec. 2, 2015 terrorist attack in San Bernardino has been the most challenging task of my career. I worked around the clock that week, covering the attack as it unfolded from the scene. In the months and year after, I covered the aftermath.

I didn’t get bylines for much of my coverage that day and in the days after, since it was a group reporting effort. Here are a few of my bylined stories from the attack and the aftermath:

COVERAGE

An example of my ability to contextualize breaking news.

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