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Mary Plummer

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Tracking COVID-19 Inmate Deaths In California Proves Challenging

Mary Plummer

Sofía Mejías-Pascoe / inewsource

In combing through hundreds of pages of county medical examiner records, death certificates and other records, our partners at inewsource found some inmates dying from COVID-19 are going uncounted.
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One Last Day To Vote In Person. Here’s What To Expect At San Diego County Polls.

Mary Plummer

Tuesday is the last day to vote in person, or drop off or postmark your mail ballot. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Our partners at inewsource show how the first three days of in-person voting has gone.
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Some Neighborhoods Hit Harder Than Others As COVID-19 Forces Deep Cuts In Polling Places

Jill Castellano

Mary Plummer

Massive reductions in San Diego County's polling locations are hitting some neighborhoods harder than others, an inewsource ZIP code analysis finds.
Health

5 Takeaways From inewsource’s Uncounted Deaths Investigation

Jill Castellano

Mary Plummer

We spoke with the loved ones of those who died during the pandemic, analyzed four years of mortality data and consulted with several epidemiologists to try to capture the full scope of the loss caused by this year’s COVID-19 pandemic.
Health

Here’s Why We Wrote About Pandemic Deaths After The County Pushed Back

Jill Castellano

Mary Plummer

Epidemiologists have used this calculation for more than a century to estimate the death toll of hurricanes, heat waves, virus outbreaks and other disasters. We consulted with eight epidemiologists and mortality researchers for this story and its methodology.
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Pandemic’s Death Toll 66% Higher Than Official Counts, inewsource Finds

Jill Castellano

Mary Plummer

Turns out, far more people have died during the pandemic than previously known. Our latest story uncovers new details about the death toll in San Diego County.