Senior reporter @sacbee_news. Newspaperwoman since 2013. Fan of local journalism and ranch dressing. @SacBeeGuild chair. DMs open. Bluesky: @tclift.bsky.social

Joined November 2009
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.@RENEECBYER1 and I are hopping on capradio.org now to discuss our ongoing coverage of homeless families evicted from the city’s motel program
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I’ll be on @CapRadioInsight today at 12:30 talking about this story
New: How changes to a city of Sacramento homeless program left children sleeping in vehicles With @RENEECBYER1 sacbee.com/news/local/articl…
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Cofer is leading over Guerra for BOS. Vang will likely force a runoff against Matsui
Updated results: Cofer, Kennedy lead in Sacramento County Supervisors races sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…
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Four homeless moms fear they’ll be sleeping outside due to a change to the city motel shelter program. They’re staying put, despite being told to leave. The new program will require payment for some, and have a max stay of 6 months With @RENEECBYER amp.sacbee.com/news/local/ar…
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Thank you @SacPressClub for the award for my series in December on Sacramento homeless shelter spending, with @RENEECBYER1. Congrats also to Tom Philp and Sharon Bernstein 🐝
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Breaking: New homeless PIT count for Sacramento county is 7458 13% increase from 2024 Unsheltered homelessness is more spread around the county since 2024, less concentrated in city of sac.
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Theresa Clift retweeted
I am among the McClatchy journalists withholding my byline from AI-generated content. I cover sensitive stories that should never be repackaged or altered in any way by artificial intelligence. Whether the story is about sexual abuse or immigrants caged at Alligator Alcatraz, our journalists take great care to ensure that their material is accurate, fair and conveys invaluable aspects of humanity that AI simply can't do.
New: McClatchy journalists at newspapers in 4 states are now withholding their bylines from A.I.-generated content as tensions grow over a "content scaling agent" tool that the company rolled out nytimes.com/2026/05/01/busin…
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BREAKING: Former Sacramento city council member Sean Loloee has just pled guilty to federal charges regarding his Viva grocery stores. Sentencing set for oct. 15. He remains out of custody. @sacbee_news
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NEW: Sacramento County’s top official says 2024 PIT count was “artificially low” He also said not to expect a decrease in the new count that is going to be released in June sacbee.com/news/local/articl…
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Theresa Clift retweeted
I am honored to have earned the support of the Sacramento Area Firefighters, Local 522! There is no one I trust more than those who keep us safe, even while we’re sleeping. Thank you Firefighters! Let’s go Sacramento!
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Elk Grove is spending up to $350,000 per bed to build a new small homeless shelter. The amount per bed is nearly triple the amount of the average cost per shelter bed for eight other Sacramento County shelters. With @camryndadey sacbee.com/community/elk-gro…
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NEW: Three homeless men froze to death on Sacramento County sidewalks this past winter. Activists are pushing the city, county to open more warming centers sacbee.com/news/local/articl…
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