@tclift

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

 Sacramento, CA
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Joined November 2009
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@sacbee_newsOct 19
As Sacramento leaders weighed her tragic story of homelessness, she was arrested again sacbee.com/news/local/articl…

As Sacramento leaders weighed her tragic story of homelessness, she was arrested again

The arrest of Califia Carlisle while city officials discussed her case highlights gaps in local mental health and outreach systems.

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The latest
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@sacbee_newsOct 13
Elk Grove Police did not call mental health team for man who died after restraint sacbee.com/news/local/articl…

Elk Grove police did not call mental health team for man who died after restraint

The Sacramento County Community Wellness Response Team was created in 2023 to help with situations like the police encountered with Scott Saetern.

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New: a state lawmaker is considering introducing legislation to expand SB 1421 as a result of my reporting on a man who died after he was constrained by EGPD sacbee.com/news/local/articl…

Bee’s Elk Grove police death investigation prompts state lawmaker to consider bill

A mental health advocacy organization is also calling upon the Attorney General’s Office to investigate the June 2025 incident.

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New mailer fact check from me
The Sacramento Bee
@sacbee_newsSep 28
Fact Check: Ad says Sacramento supervisor candidate lied about income. What’d she say? sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

Fact Check: Ad says Sacramento supervisor candidate lied about income. What’d she say?

Flojaune Cofer is running for a seat on the Sacramento Board of Supervisors

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Theresa Clift retweeted
The Sacramento Bee
@sacbee_newsSep 28
Fact Check: Ad says Sacramento supervisor candidate lied about income. What’d she say? sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

Fact Check: Ad says Sacramento supervisor candidate lied about income. What’d she say?

Flojaune Cofer is running for a seat on the Sacramento Board of Supervisors

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Theresa Clift retweeted
The Sacramento Bee
@sacbee_newsSep 28
Elk Grove police restrained him; he died later. 4 takeaways from The Bee’s investigation sacbee.com/news/local/articl…

Elk Grove police restrained him; he died later. 4 takeaways from The Bee’s investigation

EGPD denied The Bee’s request for disciplinary records that may have been filed regarding the 2025 death of Scott Saetern.

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Theresa Clift retweeted
The NewsGuild-CWA@newsguildSep 28
McClatchy laid off 90+ talented journalists and media workers this month. Workers are all in to continue producing high-quality journalism for their communities. Write a letter to McClatchy asking what their priorities are: actionnetwork.org/letters/as…
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Theresa Clift@tcliftSep 21
New/trigger warning: I obtained video of an EGPD death in custody from last year An unarmed man in a mental health crisis was kept in a constraint device and spit hood for 10 minutes until he lost his pulse It doesn’t fall under state transparency laws sacbee.com/news/local/articl…

Video shows Elk Grove police left man alone in constraint device before he died

After placing him in a constraint device, Elk Grove police left a man in the back seat of a vehicle for 10 minutes while he yelled for help, according to a video obtained by The Bee.

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New/trigger warning: I obtained video of an EGPD death in custody from last year An unarmed man in a mental health crisis was kept in a constraint device and spit hood for 10 minutes until he lost his pulse It doesn’t fall under state transparency laws sacbee.com/news/local/articl…

Video shows Elk Grove police left man alone in constraint device before he died

After placing him in a constraint device, Elk Grove police left a man in the back seat of a vehicle for 10 minutes while he yelled for help, according to a video obtained by The Bee.

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As part of national corporate cuts, McClatchy yesterday laid off 12 SacBee journalists including 5 @SacBeeGuild members. This is by far the worst round of layoffs I’ve seen at the Bee since I was hired in Oct 2018. Absolutely devastating and it’s the public who will suffer most
The NewsGuild-CWA@newsguildSep 11
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These are the journalists and the coverage communities are now left without, as told by the publications’ workers: newsguild.org/mcclatchy-laid…

McClatchy laid off 30% of its unionized workers; here’s how local coverage will suffer | The...

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New from me ⬇️
The Sacramento Bee
@sacbee_newsSep 9
Sacramento County redirects money from future road maintenance to DA’s Office sacbee.com/news/local/articl…

Sacramento County redirects money from future road maintenance to DA’s Office

The $3 million will go toward salaries for District Attorney’s Office employees, including four misdemeanor prosecutors

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Theresa Clift retweeted
The Sacramento Bee
@sacbee_newsAug 7
Developer plans to build 51 attached homes on vacant lot in North Sacramento sacbee.com/news/local/articl…

Developer plans to build 51 attached homes on vacant lot in North Sacramento

The development will not require City Council approval.

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New from me, the latest on Step Up
The Sacramento Bee
@sacbee_newsJul 30
Homeless nonprofit got $2.9M from Sacramento to build housing in 2022. It never came. sacbee.com/news/local/articl…

Homeless nonprofit got $2.9M from Sacramento to build housing in 2022. It never came

“This is a serious revelation, and we will look at it seriously,” Mayor Kevin McCarty said.

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Theresa Clift retweeted
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@sacbee_newsJul 17
Four children file lawsuit after their mother dies at Sacramento County Jail sacbee.com/news/local/crime/…

Four children file lawsuit after their mother dies at Sacramento County Jail

The suit alleges jail staff did not place Katrina Yates in a cell where she could be monitored for drug overdoses and withdrawals.

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Theresa Clift retweeted
The Sacramento Bee
@sacbee_newsJul 16
Parents of 44 children kicked out of Sacramento’s motel shelters sue city, nonprofit sacbee.com/news/local/articl…

Parents of 44 children kicked out of Sacramento’s motel shelters sue city, nonprofit

The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court.

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New: the county has paid $1.2M to the elderly woman a deputy shoved out of the jail main entrance in 2024, fracturing her femur
The Sacramento Bee
@sacbee_newsJul 8
Sacramento County pays $1.2 million settlement to woman shoved and injured by deputy sacbee.com/news/local/articl…

Sacramento County pays $1.2 million settlement to woman shoved and injured by deputy

The woman spent months in the hospital with a fractured femur after the incident.

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Theresa Clift retweeted
The Sacramento Bee
@sacbee_newsJul 2
CA lawmakers add more homeless funding to budget. How will it impact Sacramento? sacbee.com/news/local/articl…

CA lawmakers add more homeless funding to budget. What does it mean for Sacramento?

Cities will receive the seventh round of the program in September, but it may end after that.

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Theresa Clift retweeted
The Sacramento Bee
@sacbee_newsJul 2
Grand jury: Foster kids at risk of exploitation in Sacramento County temp housing sacbee.com/news/local/articl…

Grand jury: Foster kids at risk of exploitation in Sacramento County temp housing

While citing improvements in the three temporary homes, the report said the county should stop placing sexually exploited foster youth there

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Broke some statewide news today
The Sacramento Bee
@sacbee_newsJun 29
Nonprofit that runs Sacramento, CA homeless programs pays $3M settlement in fraud suit sacbee.com/news/local/articl…

Nonprofit that runs Sacramento, CA homeless programs pays $3M settlement in fraud suit

The state sued Step Up on Second and other organizations in January 2024 alleging fraud related to the Homekey program.

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Theresa Clift retweeted
The Sacramento Bee
@sacbee_newsJun 26
Sacramento grand jury: Country club hasn’t paid to water its grass for decades sacbee.com/news/local/articl…

Sacramento grand jury: Country club hasn’t paid to water its grass for decades

The report found that a country club hasn’t paid for the delivery of reclaimed water it uses for irrigation for 38 years.

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