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Last month, employees from some of the largest local tech companies gathered at the Fox Theatre in Redwood City. But they weren’t there to hear a keynote speech for the unveiling of a new AI product. They were there to sing a cappella.

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CalMatters is a Sacramento-based nonpartisan, nonprofit journalism venture committed to explaining how California's state Capitol works and why it matters. It works with more than 130 media partners throughout the state that have long, deep relationships with their local audiences, including Embarcadero Media.

Magali Gauthier joined Embarcadero Media Foundation in 2018 and has since covered a wide variety of local stories that touch on subjects including the pandemic, housing and the environment.  As the...