Erica Yee, for CalMatters

Erica Yee is a data reporter who collaborates frequently with the health, education, inequality and environmentteams. She joined CalMatters as an intern in 2020 and then stuck around as part of the growing Data and Interactives team.

Sometimes her days look like meticulously poring over spreadsheets. Other times they consist of designing and coding engaging graphics and tools to help Californians better understand their home and their neighbors. She aims to make public information actionable, accessible and digestible.

Recently Erica has reported on closing hospital maternity wards, teacher turnover and the state’s transition to electric cars. She has also contributed to explainers on urban water issues, reparations and the opioid crisis.

She was part of CalMatters teams who won awards for a drought and water tracker, wage theft series and multimedia project on high schooler experiences of COVID-19 inequality.

Erica earned a degree in journalism and information science from Northeastern University. As a student, she interned at the San Francisco Chronicle, CNBC and Boston.com. She is based in Oakland.