Jacqueline Bates

Housing around the world has become a nightmare of expense and speculation. What did Vienna do right? How might our lives be different if housing costs weren't so high? My latest—an economic, political, and philosophical argument—at @nytimes @NYTmag 🏡💸 nytimes.com/2023/05/23/mag…

For the 11/14 cover of @NYTmag, I wrote about the utterly insane pandemic housing market in Austin and across the country—listings getting 96 offers, selling for $171,000 over asking, and buyers resorting to increasingly risky tactics. (1/) nytimes.com/2021/11/12/mag…

OAKLAND‼️ We are thrilled to see you tomorrow to kick off our Fall Issue Tour at @oakparamount. There's still time to join us. 🎟⬇️ popupmagazine.com/fall21/

Did you hear our Field Guide: Water episode on @99piorg ? Thanks for tuning in and a s/o to our friends @asana who made the Field Guide series possible.

Congratulations to @nadjadrost and @CalSunday. #Pulitzer

🚨GREAT JOB ALERT: Come help us shape the future of photojournalism. We're looking for a smart, energetic Deputy Director of Photography that can inspire great visual journalism. Apply today.🚨 bit.ly/3mysqQ9

I wrote about the life of JaMarcus Crews, the slow violence of diabetes, our twisted system for people with kidney failure, and how one man in Alabama moved through it all. features.propublica.org/covid-dialysis…

This morning's immersive story walk w/ @popupmag moved me deeply: to be walking at the same time, with hundreds of people from around the world, in a shared experience. Thanks @creativemorning for hosting! You can listen to the 🚶🏾‍♀️🚶🏾‍♂️🚶🏾 story here bit.ly/2HpnptX

You might not think much about closed captions, but artist @chrisunkim does. Here’s a not-so-well-kept secret: they suck. For our Fall Issue, Christine shows us what closed captions could be. 🎶 @magikmagik Premieres tonight! 6pm PT popupmagazine.com/watch Sponsor: @Instacart

For our Fall Issue, producer @haleyhowle takes us on a walk from outer space to a pet cemetery in Massachusetts to Mount Kilimanjaro. The audio story drops 10/15, wherever you get your podcasts. More at popupmagazine.com/watch 🎨: Ben Hickey Fall Issue is sponsored by @instacart

Filmmaker and photographer Adrian Burrell has been documenting his family’s life in West Oakland since high school. For our Fall Issue, he turns his lens on the matriarch of the family: his 94-year-old grandmother, Theresa. More at popupmagazine.com/watch Sponsored by @Instacart

We’re back with an all-new Fall Issue! True stories, synth-rock, shadow puppets, pen pals, comedic dares, road trips, a stroll from outer space to Mount Kilimanjaro, and more. Premieres 10/12 at 6pm PT / 9pm ET, sponsored by @Instacart. Tune in at popupmagazine.com/watch

“I love wearing my uniform. I feel quite protected, even though it’s not bulletproof.” Documentary filmmaker @Hooliana follows Mimi, a teen volunteer paramedic who fearlessly navigates gang violence in El Salvador. Watch this & more stories for #HHM at popupmagazine.com/heritage.

“From their beds, Helen and Twilla could hear nurses running down the hallway. The sound was conspicuous, because people don’t usually run inside nursing homes.” @katieengelhart’s devastating and intimate chronology of the first COVID hot spot in the U.S. clsndy.co/3aQBFXC

Love stories and coming-of-age stories, stories of ambition and stories of dueling identities from a road trip along the U.S.-Mexico border with images by Carolyn Drake and Andres Gonzales. clsndy.co/30YLTRh

The crucial detail here is that every single firefighter is a California PRISONER, risking life, being paid $1/hr to save the state that locked em up. Every time you see a firefighter in California in an ORANGE uniform, a prisoner wears it.

I’m hoping to assign a bunch of @CalSunday features in the weeks ahead to run in the second half of this year. I’d love to hear from you. I’m at doug@californiasunday.com.

Nicola Gobbo defended Melbourne's most notorious criminals at the height of a gangland war. They didn't know she had a secret. story.californiasunday.com/lawyer-x-melbo…

GREAT JOB: @CalSunday is hiring a senior feature editor based in SF, LA, or NYC. Come work with us! Details: bit.ly/37Iswxe

Nearly half of all elementary school students in Salinas, CA, are homeless. Low-income housing has disappeared, making it difficult for families to find shelter. For @CalSunday and @econhardship, I wrote about Candido, Brenda, and their three children. story.californiasunday.com/homeless-famil…