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Soumya Karlamangla is a Lead Writer and Correspondent at The New York Times, based in Los Angeles. She covers a range of topics related to California, including government, politics, and environmental issues, while also contributing to the California Today newsletter. Soumya's work has been featured in various publications, including Yahoo News, The Boston Globe, and The Irish Times.
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Soumya Karlamangla’s coverage suggests she is most responsive to pitches tied to California public policy, politics, and government decisions, especially when they intersect with agriculture, land use, natural resources, or environmental management. She also seems to cover practical on-the-ground impacts, so timely angles with clear local consequences are likely to stand out.
Because her work includes reported, informative pieces with some data use, pitches work best when they include concrete evidence, specific examples, or access to people directly affected by a developing issue. She may also be interested in broader policy disputes that have real-world implications rather than purely abstract commentary.
Her focus appears to be national in scope, so pitches should be framed with a U.S. lens.
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By: David Ovalle
Emergency services urge residents to shelter in place and watch for hurricane conditions
By: Soumya Karlamangla
The boy who attacked a school in Bend is said to have used his mother’s gun. Some states have passed measures to address similar situations.
In just a few decades, summers in California will not only be much hotter, but will also stretch for months longer. Floods will become more widespread and extreme. Exposure to wildfire smoke will kill
By: David D. Flagg, Soumya Karlamangla, Oliver Milman, Seth Borenstein, Teresa Tomassoni, John Lang, Bärbel Winkler, Jeff Masters, Brett Walton, Geoffrey Henderson, Nathaniel Geiger, Cynthia Mahoney, Neha Pathak, Rebecca Owen
A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, October 18, 2026 thru Sat, October 24, 2026.
By: Soumya Karlamangla
The bank would offer low-interest loans to community projects in the East Bay region of Northern California.
By: Soumya Karlamangla
BERKELEY, Calif. -- It's not often that Berkeley, a city famous for its progressive values, borrows an idea from the conservative state of North Dakota.
By: Amy Graff, Soumya Karlamangla
SAN FRANCISCO -- Seawater pushed over shorelines up and down the coast of California and spilled onto roadways Monday and Tuesday as high tides reached record levels.
By: Soumya Karlamangla, Amy Graff
By and SAN FRANCISCO — Seawater pushed over shorelines up and down the coast of California and spilled onto roadways Monday and Tuesday as high tides reached record levels.
By: Orlando Mayorquín, Laurel Rosenhall, Soumya Karlamangla
Ms. Huerta, a champion for workers and Latinos, was lauded after revealing she had been sexually assaulted by Cesar Chavez. But some women said she rebuffed their own complaints about abuse within the movement.
By: Soumya Karlamangla
Representative Jimmy Gomez, who represents a safe Democratic district, is facing an intraparty challenge from a progressive candidate.
