Julie Watts ✓
@juliewattsTV · California · joined 08 Apr 2009
Investigative Correspondent @CBSNews California | Not a political reporter, but sometimes I play one on TV @cbsla @cbssacramento @kpixtv
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John spoke with @juliewattstv about the latest regarding California’s high-speed rail & she explained that some people in power are just happy with the jobs high-speed rail has created despite very little results on the project! @KFIAM640 https://t.co/i5bu9QU7y8
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Not sure why you made me look so angry in this photo, @Johnnydontlike @randywangradio, but this was fun! https://t.co/8mug4Tttht https://t.co/jXr0u5DVAq
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@juliewattsTV There’s no oversight for California High Speed Rail in part because while everyone is looking at the 25% of the $4.1 billion Cap and Trade Slush Fund, Gavin Newsom is redirecting the other $3 billion to his cronies. https://t.co/TYzIFDaAW7
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Things That Make You Go, Hmm... While Investigating California High-Speed Rail https://t.co/4nV0UjBFxf
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#KeyFindings Wide Support | The tools the Inspector General says he needs have drawn wide, bipartisan support in the Legislature and from the Association of Inspectors General, which calls them consistent with national standards for OIG independence. https://t.co/tp8yoaC1GK
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#UnansweredQuestion Why would the Newsom administration oppose the tools its own High-Speed Rail watchdog says he needs to oversee the governor's signature project?
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Newsom appointed the watchdog... enacted the parts of the watchdog's proposed bill the htt
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#KeyFindings Unanswered Questions | The @CAgovernor administration has not explained why it only agreed to include the controversial provisions of the original bill in its fast-tracked budget trailer bill, but not the provisions Newsom's own watchdog says he needs to hold
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#KeyFindings Staffing Shortages | According to the IG, the watchdog's office is half-staffed because experienced auditors don't qualify under the current low-level state job classifications — a problem the Legislature's own analyst predicted two years ago. The bill would allow
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#KeyFindings Bureaucratic Waste | The inspector general has spent two years and $1.15 million trying to buy $300,000 in standard software — and still doesn't have it. Instead, Californian's could end up paying an extra $2 million driven by required agency fees, consultants and
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#KeyFindings Delayed Accountability | The inspector general says, as a result of the staffing shortage, they have not yet been able to audit High-Speed Rail's change order process, which records indicate, is costing California taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Full story in comment. https://t.co/fQRk47DK5a
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Governor Newsom quietly passed a *controversial* part of the high-speed rail oversight bill through the budget trailer… Now he may veto the part that his own high-speed-rail watchdog says calls “crucial” for accountability and transparency. Link ⬇️ https://t.co/qwmfSRPRXz
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Now that session is over (and my dad survived brain surgery last week) I thought I’d share a little belated humble brag. Imma proud momma. (Full #SephoraKid investigation in comments) https://t.co/bie0pWtrYK
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Impressive reporting by @ZavalaA led to bipartisan support for more transparency. Impressive politicking by @Patterdude got this passed and signed -- proving transparency is not a partisan issue.
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Yes! @CAgovernor @GavinNewsom signed my legislation to prohibit the governor, officials from the administration and state agencies from signing non-disclosure agreements when it comes to legislation and regulation. Straight from reporting by @ZavalaA! Continuing work by @vfong ht
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Against accounts of the same size
19 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown to more people than peers of the same size.
Median views688this account914median for 10K–100K
Reach, %5.11%this account3.38%median for 10K–100K
Engagement, %1.57%this account1.53%median for 10K–100K
| Metric | This account | Median for 10K–100K | Ratio |
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| Median views per post | 688 | 914 | 0.75× |
| Reach (views ÷ followers) | 5.11% | 3.38% | 1.51× |
| Engagement rate | 1.57% | 1.53% | 1.03× |
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Growth & engagement
How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.
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Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.53%.
What the audience does
Likes66.4%508 in total
Reposts17.9%137 in total
Replies6.8%52 in total
Quotes3.5%27 in total
Bookmarks5.4%41 in total
Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.
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