Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @CalMatters
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
395
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-11
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-22
Tweets covering
10 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
Alejandra will be writing for CalMatters on socioeconomic inequality in Los Angeles and the difficulties Angelenos face when trying to move up the socioeconomic ladder. California has the largest modern experiment in unrestricted cash payments, giving 12,000 people a combined $180 million. Furthermore, they also discuss that California lawmakers are attempting to introduce joint liability for fast-food corporations in labor law violations, and how floods and fires expose a lack of security for farmworkers. Seniors are the fastest-growing population of homeless, and a constitutional amendment to enshrine gay marriage and delete anti-LGBTQIA Prop 8 language from the California constitution is being introduced. Finally, the article discusses the housing crunch in California Polytechnic State University and how Governor Newsom has repeatedly acted in the best interests of the rich and powerful over people and nature.
Topic Modeling
- California Politics: California Divide, Guaranteed Income Pilots, #FairMaps, CALeg, Prop 8, Scott Wiener, Evan Low
- Income Inequality: Poverty, UBI, Obstacles for Moving Up Socioeconomic Ladder
- Environment/Climate Change: Vehicle Electrification, Environmental Law Protection
- Homelessness/Housing Market: Health of Homeless People, Family Connections, High-Speed Rail Project
- LGBTQIA Rights: #Gaymarriage, #LGBTQIA, #Prop8
Emotional Analysis
The overall emotion expressed in these tweets is one of excitement and anticipation. People are eager to learn more about the inequality in L.A. and the obstacles Angelenos face, as well as the various pilot programs and initiatives being implemented in California. There is also a sense of hope that the government can make a difference and provide solutions to these issues. Additionally, there is a sense of frustration with the current state of affairs, particularly with regard to environmental protections and the lack of safety nets for those in need. Finally, there is a sense of pride and joy for the new team members joining CalMatters and the progress being made in the fight for equal rights.
Trend Analysis
- Inequality in Los Angeles
- Unrestricted cash payments
- Electrification of vehicles
- Redistricting Commissions
- Environmental protection
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
110
Percentage of total tweets
27%
Number of Original tweets
92
Percentage of total tweets
23%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
395
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
173
Percentage of total tweets
43%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
29
Percentage of total tweets
7%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
66
Percentage of total tweets
16%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter Web App | 182 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 131 |
| Twitter for Android | 48 |
| Twitter for iPad | 9 |
| TweetDeck | 6 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| CommonCause | Common Cause | We are a nonpartisan grassroots organization with 1.5 million members & supporters dedicated to building a strong democracy & holding power accountable. | 82,393 |
| yamphoto | Marcus Yam 文火 | Los Angeles Times' roving foreign correspondent & photojournalist. Educated as an aerospace engineer. Dreamt of becoming an astronaut. Please DM life advice. | 70,691 |
| KQEDnews | KQED News | Bay Area public radio and digital news 🌉 Proud member of @NPR’s California Newsroom 🐻 Sign up for our daily newsletter 📬 https://t.co/2yD3XMdV2F | 50,815 |
| CalMatters | CalMatters | Your nonprofit & nonpartisan state newsroom dedicated to explaining how government impacts our lives. | 44,626 |
| cmarinucci | Carla ‘Bluechecked’ Marinucci | CA politics! POLITICO CA Playbook alum, ex-SFChronicle senior political writer. Now on Mastodon: @cmarinucci@journa.host. Email: cmarinucci@gmail.com | 44,417 |
| aaja | Asian American Journalists Association est. 1981 | 40 Years of #AAJAFamily & #AAJAKudos | Diversity in news industry & newsroom coverage | Innovation, leadership & training | @AAJACareers | #AAJA23 https://t.co/xnpGftCUh3 | 30,397 |
| FERNnews | Food & Environment Reporting Network | Non-profit explanatory & investigative journalism covering food & agriculture. | 30,211 |
| MDRC_News | MDRC | Nonprofit & nonpartisan, MDRC develops & evaluates innovative antipoverty programs that improve the lives of individuals and families. Tweets by @hutchinsjohne. | 24,177 |
| DanCALmatters | Dan Walters | Political columnist for https://t.co/JGrHReYc0I | 21,709 |
| KQEDForum | KQED Forum | @KQED's daily call-in program, 9-11 AM. Co-hosted by @mkimreporter (10-11 AM hour) and @alexismadrigal (9-10 AM hour). Replies may be used on air. 📻88.5FM | 16,378 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERNnews | Food & Environment Reporting Network | Non-profit explanatory & investigative journalism covering food & agriculture. | 25,280 |
| bberwyn | Bob Berwyn | Journalist. Climate, water, forests, wildlife. Dad, skier, traveler, muffin-maker. Bylines: @insideclimate, @dw_environment | 9,773 |
| SoCaPaul | Dr. Paul | There is only one amendment that includes the words shall not be infringed. I F B 99.9% Better to be judged by 12, than to be carried by 6. | 7,507 |
| cmarinucci | Carla ‘Bluechecked’ Marinucci | CA politics! POLITICO CA Playbook alum, ex-SFChronicle senior political writer. Now on Mastodon: @cmarinucci@journa.host. Email: cmarinucci@gmail.com | 7,400 |
| WendyFry_ | WendyFry | Mother of one Angel, one Aussie Shepherd and one Adult 18yo!! Reportera at CalMatters. Covering poverty & inequality. Hablo español. Email: wendy@calmatters.org | 6,985 |
| fionama | Fiona Ma, CPA | CA State Treasurer elected 2018/2022; CA State Board of Equalization Member/Past Chair. Asm Speaker pro Tempore Emeritus. Former SF BOS. All tweets by me | 6,965 |
| LilsG31 | Lili Gangas | CTCO @KaporCenter,Boards @ltx_connect @theunitycouncil @pcvtweets @lacollaborg, #Oakland Redistricting Commissioner (views mine,RTs not endorsements)🇧🇴 | 6,710 |
| nicoleMfoy | Nicole Foy 🦇 | Reporting from California’s Central Valley for @CalMatters. Previously: Investigations for Austin's @Statesman & @IdahoStatesman. Co-founder @VocesInternship. | 6,310 |
| MDRC_News | MDRC | Nonprofit & nonpartisan, MDRC develops & evaluates innovative antipoverty programs that improve the lives of individuals and families. Tweets by @hutchinsjohne. | 5,871 |
| geographile | geographile | I mostly retweet geography-related news and chat about geography. (she/her or they/them). I live on Chochenyo Ohlone land and support https://t.co/54Wc47PBTQ | 5,487 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| foonrhee | Deputy managing editor at CalMatters. foon@calmatters.org. Formerly of SN&R, Sacramento Bee, Boston Globe, N&O, Charlotte Observer. Views here are my own. | 21 |
| AshleyD_MSW | homeless veteran. prophet. changemaker. lobbyist | 7 |
| JeanneKuang | Reporter @CalMatters. Prev @kcstar @delawareonline @injusticewatch. Likes 🥾🏕🚲 + your culture’s food. jeanne@calmatters.org (📸: @AriPlachta) | 7 |
| Adam_Ashton | Deputy news editor @calmatters. Email: adam@calmatters.org. Previously @sacbee_news, @thenewstribune and @modbee. | 5 |
| JeremyCapoeira | LA Native / USC 2014 🇲🇽 🇮🇷 ✌🏼 Former staff @mayorofla Former Civil Engineer @mwdh2o | 5 |
| YousefBaig | California Voices editor @CalMatters • NorCal ATLien • @UGAGrady alum • @aaja + @Poynter • fan of journalism that pushes boundaries, meditation & funk music ⭕️ | 5 |
| AlejandroLazo | I read the news today, oh boy. | 4 |
| BermudaDunesGuy | I like cornflakes. | 4 |
| manuelatobiasm | I cover California housing @calmatters, co-host @CAHousingPod. @FresnoBee, @politifact, @georgetown alum 🇦🇷 she/ella manuela@calmatters.org | 4 |
| j_waller3 | Native Californian, attorney, oenophile, environmentalist, news junkie, Berkeley alum (Econ), & slave to the wishes of my rescue cat (not sure who rescued whom) | 4 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1625225455912783873 | It's my first day @CalMatters. I'll be writing for the California Divide team about inequality in L.A. and the obstacles Angelenos face in moving up the socioeconomic ladder. Send story ideas/tips to alejandra@calmatters.org | 35 |
| 1625632598860103681 | "There's not much difference between a world without environmental laws and a world where, at the stroke of a governor's pen, environmental laws are eviscerated," @jarosenfield says of @GavinNewsom's craven move to suspend enviro protections: https://t.co/CCRMxaLYNS @CalMatters | 13 |
| 1625536931865178112 | Great rundown of how guaranteed income experiments have taken off across California by @CalMatters' @JeanneKuang: '12,000 Californians get cash from income experiments' https://t.co/A0BJxxHQGn | 12 |
| 1625616391796854788 | California's pilots represent "the largest modern U.S. experiment in unrestricted cash payments, with more than 12,000 Californians expected to receive more than $180 million in public and private funds.” @CalMatters #UBI #GuaranteedIncome https://t.co/WrY2E7Pc3n | 11 |
| 1625556479288942593 | By the time the next 2 years are through, about 12,000 Californians will have gotten no-strings-attached cash through more than 40 guaranteed income pilot programs. @CalMatters https://t.co/zf12vHgzxw | 11 |
| 1626665623806943233 | CA lawmakers will try again to establish joint liability for fast food corporations in labor law violations alleged at their franchise locations. My story in @calmatters last year on how these efforts have been key to CA's strategies against wage theft. https://t.co/425dNY5y2M | 10 |
| 1625248803740860417 | By the time homeless people are in their 50s & early 60s, their health is more like that of people in their 70s & 80s, “Everything is shifted back about 20 years,” @MKushel tells @CalMatters “There is no medicine as powerful as housing.” https://t.co/X9FGSaqBl3 | 10 |
| 1628062005793034242 | Today's @CalMatters newsletter by @SameeaKamal -- Big rush of #caleg bills: @JeanneKuang on @ChrisHoldenNews franchise liability-- @nigelduara on @AGRobBonta conviction integrity-- @ZavalaA on @AsmMiaBonta recusal-- @khwangreports on @CoveredCA https://t.co/Svlwt2JS6v | 9 |
| 1626246547980574720 | We all deserve #FairMaps and equal representation. @CommonCauseCA found that Independent Redistricting Commissions help reduce gerrymandering and bring power to the people. @CalMatters https://t.co/uqAhumjBMH | 7 |
| 1625950890304901120 | Why California must complete high-speed rail project: Abandoning high-speed rail will be more costly for California than the project itself - @CalMatters https://t.co/TeZjGfkIsa | 5 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1625225455912783873 | It's my first day @CalMatters. I'll be writing for the California Divide team about inequality in L.A. and the obstacles Angelenos face in moving up the socioeconomic ladder. Send story ideas/tips to alejandra@calmatters.org | 310 |
| 1625616391796854788 | California's pilots represent "the largest modern U.S. experiment in unrestricted cash payments, with more than 12,000 Californians expected to receive more than $180 million in public and private funds.” @CalMatters #UBI #GuaranteedIncome https://t.co/WrY2E7Pc3n | 26 |
| 1625883282444525568 | Today in @CalMatters: me! Even as the state makes progress on vehicle electrification, a lack of transportation alternatives threatens to cancel out those gains. #CALeg can fix that. https://t.co/hRFkWmMZAT | 21 |
| 1625556479288942593 | By the time the next 2 years are through, about 12,000 Californians will have gotten no-strings-attached cash through more than 40 guaranteed income pilot programs. @CalMatters https://t.co/zf12vHgzxw | 20 |
| 1626246547980574720 | We all deserve #FairMaps and equal representation. @CommonCauseCA found that Independent Redistricting Commissions help reduce gerrymandering and bring power to the people. @CalMatters https://t.co/uqAhumjBMH | 20 |
| 1625632598860103681 | "There's not much difference between a world without environmental laws and a world where, at the stroke of a governor's pen, environmental laws are eviscerated," @jarosenfield says of @GavinNewsom's craven move to suspend enviro protections: https://t.co/CCRMxaLYNS @CalMatters | 17 |
| 1625248803740860417 | By the time homeless people are in their 50s & early 60s, their health is more like that of people in their 70s & 80s, “Everything is shifted back about 20 years,” @MKushel tells @CalMatters “There is no medicine as powerful as housing.” https://t.co/X9FGSaqBl3 | 15 |
| 1625950890304901120 | Why California must complete high-speed rail project: Abandoning high-speed rail will be more costly for California than the project itself - @CalMatters https://t.co/TeZjGfkIsa | 14 |
| 1627454918637555713 | Here’s more on family connections in #caleg @FromBenC of @CalMatters https://t.co/UAxbQbAxrz https://t.co/prFXaLd1yv | 13 |
| 1625536931865178112 | Great rundown of how guaranteed income experiments have taken off across California by @CalMatters' @JeanneKuang: '12,000 Californians get cash from income experiments' https://t.co/A0BJxxHQGn | 12 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #caleg | 14 |
| #california | 10 |
| #littlehoover | 4 |
| #cagov | 4 |
| #redistricting | 4 |
| #guaranteedincome | 4 |
| #gaymarriage | 4 |
| #cawater | 3 |
| #homelessness | 3 |
| #ubi | 3 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @calmatters | 397 |
| @davelesher | 25 |
| @chaseneil | 25 |
| @jeannekuang | 23 |
| @dyslexiadcdc | 23 |
| @adam_ashton | 23 |
| @gavinnewsom | 21 |
| @kqedforum | 20 |
| @cmarinucci | 20 |
| @foonrhee | 19 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
18
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 👇 | 16 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
| 😬 | 12 | grimacing_face |
| ❓ | 6 | red_question_mark |
| ✍️ | 5 | writing_hand |
| 👏 | 4 | clapping_hands |
| 👏🏻 | 3 | clapping_hands_light_skin_tone |
| 🥳 | 3 | partying_face |
| 👉🏾 | 2 | backhand_index_pointing_right_medium-dark_skin_tone |
| 🇺🇸 | 2 | United_States |
| 🇲🇽 | 2 | Mexico |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| People & Body | 35 |
| Smileys & Emotion | 17 |
| Objects | 8 |
| Symbols | 7 |
| Flags | 4 |
| Travel & Places | 2 |
| Activities | 1 |