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Jess Nelson

Jess Nelson is the 2019 writing fellow for Miami New Times. She was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and is excited to be living close to the water again after moving to Miami from New York. She studied history at UC Berkeley and investigative journalism at Columbia University.

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Parkland Students Tell Supreme Court Gun Violence Is a Youth Epidemic

By Jess Nelson
Dec 2, 2019

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the first Second Amendment case in almost a decade.
My First Trump Rally: A California Native Goes Into the Belly of the Beast

By Jess Nelson
Nov 27, 2019

Attending your first Trump rally is a rite of passage of sorts.
Elizabeth Warren Just Picked Up a Major Florida Endorsement

By Jess Nelson
Nov 25, 2019

Sen. Elizabeth Warren just picked up a major endorsement from the Sunshine State.
Miami-Dade Might Rename Dixie Highway Because the Name Is Gross and Racist

By Jess Nelson
Nov 25, 2019

The day has finally come: Miami-Dade County might change the name of Dixie Highway, which is gross, racist, and a shamefully symbolic reminder of the state's slaveholding past.
Miami-Dade Suspends Evictions From Public Housing During Hurricanes

By Jess Nelson
Nov 22, 2019

Miami-Dade police arrived at Maria Cazañes' South Beach apartment on an August evening as she was making herself a cafecito. By the end of the night, Cazañes and her family were homeless.

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