California Watch Holds Open Newsrooms in Berkeley's Cafés

California Watch and the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) are holding an "Open Newsroom" across the state Monday, with reporters, editors and producers working from cafés and wi-fi spots, including five locations in Berkeley.

The organization hopes to meet its readers and viewers, and "have one-on-one conversations about the issues that matter most in your communities," according to the California Watch website.

The journalists and staff will be available from 9 a.m. until noon. Included in those visiting Berkeley's coffee shops are: 

• Agustin Armendariz, data analyst, will be at .
• Ben Breuner, Kyle Finck, Emily Hartley and Geoff DeCanio, interns, will be at the .
• Carrie Ching, senior multimedia producer, will be at .
• Will Evans, money and politics reporter, will be at the French Hotel Café.
• Mark Katches, editorial director, will be at Yali’s Café.
• Mark Schapiro, senior correspondent, will be at .

Follow the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #opennews. Email suggestions for future locations to Public Engagement Manager Ashley Alvarado at aalvarado@californiawatch.org or @ mention her on Twitter using that same #opennews hashtag. A full list of Monday's "Open Newsroom" locations is available below:

Ashley Alvarado, public engagement manager: LAMILL Coffee, Los Angeles

Andrew Becker, reporter: Actual Cafe, Oakland

Michael Corey, digital innovations editor: Blue Bottle Coffee, San Francisco

Chase Davis, director of technology: Temple Coffee, Sacramento

Meghann Farnsworth, distribution and online community manager: Cafe 976, San Diego

Christina Jewett, health and welfare reporter: Temple Coffee, Sacramento

Corey G. Johnson, K-12 education reporter: Temple Coffee, Sacramento

Ryan Gabrielson, public safety reporter: Farley’s East, Oakland

Tia Ghose, researcher: The Summit SF, San Francisco

Joanna Lin, health and welfare reporter: Paradise Perks, Irvine

Erica Perez, higher education reporter: Farley’s East, Oakland

Stephanie Rice, copy editor: Tart to Tart, San Francisco

Susanne Rust, environment reporter: Cafe Zoë, Menlo Park

Robert Salladay, senior editor: Mishka's Cafe, Davis

G.W. Schulz, reporter: Thunderbird Coffee, Austin, Texas

Lance Williams, senior reporter: Tart to Tart, San Francisco

Anna Werner, consumer protection reporter: Taste of Rome, Sausalito

Ariane Wu, distribution assistant: The Summit SF, San Francisco

Suzanne Yada, web producer: Café Corazón, Fresno