Reporting. In March 2010, California Watch launched the “Politics Verbatim” website created by Chase Davis. The site tracked the statements and promises of the state's candidates for governor, Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown. The site featured search tools, and users could sort statements by topic and geographic location. Reporting targeted at younger audiences included age-specific media, such as coloring books and finger puppet videos. California Watch merged into the Center for Investigative Reporting in May 2013. Investigations Majority of California's Largest Districts Eye Shorter School Year, by Louis Freedberg. More Women Dying from Pregnancy Complications; State Holds On to Report, by Nathanael Johnson. Death at San Jose Nursing Home Leaves Family in Search of Answers, by Lisa Pickoff White, in partnership with the Orange County Register, the San Jose Mercury News, Sacramental Bee, KQED and others. Nitrate Contamination Spreading in California Communities, by Julia Scott. Car Seizures at DUI Checkpoints Prove Profitable for Cities, Raise Legal Questions, by Ryan Gabrielson. Prime Healthcare's Treatment of Rare Ailments Stands Out, by Christina Jewett and Stephen K. Doig. On Shaky Ground, a three-part California Watch and KQED-TV investigation. Broken Shield, a series of investigations into police failures and abuses. Spain's High-speed Rail System Offers Lessons for California, by Tim Sheehan, part of a joint series with the Fresno Bee and news outlets around the state, on the peril and promise of bullet trains in California. Scrutiny of Oakland Church School Grows, by Will Evans. Operations model The Center for Investigative Reporting, which runs California Watch, depends largely on foundation grants and individual donors. It also charges for its content. California Watch publishes content on its website and also distributes content to other news outlets, such as The San Francisco Chronicle, San Diego Union Tribune, Sacramento Bee, Orange County Register, KQED, all of the ABC TV affiliates in California and National Public Radio. California Watch has an agreement with New American Media to help distribute translated versions of the team's reports to ethnic news outlets. Distribution is important for the success of California Watch's efforts. In the case of the story on school-district budget cuts, California Watch had 20 media partners for the story. It was distributed in print, on TV, the web, and radio. California Watch has experimented with new ways of distributing its work. To spread the word on a story about earthquake safety at public universities, the team produced fliers. They