Nami Sumida
About me
I’m a journalist at the San Francisco Chronicle where I use data and graphics to report on local government, elections and education.
I am a NJ native living in San Francisco. In my spare time, I like to read and play ultimate frisbee.
SELECTED WORK
Single-stair buildings
How an obscure rule is one reason S.F. can’t build more housing
ROI of California colleges
A tool to explore the return on investment of U.S. colleges
S.F. election results
Live results of ranked choice voting in the mayoral race in 2024
UC transfer rates
Admissions rates for transfer students from California community colleges
Native-born population
Why California is increasingly made up of people born in California
S.F. supervisor voting
Measuring how similarly supervisors vote on legislation to reveal voting coalitions
California Proposition 13
How S.F.’s iconic Painted Ladies explain California’s most important housing law
Evolution of Stephen Curry
Analysis of how Curry continues to evolve as an NBA superstar
Ranked-choice voting
How/if ranked-choice voting can be gamed
Great Highway proposition
Understanding the impact of a local ballot measure through manual data collection
Warriors lineups
Analysis of the most popular Warriors lineups early in the season
California colleges
The most attended California colleges by race/ethnicity