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Melissa Gomez is an enterprise reporter on the State Team who joined the Los Angeles Times in 2018. She reports on a range of news and issues, with a special focus on the Central Valley.

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Melissa Dodge, center, sits with her sons Lucas, left, and Dylan at their home in Vancouver in May. Dodge has launched a new nonprofit, Pacific Northwest Family Navigation. (Taylor Balkom/The ...

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