Erica Felci covers local politics and government for The Desert Sun. She also writes the weekly Political Insider column. She can be reached at erica.felci@thedesertsun.com, (760) 778-4644, or on Twitter @EricaFelci.

K Kaufmann covers energy and green technology and health care. She is a late-blooming green techno-geek, having a B.A. in English from Brandeis University and a masters in journalism from the University of Maryland. Before coming to The Desert Sun in 2005, she was a freelance journalist who frequently wrote on women’s health and cultural issues. Contact her at k.kaufmann@thedesertsun.com, follow her on Twitter @kkaufmann and check out her green energy blog.

James Meier, the Senior Editor of Business and Data for The Desert Sun and mydesert.com, has been in journalism for 15 years, the past six at The Desert Sun. He began his career as a reporter and has worked at three other Southern California newspapers, including the Orange County edition of the Los Angeles Times. At The Desert Sun, he has overseen projects looking at how public money is spent and his specialty is the use of databases built from public records. Contact him at james.meier@thedesertsun.com and on Twitter @TDSJamesMeier.