Freelance Journalist | @USCAnnenberg adjunct prof | former @latimes | former @js_watchdog | @AT_Conservancy finisher
Los Angeles, CA
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L.A. RAIDS: One Year On, Los Angeles Is Still Living with the Fallout of the Raids
Excited to share my first story with @capitalandmain and the ultra-talented @1eaguilera
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On most evenings, Maricela Morales runs with her 18-year-old son in West Long Beach, a neighborhood that is less than a half-mile from two fumigation facilities that regularly spew a toxic pesticide called methyl bromide into the air. capitalandmain.com/pesticide…
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Dozens of farmworkers reported suffering from nausea, burning eyes or irritated throats due to chemical-laced fields. Most said they didn’t report the problems because they feared retaliation or lacked confidence in the regulatory system. @latimes capitalandmain.com/haphazard…
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NEWS: For Salud Garcia, the numbers still don’t add up. It isn’t for lack of trying on her part. capitalandmain.com/she-leave…
ICYMI -- L.A.’s Fashion District Feels Like a Ghost Town a Year After the Raids
@marisagerber with @capitalandmain
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“This is going to be the most powerful office in the state, aside from the governor, with enormous opportunity to shape L.A. County’s future for the better. Who wouldn’t be looking at it?”
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When the city of Buena Park held a town hall about a new shelter for unhoused people, discussions quickly became heated. capitalandmain.com/socal-cit…
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A review of government records shows that polluted, industrial areas are becoming go-to places for Southern California cities to locate shelters for unhoused people as the state pushes to increase the number of beds to address the homelessness crisis. capitalandmain.com/socal-cit…
SoCal Cities are Placing Homeless Shelters in Polluted Industrial Areas
The great Erin Rode at @capitalandmain with a data + graphic assist from yours truly.
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Capital & Main’s “LA Raids” series, supported by CCF, shares the stories of families affected by immigration enforcement.
We’re proud to support this series because those living through these experiences deserve to be heard.
Read the full story: capitalandmain.com/a-daily-p…
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They fought against the leftward lean at the LA DAs office. Now they want their money. lamaterial.com/p/gascon-da-l…
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Absolute dismal satisfaction rates for federal, state, local government among LA wildfire survivors in survey released today static1.squarespace.com/stat…
ALT Graphic showing low satisfaction rates for government entities among LA wildfire survivors
ICE raids have swept up thousands of immigrant men in L.A. County. Many are primary breadwinners whose families have been left to cope in their absence.
New chapter of the L.A. Raids series from @1eaguilera with @capitalandmain
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It was very kind of Steve Lopez to cite our 2020 investigative series on hospice fraud in his recent column "Fraud is rampant, but good hospice care exists. Here’s a guide to making the right choice."
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Very cool to see our 2020 hospice fraud series "Dying for Dollars" get a shout out by the @latimes today. The fraud never stopped.
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And here's the local TV hit that got picked up by Last Week Tonight. I learned so much from the late, great Kim Christensen.
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CCF’s Rising Together: A Year of Impact is a direct look at the first year after the Eaton and Palisades fires through the lens of survivors, nonprofit partners, and the community response that followed.
Dive into the interactive report here: risingtogether.calfund.org/
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Honored to have our long-term wildfire recovery work featured in Sunset Magazine. One year on, this work continues thanks to the sustained generosity of donors who understand that recovery takes years, not months.
Read the article here: bit.ly/3N79lra
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"The lingering pain and anxiety unleashed on Jan. 7, 2025 by the Eaton and Palisades fires is illustrated in a new survey and in a pop-up art installation that opened over the weekend in downtown Los Angeles."
Read more: latimes.com/california/newsl…
#WildfireRecovery #LosAngeles
