Selected Work

Civics and Safety
Some in this California beach town insist the Tijuana River is poisoning them. Officials disagree – The Los Angeles Times

Scrappy and underpaid, LA’s independent reporters risk it all to cover the ICE beat - LA Public Press

This single mom is squeezed by LA’s cost of living. Now she’s running for mayor. - 19th News

Environment and Climate Change
Black Altadenans seek hope and resilience in the wake of the LA wildfires - NPR


Farmworkers Brave Deadly Heat, Pollution, and ICE Raids - Sierra Club


A bus-sized piece of concrete on the beach: A tale of waste, neglect and climate change  - The Los Angeles Times



Health
Trans healthcare for kids is disappearing in LA. Here’s what parents are doing about it -  LA Public Press


Pandemic-era meal delivery program is set to end. Thousands of L.A. seniors could go hungry -  The Los Angeles Times


‘We’ve created medical refugees.’ LGBTQ+ healthcare workers fight for gender-affirming care amid rise in anti-trans laws  -The Los Angeles Times

Culture and SocietyBlack Americans describe how being a federal worker was their path to the middle class — and the heartbreak of losing it - Business Insider

‘Radical joy’: Cambodians in California celebrate Khmer culture 50 years after Killing Fields - The Guardian


T-Boy Wrestling is a sizzling showcase of trans masculinity — sweat, twerking and all - The Los Angeles Times
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