Marisa Gerber
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Narrative writer @latimes.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Joined January 2011
“It’s been a gift to be able to die in this way.” Gabriella saw her final days as a living funeral — an opportunity to listen in on the things loved ones might normally save for a eulogy. https://t.co/vhK4O37nnB 📷: @dania_maxwell
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Recently, the company, owned by billionaire Democratic donors, filed a legal challenge against California that could overturn a 2022 law that made it easier for farmworkers to take part in unionization votes.
One of California’s most powerful companies and a famous union have traded charges of deception and coercion in a fight over worker representation. Now Wonderful Nurseries is suing the state as part of its battle with the United Farm Workers.
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Latest column: before Yong Yang was fatally shot by an LAPD officer, he was happier than he had been in years, his family said, maintaining relationships, living independently and in close contact with relatives.
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A Korean American family caring for a mentally ill son asked for help. An LAPD officer shot and killed him.
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Have had the luck to meet and work with reporters that have A) Talent to tell great stories B) tenacity to report report report C) A big heart to tell peoples’ stories with depth @aflores is one of the few with all three. What damn mistake @WSJ
I was among those laid off from the @WSJ along with @ailworth, @cmaiduc, @acaldwellwsj, @ShannonNajma, @bkesling, @SuryatapaB, and @TalalNAnsari. Grateful for those who trusted me with their stories and for my amazing colleagues. Not sure what’s next, but I'm excited to find out.
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I knew this pain decades ago when I lived in a garage apartment without a number, just "Garage" lol. Now with our delivery-based economy & more granny flats, having a ½ address can be a nightmare @marisagerber writes
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As delivery culture increasingly dominates retail of all sorts, people living at the city's fractional addresses are left scrambling.
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“Rather than go to Target and wait, I’ll just give Daddy Bezos my hard-earned cash.” As big chains lock more merchandise — condoms, crayons, Claritin, even callus cream — behind security glass, customers increasingly turn to online retailers. https://t.co/Spm8aIMIti
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Security glass once locked up electronics, Sudafed and a few other items. But stores have gotten more aggressive in efforts to confront retail theft.
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San Diego has surpassed Tucson, becoming the top border region for migrant arrivals for the first time in decades. I wrote about the history of of migration route shifts (h/t @adam_wola) https://t.co/7NNcgSb0ox
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For first time in 25 years, San Diego is the top spot in the nation for migrant border crossings, surpassing Tucson.
San Diego, California (blue) is now the busiest of Border Patrol's 9 U.S.-Mexico border sectors. Migrant arrivals rose 36% in 2 weeks. Volunteers providing humanitarian aid to asylum seekers waiting in open-air sites have a wishlist for needed items here: https://t.co/c7r0YMhtDq
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Kim was the very best kind of colleague — wildly talented yet humble, quietly hilarious, treated everyone as his peer. https://t.co/cNlvmAHhnk
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Former Times investigative reporter Kim Christensen, who died Monday, was known for his incisive reporting and equally keen wit.
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I served on the L.A. Cannabis Commission for six years when the city enacted its cannabis policy. This @latimes story by @marisagerber (w/photos by @GenaroMolina47) captures all the challenges of this industry that has so much potential. A must-read! https://t.co/RebMXJD1AI
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Once hailed as the Apple store of cannabis, MedMen has shuttered many of its locations. What does that say about shopping for pot in California?
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I'm on a coordinated lunch with my colleagues to ask management to honor the contract they agreed to and pay our laid-off colleagues the severance they deserve.
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insightful, kind, calm, hilarious. thank you, Nancy, for being the dream editor ✨
Some personal news, broken by @Sammy_Roth ... So much has changed at my beloved @latimes since I joined the Business staff in 1982. But the place is still filled with talented, committed journalists. Subscribe & support local journalism!
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"Their plan: live with the squatter. Dirty the bathroom. Take the best spot on the couch. Commandeer the TV remote. Blast music. Drink his coffee. Eat his Cheetos." @jflem94 profiles the Squatter Hunter: https://t.co/0Q8ZMJt0wf
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As squatting becomes more of an issue in Southern California, a man named Flash Shelton has taken on the alias of the "Squatter Hunter," offering to remove squatters with a variety of strategies,...
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"By leaning on economic headwinds, executives can acknowledge a problem while avoiding getting into the messy details — say an outdated business model or internal failings." @SamAugustDean on why ‘economic headwinds’ are suddenly to blame for everything https://t.co/CcBHKi63vZ
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Batten down the hatches: We're facing "economic headwinds." Why are so many corporate leaders suddenly using this euphemism when announcing layoffs?
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Not every day you get to write about your dad for work:
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Running along the trails that whipsaw through the oak forests of the Palo Alto hills, I was hit with a musky, skunky smell that made the hair on my neck stand up.
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Nearing 80, she can no longer afford to own Arcadia’s Book Rack — or live in California. Story by @marisagerber Photos by @dania_maxwell
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Book Rack is the second San Gabriel Valley bookstore to face a reckoning this year. The owner of Vroman's in Pasadena put the store up for sale because he wants to retire.
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Sometimes it IS rocket science: This @JPL_Technology engineer is helping get the @NASA Europa Clipper to its October liftoff for Jupiter. Written by @RonWLATimes as he wraps up his career at the @latimes. Congrats Ron!
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Steve Barajas is a mechanical engineer on NASA-JPL's Europa Clipper 2024, the mission looking for an ocean beneath the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa.
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"She was the star we orbited, our center of gravity, and without her, we were adrift."
I wrote about visiting my grandma in Taiwan, and finding comfort in old rituals
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“It’s just impossible. I’m pretty sure I’m just gonna work until I die.” Birth rates have been trending downward for decades + for some millennials, finances are a big part of why they're deciding not to have kids. https://t.co/1IbUb3kceJ
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Birth rates have been trending downward in the U.S. for several decades and dropped precipitously during the pandemic. A key reason is the high cost of raising kids.
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I've edited thousands of ledes in my career but never read one like this: "When I died the other day, no one really noticed." What. A. Story. @debvankin, very much alive, recounts what happened when her obit appeared online.
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I was the victim of an elaborate AI death hoax, which spread fake news about me online. Here's what it's like to read your own obituary.
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For some millennials saddled with astronomical student debt & Gen Z-ers, who entered adulthood to a sky-high housing market, money is a major deterrent to having kids. Read this thoughtful piece by the talented @marisagerber
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Birth rates have been trending downward in the U.S. for several decades and dropped precipitously during the pandemic. A key reason is the high cost of raising kids.
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