Honored to be profiled by @GustavoArellano in his column. He notes this work is what results when "news organizations invest in local journalism, let reporters dig instead of writing clickbait and stand by them in the face of critics real and imagined."

RT @ZavalaA: Since I see folks on here are talking about the (at least) $1.1 Billion California Capitol Annex Project, probably should upda….

RT @radiowagner: LAist's @ellywyu reports on a troubling trend: Even as L.A. makes some progress on sheltering unhoused adults, the region….

NEW: L.A. County officials are preparing for possible major cuts to federal money that houses people in the region, following a meeting with a high-ranking Trump administration appointee and a new executive order from the president.

NEW: Orange County wants former Supervisor Andrew Do to pay back more than $10 million he steered to a group he has admitted to receiving bribes from. That amount is far more than the roughly $900k prosecutors are asking the judge to order.

NEW: LA homelessness agency revised locations of over 400 sheltered people in its 2025 homeless count, moving them out of the city of LA, in the days before the public release this week — without informing elected officials who saw the earlier numbers.

NEW: In the wake of the Texas tragedy, LAist sought answers about our local situation. Flood control has come a long way, but big storms are getting more frequent. And fixes are 6 years behind at one of America’s riskiest dams, sitting above SoCal cities.

NEW: A federal judge issued a blistering ruling Tuesday, finding Los Angeles officials failed in multiple ways to follow a settlement agreement to create more shelter for unhoused people.

supports this work, cares so deeply about our SoCal neighbors, and has doubled down in expanding our watchdog journalism. It’s a privilege to be a part of this team, and I look forward to all the work to come.

has reminded so many of us — myself included — of why local investigative reporting matters. The public has a right to know the truth about what government leaders are doing with the power and money they’re entrusted with. I’m grateful to work in a newsroom that strongly. .

covering local government than in the past, it’s all the more crucial that leaders are held to account. The Andrew Do scandal illustrates what can go wrong outside public view when government leaders operate with little transparency or checks on power. I’m glad this reporting. .

teamwork of my colleagues, the sources and community members who came forward with information, the tens of thousands of donors who support LAist and all of the training I was fortunate to get throughout my career from editors and mentors. With far fewer local reporters. .

I'm very honored to be named journalist of the year by the L.A. and O.C. press clubs, for my work uncovering the Andrew Do corruption scheme. This reporting would not have been possible without all of the support of our newsroom leadership at LAist, the.

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RT @radiowagner: Legal aid for thousands of L.A. renters is at risk of vanishing on June 30, tenant advocates say, because City Attorney Hy….

NEW: Millions of dollars are being returned to taxpayers, after orders were finalized this week forfeiting money and property connected to the corruption scheme LAist uncovered around ex-OC Supervisor Andrew Do — including a house bought by his daughter.

Judge James Selna: “Public corruption wreaks damage far beyond the loss to the county. It undermines the public’s trust of the government. It undermines the government’s ability to function.". Says Do's "breach of his duty" is a "real crime.".

BREAKING: Former O.C. Supervisor Andrew Do was just sentenced to 5 years in federal prison, after an LAist investigation and federal probe led him to resign and plead guilty to a conspiracy to steal millions of taxpayer dollars meant to feed needy seniors.

NEW: Federal prosecutors announce the indictment of Peter Anh Pham, who led the nonprofit at the center of the Andrew Do corruption scandal. Pham faces charges that he bribed Do and then "pocketed" millions in pandemic relief money Do sent the group.

…supported this work by becoming LAist members. In the face of pushback, the truth ultimately prevailed. (4/4).

…receive meals from the nearly $8 million that Andrew Do later admitted was diverted from that purpose. Thank you to the sources who trusted me, my editors Mary Plummer and Megan Garvey — and the community members who have followed this coverage, demanded answers and… (3/4).