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Aaron Schrank
Health & Housing Reporter
What I cover
I cover the impact of the housing crisis on public health in Southern California and how where you live affects your well-being. My coverage focuses on homelessness.
My background
I’ve been a public radio reporter and audio producer for more than a decade, reporting on homelessness, religion and other topics for local and national audiences.
My goals
I want to track how public officials spend taxpayer money and whether they deliver on their promises to the L.A. region, especially to unhoused people and working families.
Best way to reach me
Please reach out to me with story ideas, questions or feedback. You can email me at aschrank@laist.com or call or text by phone or through the Signal app at 602-515-1699.
Stories by Aaron Schrank
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Brier Oak’s latest citation came months after regulators considered pulling its license.
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Under legal challenge, federal housing officials backtrack on changes that L.A. officials say affect thousands getting rental help. New rules remain likely.
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A state oversight agency cited the MonteCedro retirement community in Altadena for failing to follow its emergency evacuation plan.
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Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority calls on county to protect employees during the transition.
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Thursday is opening day at Bear Mountain for skiers and snowboarders.
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The ordinance mirrors a California law that the Trump administration is already challenging in court
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The region currently spends 90% of HUD dollars on permanent housing, but the feds capped it at 30%.
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The spending plan would gut prevention, outreach and supportive services to maintain temporary shelter beds and absorb rate increases previously covered by other funding sources.
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The site in South L.A. was paid $2.3 million to provide space for up to 88 unhoused residents last fiscal year. But two observers found the site was operating at half capacity.
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The proposed change would allow the city to impound and immediately destroy RVs worth less than $4,000. The previous threshold was $500.
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LA mayor says emergency declaration was meant to be temporary, cites progress on homelessness.
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"I looked to my left and it's like hell," one bus driver told us. Some facilities had outdated emergency plans, according to available public records reviewed by LAist.
