Aaron Mendelson
Senior Data & Investigative Reporter
(he/him)
As senior data and investigative reporter, Aaron Mendelson reported on money in politics, police shootings, the lottery, the militarization of law enforcement and more. His 2020 story on a troubled empire of rental housing was recognized by the Online Journalism Awards and the IRE Awards.
Mendelson joined this newsroom in 2014 and became a member of the investigative team in 2017.
Before moving to L.A., he attended UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. He got his start in journalism at KFAI in Minneapolis.
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California has consolidated nearly every medical parole patient at a single facility — one with a troubled track record. -
And yes, it's a climb up Vin Scully Avenue to the Sunset Boulevard entrance, but you can do it!
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At least one Southern California Cal Fire unit is seeing more job offers rejected than usual.
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Supporters said the plan will electrify thousands of vehicles across city departments.
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The City Attorney cites LAist’s reporting on the troubled empire of rental housing.
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An LAist review of millions of criminal cases found a dramatic decline in the rate at which the DA charges misdemeanors.
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The indictment this week of Mark Ridley-Thomas follows those of José Huizar and Mitch Englander, who were both implicated in an FBI probe of corruption at City Hall.
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Lawmakers at a hearing this week demanded dramatic changes to the state’s nursing home licensing program, citing a recent investigation by LAist.
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Despite the move, owner Crystal Solorzano — who the California Department of Public Health has cited for her company's record of poor care — could apply to take them over again in the future.
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The hearing would have considered whether Crystal Solorzano is fit to run the nursing homes. Solorzano's has also alleged in a recent divorce filing that a ReNew executive was interviewed by the FBI "about Crystal's business practices."
