Aaron Mendelson
Former senior data & investigative reporter
(he/him)
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NPR NewsNew Republican-backed laws in several states add large fines or criminal penalties for minor mistakes in voter registration work. As groups pull back, they're reaching fewer voters. -
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! -
At least one Southern California Cal Fire unit is seeing more job offers rejected than usual. -
Supporters said the plan will electrify thousands of vehicles across city departments. -
The City Attorney cites LAist’s reporting on the troubled empire of rental housing. -
An LAist review of millions of criminal cases found a dramatic decline in the rate at which the DA charges misdemeanors. -
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. -
Lawmakers at a hearing this week demanded dramatic changes to the state’s nursing home licensing program, citing a recent investigation by LAist. -
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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