Aaron Mendelson
Former senior data & investigative reporter
(he/him)
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Now that the pressure's off, can we keep saving water? The answer depends on where you ask the question. -
The San Francisco Ethics Commission is exploring limits on "behested payments," the fundraising practice used by politicians to raise money for pet causes. -
New data from the California Department of Justice, show big differences in the rates of police shootings across the state. Ventura County reported the lowest rate. -
It's California's third-poorest county. Unemployment is nearly 25 percent. Homelessness tripled since the previous year. And children are even worse off, with one in three living in poverty. -
Californians are using more water now than in 2015 and 2016, when mandatory measures were in place to conserve water during a five-year drought. -
The vast majority of housing for low-income renters in Los Angeles has been built in the county's very poorest neighborhoods. The research says that's a problem. -
Some LA residents reacted with anger on learning of the nearly $32 million in contributions raised by Mayor Eric Garcetti for favored causes, some from companies that do business with the city. -
Mayor Eric Garcetti has used a little-known mechanism to raise $31.9 million in four years. Public records show some of the contributors do business with the city. -
The state collected police shooting and use of force data for the first time — and found black people are shot at or hurt at triple their proportion of the population.
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Californians used five percent more water per capita this June than in 2016, when the state was suffering through a fifth year of drought. Gains were higher in some areas of SoCal.
Stories by Aaron Mendelson
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