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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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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 Some facilities had outdated emergency plans, according to available public records reviewed by LAist.
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The study found recipients spent nearly all the money on basic needs like food and transportation, not drugs or alcohol.
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LAHSA’s annual unhoused population tally is scheduled for Jan. 20 to 22.
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L.A. officials and volunteers undercounted in key neighborhoods by 32% this year, the study says. The agency that conducts the count says it welcomes the review but hasn't seen the numbers yet.
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The new sales tax divides $96 million among L.A.’s 88 cities.
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Soul Housing was, until recently, L.A. County’s largest recuperative care provider, with more than 1,300 beds across 16 facilities.
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One LAHSA commissioner is ‘deeply disappointed’ with the delay.
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The agency has been without a formal policy as it oversees hundreds of millions in contracts.
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Shuttered mall highlights region's struggle to hold nuisance properties accountable.
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The Walt Disney Company announced Monday that the late-night host will return to the network. Sinclair says they will preempt the show in their markets.
