Aaron Schrank
As LAist’s Health and Housing reporter, I aim to help Southern Californians understand the impact of the housing crisis on public health — how where people live can affect their overall well-being. I will also hold public officials accountable for serving the most vulnerable among us, including unhoused people and families.
I grew up in Phoenix, and I’ve covered many topics for public radio outlets in the Western U.S. — including education in Wyoming and religion in Los Angeles. My work has earned multiple Edward R. Murrow awards, and I served as senior producer for the Mobituaries with Mo Rocca podcast.
Please reach out to me with any story ideas, questions or feedback. You can contact me at aschrank@scpr.org or on the website formerly known as Twitter: @aaronschrank.
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As pressure grows for more disclosure, the archdiocese updates its list of abusive priests for the first time in 10 years. -
Kids and adults discovered their spiritual selves at camps in the Malibu mountains that burned over the weekend.
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Under pressure to take action after his counterparts in other states moved ahead, Attorney General Xavier Becerra asked Californians who believe they've been victims of clergy abuse to submit complaints to his office.
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The new event allows participants in Los Angeles who don’t practice religion to celebrate a cultural tradition that many have grown up with.
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There were 101 religion-motivated hate crimes reported last year, 72 percent targeting the Jewish community.
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Legal advocates say local Catholic leaders routinely shuffled abusive priests into immigrant parishes around Los Angeles.
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Archbishop Oscar Romero has been the informal patron saint of El Salvador since his murder in 1980 -- but now it's official.
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A new lawsuit charges church leaders conspired to protect abusive priests, moving them around from church to church.
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There are credible reports of mass detention, restrictions on religious expression, mass surveillance, DNA collection and control of movement and communication.
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San Bernardino's Catholic diocese plans to name names. A spokesman says of the victims: "Sometimes to see their abuser's name made public is beneficial in the healing process."
