Brian Frank
I'm a journalist with a product mindset, combining data, automation, and storytelling to engage and inform the community. I help to oversee our daily and breaking news coverage while shepherding some of our larger initiatives, including the development of interactive tools that have allowed readers to explore the health of our bridges, track wildfires, and navigate elections.
I've relished the sage and chaparral scents of Southern California since I was a boy, but like so many Angelenos I only landed in L.A. as an adult. I stay for the city's rugged trails and creative energy, the inimitable color of its light, the pink donut boxes and kaleidoscopic flavors, the neighborhoods without any signs in English, the way its denizens tattoo their truths on the streets, and for all the people who tirelessly defy both labels and expectations.
In a previous life, I taught English as a second language in a tiny seaside town in Japan and oversaw a program for at-risk youth on the edge of the Alaskan bush.
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There's nothing quite like the fire and fury of a professional fireworks show. If that's what you're looking for this year, we've got you covered.
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To prepare for class, the professor visited Disneyland 130 times, rode the Matterhorn 600 times and took more than 20,000 photos and videos. -
They call him Phil, and you can smell him now at Cal State Long Beach (if you act fast). -
A motion from the Board of Supervisors calls out a "troubled history" of secret societies they say have brought a "toxic dynamic" to the sheriff's department and racked up millions in settlements. -
Whether you're a procrastinator or like to get things done with a quickness, we've got you covered. -
So how do you spot a sham? We've got tips. -
Police say Ramon Escobar, 47, was behind brutal attacks that left three people dead and four people injured in Santa Monica and L.A. -
Why? It's for the ocean. One report suggests the ocean will contain more plastic than fish by 2050. -
The biggest fire yet is burning right now. The Mendocino Complex fire has surpassed last year's Thomas Fire, adding to a list of massive fires in California in the last 20 years. -
The company said the downtime allowed employees to grieve and process the experience, while the store itself saw some renovations.
