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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The Amgen Bike Tour of California is scheduled to roll through the Inland Empire on Saturday before finishing in Pasadena Sunday. You can watch in person, or use the app to take the race with you. -
The actor made the announcement via Twitter, hinting at a breakdown in contract negotiations. Showrunner Al Jean says the characters will not be killed off. -
The San Bernardino Sheriff's Department has released the names of 10 deputies allegedly involved in the beating, captured in TV news footage, of a suspect who appeared to have surrendered last month. -
Former mayor David Perez has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks over lucrative contracts he and his family held with the city over the past 20 years. -
According to L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer's office, the bank imposed unrealistic sales quotas that drove its employees to open fee-generating accounts without customers' permission. -
The Apple Watch is available as of Friday. Here's how to get your hands on one, the games you can play, why you might not really like it, and more. -
In many cases, actors no longer will be allowed to volunteer their time rehearsing and performing a play in a theater with 99 or fewer seats. -
Real estate developer and former city planner Terry Tornek garnered 55.5 percent of the vote in Tuesday's election, edging out former city Councilwoman Jacque Robinson. -
The Highway Fire near the Prado Dam area of Chino at one point threatened 200 homes, though officials lifted evacuation orders late Sunday. -
The mayor on Thursday announced a campaign to encourage Angelenos to save more water. Incentives include rebates on rain barrels and washing machines, free showerheads and more.
