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 president said if governors and local leaders don't stop the violence and looting, the military will "solve the problem for them." -
Long Beach officials say at least seven or eight businesses were looted today, but their damage assessment is ongoing.
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L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti addressed an angry, heartbroken city following a fourth night of escalating violence and protests tied to the death of George Floyd.
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One caller to our newsroom's public affairs show, AirTalk, likened the violent response to the American Revolution.
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The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has resonated across the country, once again sparking protests and riots. Angelenos share their thoughts about what made this one in particular strike a nerve.
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Protesters Gather Outside LAPD Headquarters For 2nd Day Of Demonstrations Over Death Of George FloydVideo showed protesters knocking over a barricade outside police headquarters. Chief Michel Moore said LAPD will do everything it can to facilitate the right of protesters 'to exercise free speech.'
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The lifting of restrictions still does not extend to personal services such as barbershops and hair and nail salons, however.
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Federal investigators are now looking into an explosion and fire in downtown Los Angeles over the weekend that left a dozen firefighters injured, two of…
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A response team and special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will be on scene today helping determine the origin and cause of the fire.
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COVID-19's ability to spread rapidly is one of the factors that has concerned health officials.
