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Brianna Lee
What I cover
I lead LAist's community engagement team, which builds closer relationships between our newsroom and the communities we serve. We reach out to neighborhoods across SoCal, talk to community members about what's on their minds and bring back their insights, perspectives, questions and experiences to the newsroom to guide our coverage.
My background
I joined LAist in 2016 and spent four years as the newsroom’s social media lead, then served as a community engagement producer from 2020 to 2025. Throughout this time I focused heavily on elections and civics: writing voter guides, covering results through our post-election newsletter, delivering in-person workshops on how to research the local offices on your ballot and personally answering hundreds of voter questions.
My goals
I want people to feel that their local newsroom is a welcoming, trusted part of their community that equips them to solve problems together.
Best way to reach me
Email me at blee@laist.com if you have questions about elections, feedback on our coverage or if you're interested in working with LAist out in your community!
Stories by Brianna Lee
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Trump used California as example of what he calls the "insanity" of current voting in the U.S. Yes, California takes time to count all the ballots. There's a good reason.
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Yes, California takes some time to count all the ballots. There are good reasons for that.
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Don’t worry. They’re not for seeing your votes inside.
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Help us make sure the candidates address the issues you care about most.
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Updated numbers quantify the city's housing shortage. Here's what's standing in the way of building more.
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2025 turned out to be a milestone year for housing policy in California.
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Statewide turnout was 50%. It was lower in L.A. County and higher in Orange County.
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The vote isn't certified yet, but a lot has happened since Election Day.
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The city of L.A. is in the process of redrafting its city charter. Find out how you can get involved and help improve the way the city governs this winter.
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Viral videos have spread false claims about the envelope holes, but they’re there for specific reasons.
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For voters in remote or rural areas, ballots dropped in the mail on the last day of the Nov. 4 special election may not get postmarked in time to count. The state Attorney General’s Office has released a map of where delays may occur.
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California’s Secretary of State is sending postcards to correct a typo that was sent to more than 8.5 million voters.
