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Brianna Lee
What I cover
I focus on making local government and elections accessible. This includes highlighting the ways people can flex their individual power to make change in their communities.
My background
I joined LAist in 2016 and spent four years as the newsroom’s social media lead. Since 2020, I’ve worked with the community engagement team, focusing on building connections between our newsroom and the communities we serve. I’ve helped cover nearly every election throughout my time here: writing voter guides, covering results through our post-election newsletter and personally answering hundreds of voter questions.
My goals
I want to help people better understand how local government works so they can feel empowered to participate in it.
Best way to reach me
Email me at blee@laist.com if you have questions about local government, 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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A parent? A veteran? Someone with a disability? Here are resources for all kinds of situations.
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Don’t make assumptions just yet about what education you can and can’t afford.
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Turns out there are lots of people whose job it is to help you.
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There's LAPD and LASD — and 70 more(!) police departments operating in Los Angeles County.
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"If we were to draw clear boundaries around what does or doesn't constitute harmful cultural appropriation in all cases, a lot of people would be satisfied," writes Brianna Lee, part of the LAist newsroom and a Racism 101 answer panelist. But as Lee explains, she isn't interested in making the masses comfortable. She'd rather make them think, talk and learn.
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There is too much parking in LA. There is too little parking in LA. Discuss.
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One's the current lieutenant governor and former mayor of San Francisco. One's a venture capitalist from Rancho Santa Fe. Here's where they stand on housing, homelessness, immigration and health care.
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Selecting the person for California’s top job is now in your hands. Here’s a rundown of the top contenders and what each stands for.
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April is National Poetry Month, which gives us an excellent excuse to wax lyrical about the torrid emotions that fill our relationships with the IRS.
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A complicating factor in the potential showdown between Trump's administration and so-called sanctuary cities: There's no legal definition of what a sanctuary city is.
