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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!
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Catch up on the last 48 hours of news in L.A. and get a preview of what we're working on today.
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Sunday’s numbers bring county totals to 9,192 confirmed cases and 296 deaths.
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We made a guide to getting tested in Los Angeles.
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Newsom also said California has procured more than 4,000 emergency beds for the coronavirus outbreak, but is seeking out a total of 20,000.
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One of the new cases is an LAPD supervisor.
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We're going to try something — a once-a-day mega roundup of L.A. coronavirus news. (Hopefully this helps you sort through all the noise that happens in a…
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Even if your candidate is no longer in the race.
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If you’ve ever felt a burning desire to exercise your democratic rights in the dead of night, you’re in luck this year.
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Our Voter Game Plan team is continuing to answer all your questions about voting. One question we've been getting lately: "When's the deadline to submit my vote-by-mail ballot?"
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Yes, you can. And in L.A. or Orange counties, you don't even have to turn in your vote-by-mail ballot when you go to the voting center.
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The proposal expands the authority of the Sheriff's Civilian Oversight Commission, and calls for a plan to reduce the jail population.
