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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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Street vending and home kitchens decriminalized. Gun sales restricted. And be ready to ask for a straw.
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"It didn't have enough energy for the job."
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Assuming you haven't completely blocked it from your memory.
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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.
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Admission is free for all national parks through Sunday. Where should we go?
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We've got all the details on how to watch the Olympics — including where to watch them live in L.A.
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A fire that broke out after a backhoe struck a gas main Wednesday in Woodland Hills has been extinguished, according to LADWP officials. Evacuations have been lifted.
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Take home some history! Officials will be giving away pieces of the iconic bridge for free on Aug. 13.
