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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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Current Councilmember Paul Krekorian can’t run again because of term limits. Candidates Jillian Burgos and Adrin Nazarian are facing off for the seat.
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Los Angeles City Council member Heather Hutt is fending off a challenge from Grace Yoo.
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Should the City Controller be able to audit contractors? Should harbor commissioners be from specific neighborhoods? This hodgepodge of charter amendments is meant to clarify rules that have caused confusion or to set new rules to address problems.
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Should city departments be allowed to sell food? Should the airport commission be allowed to set fees for ground transportation at LAX? This group of charter amendments is meant to clarify and update rules on city operations.
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A committee to support Kevin de León's race for reelection is spending money to support three state propositions, but it also helps get his name in front of voters.
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Let’s peer behind the campaign spending curtain to get a sense of those behind-the-scenes battles and the power players funding them.
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Challenger Nathan Hochman has raised five times more money so far than incumbent District Attorney George Gascón.
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We set out to track the money behind opposition mailers for Proposition 33 that landed in our mailbox. Here's what we found.
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Campaigns are in full swing ahead of the Nov. 5 election — who’s spending all that money in Southern California to sway your vote?
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Kevin de León is running for his second term, despite previous calls for his resignation. He faces Ysabel J. Jurado on the November ballot.
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As Vice President Kamala Harris enters the spotlight, California 496 delegates have significant — and largely unprecedented — power over what happens next. On Monday, night the California delegation put their full support behind their fellow Californian.
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The final list is out. Here's an overview of what to know.
