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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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Knowing what a candidate considers to be the drivers of homelessness is crucial to understanding how they'll approach the problem.
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These committees make party endorsements, which gives them quite a bit of influence, but there's not much information on the candidates. We asked some experts for advice.
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There's a lot of power to act locally on this global crisis. Local officials decide things like where we get our energy and how to regulate emissions.
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Start with the facts on what is actually happening with crime.
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We have guidance on key races and questions for anyone who is making the high cost of housing a top priority in how they vote.
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You’ll have to request a crossover ballot or register with a party by Election Day on March 5.
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City Council, Board of Supervisors, District Attorney, and Board of Education have the biggest impact on your daily life.
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Mayor Bass made an ambitious campaign pledge to address homelessness by housing 17,000 Angelenos. We’ve been trying to keep tabs, but it’s complicated.
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One year in, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass’ administration says 3,551 people have been permanently housed.
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This week is the deadline for candidates to file for the March 2024 primary. Here’s what it takes to make it in.
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The vast majority of people housed over the past year have moved into temporary housing.
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What’s under discussion, how they connect to L.A.’s past scandals, and what L.A. City Councilmembers have said about them so far.
