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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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Turns out paper isn’t cheap.
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Watch this space for live results.
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There are 88 cities in L.A. County. You only vote for L.A. mayor if you live in the city of L.A.
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Say hello to the top political office in the state. California Governor Gavin Newson, a Democrat, is running for reelection against Republican Brian Dahle.
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Think of the community college boards of trustees as school boards that govern community colleges instead of K-12 schools.
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Last year, the state legislature eliminated single-family zoning and created a reparations task force. There are 24 Assembly seats up for grabs in L.A. County on the Nov. 8 ballot.
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The controller’s job is to review how the city spends money, but it's no routine bookkeeping role for candidates Kenneth Mejia and Paul Koretz. Think of the controller more as a watchdog.
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Alex Padilla (D), who was appointed to Kamala Harris' seat when she became vice president, faces Mark Meuser (R) twice on the Nov. 8 ballot.
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The insurance commissioner’s job is to make sure insurance companies treat consumers fairly. Incumbent Ricardo Lara, a Democrat, is running for reelection against Republican Robert Howell.
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Think of the city attorney as the head of a really, really big law firm representing L.A. as its client.
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Evaluating judicial candidates is notoriously hard, but there are a few pieces of information you can look at to help with your decision.
