Elly Yu
Investigative Reporter
(she/her)
I got into investigative journalism, because I believe that it has the power to expose and change wrongdoing.
Before joining this newsroom in late 2019, I worked at NPR stations in Washington D.C., and Atlanta.
My reporting has focused on healthcare, immigration and state politics. From 2017-2018, I was a fellow with Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting.
I got my master’s in journalism from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, and a bachelor’s in international relations from the University of Southern California. I grew up in Los Angeles County, and am excited to be reporting in a place I deeply care about and call home.
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Elly Yu reports on how who you are and where you live affects what kind of justice you get.
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California has consolidated nearly every medical parole patient at a single facility — one with a troubled track record. -
So far, the rise in people hospitalized due to COVID-19 has not risen anywhere near as sharply.
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One shelter official said there's a lack of places in the county where people can safely isolate if they've tested positive for COVID-19.
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“I just felt sick all over. It was such a bad experience,” said one neighbor.
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A damaged sewer line that spilled over 8 million gallons of untreated sewage in Carson was over 60 years old.
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The health order applies to all school districts as well as private schools within the county. LAUSD also announced a new requirement before students return to classes.
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The letter signed by two dozen California congressional Democrats cited "dire conditions" at the facilities.
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The same government agencies that found facilities connected to a nursing home chain were dirty, understaffed and provided deficient care are also their biggest source of revenue.
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Following an LAist investigation, several members of California’s delegation have spoken out about “deadly neglect” and their concerns with the state’s nursing homes licensing process.
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Listen back to our hourlong special diving into California’s failures to regulate nursing homes — and where we go from here.
