Elly Yu
Investigative Reporter
(she/her)
I’m a reporter on the investigative team, where I work to uncover truths and hold power to account in Southern California.
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.
As someone who grew up in Los Angeles County, I am excited to be reporting in a place I deeply care about and call home.
Do you have questions or know of something we should look into?
Elly Yu reports on how who you are and where you live affects what kind of justice you get.
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A month after Election Day, votes in L.A. County have all finally been counted and finalized. And they show 44% of registered voters in the county cast their ballots — the vast majority by mail. -
Turnout is the highest since Richard Riordan was elected in 1993. The low mark for turnout was 2013, when just 23% of voters cast their ballots in the runoff.
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L.A. election officials have counted nearly 2.3 million ballots as of Friday evening and are down to their last 175,000. Turnout should land around 44%. In Orange County, the tallied votes add up to about 53.7% of registered voters.
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L.A. health officials describe this surge as unseasonably early.
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Friday's council meeting was the first after Councilmember Kevin de León announced he will not resign.
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A day after De León says he will not resign, community members say the city cannot heal without his resignation.
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The embattled councilman says, "I failed," but vows to stay in office despite calls from throughout L.A. and up to the White House for him to step down.
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After the release of racist remarks on a leaked tape led to Martinez's resignation, a new council president has now been voted in to keep business running.
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The bill switched gears after an LAist investigation into the program.
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A bill pending in the state legislature will no longer expand a program that sends incarcerated people with serious medical conditions to nursing homes. Instead, it advocates for early release.
