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Jordan Rynning
What I cover
I help Southern Californians hold their local government officials accountable by shining a light into the inner workings of city halls, law enforcement agencies and other powerful institutions. Drawing from local community voices, government sources and advanced data analysis, I keep a watchful eye on how government officials use — or abuse — their positions of power and hear from experts on policy solutions to residents’ most pressing issues.
My background
I left a career in military intelligence to become a journalist in 2019, then studied data journalism at Stanford University and interned on the Atlanta Journal Constitution data team covering national politics. Before joining LAist in 2025, I contributed to an award-winning investigation aired on WNYC about misinformation spread over Spanish language radio ahead of the 2024 elections.
My goals
I want to make local government work for the community. That means asking public officials the hard questions, poring over public records and digging into the issues that matter to Angelenos.
How to contact me
I would love to hear from you if you have feedback or concerns about local government. You can reach out by email. I'm at jrynning@laist.com. Or, if you have a tip you’d like to share more privately, you can reach me on Signal. My username is @jrynning.56.
Stories by Jordan Rynning
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Isaac Castellanos was struck by an LAPD less lethal projectile during a 2020 Dodgers World Series celebration
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Two candidates are competing to represent a part of the city that includes the Pasadena Playhouse, Caltech and Pasadena City College.
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The Pasadena City Council member for District 3 will face questions of balancing the budget and how to use roughly 50 acres of land along an abandoned 710 Freeway extension.
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Current Vice Mayor Jess Rivas is running unopposed in District 5 with a focus on affordable housing, renewable energy and community safety.
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Government ruled to have threatened children, violating court order
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Publicly available data also shows the number of people being held at the facility near Victorville has tripled since last fiscal year.
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New federal data shows ICE arrested more than 14,000 people in the L.A. area in 2025.
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In court records, a crime mapping company alleges LAPD has engaged in an “unlawful pattern of delaying tactics” to avoid releasing the data.
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City Council to study harms to prospective homeowners study released in October that found large landlords owned a growing share of L.A. properties.
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A federal judge ordered Sithy Yi’s release after her attorney argued her detainment was unconstitutional
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The commission also recommended expanding voting to noncitizens as it pushes to meet a deadline.
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Oversight commission reported issues for years
