Jordan Rynning
I grew up on a farm in Minnesota and first came to California in 2013 while serving in the U.S. Navy. Six years later, I decided to leave the military and become a journalist. I studied political science at the University of Hawaii and data journalism at Stanford University, along with a stint as an intern at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Now 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.
If you have a tip, you can reach me on Signal. My username is jrynning.56.
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And if you're comfortable just reaching out my email I'm at jrynning@scpr.org.
I would love to hear from you if you have feedback or concerns about your local government.
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The current CEO announced her resignation on April 4, just days after L.A. County withdrew its funding. -
County service disruptions are expected to continue at least through Wednesday evening, officials said. -
Payouts are expected to be shared among nearly 7,000 people who said they were victimized by employees at juvenile halls, other county facilities. -
Officials are asking what qualifications you think the department's leader should have. -
After L.A. County decided to withdraw its funding last week, Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson said “LAHSA is effectively ended.” -
The exchange of punches took place Monday as both departments responded to car fire in South L.A. -
Despite L.A. Mayor Karen Bass' recent announcement that crime is down, some residents aren't seeing it. They've organized a community town hall for April 24. -
The Board of Supervisors weighs in and changes the fate of the beleaguered Los Angeles Homeless Services Agency, or LAHSA. -
LAFD employees, who already earn the most overtime of city workers by far, say unpaid overtime and troublesome software have led to millions of dollars missing from paychecks over the last four years. -
A federal judge convenes a who’s who of top officials, lambasting a failure to properly track billions in spending on homelessness.
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