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Josie Huang
What I cover
I report on how culture and community shape life across Southern California with a focus on underrepresented voices.
My background
I began in newspapers out of college, covering everything from Central America’s largest dump to post-Katrina Mississippi. I moved into public radio as a host and reporter in Maine before joining LAist in 2012. For my reporting, which has spanned immigration to housing and religion, I’ve earned a regional Edward R. Murrow award and honors from the L.A. chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, the L.A Press Club, the Asian American Journalists Association and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
My goals
I aim to amplify stories that might otherwise go unheard and connect to the people and places that make Southern California such a dynamic home.
How to contact me
I would love to hear your ideas and thoughts about our coverage. Please reach me at jhuang@laist.com.
Stories by Josie Huang
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Lighted candles scented San Manuel Stadium as a roster of clergy and government officials took to the podium Thursday at the San Manuel 66ers Stadium.
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A federal court of appeals ruled that the city of Los Angeles had failed to properly notify low-income renters of cuts to their housing subsidies.
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Residents at Skid Row's Madison Hotel say the cheap rent has kept them off the streets. Now they're suing their landlord as conditions in the building have worsened.
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Most of the candidates running for city council are against teardowns and the construction of bigger, taller houses. Longtime residents and newcomers, many from China, are split.
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The county will launch the plan with $20 million in 2016, and ramp up funding each year. By the year 2020, it will spend $100 million annually on affordable housing.
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The fees would be used to build and preserve low-cost apartment units in LA to keep low-income residents from becoming homeless.
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Last month, the county supervisors boosted funding for the homeless by $50 million. A new proposal would channel another $100 million into low-cost housing projects.
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Sec. Julian Castro came to hear from local officials about LA county's rising homeless population. Some told him they disagree with how HUD doles out federal money.
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More than 300 people turned out in Little Tokyo to bash the sale of Keiro retirement and nursing homes, saying it violates a culture that venerates their elders.
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Japanese-Americans who are protesting the sale say they're worried the new owner will raise rents and won't understand the cultural needs of residents.
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A state law would have given landlords tax credits for retrofitting, but the governor vetoed it over the weekend. L.A. leaders say tenants and landlords will likely split the costs.
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The mandate would give landlords seven years to reinforce wooden apartment buildings with "soft" first floors, so they better withstand future earthquakes.
