Julia Paskin
I think of myself as a reverse engineer when it comes to the experiences of Southern Californians. I work to understand and highlight stories from often unheard voices and work backwards to demonstrate how and why that experience is possible. From immigration, law enforcement, to homelessness, to the environment, how do laws and policies impact our lives? And what social, political, and environmental forces inform our experiences? What solutions work and who do they serve?
I grew up in an old New York City tenement, raised by a working-class, single mom (shout out to Mama Paskin). I came to California to study at CalArts and in search of lower rents (the misguided irony!) so issues of economic equity and the arts are both close to my heart. I came to journalism after working in the performing arts and then social justice and political organizing.
While I may have left NYC fleeing an unlivable economy, I stayed here after falling in love with Greater Los Angeles and all that our diverse communities have to offer. I have now spent nearly half my life here and have made an art of defending LA from anyone who dares to talk trash-- because anyone who doesn’t have anything nice to say about our town, just doesn’t know enough about it.
Julia is the host of All Things Considered on weekdays on LAist 89.3 and The L.A. Report podcast.
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But there are some strict guidelines around who can re-open and the conditions they need to maintain. -
L.A. Parks and Rec officials say if other skate parks become hot spots for violating social distancing, those locations will also be filled with sand through the pandemic. -
L.A. County's Department of Mental Health Services has added extra staff to its 24-hour crisis hotline. -
Zillow economist Jeff Tucker says new listings in Los Angeles are just a quarter of what they were a year ago -
In a sign of the times, some churches are beginning a throwback practice: preaching to people in their cars. -
City of Pasadena spokeswoman Lisa Derderian says one of the fatalities was a resident in a Pasadena nursing home, and the other was a staff member there. -
Hotels, motels and businesses such as Airbnb can allow essential workers to rent rooms. -
How will hospitals deal with the rush of patients needing critical care? Surgical residents could be part of the solution. -
District Attorney Jackie Lacey's office is working with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to review a list of 2,000 inmates who have been flagged for potential early release. -
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