Kevin Tidmarsh
What I cover
As LAist’s All Things Considered producer, I cover breaking news, enterprise stories and happenings all around Los Angeles and Southern California. For LAist, I’ve written about failing hydrants during the Palisades Fire and restrictions on healthcare for trans youth. I’ve also covered how to take advantage of your local libraries and where to find the coolest concerts around town.
My background
I joined LAist’s staff in 2023. Before that, I was a news, feature and documentary producer for NPR, KCRW and Stitcher, among others. I’ve held microphones in front of #FreeBritney protesters, senators, asylum seekers and the U.S. Secretary of State. I got my start in audio journalism in college, when I used the production skills I picked up as a failed musician to make my own history documentary podcast. I moved to Southern California when I was 18 from South Bend, Ind. Getting to know the region and the people living here — in L.A., Ventura County, the Inland Empire, Long Beach and everywhere else — has been one of the greatest joys of my life.
My goals
I want to help our readers and listeners connect with each other and navigate the incredibly complex megalopolis in which we live — breaking down L.A.’s biggest issues, providing the community with crucial context on the latest headlines and hopefully sparking intrigue and delight along the way. I’m especially interested in hearing about LGBTQ+ issues, city services and infrastructure and all the events and shows people are attending.
Best way to reach me
If you have feedback or concerns about any stories we’ve covered, or any we’ve haven’t, get in touch. My email is ktidmarsh@laist.com. Hablo español. If you have a tip you’d like to share securely, my Signal username is ktidmars.27.
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It's been so hot for so long, we've lost track of how many days of 100 degrees the region has endured — and the end won't come this weekend. -
Alphabet’s autonomous technology is expanding to different parts of the L.A. region. So my colleague and I teamed up to try to stump Waymo. -
A sharply worsening landslide affects 140 homes. The accelerating crisis has city officials and Portuguese Bend residents criticizing a lack of preparation and worrying about the difficulty of evacuating the neighborhood's elderly residents. -
This Labor Day weekend is forecasted to be the busiest air travel season yet, with more than 17 million people expected to pass through TSA checkpoints. -
As wildfires in the West get more intense, many companies are withdrawing from the homeowners' insurance market. The state hopes the proposed rules would keep them. -
Support for the previously state-funded program was cut earlier this year due to California’s budget deficit. -
The bill would allow some tribal law enforcement to be classified as peace officers, the same distinction as local police or highway patrol. -
The Breathe program aims to alleviate financial stress for some of L.A. County’s most vulnerable residents. Early findings are promising, officials say. -
Climate change is a major driver. But the economic principle of “winner’s curse” can lead to higher prices and less participation in insurance markets due to a lack of information on wildfire risks, University of California researchers say. -
The closures included roads in Mount Baldy Village as well as popular trails.
