Leslie Berestein Rojas
My focus is on our coverage of L.A.’s communities of color and immigrant diasporas. Before this, I spent 10 years covering immigrant communities for KPCC.
When I was a kid, my family left Cuba and landed in Huntington Park. I grew up there, speaking Spanish at home and steeped in Southeast L.A.’s beautiful Latinidad. I love telling the stories of L.A. and its people. Now, I get to help shape those stories and work with talented reporters to hone their craft.
I’ve also covered immigration on the U.S.-Mexico border, reported stories in Mexico and other parts of Latin America, and done lots more for large newspapers and national magazines.
Among the things I love about L.A.: family, food from everywhere, signs in dozens of languages, the smells of chaparral and dusty freeways, the downtown skyline as you cross a bridge from the east. Mostly, I love that it’s home.
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Before Russia’s invasion, the center was best known as a space for Ukrainian cultural events and as a venue to rent for weddings and quinceañeras. It’s still that — but now it’s a lot more than that, too. -
The judge's directive follows a report by court-appointed monitors saying the Sheriff's Department is not doing enough to address the problem.
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A street cleanup and fencing on a stretch that is popular with street vendors has left some worried about the vendors’ ability to return to the area.
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Amid an outcry about the toxic waste scandal, the city council has ordered a cleanup outside the boundary of the development site.
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Immigrant rights rallies on May 1 are a tradition in L.A., and this Sunday is no different.
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Three decades later, people who live and work around the intersection say the area is still beset by disinvestment and neglect.
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As the Armenian community gets set to mark the 107th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, a new museum exploring the Armenian American experience is under construction in Glendale.
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A 2020 law made taxpayers who file with an ITIN, many of them undocumented workers, eligible for certain low-income California tax credits. But you need to file your state tax return to benefit. Anti-poverty advocates have been doing outreach ahead of tax day.
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L.A. County dropped its indoor mask requirement last month. While COVID-19 cases are increasing, the county’s health chief says there’s no need to panic.
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The plan includes increasing Bureau of Sanitation staff and curbing illegal dumping with deterrents like fines and cameras.
