Libby Rainey
Reporter, Early Childhood (Temporary)
(She/Her)
Childcare is essential to our social fabric, but it's what experts call a "broken market." It's too expensive for parents and guardians, but the pay for the people providing it is often extremely low. I look at what this means for L.A. families, the workforce, and society. And I report on what federal, state and local solutions might look like.
I also cover early education, the rollout of transitional kindergarten in California, and maternal health — from the Black maternal mortality crisis to doula care to the impact of maternity ward closures across the state.
Before this, I produced LAist's local broadcast of All Things Considered, covered labor at More Perfect Union, and produced the daily global news hour Democracy Now!
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Unite Here Local 11 is already fighting for a $30 minimum wage. Now it's asking Olympics organizers to give $5 billion to new housing and ditch Airbnb. -
Federal prosecutors announced today that Jasveen Sangha, known as the 'Ketamine Queen', has agreed to plead guilty to five federal criminal charges.
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The L.A. City Council raised the minimum wage for tourism workers ahead of the Olympics, kicking off a huge political fight.
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The move comes as lawyers for immigrant families say children are being held for extended periods of time in Border Patrol stations.
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City officials say he was hit by a car on the 210 freeway Thursday morning.
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The boycott targets Penske, Home Depot and other large companies across Los Angeles.
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The action, which a Border Patrol official called “Operation Trojan Horse,” comes after a federal appeals court upheld a restraining order halting indiscriminate sweeps in Southern California.
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The news comes as L.A. officials clash with the president over immigration raids.
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How one group of hyperlocal officials are responding to ongoing concern about immigration raids.
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If one thing defines Los Angeles, it might be traffic. And in the months since the January firestorm, displaced residents say they've been sitting in a lot more of it.
Stories by Libby Rainey
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