Makenna Sievertson
I cover the daily drumbeat of Los Angeles — the events, processes, and nuances that make this city such a unique place to call home.
One of my favorite things about growing up in Eagle Rock was getting to experience all of the different communities and cultures across L.A. My goal for my reporting is to help you make sense of everything this city has to offer and feel more connected with your neighbors.
Before joining LAist, I covered politics, crime, education, and entertainment as a writer for a local radio station. I was also a reporter for The Sundial and an anchor for KCSN, California State University, Northridge’s campus newspaper and radio station.
I also spent a few years working with the broadcast press corp in the House of Representatives. I helped coordinate media coverage for events like State of the Union, President Joe Biden’s Inauguration, and more than half a dozen state funerals. I received my masters in Journalism and Digital Storytelling from American University during my time in the nation’s capital.
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“Residents in our underserved communities may discover that an EV is no longer beyond their family's financial reach.” -
UCLA Health says it was going to be the largest donation ever made to UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital. -
Here are the latest updates on 10 Freeway closure. -
The 10 Freeway opens just over a week after a fire shut down a key stretch near downtown L.A. -
The Tustin City Council approved the agreement in an emergency meeting Friday. -
If approved, the “Sphere on Sunset” billboard and building combo in WeHo would be taller than the Hollywood Sign. -
Some local actors and strike captains share their early thoughts on the deal now that the strike has been lifted. -
After 118 days on the picket lines, the SAG-AFTRA strike ends at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. -
The employees, one of whom was retired, took their own lives. -
The ordinance replaces a ballot measure that would have required hotels to make vacant rooms available to unhoused people.
