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Makenna Sievertson
What I cover
I cover the daily drumbeat of Southern California — the events, processes and nuances that make it such a unique place to call home. I break down government meetings, evolving policies and community events with a focus on the housing and homelessness challenges confronting some of our most vulnerable residents.
My background
I’ve been helping audiences make sense of Southern California since I started at LAist in 2023. After growing up in Eagle Rock, I wrote and reported for L.A.-area radio stations, covering emergency services and entertainment and more. I defected to the East Coast for a few years to coordinate broadcast media coverage in the U.S. Capitol.
My goals
I want my reporting to help readers make sense of everything the region has to offer and feel more connected with their neighbors — whether they’re across the street or across the county.
Best way to contact me
I would love to hear your feedback, questions and ideas. You can reach me by email at msievertson@laist.com. Or if you have a tip you’d like to share more privately, you can reach me on Signal. My username is @makennas.78. You can follow this link to reach me there or type my username in the search bar after starting a new chat. For instructions on getting started with Signal, see the app's support page.
Stories by Makenna Sievertson
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The employees, one of whom was retired, took their own lives.
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The ordinance replaces a ballot measure that would have required hotels to make vacant rooms available to unhoused people.
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The 69-year-old man has been identified as Paul Kessler of Thousand Oaks.
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The Los Angeles Zoo’s newest family member is a roughly six-week-old male Masai giraffe that made his public debut on Monday.
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The Rose Bowl Stadium and the Hollywood Bowl are some of the venues that will be able to reinvest a portion of taxes generated by their live events into safety and maintenance projects.
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The new Tar Pits trailer is an interactive learning experience designed for kindergarten through 2nd grade students.
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L.A. City Council President Paul Krekorian introduced a replacement “compromise ordinance” that is expected to be voted on next month.
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Duane “Keefe D” Davis has been arraigned on one count of murder, decades after Shakur was shot and killed on the Las Vegas Strip.
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The L.A. Department of Transportation will need to identify 125 potential locations across the city to install new safety cameras.
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The L.A. City Council approved a motion that directs city staff to report back within 30 days with a plan for the dashboard.
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The $211 million High Desert Water Bank can help store extra water in wet years, and deliver it to Southern California in dry years.
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The proposal was introduced at a board meeting Thursday, shortly after a local judge put a hold on parts of Chino's parental notification policy that was passed over the summer.
