Mary Plummer
I help lead our newsroom and oversee our enterprise coverage and investigations team. One of my favorite things about journalism is getting to dig deep, and I’m proud of the groundbreaking investigative work produced during my time here. Our watchdog reporting has inspired legislation, helped change federal policies that blocked veterans from housing and increased transparency measures at the L.A. City Council. As a manager, I get to partner with colleagues across the organization to produce journalism that aims to make Southern California a better place to live.
I got my start in broadcast with ABC News, where I spent a year at their London and L.A. bureaus along with some time in New York. I’ve also worked at the nonprofit newsroom inewsource as an investigative reporter, and later, an audience engagement editor overseeing digital strategy and newsletters.
I’m proud to have spent the bulk of my career right here at Southern California Public Radio, where I’ve held a variety of roles including as the newsroom’s political correspondent during the 2016 and 2018 elections. I helped pioneer many of our community engagement projects and am a big believer in people-powered reporting. So often, our best work is informed by you.
I grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, and love being outdoors. I chased the sunshine to Orange County for college and have felt lucky to be in Southern California ever since.
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Vote by mail starts for Los Angeles runoff elections taking place through May 16. On the ballot: two school board seats, two City Council seats and a charter change. -
Results show just 14 percent of eligible voters participated in the 34th Congressional District primary election, which advanced two candidates to a June runoff.
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Voters in the special election for the 34th Congressional District appeared to send Democrats Jimmy Gomez and Robert Ahn to a runoff, according to semi-official results from election officials.
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Los Angeles area voters will choose between 23 candidates on the ballot to replace former U.S. Rep. Xavier Becerra, who is now California's attorney general.
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About 300,000 voters in the L.A. area have a chance to pick their next Congressional representative Tuesday in a special election to replace Xavier Becerra.
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Tuesday is the special election for the 34th Congressional District seat, which was previously held by Xavier Becerra, California's attorney general.
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A candidate forum for the 34th Congressional District race showed the challenge for voters: 20 of the 23 candidates attended to pitch undecided voters.
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City Councilman Gil Cedillo will face challenger Joe Bray-Ali in a May 16 runoff after the incumbent failed to win a majority of the votes to win outright.
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If you live in the 34th Congressional District in Los Angeles County, today is the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming special election on April 4.
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Supporters of Measure H declared victory Friday. The measure would impose a Los Angeles County sales tax increase to help fund services for the homeless.
