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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Instead of picking council members to represent the whole city, in what's known as at-large elections, cities switched to distinct district elections. -
In November 2018, 57 California cities changed how they elected city councils. The results were often unexpected.
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Provisional ballots surged in L.A. County -- here's what we know so far.
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Federal agents searched their home and two of Councilman José Huizar's offices earlier this month, looking for evidence based on allegations of criminal activity, according to the FBI.
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California voters made it clear: they are not happy with the Trump administration and the Republican leadership in Congress.
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California's U.S. House elections are over. Now comes the hard part -- governing.
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Republicans are swimming against a riptide of late ballots that have been benefiting Democrats.
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California’s midterm election may be over, but there are still millions of ballots across the state to be counted, with a handful of local races still undecided.
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As the count goes on and on, we can guarantee that you're not as anxious as the candidates.
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The senior senator from California holds onto her seat. "We must come together as the great power we are," Feinstein tells supporters.
