Monica Bushman
Producer, LAist Studios
(she/her)
I'm one of the producers on the LAist Studios podcast How To LA.
Before joining the How To LA team, I worked on other LAist Studios podcasts including The Academy Museum Podcast, Retake and Hollywood the Sequel. I got my start at LAist on the broadcast side, as a producer on Take Two, The Frame, and our local broadcasts of Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
Prior to coming to LAist, I worked on NPR shows like Talk of the Nation and Morning Edition.
When I moved back to Southern California after living away for several years, I had to overcome my fear of driving on the freeway (think Dionne in "Clueless"). I've mostly mastered the driving part, but am still working on the ability to give out directions like "The Californians" on SNL.
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The virtual celebration ran from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on Facebook Live. -
The city determined agriculture workers 'are performing hazardous duty due to the significant risk of exposure to the COVID-19 virus.' -
L.A. County sheriff's deputies fatally shot Kizzee last August. An autopsy found 16 bullet wounds, at least five from behind. -
The county opened up appointments for people 65 and older on Jan. 12, but it wasn't until last week that its appointment website became available Spanish. This week it became available in Vietnamese. -
In some industries, undercounting workers' hours or denying them overtime pay is an endemic problem. -
The magnitude 6.6 earthquake killed 64 people and caused $500 million in damage. -
The group says prolonged school closures, 'accelerate educational inequities and the negative impacts on the emotional and mental health of all students.' -
Department of Homeland Security: 'It is a moral and public health imperative to ensure that all individuals residing in the United States have access to the vaccine.' -
'We just want to make sure that people with disabilities who are at the highest risk of getting COVID and dying from COVID are prioritized.' -
The move comes after Biden's order to reopen enrollment in the federal Affordable Care Act.
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