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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A new nylon mesh mat across the sand is designed to make the beach more accessible for seniors and people with disabilities. -
The school board voted unanimously to remove police from school campuses and replace them with community advocates.
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L.A. DA, George Floyd’s family and community groups express their outrage at reports of the image.
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School officials hope that making LAUSD locations available as vaccination sites will allow more school workers to be immunized.
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The virtual celebration ran from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on Facebook Live.
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The city determined agriculture workers 'are performing hazardous duty due to the significant risk of exposure to the COVID-19 virus.'
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L.A. County sheriff's deputies fatally shot Kizzee last August. An autopsy found 16 bullet wounds, at least five from behind.
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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.
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In some industries, undercounting workers' hours or denying them overtime pay is an endemic problem.
Stories by Monica Bushman
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