Robert Garrova
I cover mental health at a time when L.A. — and the nation — is failing people who live with a serious mental illness. The L.A. County jail system is the de-facto mental health institution for our region, and people who want help with their mental health often can’t get it, even if they can afford it. I’ll work to help Angelenos understand how we got here and what reforms aim to change things. I’ll do this through the stories of people struggling with their own mental health and those trying to get care for a loved one.
My reporting has taken me to the edge of wildfires in California, the White Mountains of New Hampshire, steps away from a robot that’s now exploring Mars, and into the homes of countless Angelenos.
I’ve had many jobs in radio. I used to help produce and direct the flagship show for Marketplace, a daily business and economic news show. I also spent a couple years in the Northeast working as a reporter. I found my love of audio journalism while interning on LAist's (formerly KPCC’s) Off-Ramp in 2013.
I was born and raised in SoCal. I’m most proud when my journalism can help raise the voices of people struggling in this beautiful region stricken by inequality.
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Union negotiators won first-of-their-kind protections around artificial intelligence. But some performers still have questions. -
The county worked to expand its jail mental health assistants program. Now it wants to incentivise the program for incarcerated people.
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One veteran says he’s been given his life back since graduating from a program that pairs service dogs with veterans struggling with PTSD and other war-related traumas.
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The CHP claims the man used a taser against the officer before he was fatally shot.
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Loay Alnaji was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter and battery in the Nov. 6 death of Jewish demonstrator Paul Kessler.
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The new program launching Dec. 1 means families and other caregivers can ask a judge to offer a treatment plan, but there are staffing and other concerns.
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After SAG-AFTRA’s National Board voted Friday to send the new contract to members for a ratification vote, the union leadership gave more details about the deal.
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Now that the actors union has announced a deal, Hollywood could soon be heading back to work as soon as 12:01 a.m. tomorrow.
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Protections around artificial intelligence and the use of actors’ digital replicas have been part of SAG-AFTRA’s demands from the beginning of the strike.
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L.A. County supervisors are supporting federal legislation to ensure Angelenos with out-of-county area codes aren’t routed to far away call centers.
