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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Culver City High School senior Emi Sakamoto experienced the so-called ‘youth mental health crisis’ firsthand. So she decided to do something about it. -
SAG-AFTRA put out the dos and don’ts for members who want to dress up without breaking strike rules.
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The stall comes just as the AMPTP makes details of its latest offer public.
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The actors are closing in on three months of picketing now.
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With the Hollywood writers strike wrapping up, all attention now turns to the more than two-month-old actors strike.
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The leadership of the Writers Guild of America voted to lift the strike while the contract is sent to members for ratification.
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SAG-AFTRA members overwhelmingly voted to give the union authorization to call a video game strike if negotiations don’t go well.
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With a possible WGA deal on the horizon, writers say they’ll continue to support striking actors.
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"We can say, with great pride, that this deal is exceptional—with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership," says the WGA.
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Striking writers and actors were joined by a bagpipe band outside Warner Bros. in Burbank as WGA negotiators met with studios.
