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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There aren't any new cases in Orange County -- it just wants to be able to ask for state and federal aid if there is an outbreak. -
"Let's call it what it is, it's a disgrace," Newsom said.
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Carl Goldman and Jeri Seratti-Goldman of Santa Clarita have been posting videos on Facebook. "I feel like I'm in a TV movie," she said.
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The county is keeping the details secret, but the CEO has said she would prefer to pay cash for the hospital, whose closure was approved by a bankruptcy judge last month.
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The hospital's owner, Verity Health System, filed for bankruptcy in 2018. Since then, efforts to sell the facility have fallen through.
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A travel agent reviews her client list: "Cancel, cancel, cancel."
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A travel agent reviews her client list: "Cancel, cancel, cancel."
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The announcement Azar also said that any U.S. citizen who has been in Hubei Province in the previous 14 days will be subject to up to 14 days of mandatory quarantine.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued federal quarantine orders for 195 Americans at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside
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"There are no longer any patients in our hospital."
