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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"We don't want to become collateral damage" in the fight against teen vaping, says one hookah advocate. -
It's "a crappy run down rustic building that needs to be torn down." It's also "a place where miracles have happened for decades."
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People in L.A. County are getting the flu -- and going to the ER because of it -- at a rate higher than the peak of all but one of the last five seasons.
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Patients will be transferred to nearby hospitals. It's unclear how many of St. Vincent's more than 1,000 employees will lose their jobs.
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Rabbi Marvin Hier made the plea Monday after the latest in a series of attacks against Jews. In the most recent attack, a man stabbed five people at a Hanukkah celebration in New York.
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Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena are getting ready to ship the latest Mars rover to Florida. In July, the robotic vehicle will start the roughly seven-month journey to the red planet.
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The 'Wellbeing Centers' will offer sexual health services and help with mental health, too.
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The B/Victoria strain is more likely to affect children. Fortunately, it's included in this year's flu shot.
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The infection has been linked with black tar heroin.
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The plan, which the county's Board of Supervisors approved Tuesday, also calls for alternatives to hospitalization and steps to increase staffing and facility space.
