Sharon McNary
Infrastructure Reporter (she/her)
I cover infrastructure, which I define as all the different things we build together to make life better. So we’re talking the power grid, our systems for managing rainfall, sewage and drinking water, air quality, roads, ports and more. Part of that is reporting on how well and equitably they serve my fellow Angelenos.
I’ve worked my entire career in SoCal journalism, in TV, wire service, newspapers, radio and online, and I welcome your questions about how L.A. works.
I’m a native Angeleno, a military veteran, a former Peace Corps Volunteer and an endurance athlete. My favorite places to be are on the starting line of the L.A. Marathon and riding my bike up Glendora Mountain Road. I also swim, knit, cook, sew, and weave.
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You might not have taken an individual test to see if you have the coronavirus, but you could be contributing to a community-wide diagnostic exercise… -
Scientists propose to sample raw sewage at wastewater treatment plants as an early warning system of new coronavirus outbreaks in L.A. County.
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Sharon McNary, covering her first in-person event since the stay-at-home orders went into effect, wore one her N-95 masks to be, as she said "safe-ish."
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How fire-resistant pants, shirts and bandanas were repurposed to make masks.
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The DWP cut up new fire-resistant clothing to relieve a shortage of mask-making fabric.
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Road crews can work faster when fewer people are driving but less traffic could translate to less money for future repairs.
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Road crews can work faster when fewer people are driving, but less traffic could translate to less money for future repairs.
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Pasadena's Chalk Festival has been cancelled, but that isn't stopping local artists expressing themselves.
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With gas prices through the floor, hot dogs, donuts and Slurpees are keeping gas stations in business.
Stories by Sharon McNary
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