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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L.A. DA Jackie Lacey asks a judge to dismiss more than 60,000 convictions involving more than 50,000 people dating back to 1961. -
L.A. DA Jackie Lacey asked a court to dismiss 66,000 marijuana convictions for some 53,000 people dating back to 1961.
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Protesters want the city to make it easier for the homeless to live at Echo Park Lake, which has become a kind of flashpoint in the ongoing debate over where people have a right to sleep.
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The Board of Supervisors approved a $17 million pre-trial release program that will rely on two separate risk assessment tools. Numerous experts say the tools perpetuate systemic racism.
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The Board of Supervisors approved a $17 million pre-trial release program that will rely on two separate risk assessment tools. Numerous experts say the tools perpetuate systemic racism.
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The plan includes new fire-resistant utility poles, covered power lines and increased tree-cutting and clearance.
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Two California cities sued five giant oil companies under the state's public nuisance law, but there's a fight over whether a state or federal court should oversee the case.
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More than 200,000 customers of Southern California Edison were in the dark last year when the utility cut off power to prevent sparking a fire. Customers complained, and now state regulators are responding.
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Angelenos are used to looking up Heal the Bay's annual beach water quality report card each May as we search out the cleanest places to swim and surf.
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Watershed managers are doing too little to make polluters comply with cleanup goals, but new money and stricter deadlines could make a difference.
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