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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The first in a fleet of new diesel locomotives will soon be moving passenger trains on Metrolink's 500 miles of track. The trains put out less noise and pollution. -
Construction giant AECOM unveiled plan to marry myriad development plans and local master plans into a cohesive vision for the Los Angeles River in downtown LA.
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The state's ratepayer advocates office accuses SoCal Gas of using funds meant to promote energy savings to instead push anti-conservation policies. The company denies this.
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In just six months of this year, Torrance Refinery has put six times as much harmful pollution into the air as it is permitted in a full year.
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The Metropolitan Water District's board must decide whether to invest billions in a massive water project that another water agency has rejected.
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The Maclay Highline had been abandoned and broken by earthquakes, but DWP wants to repair it in time to help deal with excess water from L.A. Aqueduct.
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A year ago, the Army Corps of Engineers said cities downstream from "unsafe" Whittier Narrows Dam lacked planning to evacuate in a flood.
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Nearly half those surveyed said gang activity kept them from going to city parks. Play equipment and indoor gyms scored high, but messy restrooms hurt the overall grade.
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The group of scientists and experts will look at which slopes are likely to slide and recommend ways of reducing erosion and protecting homes on the fire perimeter.
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Two days registered the highest ever power demands within the city limits. Supply was good but DWP's distribution system was stressed, prompting rolling outages
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