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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Five local organizations had appealed the expansion of the landfill in the Santa Clarita Valley, but the county is running short on landfill space. -
Disabled people who need sidewalks fixed can trigger more extensive repairs that can benefit their whole neighborhood. Rebates and council referrals also help.
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An advisory board recommends spending $2.2 million on an air monitoring system for three years, and about $600,000 upgrading Torrance's alert system
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Plans to build two natural gas-fired plants near Dockweiler Beach are on hold while a study of other options using renewable energy is conducted.
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Stormwater management projects to funnel rainwater underground instead of out to the ocean could be funded with a new parcel tax.
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Cutting 1,500 feet off the city's airport runway will trim the number of flights by nearly half. It's part of a long-term strategy to eventually close the airport
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Tesoro's adjacent refineries in Wilmington and Carson are to be merged into a single refinery, the largest on the West Coast.
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The lack of natural gas storage following a massive gas leak means gas-fired power plants are still at risk for shortages, but not as dire as last year, officials say.
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California now gets roughly 30 percent of its power from solar on sunny days. Grid operators are already preparing backup sources for the Aug. 21 eclipse.
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California drivers are footing the bill for $52 billion in new road repair money over the next decade. The first increases at the pump kick in in November.
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