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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Los Angeles County's plan to dig millions of cubic yards of dirt from behind the dam is halted until officials respond to habitat and air quality issues. -
Major snowfalls brought drought relief, now LADWP must deal with snowmelt that could flood the Owens dry lake and communities along the 200-mile LA Aqueduct.
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The Chemical Safety Board investigates accidents and issues recommendations on how they might be prevented in the future. It's been criticized for working too slowly.
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State voters enacted the time shift 68 years ago. Now a bill in the state Legislature could ask voters if they want to keep Pacific Standard Time year-round.
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A state study says leaks in California's gas distribution system, from meter leaks to big pipe leaks, put more methane into the atmosphere in a year than the massive Aliso Canyon leak did in four months.
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Southern California Gas Company was close to completing safety requirements to resume injecting gas into the underground field, but the county lawsuit seeks to stop it.
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Los Angeles County voters will decide on a sales tax for homeless services. In L.A. city, the mayorship, eight council seats and several measures are on the ballot.
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The plan aims to cut smog by more than 50 percent over within ten year period.
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The utility and air quality agency completed the deal that drew objections from an independent air hearing board over the small size of the health study.
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Newly strengthened provisions of California's toxic spill law allow cities to require refineries to evaluate their technology and identify safer alternatives.
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