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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In this rainy year, enough water to serve more than a half-million people has already been saved to groundwater storage. But more could be saved -
The air quality regulatory board and SoCal Gas agreed the company would provide the "reasonable" costs of a health study, but the company has not funded the inquiry.
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Some families have been pressing public officials to keep the field closed, saying that any reopening talks should wait until the cause of the well break is known.
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The group's treasurer resigned and reimbursed the city more than $27,000 to cover expenditures the L.A. City Clerk found questionable.
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A far-reaching bill proposed by a Central California Republican congressman could strip away the regulations and requirements that make dam construction a decades-long process.
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Benoit served as a Riverside County Supervisor, representing the Palm Springs area, for seven years. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer just last month.
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Federal officials will take over the investigation and determine who, if anybody, might be saddled with financial responsibility or even criminal charges
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Turn your thermostat to 68 degrees to avert a possible shortage of natural gas, SoCal Gas told consumers. But did they? And if they did, did it help?
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The company's operation of the Torrance Refinery drew millions of dollars in fines for excessive flaring, and an investigation into a February 2015 explosion continues.
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The era when four dozen trash haulers compete for commercial clients is over. Soon just seven companies will be cutting up the L.A. garbage pie.
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