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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Air quality inspectors couldn't smell the gas, and SoCal Gas says there is no leak at its Aliso Canyon natural gas storage field near Porter Ranch. -
It would require some testing on all 114 wells at SoCal Gas' Aliso Canyon gas storage field before it's reopened to new gas injections
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Some have prepared their own report challenging a state analysis that predicted 14 to 32 days of isolated blackouts if gas supplies run short
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Respondents to an informal survey say they're owed nearly $1 million; SoCal Gas says all properly documented claims have been paid.
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SoCal Gas's vast natural gas storage field at Aliso Canyon will likely remain inactive for at least another year, PUC's president said Friday.
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The massive underground gas reservoir at Aliso Canyon has been barred from injections of gas until all 114 wells undergo a battery of tests.
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More than a dozen local power plants rely on the now idle Aliso Canyon storage facility for gas to fire generators. Gas shortages could lead to outages on peak-demand days.
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California's Air Resources Board has a costly plan for the company to offset the environmental damage from its gas leak, but SoCal Gas won't say if it will go along with the plan.
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The gas company squares off against state air regulators over how to measure the escaped methane from the Aliso Canyon leak. At stake is tens of millions of dollars.
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The builders of single-family homes and condos pay thousands in city fees to build new parks, but those who build apartments in LA don't. That could change soon.
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