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 heads of three state energy agencies say they worry LADWP and other local power providers could run short of gas needed to generate power on days of peak demand. -
AQMD data show the levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene are higher in Burbank and the L.A. basin than they are in neighborhoods near a three-month-long gas leak.
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They also requested a massive amount of data on the leaking well at the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility near Porter Ranch.
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A top state utility regulator said contingency plans to supply natural gas are lacking if the Porter Ranch gas leak causes the Aliso Canyon field to be closed.
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The order requiring SoCal Gas Co. to halt the leak, reduce underground gas pressure and step up monitoring and inspection could be approved Saturday
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The vote follows a similar action last month to increase water rates. If the City Council approves both, water and power bills will rise starting April 1.
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The Los Angeles County Public Health Department says it wasn't until a large number of people reported ailments that more serious steps needed to be taken
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City Councilman Mike Bonin used a barnyard epithet to describe the FAA's explanation for reports of increased noise from airplanes using LAX.
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California state Sen. Fran Pavley proposes more inspections on gas fields at Aliso Canyon and at 13 other underground gas storage areas with old wells.
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Brown declared a state of emergency over the natural gas leak that has driven thousands from their homes in the Porter Ranch neighborhood over the past two months.
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