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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A strip bar was forced closed by a crude oil spill in Atwater Village. In the year since, environmental legislation has been passed that adds L.A. River protections. -
If you're hearing any loud rumbling in the sky this morning, you may be in the path of a family of vintage World War Two planes flying in tight formation over L.A. to mark Memorial Day.
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Southern California's rail operator Metrolink has installed positive train control on some train lines, expects to meet December deadline for all.
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A proposal to revamp Hyperion Avenue bridge would add two bike lanes but only one sidewalk. Officials said it's much better. Advocates aren't happy.
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The candidates agree on this much: voters don't trust the city enough to let it borrow billions to upgrade its deteriorating water system.
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A newly expanded cadre of Los Angeles prosecutors build relationships among residents as they focus on the little things — like dumping and abandoned homes.
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Members of the DWP board question the "PR nightmare" the two nonprofits represent after an audit revealed questionable credit card and travel spending by trust administrators.
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The volunteers would call in reports of illegal dumping to get quick cleanups and help compile a new cleanliness index for the city.
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Thousands of Waze app users' data is being given free to Los Angeles city and county traffic managers in exchange for road condition info. How will they use it?
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An airport official says giant digital signs hung from LAX parking garages would be positioned so as not to distract drivers.
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