
Sharon McNary
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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Health authorities face a dilemma. Make the I.D rules too restrictive, and the most vulnerable may be excluded. Too loose, and others may slip in on a technicality.
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Of the tens of thousands of people that L.A. County is vaccinating at its five drive-through mega-pods and a few walk-up clinics, only a handful are turned away for lack of documentation.
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Getting the coronavirus vaccine to California’s hundreds of thousands of agricultural workers is important because they’re at high risk for infection. On Sunday, 500 farmworkers received their first vaccine dose in Oxnard.
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California's 200,000 farmworkers are now eligible to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. But getting the vaccine to these essential workers can be difficult given their long work weeks and distance from major vaccine clinics.
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The 13 miles of LA’s Park to Playa Trail is becoming a popular destination for hikers and bikers. The trail connects South Los Angeles to the beach, and is largely due to the persistence of one man -- David McNeill.
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David McNeill rode his bike in the gritty oil fields of Baldwin Hills as a kid. Today, he's overseen the transformation of hundreds of acres of brownfields into lush parklands in an areas sorely lacking in recreation places.
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Some 39,000 lost power as a result.
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Electricity is as much a necessity as water for modern life, but power bills can put too big a financial burden on lower-income households.
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Disneyland is known for its crowd control. But if you want top-notch efficiency, bring in the military.
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Some of L.A.’s biggest vaccination clinics are closed Friday and Saturday because of a low vaccine supply. But some small mobile clinics are still operating, like this one in the Crenshaw District.