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Sharon McNary
On-call host
What I cover
These days, you're most likely to hear more on air filling in for one of the LAist hosts. Before that, I covered infrastructure, which I define as all the different things we build together to make life better, for LAist for many years.
My background
A lifelong resident of Southern California, I'm 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.
Best way to reach me
Email me at smcnary@laist.com.
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The refinery's operation involves Modified Hydrofluoric Acid, which, if exposed to air, forms a toxic ground-hugging cloud that can move for miles.
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L.A. DA Jackie Lacey asks a judge to dismiss more than 60,000 convictions involving more than 50,000 people dating back to 1961.
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L.A. DA Jackie Lacey asked a court to dismiss 66,000 marijuana convictions for some 53,000 people dating back to 1961.
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Protesters want the city to make it easier for the homeless to live at Echo Park Lake, which has become a kind of flashpoint in the ongoing debate over where people have a right to sleep.
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The Board of Supervisors approved a $17 million pre-trial release program that will rely on two separate risk assessment tools. Numerous experts say the tools perpetuate systemic racism.
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The Board of Supervisors approved a $17 million pre-trial release program that will rely on two separate risk assessment tools. Numerous experts say the tools perpetuate systemic racism.
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The plan includes new fire-resistant utility poles, covered power lines and increased tree-cutting and clearance.
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Two California cities sued five giant oil companies under the state's public nuisance law, but there's a fight over whether a state or federal court should oversee the case.
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More than 200,000 customers of Southern California Edison were in the dark last year when the utility cut off power to prevent sparking a fire. Customers complained, and now state regulators are responding.
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Angelenos are used to looking up Heal the Bay's annual beach water quality report card each May as we search out the cleanest places to swim and surf.
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Watershed managers are doing too little to make polluters comply with cleanup goals, but new money and stricter deadlines could make a difference.
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Nearly 10 percent of the company's 842 California stores are accused of violating state recycling rules.
