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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.
Stories by Sharon McNary
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If L.A.'s resources are depleted or destroyed in a disaster, two private companies would step in and provide food, tent shelters, toilets and other aid.
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Consumer Watchdog called the $44 million settlement a sweetheart agreement that lets the DWP off too easy for thousands of inaccurate bills
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About one-third of the miles Metrolink trains run on do not yet have the positive train control system installed to slow trains in unsafe conditions.
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Retirements among Los Angeles's aging workforce means the city's total number of crossing guards is falling just as the city has more money to fill vacancies.
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In a wide-raging series of decisions, the Citywide Planning Commission rejected proposals by a City Council committee to let rogue billboards remain
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City officials say they can't move on enforcement while a new sign proposal is making snail-like progress through the legislative process.
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Councilman Mike Bonin wants L.A. Sanitation officials to investigate why more than a ton of needles, syringes and other waste washed up on Dockweiler Beach.
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The added beds would be paired with more assertive steps — like geo-tagging homeless encampments — to get people living in riverbeds to leave before rains come.
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One-fifth of drone sightings by airline pilots and near-misses of commercial aircraft have been around LAX. The FAA is responding with education programs and ads.
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Race organizers are taking unusual steps to keep runners hydrated and cool. They are even letting the half-marathoners start early to beat the heat.
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County flood control officials have mapped nearly 500 parcels, mostly homes, that could flood if El Niño brings an unusually large series of storms.
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Los Angeles has wanted the 42-acre parcel to create a wetlands park along the LA River; negotiations with Union Pacific Co. have been going on since 2013
