In a note to readers today, LAist EIC says: "impact is not always instantaneous. Just today [Bonta] sued a 'notorious' landlord ... The lawsuit follows a major 2020 LAist investigation that untangled complicated records to report on dangerous conditions" laist.com/brief/news/edi…

Press rights group sues L.A. after police shoot journalists with "less lethal" munitions at immigration protests My updated story for NPR npr.org/2025/06/16/nx-…

Hello #IRE25! I'll be presenting tomorrow on a panel about localizing data for investigative reporting. cephillips, Samantha Sunne and Nicole Lewis are all on the panel as well! Not to be missed. schedules.ire.org/ire-2025/index…

Also! For anyone at #IRE25 interested in data visualization, I'm doing an intro-level class tomorrow. We'll be mapping and charting New Orleans and Louisiana-specific data. Don't miss out! schedules.ire.org/ire-2025/index…

Coming up at 2:30 at #IRE25! Learn how to localize The Traces's data on gun violence in your community

If the Pacers win this game...

Nice to see the CA State Library recognize the late, great Paul Grabowicz

California ghost gun data now includes CY 2024! It's available by county and by law enforcement agency. Just updated this on the Gun Violence Data Hub, check it out here ⬇️ datahub.thetrace.org/dataset/califo…

"the legislation appears on track to cut Medicaid by about 18 percent and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by roughly 20 percent" washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…

"The Trace analyzed fatal shootings between 2010 and 2024 and learned that of the 2,700 cases Chicago Police declared closed, almost a quarter of them were cleared because prosecutors declined to file charges" thetrace.org/2025/07/chicag…

The greatest film of all time in any genre

Some good news: Homicides are way, way down in Los Angeles this year latimes.com/california/sto…

SCOOP: Billions of dollars in federal grants to help states protect against terrorism and disasters are being held up. The delay appears to be about President Trump's immigration agenda. nytimes.com/2025/07/10/nyr…

It's with a heavy heart that I report that the Clipse song "All Things Considered" has nothing to do with afternoon public radio programming open.spotify.com/track/3iXd1ZXM…

This is not even close — LA is nearly half Latino, 47% per most recent ACS Miriam Jordan