A California border town’s first transgender mayor faces recall. Is gender the reason? latimes.com/california/sto… my latest for Los Angeles Times with photos by Dania Maxwell

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The sum up for Coachella 2024. Next weekend will be my third year in a row covering the festival ❣️ latimes.com/entertainment-…

'The plantings are jumbled but meticulous — almost Disney-esque — with brimming pots of succulents on the front porch & overflowing terraces of blue-blooming rosemary.' Lovely words by Jeanette Marantos, gorgeous photos by Dania Maxwell on a native plant garden: latimes.com/lifestyle/stor…

Honor the contract. Pay our colleagues the severance they're owed.

.Sydney Sweeney for L.A. Times by Dania Maxwell.

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National Park Service closes Lake Manly to further boating 📷 Robert Gauthier latimes.com/california/sto…

Pizza Hut workers in L.A.’s Historic Filipinotown go on 3-day strike, alleging wage theft

“Management is subjecting us to nearly every form of wage theft,” reads a complaint a filed with the state labor commissioner’s office.

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BREAKING: @PizzaHut workers in LA are ON STRIKE due to rampant wage theft.

Workers have filed a complaint with California Department of Industrial Relations seeking over $80,000 in back pay and penalties.

This location announced driver layoffs last year, and today is further proof the greed started long before 2024

Stephen Sachs documents an American family torn apart by Jan. 6 in his new play latimes.com/entertainment-…

How did Northgate’s buzzy new Mercado Gonzalez end up in Costa Mesa? What Cindy Carcamo and I found out may change what you think about Orange County. Or at least convince you to come get a churro.

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“The miracle is coming,” she assured herself. “When you’re in a bookstore, you have to be a dreamer.” Sit right down + read this Marisa Gerber saga of a woman who sells 📕📗📘📙 - with photos by Dania Maxwell. What word treats Ms. Kropp has long shared. latimes.com/business/story…

Witnessing the last days of Karen’s bookstore in an era when many industries including my own are changing or going away was special and heart wrenching latimes.com/business/story…

Nearing 80, she can no longer afford to own Arcadia’s Book Rack — or live in California.

Story by ⁦Marisa Gerber⁩
Photos by ⁦Dania Maxwell⁩ latimes.com/business/story…

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These entertainment workers could barely make rent. A Hollywood housing complex offers relief latimes.com/entertainment-…

Confetti with the #8 falls on the just unveiled statue of Kobe Bryant Thursday outside the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. #Blackmamba Los Angeles Lakers #Legend Los Angeles Times
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I love working on stories like this, ones that show people actively working to make something better. Rita has a heart and a half for the dogs slated for euthanasia latimes.com/lifestyle/stor…

Fairly early on in my job, after so many people asked me what I write about, I wrote a mission statement about my beat:

I'm proud to say that I've tried my best to meet the goals outlined below:

Being a journalist should be less like being a celebrity and more like being a local dentist or garbage man: keep your community clean in a simple job that puts a roof over your head.