And when your route to school is marked by incidents of violence -- how do you get there and what's on your mind? We took a look at three students' journeys to school. latimes.com/projects/la-me…

There were 105 people killed within a mile of Dymally High School in South L.A. over the last five years. That's the highest number surrounding any public high school in the county. – via Los Angeles Times propub.li/2GNmIcs

Great opportunity to join a fantastic team working to close #genderdata gaps and improve lives of women and girls around the world. Please share!

Our data ethics training is now online! Join our first Introduction to Data Ethics online course on 16 April. And don’t worry if you can’t join in April, we’ve got more dates in May and June. Reserve your place here: hubs.ly/H0pw9XT0 #DataEthics #Online #DataEthicsCanvas

Registration for the COVID-19 Computational Challenge brought to you by RMDS Lab in collaboration with the City of Los Angeles is open and accepting new teams!! Entry into the competition is FREE! Check out the link below to find out how to register👇 grmds.org/2020challenge

We are excited to announce the relaunch of a new resources.data.gov data.gov/meta/serving-t… #opendata #federaldatastrategy

Census forms = 💵💵💵

“The reporting on this story is stuck in a bit of a rut.” — Matt Desmond, founder of the Eviction Lab. And so, in this week’s episode, we dismantle our assumptions about eviction in America. wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/e…

Wow this is pretty big news. CalGang is historically poorly maintained and can lead to people getting hella extra years tacked onto their sentences. In 2016 an audit found that police were putting babies and toddlers in the database. latimes.com/california/sto…

Not everyone has internet access. So LAist 89.3 LAist used snail mail, sent text alerts in Spanish, overhauled their workflow and more to connect with their community. #TableStakes bit.ly/2Zth0ES

One of our vital California Department of Public Health scrapers logging COVID-19 data is broken. Why? A simple HTML list was replaced with a new "design" that includes sample text like "Ad vegan excepteur butcher vice lomo. Leggings occaecat craft beer farm-to-table." cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/D…

Important alert for multiple JOBS in #data for #homelessness: For the last several months, I've spent a good deal of my time working on the statewide homeless data integration system. 1/n

The homeless census? It's not exactly what you think. h/t Doug Smith latimes.com/california/sto…

The Times is hosting a virtual community forum Aug. 27 on the Chicano Moratorium, an anti-Vietnam War march held 50 years ago this month that played pivotal role in the fight for civil rights in Los Angeles. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

why does this cost $200 Alex Padilla ??

L.A.'s redlined areas are eight degrees hotter than areas once graded "best" nytimes.com/interactive/20…

If you’re just learning about Deputy Gangs in the LA Sheriff’s ranks, here is a twitter thread with all the info to inform yourselves.

#DijonKizzee, a 29yo Black man, was fatally shot by LA County Sheriffs deputies. Cops stopped him while riding his bike for alleged “vehicle code violation.” They say he ran, dropped clothes and handgun. He didn't pick it up, but cops shot him in the back 20+ times then left him for hours.

Current satellite imagery continues to shows extensive smoke across California due to massive fires in northern/central California and #BobcatFire in San Gabriel Mtns. Smoky skies to continue through weekend across SW Calif. #LAWeather #cawx #Socal

BREAKING: My colleague Josie Huang has been detained in Compton by #LASD deputies. We don't know why. I know her to be an extremely competent and responsible journalist. This video of five deputies on top of her is highly disturbing.