by jpitney | Jan 30, 2026 | California Politics, Energy, Local Government, Los Angeles
Matthew Tupper and Scott Woolley at LA Reported: When the winter sun shines on Los Angeles County and solar power courses through its electric grid, millions of Angelenos in cities from Santa Monica to Pomona can save money by using that cheap, green energy to charge...
by jpitney | Jan 21, 2026 | California Politics, Journalism, Journalists, Local Government, Los Angeles
Eric Rynston-Lobel at The Northeastern Medill Local News Initiative: On Sunday, L.A. Reported launched as the latest startup in the country’s second-largest city. The organization was founded by Scott Woolley, formerly Forbes’ West Coast bureau chief, and David...
by jpitney | Jan 16, 2026 | California Politics, Dreier, Journalism, Journalists, Local Government, Los Angeles
Sarah Scire at Nieman Lab: L.A. Reported believes “a smaller number of higher-quality, deeply reported, well-written stories” is exactly what the city needs, editor-in-chief and cofounder Scott Woolley said on Thursday. The publication plans to start with one “tightly...
by jpitney | Jan 3, 2026 | Civility, Local Government
From the Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration Speech: The majority will not use the language that we often expect from those who wield influence. I welcome the change. For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask...
by jpitney | Dec 25, 2025 | California Politics, Local Government, Los Angeles
Alene Tchekmedyian and Paul Pringle at LAT: For months after the Palisades fire, many who had lost their homes eagerly awaited the Los Angeles Fire Department’s after-action report, which was expected to provide a frank evaluation of the agency’s handling of the...
by jpitney | Dec 17, 2025 | California Politics, Local Government, Los Angeles
David Zahniser at LAT: The setting looked almost cozy: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and a podcast host seated inside her home in two comfy chairs, talking about President Trump, ICE raids, public schools and the Palisades fire. The recording session inside the library...
