Julie Patel Liss

Employees documented abuse and filth at LA tiny home villages. Officials did next to nothing More than 550 incident reports detail assaults, drug use, unsanitary conditions and more across a dozen villages designed to shelter and support unhoused people. LA Public Press obtained reports that ...

Employees documented abuse and filth at LA tiny home villages. Officials did next to nothing.

More than 550 incident reports detail assaults, drug use, unsanitary conditions and more across a dozen villages designed to shelter and support unhoused people.

Tiny homes are a flawed solution to LA’s homelessness crisis, investigation finds Investigation uncovers flooding, broken heaters, and safety concerns. Critically, more than half of residents end up homeless when leaving LA’s tiny home villages.

Deep gratitude goes to my fellow reporters Marcos Franco,
Tristan Longwell, Brenda Mwingira, Quinae Austin, Jonathan Chung, Sydney Wanguhu, Bryan Antunez & Emmanuel Villarruel, who worked on the first investigation: bit.ly/tinyhomesinvestigation

Tiny homes are a flawed solution to LA’s homelessness crisis, investigation finds Investigation uncovers flooding, broken heaters, and safety concerns. Critically, more than half of residents end up homeless when leaving LA’s tiny home villages.

Thanks to my sources; editors Jenna Chandler @zenagrossa.bsky.social @eedugdale.bsky.social @rina.bsky.social; LAPP's design/web/audience team (like Alyson Yee & @adelcidlugo.bsky.social); and publisher Matthew Tinoco for all your help.

Residents at LA's tiny homes hoped to find a safe place to get back on their feet. Instead, many said they faced harsh safety & health hazards that made life harder.

Hannah Bae and Matthew Crowley Honored With Henry Fuhrmann Mentor Award

Sincere thanks to judges Mark Allen, Jay Wang (@acesediting.bsky.social), Samantha Masunaga & @juliepatel.bsky.social (@aajaofficial.bsky.social AAJA-LA). It was a pleasure selecting the Henry Fuhrmann Mentor Award winners @hannahbae.bsky.social & Matthew Crowley @copyjockey.bsky.social with you!

This nifty graphic created by @notus.com's social media whizzes captures one of my key points.

The panelists & esteemed colleagues below also chimed in:
@saragoldrickrab.bsky.social
Linda Darling-Hammond, CA Board of Ed pres
@bipartisanpolicy.org's Margaret Spellings, former U.S. Ed Secretary
@merrillcollege.bsky.social's DeNeen Brown
@hls.harvard.edu's Randall Kennedy
Sen. Bill Cassidy

What is one thing you would fix about American higher education? Prioritizing investment in institutions that serve a broad range of students — community colleges and public regional universities — would significantly improve higher education. These local instituti...

What would you fix about American higher education? @notusperspectives.bsky.social asked the panelists below & me. I argued for more independent thinking.
www.notus.org/perspectives...

California Press Rights Tracking Doc (Consolidated)

Investigating LAPD-press incidents in Los Angeles on Saturday. No doubt LAPD violated court injunction. Just a question of how bad.

So far I think only minor injuries to press. Still confirming. Not a passing grade regardless.

Preliminary leads in blue at top. Please share evidence if you have!