What’s Behind LA’s Foreclosure Crisis?
It’s not exactly surprising that much of California, including L.A., has been ravaged by foreclosures. What is surprising is that many of the homeowners who are now facing foreclosure were originally targeted for subprime loans because of their race. What’s more, many trouble homeowners are now unable to secure mortgage modifications despite their best and...
Crenshaw package in Mediabistro’s Fishbowl LA
Mediabistro’s Fishbowl LA picked up our series on Crenshaw today. The set of 10 stories examines the challenges and successes faced by residents of a historically blighted urban area in Los Angeles, including Crenshaw High School. An excerpt from my piece on nutrition follows…
New special projects on Neon Tommy
As part of my role as senior editor at NeonTommy.com, I helped launch two new special projects on the site in the past few weeks. The first is an ongoing project examining the clean-up efforts at the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, two of the largest and most pollution-clogged ports in...
Neon Tommy unveils Swine Flu project
Today Neon Tommy launched the first installment of our investigative special project on H1N1. After repeated requests, LA county officials released the death certificates of all LA county Swine Flu victims to Neon Tommy reporters a few weeks ago. Since then, we’ve been calling LA county officials, talking to doctors and meeting with the victims’...