Selected Writing
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The Midnight Hour is Much More Than a Record Store
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
January 7, 2026How the GR818ERS Invested in Youth Programming to Save Sheldon Skate Park
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
June 4, 2025The Beloved Cassell’s Music is Closing After Decades of Serving the Northeast Valley
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
May 28, 2025With Flames at Their Doorstep, All Saints Church Fosters Unity
Despite increasing national polarization, the Episcopal Church provides a sanctuary diocese
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
January 29, 2025Youth Kickboxing Champion from the San Fernando Valley Clinches Another Win
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
December 18, 2024Van Nuys Public Library Highlights Palestinian Culture with ‘Read Palestine Week’
Pro-Israel library visitors protest the event by checking out every Palestine-related book on display
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
December 11, 2024Mural Honoring the Late Fernando Valenzuela Unveiled in Boyle Heights
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
November 6, 2024Crowd-Sourced Map Highlights the Best Halloween Decorations in Town
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
October 23, 2024Pacoima Mural Honors Gabriel Fernandez and Sheds Light on Child Abuse
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
October 9, 2024Lady of the Valley Mural in Arleta is Restored
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
March 6, 2024Lowriders Legally Cruise into the New Year
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
January 3, 2024GR818ERS Bring Internationally Recognized Street Dancers Back to the 818
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
November 22, 2023Jewish Punk Band Plays in San Fernando Raising Funds for Gaza
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
November 15, 2023Cruising is No Longer a Crime – Newsom Signs Bill to Legalize Lowriders
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
October 18, 2023 -
Facility Converting Wastewater into Drinking Water is Coming to the San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
November 27, 202430 Years Later, the Northridge Earthquake’s Lasting Impact on the San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
January 10, 2024Addressing ‘a never-ending flow of potholes that sort of keep reappearing’ on Oakland’s streets
Oakland North
July 5, 2022 -
Chatsworth Family Demands Justice After Attack on 13-Year-Old
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
December 25, 2024College and Career Pathway Program Offers a Different Path for Justice-Involved Youth
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
October 30, 2024Music Teacher Reinstated After Student Protest at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School
Spanish teacher is still replaced with plans for online instruction
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
September 25, 2024Branded Arts Festival Brings Murals and Inspiration to CCLA in San Fernando
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
May 22, 2024Racing Towards a Future in Mechanical Engineering
CSUN students to showcase their Formula 1 SAE car in national competition
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
May 1, 2024 -
Angelenos Begin the Long Road to Recovery Six Months After January’s Devastating Fires
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
June 9, 2025Civil Rights Leaders Demand Justice for Altadena’s Black Families
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
February 12, 2025When Disaster Strikes, Angelenos Step Up to Provide Mutual Aid
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
January 15, 2025
Residents Mourn the Loss of ‘Beautiful Altadena’ and Turn Toward Rebuilding
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
January 15, 2025Northrop Grumman Accused of Concealing Toxic Contamination from San Fernando Valley Residents
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
July 31, 2024From Backyards to Monumental Heights: The San Gabriel Mountains’ Importance to LA Community
An environmental sanctuary for Angelenos
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
April 24, 2024 -
SFV Activists Continue to Fight for the Unhoused Despite Being Targeted by Authorities
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
August 27, 2025Hope the Mission is a Host Location for the 2024 Homeless Count
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
January 24, 2024With city support lacking, mutual aid groups step up to help unhoused people
Oakland North
December 16, 2021Major West Oakland housing development remains in limbo
Co-published by Oaklandside and Oakland North
December 13, 2021Union Point on the Rise soon to be Oakland’s first co-governed cabin community
Oakland North
November 1, 2021 -
Young Latino Stone Fabrication Workers in the Northeast Valley are Battling Silicosis
Many are also fighting for their workers’ compensation benefits
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
April 30, 2025
Is the Dust from Stone Fabrication Shops Impacting the Wider Community?
Despite not directly fabricating engineered stone, support workers are contracting silicosis
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
April 16, 2025Latino Workers’ Lives are Being Cut in Half in the Northeast Valley
Is banning engineered stone the only solution to the silicosis epidemic?
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
April 9, 2025
The Cost of Your Countertops: Stone Fabrication Workers Dying from Silicosis
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
April 2, 2025The Northeast San Fernando Valley is the Epicenter of Fatal Lung Disease
Despite pleas to protect workers, officials lack urgency in addressing rising cases of silicosis
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
November 20, 2024Those Who Pay the True Cost of Child Care
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
May 15, 2024The Invisible Economy
Bay News Rising
September 16, 2022 -
In Van Nuys, a Convivio Brings Community Together in Support of Day Laborers Affected by ICE Raids
San Fernando Sun/el Sol
November 5, 2025Family of Wrongfully Detained San Fernando High School Student Files Claim Against ICE
San Fernando Sun/el Sol
August 27, 2025Reseda High School Senior Detained by ICE While Walking His Dog in Van Nuys
Educators and activists rally for LAUSD to take action to gain his release
San Fernando Sun/el Sol
August 20, 2025Immigration Enforcement Violates TRO and Targets Two San Fernando Valley Home Depots
San Fernando Sun/el Sol
August 13, 2025SFV Residents Help Their Undocumented Neighbors One Grocery Trip at a Time
San Fernando Sun/el Sol
July 2, 2025Pacoima Tamales Vendor Suffers a Heart Attack During ICE Raid
San Fernando Sun/el Sol
June 25, 2025A Family Strives for Normalcy Amid the Uncertainty of Immigration Raids
San Fernando Sun/el Sol
June 18, 2025San Fernando City Council Votes No on ‘Sanctuary City’ Designation
Going against overwhelming community support for the distinction
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
April 9, 2025Valley Students Walkout to Protest Immigration Policies
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
March 5, 2025 -
Community Demands Justice for Trans Woman Fatally Shot by LAPD
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
March 26, 2025Somos Familia Valle Opens First LGBTQ+ Center in the San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
June 12, 2024A New Generation Pushes for a More Inclusive City
Support for Drag Queen Storytime Surpasses Opposition
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
November 9, 2023Did SFPD Fail to Protect The Rights of Pickle the Drag Queen?
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
November 1, 2023Right-Wing Protestors Prevent Drag Queen Storytime at San Fernando Public Library
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
October 25, 2023 -
Does New Councilmember Signal a ‘Right’ Turn in San Fernando?
Victoria Garcia’s Conservative supporters visible and vocal at Swearing-in
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
April 17, 2024The Right-Wing Agenda Reveals Itself in the San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
February 29, 2024Charros in the San Fernando Valley Lead the Fight Against an LA Rodeo Ban
San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol
December 13, 2023Rally outside KTVU calls on media to cover missing Indigenous, Black, brown women
Oakland North
October 12, 2021