Thanks @niemanlab.org for featuring me in @andrewdeck.bsky.social 's story on AI and journalism! Happy to share my insights!

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What are some great recommendations for MG and chapter books that reflect urban L.A.? Looking for characters that would resonate with boys and girls. Bilingual Spanish English also. Thanks!

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! 📚💙

1/20 -- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

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School librarian here. What are some recommendations for chapter books and middle grade novels or series that reflect the experiences of urban, Los Angeles, primarily Latino/a students?

My first stories of 2025 followed the La Canada Tournament of Roses Assocation and Burbank Tournament of Roses Association as they constructed their bids for this year's Tournament of Roses.

www.crescentavalleyweekly.com/news/12/26/2...

Other big stories from 2024: I investigated the causes of hospital overcrowding, ambulance wait times, and ambulance diversion for @afrolanews.bsky.social

afrolanews.org/2024/03/how-...

My most recent work highlighting the importance of permanent housing for domestic violence survivors and a potential solution to race-based and income-based investigations into child welfare, respectively. Read them on @afrolanews.bsky.social

afrolanews.org/2024/11/hous...

The Eaton Fire destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena. It spared thousands of others. Now, the those "lucky ones" must go home and sort through the wreckage.

Will the community ever recover?

Read: www.azcentral.com/story/news/n...

Great reporting by @laist.com on the #LAFires. So much misinformation to combat. Water resource & wildfire management is incredibly complex. We need to come together not point blame. Experts like UCLA’s Greg Pierce highlight limitations not failures of the system.
laist.com/news/climate...