Golden State Report
Golden State Report, Brittany Friedman, Ph.D., Paul Thornton, Jon Regardie, Joel Bellman, Mariel GarzaYour source for fearless, informed news and commentary in California, via Los Angeles. Founded by Mariel Garza and Paul Thornton, former editors and writers at the L.A. Times Opinion section, Golden State Report is independent. No billionaires control us.
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A denser L.A. doesn't have to be an ugly L.A.
Which multi-family complex would you rather live in? A leafy, bucolic community like Village Green (left) or in a boxy, sterile fortress like this building on Sunset Boulevard? (Credit: Mariel Garza)
Can you make denser, more affordable ho...
I was wrong about boycotting the World Cup
Far from a propaganda tool for an autocratic leader, the sporting event showcases Americans' decency on a global stage.
Golden State gives a special shoutout to Bruce Fuller, Barbara Thomas, Julie Kawakami and the dozens of other readers w...
California's megawarehouses are burning, and the public deserves answers
A screenshot of the Medline Industries fire in Tracy, Ca., shows just how massive these warehouse fires can be.
Here’s a frightening prospect for millions of people inhaling hazardous air from the fire that tore through the Lineage Logisti...
Is Los Angeles trying to bait election deniers?
Los Angeles City Hall (Credit: Mariel Garza)
Most people who care about making Los Angeles a better, more functional city agree that expanding the City Council is necessary. The 15 members each represent districts of roughly 260,000 people...
Sales tax hikes had a great Election Day in L.A. County
Measure ER is passing in a squeaker, but sales increases are running the table in these eight L.A. County cities.
Golden State gives a special shoutout to Lorraine Lundquist, Caden Gray, Virginia Hurst and the dozens of other readers who h...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Fearless and informed news and commentary from California via Los Angeles.
Writer, Professor, Spiritual Herbalist and Poet. New book - Carceral Apartheid: How Lies & White Supremacists Run Our Prisons
Co-founder of Golden State Report, editor and journalist, lifelong Californian.
I love Los Angeles, and also the machinations that make L.A. so L.A.
Recovering print and broadcast journalist, political aide, essayist, UCLA Extension journalism instructor
Co-founder and executive editor of Golden State and Golden State Report and veteran California journo for: LA Times, Sacbee, Los Angeles Daily News, among others. Many others.
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