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Frank Shyong

Frank Shyong is a freelance journalist who writes the Lunch Box newsletter on Substack, which publishes original reported essays on food, diaspora, and history. He was a reporter and columnist for the L.A. Times for more than 12 years, covering the San Gabriel Valley, AAPI communities, and life in Los Angeles.

SGV Organizers Step Up to Stop Data Centers By Running Against the Politicians Who Failed Them

A 20-year-old Occidental College student and a florist from Rowland Heights are part of a new crop of political challengers arising in the San Gabriel Valley and they are prepared to give data centers hell.

November 2, 2026