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Philip Iglauer covered all things Koreana for 15 years — foreign diplomats, kimchi, Samsung and, of course, North Korea — out of Seoul. After returning to his native Northeast Los Angeles in late 2016, he freelances on his hometown’s goings-on.

Philip Iglauer

News

L.A. City Council Passes Restrictions on Airbnb and Other Short-Term Rentals

Mayor Shut Down: Shouting Housing Activists Force Garcetti to Cut Short Speech at USC

Featured

Pacoima Hit-And-Run: Man Loses His Job, His Condo, and Then His Life While Sleeping in His Car

Melanie Gonzalez is a multimedia journalist obsessed with botanicas.

Melanie Gonzalez

Murdering a Homeless Person Should Be a Hate Crime, City Council Says

L.A. Sheriff Vows to Roll Out Body Cams: Alex Villanueva’s First Sit-Down Interview as Sheriff-Elect of L.A. County

Leah Xinyan Zhang is multimedia journalist specializing in data journalism and global affairs.

Leah Xinyan Zhang

L.A. Food Banks Have to Throw Away Food Because of Distribution and Storage Issues

Tina Sampay is a writer and journalist from South Central Los Angeles.

Tina Sampay

Downtown Development Is Pushing Homeless Encampments and RVs Into Residential Streets of South Central

Steph was born and raised in Southern California. She has covered the cities of Lynwood and South Gate and currently writes about diversity and immigration in Long Beach.

Stephanie Rivera

L.A. County Serves Eviction to American Legion Where Homeless Housing Project is Slated

Sam Ribakoff is a reporter, journalism teacher, communicator for labor unions, and a nice guy from Long Beach.

a man stands in front of a mural with a pig in a police hat being crossed out

Sam Ribakoff

‘They Thought a No Vote Was For Rent Control’ ~ What Happened to Prop 10?

Marcela Valdivia is journalist covering the Latino community in Los Angeles.

Marcela Valdivia

Los Angeles

An L.A. Portrait: A Single Rent Increase Put This Woman on the Streets in Los Feliz

homelessness