Steve Clow News Today

The former Central Valley writer told the stories of the forgotten. Her portraits of farmers and field hands coping with the drought won journalism's top prize

For coverage of two of the most troubling and intractable problems facing Southern California — homelessness and racial division — the Los Angeles Times won two Pulitzer Prizes.

Rebecca Ellis previously worked at Oregon Public Broadcasting, where she reported on city politics, housing, homelessness, policing and other topics for radio and the web.

She previously worked at Oregon Public Broadcasting, NPR and the Miami Herald and was a Livingston Award finalist in 2022.

As assistant managing editor for California projects and innovation, Steve Clow helps guide ambitious journalism, with a mission of improving and showcasing the California staff's talent, reporting and storytelling.

THE CITY- This week started with a 90-minute budget deliberation at the County followed by. . . a Budget Finance session at City Council that accepted just one speaker and a lengthy presentation about Curren Prices dream. . .   . . .City-Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Program for Angelenos adversely impacted by COVID-19. $32,000,000.   Curren Prices wife had a big week at Metro as reported here last week, bagging two contracts for displacement relocation and removal.  As a tired old ...