Makenna Sievertson
I cover the daily drumbeat of Los Angeles - the events, processes, and nuances that make this city such a unique place to call home.
One of my favorite things about growing up in Eagle Rock was getting to experience all of the different communities and cultures across L.A. My goal for my reporting is to help you make sense of everything this city has to offer and feel more connected with your neighbors.
Before joining LAist, I covered politics, crime, education, and entertainment as a writer for a local radio station. I was also a reporter for The Sundial and an anchor for KCSN, California State University, Northridge’s campus newspaper and radio station.
I also spent a few years working with the broadcast press corp in the House of Representatives. I helped coordinate media coverage for events like State of the Union, President Joe Biden’s Inauguration, and more than half a dozen state funerals. I received my masters in Journalism and Digital Storytelling from American University during my time in the nation’s capital.
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City officials are also looking for young people’s art designs that could be displayed on the sides of the new bot.
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St. Genevieve Parish Schools has a decades-long relationship with the Carters and shared a special birthday message.
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The roughly 400-year-old tree was slated to be removed for a proposed housing development more than 20 years ago.
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The San Fernando Valley resident was hospitalized and succumbed to a severe case of the mosquito-borne disease.
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The shelters would be available 24/7 to protect unhoused people from heat waves, dry summers, and other extreme weather conditions.
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The tree, believed to be older than the United States itself, lives in Pico Canyon Park in Stevenson Ranch.
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Police identified the person who was shot and killed during an alleged hijacking on a Metro bus earlier this week as Anthony Rivera
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Public health officials warned that this is unprecedented for L.A. County, but there’s no need to panic.
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Justin Wayne Halstenberg was arrested last week and is facing nearly a dozen felony counts.
