Megan Garvey
Executive Editor
(she/her)
I lead this mission-driven newsroom where our focus is on delivering original, distinctive and ambitious reporting. I've challenged our talented journalists to do three things in their reports: speak with authority, be a human and explain L.A.
I was born on the South Side of Chicago and grew up in the suburbs, where my first job was delivering the Daily Herald on my bicycle. A stint in the D.C. bureau of the L.A. Times (where I worked for nearly 20 years) proved my heart was in local journalism.
As a Californian by choice, I still get out a thrill every time I land at LAX and get to make my way home.
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Judge David O. Carter called the plan UCLA brought back to him Wednesday night "inadequate." The fate of the Brentwood School and other VA campus leaseholders is still to come. -
Check out the plays that put the Dodger superstar into a whole other league of his own.
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Lights, camera: L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, H.E.R, Tom Cruise, rings on the Hollywood sign, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish and more.
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Shaking was felt over a wide region of central and Southern California.
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LAist's Voter Game Plan is here to help you follow all the latest results.
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LAist's Voter Game Plan is here to help.
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After nearly 200,000 stories, blog posts, audio clips and local and national programs, the time has come to sunset the radio-oriented site and bring all of our platforms under the LAist.com umbrella.
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The striking glass and wood structure opened in 1951 and was designed by Lloyd Wright. Church officials say they are "extremely devastated" by the decision.
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Shaking was reported as far away as L.A. and South Orange County. Alerts were delivered by the USGS closer to the epicenter.
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The "Three's Company" actor would have turned 77 on Monday. She demanded fair pay and lost her job for it.
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