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Yusra Farzan

Reporter, General Assignment (she/her)

Whether you get your news for the day on your morning drive or while sipping coffee and packing school lunches like me, I keep you up to date on breaking news from overnight or in the early morning.

Local news has my heart: All those long meetings — city council, school boards, power authorities, housing commissions, planning departments — play a huge role in our everyday lives. So I take the time to synthesize how decisions affect your electricity bill, how your taxes are funding the next big project and the resources available at your child's school.

Even though I got my break in entertainment reporting, the pieces I am most proud of spotlight everyday people: teachers in Orange County, the duo who started a school for Ukrainian refugees, the women behind Ramadan markets and the teenager who invented a cancer-detecting toothbrush.

I grew up in the Middle East, but I am of Sri Lankan descent. And now I call Southern California home. Ask me about Levantine food, Bollywood movies and Ayurvedic practices.

Stories by Yusra Farzan

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