Brian De Los Santos
The City of Angels has been (mostly) good to me. Yes, I’m that friend who — sometimes annoyingly — reps L.A. hard.
And maybe that paid off?
I’m the host of a new LAist Studios podcast, How To L.A. It’s a dream job for this city boy. I get to help Angelenos discover, explore, affect change and connect with our beautiful — yet complicated — city. I don’t have all the answers, but let’s find them together.
As an Angeleno via Mexico (I was born in Veracruz, Mexico and came here when I was 2), it’s important to me we tell the stories of our unique communities here in L.A., and we reflect them accurately.
Fun fact: I was an intern in our newsroom when I was 21. I returned to our news organization in 2014 — working in digital and audio — and then was back again in 2021 as editor of LAist.
I’ve spent hot summers in the 818, lived in KTown where a waft of delicious food is constant and grew up near West Adams/Mid City at a time when racial tensions were high in the 1990s. When people ask me why I love L.A., my answer is simple: It’s not the beautiful mountains, Hollywood or skyscrapers, it’s the communities and their stories that make living in the region a rich experience.
What's your favorite thing about L.A.? Send me a note. ✌🏽
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Fun fact: The growth of the area was driven by olive trees. -
About 1,700 students graduate with acting degrees.
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Housing at the VA in West L.A. was supposed to help, but plans have been delayed.
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Workers in different industries go on strikes in recent weeks. Why is this moment happening?
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The slaughterhouse used to operate in Vernon and employed about 2,000 L.A. workers.
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Some important lessons were learned in the process about why you don’t want to replace a journalist with AI
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One caveat: We didn't do it during rush hour. But we still learned a lot.
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If removed, some observers worry what comes next for Black political power in this city
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Since news of his involvement in a car collision spread, there's been an outpouring of tributes to him on social media.
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When How To LA crew raced the new regional connector line from Boyle Heights, to the beach. One car, one train, who will win? Tune in to find out.
