Brian Frank
I'm a journalist with a product mindset, combining data, automation, and storytelling to engage and inform the community. I help to oversee our daily and breaking news coverage while shepherding some of our larger initiatives, including the development of interactive tools that have allowed readers to explore the health of our bridges, track wildfires, and navigate elections.
I've relished the sage and chaparral scents of Southern California since I was a boy, but like so many Angelenos I only landed in L.A. as an adult. I stay for the city's rugged trails and creative energy, the inimitable color of its light, the pink donut boxes and kaleidoscopic flavors, the neighborhoods without any signs in English, the way its denizens tattoo their truths on the streets, and for all the people who tirelessly defy both labels and expectations.
In a previous life, I taught English as a second language in a tiny seaside town in Japan and oversaw a program for at-risk youth on the edge of the Alaskan bush.
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From here, the remaining tallies will get slow. Some races remain very, very close.
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The tennis legend, who learned to play on Long Beach public courts, said she knew very early she'd need to be No. 1 to have a voice to fight for gender and racial equality, as well as LGBTQ rights.
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Officials say they found both commercial grade and homemade explosives "under unsecured tents and next to cooking grills."
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Those opposed to the measure, including councilmember Tyron Hampton, cited unintended consequences, such as price hikes and layoffs.
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Applications open March 30.
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The new strain, first discovered in the UK, is more contagious, but the illness it causes isn't necessarily more severe.
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Not driving as much? To keep your car, and your battery, in good shape, try to drive it at least once a week for 30 minutes.
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Not driving as much? To keep your car, and your battery, in good shape, try to drive it at least once a week for 30 minutes. Plus, we've got some other tips for you from AAA.
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The plan includes $2 billion in funding along with a series of guidelines on safety, transparency and accountability.
