Dan Ross
@1danross.bsky.social
LA-based freelance journalist. Tips welcome.
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Violence over water is on the rise around the world. Researchers counted a record 420 water-related conflicts last year. Dozens of violent incidents occurred in Ukraine and Gaza. Water-related violence also erupted in countries including India, Iran and Mexico. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Violent conflict over water hit a record last year
Violence over water is on the rise worldwide. Researchers counted a record 420 incidents of conflict in 2024, many in Ukraine and the Middle East.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Violence over water is on the rise around the world. Researchers counted a record 420 water-related conflicts last year. Dozens of violent incidents occurred in Ukraine and Gaza. Water-related violence also erupted in countries including India, Iran and Mexico. www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Putrid odors in this nook of South Gate has one resident calling it the “armpit” of the city. Residents have filed over 100 odor complaints citing smells like rotten eggs and warm garbage to air quality regulators.
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Putrid odors in this nook of South Gate has one resident calling it the “armpit” of the city
Residents have filed over 100 odor complaints citing smells like rotten eggs and warm garbage to air quality regulators.
lapublicpress.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Putrid odors in this nook of South Gate has one resident calling it the “armpit” of the city. Residents have filed over 100 odor complaints citing smells like rotten eggs and warm garbage to air quality regulators.
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🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 12: LA's homeless services on the chopping block
This week, LA County short on Measure A $$ proposes gutting homeless services, LA panel tackling budget woes gets going, and a proposed measure would stick it to "overpaid" CEOs.
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This week, LA County short on Measure A $$ proposes gutting homeless services, LA panel tackling budget woes gets going, and a proposed measure would stick it to "overpaid" CEOs.
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🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 12: LA's homeless services on the chopping block
News from an LA Reporter. This week, that includes LA County officials short on Measure A funds proposing to gut homeless services, a panel tackling LA city's budget woes gets going, and a proposed ba...
thelareporter.la
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 12: LA's homeless services on the chopping block
This week, LA County short on Measure A $$ proposes gutting homeless services, LA panel tackling budget woes gets going, and a proposed measure would stick it to "overpaid" CEOs.
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This week, LA County short on Measure A $$ proposes gutting homeless services, LA panel tackling budget woes gets going, and a proposed measure would stick it to "overpaid" CEOs.
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He spent almost a whole day with me. I divulged more than I usually do, things about my personal life I don’t talk about. I appreciated him taking a sincere interest. So just want to say thank you @gustavoarellano.bsky.social for this feature.
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Commentary: The ex-landscaper behind the deportation diary L.A. never wanted
“Daily Memo” has become the diary Los Angeles never asked for but which is now indispensable, documenting in real time one of the most terrifying chapters in the region's history.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
He spent almost a whole day with me. I divulged more than I usually do, things about my personal life I don’t talk about. I appreciated him taking a sincere interest. So just want to say thank you @gustavoarellano.bsky.social for this feature.
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@lataco.bsky.social
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A top environmental justice adviser to the California Air Resources Board just resigned, amid growing tensions between the powerful agency and its critics over air pollution rules that some researchers say are not grounded in rigorous science. insideclimatenews.org/news/2111202...
Growing Tensions with Air Regulator Lead Top California Environmental Justice Advisor to Resign - Inside Climate News
The departure points to an intractable conflict between environmental justice groups and the California Air Resources Board over the impacts of carbon markets.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
A top environmental justice adviser to the California Air Resources Board just resigned, amid growing tensions between the powerful agency and its critics over air pollution rules that some researchers say are not grounded in rigorous science. insideclimatenews.org/news/2111202...
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As the holiday season ramps up, many organizations have put together food giveaways for families struggling with food and nutrition insecurity. There are also opportunities for folks to volunteer with distributing and prepping groceries and food.
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Food insecurity in LA County persists despite reinstated SNAP benefits
Here’s where to find, donate and help distribute groceries and meals in the coming weeks.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
As the holiday season ramps up, many organizations have put together food giveaways for families struggling with food and nutrition insecurity. There are also opportunities for folks to volunteer with distributing and prepping groceries and food.
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We finally have details on the Trump administration's plans to open the Pacific Coast to oil drilling: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @hayleysmith.bsky.social
Trump administration plans to open Pacific Coast to oil drilling for first time in more than 4 decades
The plan would mark the first new oil and gas leases in federal waters of the Pacific Ocean in more than four decades.
www.latimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:24 AM
We finally have details on the Trump administration's plans to open the Pacific Coast to oil drilling: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @hayleysmith.bsky.social
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The federal immigration raids are STILL happening in LA. National media might've moved on, but we're not.
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Local news keeps our LA neighbors safe. Help us power it.
We need $300K to bolster our independent reporting on ICE raids, fire recovery, and more.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The federal immigration raids are STILL happening in LA. National media might've moved on, but we're not.
Support LA Public Press. 💪
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Support LA Public Press. 💪
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The LA Reporter, Issue 11: 'A matter of survival'
This week, that includes a progressive challenge against Mayor Bass, rent hikes capped after two years organizing, LAPD wants $$ for Olympics and sweeps, and LA called to join charter civic assembly.
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This week, that includes a progressive challenge against Mayor Bass, rent hikes capped after two years organizing, LAPD wants $$ for Olympics and sweeps, and LA called to join charter civic assembly.
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🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 11: 'A matter of survival'
News from an LA Reporter. This week, that includes a progressive challenge against Mayor Karen Bass, rent hikes to be capped after two years of organizing, LAPD asks for cash for Olympics and encampme...
thelareporter.la
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The LA Reporter, Issue 11: 'A matter of survival'
This week, that includes a progressive challenge against Mayor Bass, rent hikes capped after two years organizing, LAPD wants $$ for Olympics and sweeps, and LA called to join charter civic assembly.
thelareporter.la/p/the-la-rep...
This week, that includes a progressive challenge against Mayor Bass, rent hikes capped after two years organizing, LAPD wants $$ for Olympics and sweeps, and LA called to join charter civic assembly.
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LA’s immigration defense organizers are burning out. Here’s how they keep going.
From 5 a.m. patrols to panic calls about family kidnappings, organizers defending LA’s immigrant communities are working 12-hour days—and struggling to keep it up.
From 5 a.m. patrols to panic calls about family kidnappings, organizers defending LA’s immigrant communities are working 12-hour days—and struggling to keep it up.
LA's immigration defense organizers are burning out. Here's how they keep going
From 5 a.m. patrols to panic calls about family kidnappings, organizers defending LA's immigrant communities are working 12-hour days—and struggling to keep it up.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
LA’s immigration defense organizers are burning out. Here’s how they keep going.
From 5 a.m. patrols to panic calls about family kidnappings, organizers defending LA’s immigrant communities are working 12-hour days—and struggling to keep it up.
From 5 a.m. patrols to panic calls about family kidnappings, organizers defending LA’s immigrant communities are working 12-hour days—and struggling to keep it up.
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🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 10: New York's Zohran is Big in LA thelareporter.la/p/the-la-rep...
This week, LA's anti-Olympics movement abandoned by one-time close ally, Mamdani inspires local politicos, Working Families Party in LA, and the City Controller advertises leaving the Dems.
This week, LA's anti-Olympics movement abandoned by one-time close ally, Mamdani inspires local politicos, Working Families Party in LA, and the City Controller advertises leaving the Dems.
🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 10: New York's Zohran is Big in LA
News from an LA Reporter. This week, that includes LA's anti-Olympics movement getting abandoned by a one-time close ally, Mamdani inspires local politicos, Working Families Party making inroads in Lo...
thelareporter.la
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 10: New York's Zohran is Big in LA thelareporter.la/p/the-la-rep...
This week, LA's anti-Olympics movement abandoned by one-time close ally, Mamdani inspires local politicos, Working Families Party in LA, and the City Controller advertises leaving the Dems.
This week, LA's anti-Olympics movement abandoned by one-time close ally, Mamdani inspires local politicos, Working Families Party in LA, and the City Controller advertises leaving the Dems.
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Leaders of the Colorado River Indian Tribes formally granted the Colorado River legal personhood status, making it the third river with such legal protections in North America. The Yurok Tribe granted personhood to the Klamath River in 2019. @debkrol.bsky.social www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Colorado River wins personhood status from Arizona tribal council
Personhood status creates a powerful new mechanism for protecting the eponymous river that makes life possible in their arid homelands.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Leaders of the Colorado River Indian Tribes formally granted the Colorado River legal personhood status, making it the third river with such legal protections in North America. The Yurok Tribe granted personhood to the Klamath River in 2019. @debkrol.bsky.social www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
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Eunisses Hernandez called homeless encampment sweeps “inhumane.” Then, she joined LA City Council and things changed.
Since taking office, arrests of unhoused people have skyrocketed in Hernandez’s district.
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Since taking office, arrests of unhoused people have skyrocketed in Hernandez’s district.
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Eunisses Hernandez called homeless encampment sweeps "inhumane." Then, she joined LA City Council and things changed.
Since taking office, arrests of unhoused people have skyrocketed in Hernandez’s district.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Eunisses Hernandez called homeless encampment sweeps “inhumane.” Then, she joined LA City Council and things changed.
Since taking office, arrests of unhoused people have skyrocketed in Hernandez’s district.
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Since taking office, arrests of unhoused people have skyrocketed in Hernandez’s district.
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Greg Bovino tells LA agents ‘it’s our f–king city’ in new video. In it, the Border Patrol boss also says “arrest as many people that touch you as you want to” — and later confirmed the statement applies to Chicago as well.
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Border Patrol boss tells LA agents 'it's our f–king city' in new video
The video, taken June 7, was made public in a Chicago court case. In it, the Border Patrol boss also says “arrest as many people that touch you as you want to” — and later confirmed the statement appl...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Greg Bovino tells LA agents ‘it’s our f–king city’ in new video. In it, the Border Patrol boss also says “arrest as many people that touch you as you want to” — and later confirmed the statement applies to Chicago as well.
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Scientists criticize ‘straw man’ arguments in Bill Gates climate memo www.theguardian.com/environment/... via @dharna.bsky.social
Scientists criticize ‘straw man’ arguments in Bill Gates climate memo
Tech billionaire relying on ‘false binary’ with call to focus less on emissions and more on aid for poor, experts say
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November 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Scientists criticize ‘straw man’ arguments in Bill Gates climate memo www.theguardian.com/environment/... via @dharna.bsky.social
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When your local reporter needs the same protection as a war correspondent.
Five months of covering ICE raids taught our small LA newsroom hard lessons — and we’re still figuring out how to sustain it.
Five months of covering ICE raids taught our small LA newsroom hard lessons — and we’re still figuring out how to sustain it.
When your local reporter needs the same protection as a war correspondent
Five months of covering ICE raids taught our small LA newsroom hard lessons — and we're still figuring out how to sustain it.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
When your local reporter needs the same protection as a war correspondent.
Five months of covering ICE raids taught our small LA newsroom hard lessons — and we’re still figuring out how to sustain it.
Five months of covering ICE raids taught our small LA newsroom hard lessons — and we’re still figuring out how to sustain it.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Gabriel Garcia Aviles would pass away just ten days later, leaving a grieving family with a lot of unanswered questions.
The full story: lataco.com/second-death...
By Izzy Ramirez
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By Izzy Ramirez
November 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Gabriel Garcia Aviles would pass away just ten days later, leaving a grieving family with a lot of unanswered questions.
The full story: lataco.com/second-death...
By Izzy Ramirez
The full story: lataco.com/second-death...
By Izzy Ramirez
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Thanks to @blancabegert.bsky.social for covering this important topic and a bunch of work by my colleagues @uclalawemmett.bsky.social, @uclaioes.bsky.social looking at the LADWP/SoCal Edison comparison +
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Why Are Rates Rising Faster at Investor-Owned Utilities Than at Public Utilities? - Inside Climate News
Case studies from California offer a look into the pros and cons of public and private utilities.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Thanks to @blancabegert.bsky.social for covering this important topic and a bunch of work by my colleagues @uclalawemmett.bsky.social, @uclaioes.bsky.social looking at the LADWP/SoCal Edison comparison +
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It's Election Day, LA! 🗓️🗳️👏
Cast your ballot in the 2025 Statewide Special Election TODAY to make sure your vote is counted.
Not sure how to vote? Head to LAPublicPress.org to learn more about Prop 50.
Cast your ballot in the 2025 Statewide Special Election TODAY to make sure your vote is counted.
Not sure how to vote? Head to LAPublicPress.org to learn more about Prop 50.
November 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
It's Election Day, LA! 🗓️🗳️👏
Cast your ballot in the 2025 Statewide Special Election TODAY to make sure your vote is counted.
Not sure how to vote? Head to LAPublicPress.org to learn more about Prop 50.
Cast your ballot in the 2025 Statewide Special Election TODAY to make sure your vote is counted.
Not sure how to vote? Head to LAPublicPress.org to learn more about Prop 50.
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🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 9: LA residents brace for federal shutdown 'hammer'
This week, what LA residents should know about food aid, the controller's critique of LAPD's mental health response, and The LA Reporter comes to the Really Really Free Market
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This week, what LA residents should know about food aid, the controller's critique of LAPD's mental health response, and The LA Reporter comes to the Really Really Free Market
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🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 9: LA residents brace for federal shutdown 'hammer'
News from an LA Reporter. This week, that includes some things LA County residents should know about the pause on CalFresh food aid, LA City Controller Mejia dropping a scathing critique of LAPD's arm...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 9: LA residents brace for federal shutdown 'hammer'
This week, what LA residents should know about food aid, the controller's critique of LAPD's mental health response, and The LA Reporter comes to the Really Really Free Market
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This week, what LA residents should know about food aid, the controller's critique of LAPD's mental health response, and The LA Reporter comes to the Really Really Free Market
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Inside LAPD’s nearly $400M settlement crisis that’s bankrupting LA.
Taxpayers are covering civil rights violations and officer misconduct while basic city services face cuts—and a new audit could reveal whether LAPD is doing anything to stop the pattern.
Taxpayers are covering civil rights violations and officer misconduct while basic city services face cuts—and a new audit could reveal whether LAPD is doing anything to stop the pattern.
Inside LAPD's nearly $400M settlement crisis that's bankrupting LA
Taxpayers are covering civil rights violations and officer misconduct while basic city services face cuts—and a new audit could reveal whether LAPD is doing anything to stop the pattern.
lapublicpress.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Inside LAPD’s nearly $400M settlement crisis that’s bankrupting LA.
Taxpayers are covering civil rights violations and officer misconduct while basic city services face cuts—and a new audit could reveal whether LAPD is doing anything to stop the pattern.
Taxpayers are covering civil rights violations and officer misconduct while basic city services face cuts—and a new audit could reveal whether LAPD is doing anything to stop the pattern.
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New paper documents how the DWR's investment in open-source groundwater tools is accelerating implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) across diverse basins in the state. #cawater mavensnotebook.com/2025/11/03/s...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Open-Source Tools, Shared Success: White Paper Highlights Groundwater Innovation in Action
Six California Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) outline how shared infrastructure, user feedback, and transparent data are turning groundwater management plans into action. Press release The...
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November 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
New paper documents how the DWR's investment in open-source groundwater tools is accelerating implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) across diverse basins in the state. #cawater mavensnotebook.com/2025/11/03/s...
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NEW: About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
NEW: About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
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The board of the L.A. Department of Water and Power voted Tuesday to nearly double the amount of water it recycles for drinking at the Donald C. Tillman Wastewater Treatment Plant in Van Nuys. #cawater @laist.com laist.com/news/climate...
LA to double recycled water capacity at Van Nuys wastewater plant
The decades-long effort will boost local water supplies and could also help replenish Mono Lake in the Sierra Nevada.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The board of the L.A. Department of Water and Power voted Tuesday to nearly double the amount of water it recycles for drinking at the Donald C. Tillman Wastewater Treatment Plant in Van Nuys. #cawater @laist.com laist.com/news/climate...