Carla Hall

editorial board member of the LA Times

Guest

Editorial writer, and former staff writer, for the Los Angeles Times

Carla Hall on KCRW

A new reproductive care clinic was scheduled to open in Beverly Hills. Then anti-aboriton activists started protesting.

How Beverly Hills became a battleground over abortion access

A new reproductive care clinic was scheduled to open in Beverly Hills. Then anti-aboriton activists started protesting.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Councilmembers Joe Buscaino and Mike Bonin are butting heads with LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on how to address the crisis in Venice and Echo Park.

How LA’s unhoused crisis has become a lightning rod for local politics

Councilmembers Joe Buscaino and Mike Bonin are butting heads with LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on how to address the crisis in Venice and Echo Park.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Media outlets in Los Angeles are re-examining their hiring practices, diversity and inclusion efforts, and pay disparities.

Why it’s difficult for the LA Times to hire, retain, and promote people of color

Media outlets in Los Angeles are re-examining their hiring practices, diversity and inclusion efforts, and pay disparities.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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