Jessica Roy

assistant editor on the utility journalism team at the LA Times

Jessica Roy on KCRW

California banned single-use plastic bags seven years ago. But a new LA Times investigation shows we’re now using more plastic bags, not fewer.

CA banned plastic bags in 2016. Now more residents are using them

California banned single-use plastic bags seven years ago. But a new LA Times investigation shows we’re now using more plastic bags, not fewer.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Losing your wallet can lead to someone stealing your identity and opening bank accounts in your name.

How a stolen wallet turns into a credit and identity nightmare

Losing your wallet can lead to someone stealing your identity and opening bank accounts in your name.

from Greater LA

Far from being a “counter-counter” belief, the business of astrology today is booming.

Is this the dawning for a new age for astrology?

Far from being a “counter-counter” belief, the business of astrology today is booming.

from Life Examined

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Amidst the hype, excitement and nervousness of the election, the bigger picture of what the United States is and how it operates often gets lost on people.

from Scheer Intelligence

The recent hurricanes unleashed a storm of conspiracies. Could Omaha voters decide the nation’s fate? Plus, an indie newsletter saved a politically divided marriage.

from Left, Right & Center

The final campaign days are here. How are early voters affecting candidate strategies? Plus, the panel discusses how abortion rights may change the Nevada battleground.

from Left, Right & Center

Prop 34 – sponsored by the California Apartment Association – looks like health care reform, but it’s crafted to stop one nonprofit from spending on politics.

from KCRW Features

At a time of book bans and the withholding of critically important struggles in our history, our education system has increasingly failed to provide our young with the tools to become…

from Scheer Intelligence

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from Left, Right & Center

This week Peter Wohlleben , renowned German forester and author of “The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate,” talks about the age-old connection between humans…

from Life Examined

City Councilman Kevin De Leon is running for reelection against tenant rights attorney Ysabel Jurado. The outcome could determine whether City Hall leans more progressive.

from KCRW Features

Tune in as NPR and CBS News offers live coverage of the Vice Presidential debate.

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