Work

Stories, apps and open-source software I've authored, typically in partnership with others.

2017
Aug. 13    california-kindergarten-vaccination-analysis
July 27    The cannabis industry has a clear favorite in the race to be California's next governor
July 14    django-calaccess-scraped-data
July 13    python-censusbatchgeocoder
June 22    California invested heavily in solar power. Now there's so much that other states are paid to take it
June 13    Results from L.A.’s congressional runoff election
June 10    A Central Valley power plant may close as the state pushes new building at customers' expense
June 07    2016 California primary results
June 06    California regulators weigh whether the state needs more power plants
May 26    Tributes to California's war dead, including the five we lost since last Memorial Day
May 25    Trump promised a ‘big beautiful door’ in his border wall. California farmers are ready and waiting
May 24    california-h2a-visas-analysis
April 28    The Los Angeles Times front pages during the 1992 L.A. riots
April 20    Immigrants flooded California construction. Worker pay sank. Here’s why
April 20    construction-jobs-analysis
April 13    Results from L.A.’s congressional primary
March 21    A 20% turnout in L.A.'s mayoral election wasn't a record low after all, final results show
March 17    california-crop-production-wages-analysis
March 17    Wages rise on California farms. Americans still don’t want the job
March 16    California's new education ratings tool paints a far rosier picture than in the past
March 08    Tuesday’s L.A. voter turnout was likely the lowest ever, muddying Garcetti's historic reelection win
March 06    Election? What election? Apathy abounds as L.A. votes
Feb. 05    http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-fi-electricity-capacity/#nt=outfit
Feb. 05    california-electricity-capacity-analysis
Feb. 05    A runaway energy industry is costing California billions
Feb. 04    After 24 years, arrests made in horrific L.A. fire that killed 10, including 7 children
2016
Nov. 17    How Iowa voted
Nov. 08    2016 election results
Nov. 08    2016 California election results
Oct. 31    The drought eased up, and these Californians turned on the spigo
Oct. 08    First Python Notebook
Sept. 27    Ousted L.A. fire marshal claims corruption among city fire inspectors
Sept. 15    django-calaccess-downloads-website
Sept. 08    These magnets have become some of L.A.'s highest-scoring public schools
Sept. 08    la-magnets-2016-test-scores
Aug. 24    LAFD fire marshal steps down after criticism that he cut corners on safety
Aug. 24    California's new test scores: What they are, why they matter and how your school scored
July 18    django-bigbuild
June 15    la-vacant-building-complaints-analysis
June 15    Fire officials were concerned about Westlake building where 5 died in a blaze
June 11    la-county-2016-primary-precinct-maps
June 09    Clinton or Sanders: Who did your L.A. neighborhood choose?
June 08    L.A. County supervisor races yield surprises and uncertainty
June 06    California regulators weigh whether the state needs more power plants
May 27    LAFD inspectors accuse supervisors of cutting corners, ignoring fire hazards
April 25    python-desknet
April 17    Are you an independent voter? You aren't if you checked this box
April 10    2016-04-10
Feb. 26    91% white. 76% male. Changing who votes on the Oscars won't be easy.
Feb. 14    django-calaccess-processed-data
Feb. 12    django-postgres-copy
Feb. 01    2016 presidential primary results
2015
Dec. 17    Los Angeles outsources firefighters exam, which will now come with a price tag
Dec. 09    San Bernardino medic had 5 seconds to check if each massacre victim was alive or dead
Dec. 03    San Bernardino shooting victims: Who they were
Nov. 17    Why the LAFD is still largely white and male despite diversity efforts
Nov. 17    LAFD's new recruitment chief on diversity: 'We have work to do'
Nov. 14    StoryTracker
Nov. 03    The richest man and the poorest man in Congress are both from California
Nov. 03    How many millionaires does California send to Congress? Find out here.
Nov. 02    Grading the arts in LAUSD
Oct. 09    How much pollution did VW's emissions cheating create?
Sept. 30    Who are the millionaires bankrolling the 2016 presidential race?
Sept. 15    Five facts about the California cash fueling the 2016 race
July 24    County regulator calls for sweeping overhaul at Compton Fire Department
July 14    Confidential L.A. County audit another blow to Compton Fire Department
July 07    Compton fire chief put on administrative leave following Times reports
July 06    Compton Fire Department ordered to remove defibrillators from trucks, ambulances
June 16    City leaders want LAFD to tackle overdue fire-safety inspections
June 15    Thousands of large L.A. buildings are long overdue for fire inspections
June 15    Is your L.A. building overdue for a fire inspection? Search our database to find out.
June 11    django-project-template
June 03    Fire destroys Long Beach duplex featured in Times report on housing code violations
June 02    Long Beach moves to boost landlord penalties; tenants say more is needed
June 02    With 'deplorable' conditions for some renters, Long Beach debates inspections
May 30    USGS retracts three 'ghost' earthquakes, blames Northern California sensors
May 25    Will Ryu stir the pot or play ball with Wesson?
May 20    How L.A. voted: City Council results, mapped block by block
May 16    Voter turnout highest in Westside and West Valley, analysis finds
April 29    Second straight LAFD recruit class is all male after women exit
April 21    City should collect more revenue from LAFD 911 callers, audit says
April 02    LAFD's latest recruits are primarily white and overwhelmingly male
March 27    California lawmaker calls for stricter firefighter EMT requirements
March 26    Nearly 1 in 4 Compton firefighters working without EMT permit
March 08    First Django Admin
Feb. 27    LAFD failed to inspect hundreds of hazardous sites, state says
Feb. 22    Report calls for another overhaul in hiring of LAFD firefighters
2014
Dec. 30    New LAFD class is nearly all male; 20% have relatives in the ranks
Dec. 10    First Web Scraper
Dec. 02    Federal investigators probing elite LAFD fireboat unit
Nov. 05    Crucial L.A. County supervisor race results map
Nov. 05    Sheila Kuehl claims victory in L.A. County supervisor race
Nov. 05    Kuehl's victory no guarantee of pro-labor bloc on Board of Supervisors
Nov. 04    2014 election results
Nov. 04    2014 election results
Nov. 04    2014 California election results
Oct. 31    Once a crusader against big money, Gov. Brown is collecting millions
Oct. 23    L.A. Fire Department response times slow, data show
Sept. 28    Find Obamacare doctors in California
Sept. 23    State investigating LAFD hiring after white applicant alleges bias
Sept. 16    LAFD gets new anti-nepotism rules in wake of hiring controversy
Sept. 15    LAFD opens investigation into alleged mistreatment of new recruit
Aug. 16    django-calaccess-raw-data
Aug. 14    storysniffer
Aug. 14    django-urlarchivefield
July 31    City probe calls for anti-nepotism reforms at LAFD
July 28    More than 10,000 rush to apply in rebooted LAFD hiring drive
July 15    Mayor names L.A.'s first Latino fire chief
July 10    New process for hiring L.A. firefighters wins OK; recruiting to resume
July 08    Garcetti moves to restart suspended LAFD hiring drive
July 01    Acting LAFD chief now in running for full mayoral appointment
June 30    LAFD captains trained to enter shooting scenes after LAX incident
June 05    The results of the race to replace Waxman
June 05    Lieu and Carr did best in South Bay, Times vote analysis shows
June 03    2014 California primary results
May 29    Mayor Eric Garcetti set to upload a new trove of online city data
April 16    LAFD chief to reassign many firefighters to rescue ambulances
April 14    Garcetti's budget adds more firefighters, overhauls 911 dispatch
April 02    Fire Department class loses its only female recruit
March 25    Aspiring L.A. firefighters feel cheated by aborted hiring program
March 24    LAFD union leader says suspending hiring program 'patently unfair'
March 20    LAFD recruit program is suspended
March 04    LAFD contractor threatens to cut computerized 911 scripts
March 03    Consultant's report recommends major overhaul of L.A. Fire Department
Feb. 28    Two L.A. fire commanders reassigned
Feb. 28    First News App
Feb. 27    One of five LAFD recruits in training class are related to department firefighters
Feb. 26    In a matter of seconds, qualified applicants lose out on LAFD jobs
Feb. 16    L.A.'s Eastside: Where do you draw the line?
Feb. 14    Resultados de las Oct. 2013 Buenos Aires elecciones
Jan. 25    Older concrete buildings in Los Angeles
Jan. 21    Eric Garcetti appointees select new L.A. Fire Department watchdog
Jan. 07    LAFD's highest-ranking woman is leaving the force
Jan. 06    New LAFD recruit class is nearly all male, overwhelmingly white
2013
Dec. 22    L.A. Fire Department dramatically overhauls response to shootings
Dec. 18    Garcetti orders release of city data, but scope uncertain
Dec. 12    L.A. Fire Department to resume sharing details on emergency responses
Dec. 12    LAFD halts popular Twitter feed, blocks access to 911 call records
Dec. 03    LAFD proposes boosting ranks with budget increase
Dec. 01    Next L.A. fire chief's other challenge: race and sex discrimination
Nov. 11    checkbook-la-watchdog
Oct. 25    Since 1905, aqueduct makes headlines
Oct. 23    New L.A. website is opening the books on spending at City Hall
Oct. 18    L.A. Fire Department's top internal watchdog is removed
Oct. 10    Garcetti replaces LAFD Chief Cummings after 911 disclosures
Oct. 10    Mayor names an acting LAFD chief to succeed Brian Cummings
Oct. 08    Mayor adds departments' performance data to his website
Oct. 08    Garcetti supporters score city appointments
Sept. 13    City Council approves Garcetti's overhaul of board overseeing LAFD
Aug. 15    Mayor Eric Garcetti revamps L.A. Fire Commission
Aug. 13    Many 911 cellphone calls lack location information, study finds
Aug. 06    L.A. Fire Department's 911 computer system has more breakdowns
July 30    uptime-grove
July 23    LAFD chief first manager to interview with Mayor Eric Garcetti
July 22    boundaries.latimes.com
July 19    LAFD chief tweets apology for Mexican costumes photo
July 15    After controversy, Dodgers end ambulance deal with LAFD
July 12    LAFD union chief calls for ending ambulance deal with Dodgers
July 09    LAFD Chief Brian Cummings says he wants to keep his job
July 09    Fire commissioners criticize LAFD's ambulance deal with Dodgers
July 05    L.A. Fire Department is asked to broaden its tech reach
July 03    L.A. councilman asks LAFD to report back on proposed reforms
June 28    L.A. Council extends LAFD plan to staff extra ambulances
June 28    Grand jury wants LAFD to reverse cuts, overhaul 911 call center
June 14    L.A. measure to cap marijuana shops passed with citywide support
June 13    LAFD expresses 'sincere regret' regarding Mexican costumes at fundraiser
June 13    PastPages API
June 13    pastpages2gif
June 11    L.A. mayoral runoff another low mark in voter turnout: 23.3%
June 07    L.A. mayoral election results
June 04    Audit faults LAFD's investigation of top officials
May 22    The road to Eric Garcetti's election romp
May 21    L.A. firefighters vote against more dues for political campaigns
May 21    LAFD chief's report slammed by city Fire Commission
May 15    Forecast for L.A.'s mayor race: paltry turnout
May 08    Union blocks access to video calling for more money for campaigns
May 07    L.A. council finds funds to reverse Fire Dept. staffing shift
May 04    L.A. street quality grades
May 01    DWP salaries database
April 26    LAFD chief to shift firefighters from trucks to ambulances
March 19    L.A. Fire Department overhaul measures delayed
March 13    L.A. Fire Department takes step toward linking 911 system to nearby systems
March 11    lat-soundsystem
March 08    L.A. tax-hike vote patterns tell a tale of two realities
Feb. 04    Silent LA
2012
Dec. 21    Flawed data stall California's 911 upgrades
Dec. 20    L.A. county, LAFD fire chiefs discuss regional dispatch network
Dec. 11    Address concerns before staff changes at 911 center, L.A. mayor says
Dec. 10    L.A. seeks controversial overhaul at LAFD's troubled 911 call center
Dec. 04    L.A. fire chief blames slower response times on budget cuts
Nov. 20    LAFD looks at ways to speed up emergency response times
Nov. 15    Investigation of LAFD response times finds deeper flaws
Nov. 15    Medical response time lags in many pricey L.A. neighborhoods
Nov. 15    How fast is LAFD where you live?
Nov. 14    Quiet L.A.
Nov. 13    How Los Angeles County voted
Nov. 06    2012 election results
Oct. 20    Inside our 911 response time analysis
Oct. 20    Delayed 911 response a matter of geography and jurisdictions
Oct. 20    The line that help didn't cross
Oct. 05    Years after ill-fated call, L.A. Fire Department's 911 flaws remain
Sept. 29    copyboy
Sept. 13    LAFD dispatchers waste time getting 911 callers to start CPR
June 19    Expert says L.A. Fire Dept. didn't give help to fix response data
June 18    L.A. Fire Department's data expert steps down after less than 3 months
June 05    2012 California primary results
May 19    Audit finds LAFD takes longer on medical calls since budget cuts
May 18    Dispatch lag slows LAFD call response
May 15    Software made L.A. fire response times untrustworthy, report says
March 13    django-bakery
March 01    L.A. City Council redistricting
Jan. 06    2012 California election results
Jan. 03    2012 presidential primary results
Jan. 01    python-elections
2011
Dec. 15    django-softhyphen
Dec. 02    Occupy L.A.: A portrait of the arrested protesters
Sept. 15    django-yamlfield
Aug. 17    python-googlegeocoder
Aug. 07    jquery-geocodify
July 22    latimes-statestyle
July 01    PastPages
May 31    python-lametro-api
May 10    timelines.latimes.com
April 17    U.S. is increasing nuclear power through uprating
April 14    python-documentcloud
March 05    spreadsheets.latimes.com
Feb. 27    Billions to spend
2010
Dec. 31    table-stacker
Dec. 14    latimes-calculate
Nov. 25    documents.latimes.com/
Nov. 07    appengine-template
Sept. 30    Mapping L.A.: Crime
Aug. 24    Hollywood Star Walk
Aug. 05    django-greeking
July 24    Where does the Westside start?
July 03    Proposition 8: Who gave in the gay marriage battle?
June 29    How to turn $1,800 in part-time pay into nearly $100,000 a year
2009
July 09    LAPD's public database omits nearly 40% of this year's crimes
April 05    Highest crime rate in L.A.? No, just an LAPD map glitch
Feb. 19    Mapping L.A.: Neighborhoods
Feb. 14    django-correx
2008
Sept. 08    California Schools Guide
Sept. 05    Half of high schools met U.S. goals
Aug. 01    L.A.’s Top Dogs
Aug. 01    L.A. is going to the Chihuahuas
June 11    Hear No Evil, Smell No Evil
May 26    California's War Dead
Jan. 30    Citing Ronald Reagan not so helpful this time around
2007
May 22    Collateral damage
April 14    Clear Channel gives Tate Talking Points Against XM-Sirius merger
2005
Dec. 27    Federal loans go for risky business