Work

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

2018
March 16  street-racing-analysis
March 16  Out of control: The deadly toll of street racing in Los Angeles
March 12  Garcetti still struggling to expand the number of female firefighters
March 10  First Graphics App
2017
Dec. 14  Why Wall Street gets a cut of your power bill
Dec. 14  ferc-enforcement-analysis
Nov. 19  One corner. Four killings.
Nov. 08  How Houston’s newest homes survived Hurricane Harvey
Nov. 04  Save My News
Oct. 31  django-calaccess-processed data
Oct. 06  Las Vegas shooting victims: Portraits of the fallen
Sept. 28  California must find and fix its worst public schools. Here’s one way to start
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  construction-jobs-analysis
April 20  Immigrants flooded California construction. Worker pay sank. Here’s why
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  A runaway energy industry is costing California billions
Feb. 05  california-electricity-capacity-analysis
Feb. 05  http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-fi-electricity-capacity/#nt=outfit
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 California election results
Nov. 08  2016 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  la-magnets-2016-test-scores
Sept. 08  These magnets have become some of L.A.'s highest-scoring public schools
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  Fire officials were concerned about Westlake building where 5 died in a blaze
June 15  la-vacant-building-complaints-analysis
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  'We need an outsider like Trump,' says this two-time Obama voter
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  With 'deplorable' conditions for some renters, Long Beach debates inspections
June 02  Long Beach moves to boost landlord penalties; tenants say more is needed
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  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. 05  Crucial L.A. County supervisor race results map
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  First News App
Feb. 28  Two L.A. fire commanders reassigned
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  LAFD halts popular Twitter feed, blocks access to 911 call records
Dec. 12  L.A. Fire Department to resume sharing details on emergency responses
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  Mayor names an acting LAFD chief to succeed Brian Cummings
Oct. 10  Garcetti replaces LAFD Chief Cummings after 911 disclosures
Oct. 08  Garcetti supporters score city appointments
Oct. 08  Mayor adds departments' performance data to his website
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  Fire commissioners criticize LAFD's ambulance deal with Dodgers
July 09  LAFD Chief Brian Cummings says he wants to keep his job
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  pastpages2gif
June 13  PastPages API
June 13  LAFD expresses 'sincere regret' regarding Mexican costumes at fundraiser
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  How fast is LAFD where you live?
Nov. 15  Investigation of LAFD response times finds deeper flaws
Nov. 15  Medical response time lags in many pricey L.A. neighborhoods
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  The line that help didn't cross
Oct. 20  Delayed 911 response a matter of geography and jurisdictions
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. is going to the Chihuahuas
Aug. 01  L.A.’s Top Dogs
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