Episode 22: Justin Ray

Justin Ray is the writer of the “Essential California” newsletter at the Los Angeles Times.

I want to stretch the limits. I want to write about things that you may not have heard of, be that some trial in Los Angeles for male birth control or some crazy thing that’s happening in a small town in California. I wanna tell you about new things. I had the idea that there are a lot of people who felt the same way–that we’re getting a lot of the same stories about Newsom, about coronavirus–and I don’t think people want another newsletter to talk about that. I mean, that’s not servicing our readers.

Notes and references from this episode: 

@by_justin - Justin Ray on Twitter  

Essential California newsletter - Los Angeles Times 

“Male birth control: A promising new trial in California, and why reproductive autonomy matters,” by Justin Ray, LA Times

“‘When I came out, I saw blood’: Teacher stops stabbing at high school,” by Justin Ray, LA Times

@sherlyholmes - Julia Wick on Twitter

“Fresno schools make a controversial decision about police on campuses,” by Justin Ray, LA Times

“An infamous heist revisited: The story of a gigantic robbery in downtown L.A.,” by Justin Ray, LA Times

“San Francisco Mayor London Breed expresses regret for her own French Laundry outing,” - Maura Dolan, LA Times

“Counting Cash At Dinner: The L.A. TACO Guide To The Restaurants Jose Huizar Dined At While Allegedly Collecting Bribes,” - Lexis-Olivier Ray, LA TACO

@TrevellAnderson - Tre’vell Anderson on Twitter

“A conversation with Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong,” - by Justin Ray, LA Times

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