Congratulations to the winners and finalists of the 2025 IRE Awards! Awards will be presented at the 2026 IRE Conference in National Harbor, MD on Friday, June 19, during the Awards Luncheon. Full list of winners and finalists: https://bit.ly/4cS2qfN

So at the end of the day, was the federal government's L.A. wildfire cleanup too fast or just right? Fabulous deep dive by my @latimes.com colleagues on what federal agencies got right, and what dangers are still lurking in the soil: www.latimes.com/environment/...

The L.A. wildfire cleanup was fast. Residents eager to rebuild worry officials chose speed over safety. My latest w/ Tony & @nohaggerty.bsky.social @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/environment/...

The L.A. wildfire cleanup was fast. Residents eager to rebuild worry officials chose speed over safety

New video featuring our redistricting analysis. How left does California's proposed congressional district map shift? www.latimes.com/00000198-ed7...

Will your congressional district shift left or right in Newsom's proposed map? We calculated the margin of victory between Democrats and Republicans in the redistricting effort: www.latimes.com/california/s...

January wildfires displaced thousands of students. Where did they enroll?

Heading to @aajaofficial.bsky.social #AAJA25 next week. Feel free to DM if you'd like to meet or chat about data!

ICE flights out of L.A. area more than doubled in the last month

All of LA is not a 'war zone.' We separate facts from spin and disinformation amid immigration raids

AI is coming soon to speed up sluggish permitting for fire rebuilds, officials say.

Honored to win the Excellence in Online/Digital Journalism, Data Award from @aajaofficial.bsky.social! awards.aaja.org/2025-journal...

In honor of AAPI month, resharing this piece we @latimes.com wrote: How did LA become home to the biggest AAPI communities in the country? www.latimes.com/california/s...

FEMA refused to test residents’ soil in the Eaton and Palisades burn areas for potentially hazardous fire contaminants. So, we did it ourselves. Read our full investigation for @latimes.com here: www.latimes.com/environment/...

In riskier ZIP Codes, private insurance companies are dropping homeowners, leaving them to turn to the California Fair Plan, the insurer of last resort.  www.latimes.com/business/st...

We looked the FAIR Plan in the Palisades & Eaton fire zones and found dependence on the state for insurance has increased in fire areas @latimes.com www.latimes.com/business/sto...

Cal Fire just added 6 million acres of California to fire hazard zones. Do you live in one of those zones, and if so, what do the designations mean for your home? Great explainer from @nohaggerty.bsky.social, @sean-greene.bsky.social & @sandhyak.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/environment/...

Cal Fire added 2.8 million Californias in fire hazard zones. So, we at @latimes.com read through every single reference to the zones in the state’s codes to find out what exactly that means for residents and communities. Here’s everything you need to know: www.latimes.com/environment/...

NEW for @latimes.com: At long last, Cal Fire's new hazard maps for L.A. are here. They've added 3.5 million acres into hazard zones, but not much changed for the Eaton and Palisades burn areas. Now, a five-month long public input and adoption process. www.latimes.com/environment/...

Our #USC2025CAFellows heard from @sandhyak.bsky.social of @latimes.com on how to visualize their data to find stories. "Just as you interview a person, interview your data ... Make sure you really understand your data in and out," she said.

Over half the players in this year's men's #NCAA bracket started their college careers at other schools. At Kentucky, not one of the top 8 players played a minute for the Wildcats before this year. The Portal Effect, from @emilygiam.bsky.social, @jessedougherty.bsky.social & @katiperry.bsky.social:

Today's must-read from @chloeajohnson.bsky.social & @readbrooks.bsky.social... They bought items from local stores & tested them for PFAS chemicals to see how Minnesota's new law is working. www.startribune.com/we-tested-ho...

Had a great time at #NICAR25 last week! Materials from my spatial analysis with Census data hands-on class w/ @mikejcorey.bsky.social are here: github.com/sandhya-k/NI...

I LOVE this piece on animal sounds across languages. pudding.cool/2025/03/lang...

Then at 3:30 Thursday I'm excited to moderate a panel about all the great resources at the Minnesota Population Center. (and no it's not just Minnesota data...it's actually international data!) David Van Riper, Paul Overberg and @sandhyak.bsky.social #NICAR25

Cal Fire is back with more new hazard maps. This time for the Bay Area. Here's what we found 🧵(story with our resident map wizard @sean-greene.bsky.social) www.latimes.com/environment/...

A Times analysis shows that half the homes destroyed in Pacific Palisades and Altadena were rentals, raising questions about the future of affordable housing in the communities.

Excited for #NICAR25 next week! Join me @ire-nicar.bsky.social: March 6 3:30-4:30 pm analyzing Census microdata March 7 2:15 -3:15 pm how to make your data story ironclad March 8 11:30-12:30 pm spatial analysis using Census data

Doug & I found real estate losses from the Palisades and Eaton fires could top $30 billion. Gov't agencies that receive revenue from taxes stand to lose $61 million or more annually while homes are being rebuilt. Our analysis @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Times' readers share what they lost in the Eaton and Palisades fires.

Only 21% of Altadena properties in the Eaton fire were in Cal Fire's highest fire hazard zone, but other fire modelers found 94% had severe or extreme fire risk. Cal Fire is now reconsidering how it models fire. Story w/ @bposton.bsky.social @sean-greene.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/environment/...

We're tracking damage assessments from the Eaton and Palisades fires, which destroyed 12,000 structures in Altadena and Pacific Palisades.

We mapped the damages from the Eaton and Palisades fires @latimes.com @sean-greene.bsky.social @cshalby.bsky.social @nohaggerty.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/california/s...

We’re speaking with Angelenos about the immense losses caused by the Palisades and Eaton fires. If you’re open to talking to a Times reporter about your home, and what home means to you, please fill out the form at this link and we’ll get in touch. www.latimes.com/california/s...

It's release day for the 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-year data! The ACS is a phenomenal PUBLIC and FREE resource for granular demographic information about the US. Use the new data *right now* with the #rstats tidycensus package. Just swap in `year = 2023` in your call to `get_acs()`!