Nick Gerda
@nicholasgerda
@LAist correspondent. California Journalist of the Year and winner of the national Dan Rather Medal for News and Guts. Story tips: [email protected]
Honored to be profiled by @GustavoArellano in his column. He notes this work is what results when "news organizations invest in local journalism, let reporters dig instead of writing clickbait and stand by them in the face of critics real and imagined." latimes.com/california/sto…
NEW: LA homelessness agency revised locations of over 400 sheltered people in its 2025 homeless count, moving them out of the city of LA, in the days before the public release this week — without informing elected officials who saw the earlier numbers. laist.com/news/housing-h…
NEW: In the wake of the Texas tragedy, LAist sought answers about our local situation. Flood control has come a long way, but big storms are getting more frequent. And fixes are 6 years behind at one of America’s riskiest dams, sitting above SoCal cities. laist.com/news/climate-e…
NEW: A federal judge issued a blistering ruling Tuesday, finding Los Angeles officials failed in multiple ways to follow a settlement agreement to create more shelter for unhoused people. laist.com/news/housing-h…
Legal aid for thousands of L.A. renters is at risk of vanishing on June 30, tenant advocates say, because City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto is refusing to sign a contract approved by the City Council and the Mayor. Get the details in my story for @LAist 🔗👇
NEW: Millions of dollars are being returned to taxpayers, after orders were finalized this week forfeiting money and property connected to the corruption scheme LAist uncovered around ex-OC Supervisor Andrew Do — including a house bought by his daughter laist.com/news/politics/…
NEW: Federal prosecutors announce the indictment of Peter Anh Pham, who led the nonprofit at the center of the Andrew Do corruption scandal. Pham faces charges that he bribed Do and then "pocketed" millions in pandemic relief money Do sent the group. laist.com/news/politics/…
A federal judge set an evidence-gathering hearing for May 27 to examine whether the city of LA breached its obligations to create more shelter. It comes as he considers transferring control of homeless spending from the city to a court-appointed receiver. laist.com/news/housing-h…
L.A. city officials say they’ve been complying with a federal court requirement to create 6,000 new beds for unhoused Angelenos. But there’s a problem. Auditors were not able to verify that the city was actually following through on that commitment. laist.com/news/housing-h…
