Julia Wick
@sherlyholmes
@latimes metro reporter. Former EIC @LAist. Native Angeleno. [email protected], Julia.3232 on signal
Poem of the day: “A Few Words on the Soul” by Wislawa Szymborska, translated from Polish by Stanisław Barańczak and Clare Cavanagh: agnionline.bu.edu/poetry/a-few-w…
Standing w veterans groups this AM, Mayor Karen Bass says the CA National Guard should be helping state prepare for fire season, not engaged in an “inappropriate” deployment in LA
SCOOP: 'South Park' creators reach $1.5 billion streaming deal with Paramount, finally bringing the beloved cartoon to Paramount+. The breakthrough came Monday after weeks of tense negotiations. @latimes latimes.com/entertainment-…
More than a month after President Trump made the fiercely contentious decision to send about 700 U.S. Marines to Los Angeles, those troops will begin withdrawing from the city, Pentagon officials said Monday. latimes.com/california/sto… by @sherlyholmes
‘Stay mad.’ Amid immigration raids, Epstein rumors, Trump team ramps up its trolling latimes.com/california/sto… by me for @latimes
NEW: @CAGovernor Gavin Newsom has approved the prepositioning of firefighting resources in Sierra & Plumas counties in response to critical fire weather conditions forecasted to impact Northern California starting Sunday, July 20, through Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
70 years ago today, Weldon Kees vanished without a trace. Police found his Plymouth Savoy abandoned near the Golden Gate Bridge with the keys still in the ignition. Of the many poems written for Kees over the years, this one by Larry Levis has stayed with me more than any other.
After the Palisades fire marred her political stature, Mayor Bass has clawed back with a series of historically good headlines Via @sherlyholmes and @_hamilton_matt latimes.com/california/sto…
The @latimes is hiring a temporary Sacramento reporter! Come join the politics team jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/nantmedi…
This is the best piece that I've read about the Hill Country floods. This is the piece that broke me. texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…
It’s a very good day for Mayor Karen Bass, with new homelessness numbers showing the # of people living on LA’s streets is down for the second consecutive year. latimes.com/california/sto…
Interesting factoid: The Taiwanese consulate gave $500k to LAFD foundation at Mayor Bass' behest
We're updating our story. Judge was pretty searing in her order -- which is 52 pages. Said "...requiring law enforcement to comply with the Constitution does not prevent law enforcement from enforcing the law."
Federal judge’s ruling is in, she’s temporarily halting alleged indiscriminate immigration stops latimes.com/california/sto…
Love this very personal (and beautiful) piece by @thislouis mailchi.mp/forward/how-a-…
“I think people are sad that the words ‘Santa Monica’ and ‘Stephen Miller’ are synonymous, because no one wants that connection,” said Santa Monica Mayor Lana Negrete. Is the administration’s focus on L.A. revenge on Millers spurned hometown? latimes.com/california/sto… @sherlyholmes
This story from @LATvives is somehow heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. How an LA community came together to support one of the teenagers taking over his parent's street vendor stands: latimes.com/california/sto…