
Melissa Gomez
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covering the Central Valley @latimes | will be posting less/never here! find me on bluesky @melissagomez.bsky.social
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https://www.latimes.com/la-bio-melissa-gomez-staff.html 22-05-2014 03:04:05
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Queer people cannot be erased. Our contributions are indelible. Prouder than ever to have produced OUR QUEEREST CENTURY this year w/ my tremendous Los Angeles Times colleagues. So much to dig into to understand this moment, how we got here, and why we arenāt going away. Please read:

Felicidades to Mariel Garza on her "Courage in Journalism" special citation from the Latino Journalists of California CCNMA Mark your calendar for December 7th to celebrate with the 5 Most Influential Latina Journalists of California. Full List of the Most Influential Latina Journalists:




.Keke Palmer for L.A. Times Photos by Jason Armond Read Palmer's interview in Amy Kaufman's latest column: latimes.com/entertainment-ā¦


Whitesides captures L.A. County congressional seat in a major victory for Democrats latimes.com/california/sto⦠Hailey Branson-Potts



L.A. Unified is reversing a controversial decision to relax the admissions requirements for some of its most rigorous academic programs after furious debate, by Rebecca Plevin latimes.com/california/stoā¦

āWeāve been here before,ā said Talia Inlender, deputy director of the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at UCLA. āAnd we know how to fight back.ā by Andrea Castillo latimes.com/politics/storyā¦

A rare dust storm swept through the Central Valley, causing a multi-vehicle pileup. It was described as a wall of dust that "looked just like a classic Arizona dust storm." Terry Castleman latimes.com/california/stoā¦



L.A. 'sanctuary city' law won't prevent deportations. But 'we are hardening our defenses' via Dakota Smith latimes.com/california/stoā¦

