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New analysis from me & Sean Greene: Candidates for these two Orange County congressional districts are vying for a key voting bloc latimes.com/politics/story…

Attention data journalism friends: Know any college students looking for a data journalism internship? I've got a spot on my team for next summer. Deadline is Nov 1. recruiting2.ultipro.com/STA1013/JobBoa…

I drew so many little houses for this project so I'd appreciate if you gave it a read. I promise there’s a good reason why. THREAD 🧵 apps.texastribune.org/features/2024/…

NEW: America’s Indian community is leaning heavily toward Kamala Harris but there are divergent political currents among South Asian Americans, Vignesh Ramachandran reports for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/reportage/indi…

California has many ballots left to count in its Congressional swing districts, but as results trickle in, you can see them play out here on the Los Angeles Times live results page: latimes.com/politics/story…

We're tracking damage assessments from the Eaton and Palisades fires, which destroyed 12,000 structures in Altadena and Pacific Palisades. latimes.com/california/sto…

Real estate losses from fires top $30 billion, from old mobile homes to $23-million mansions latimes.com/california/sto…

Real estate losses from fires top $30 billion, from old mobile homes to $23-million mansions latimes.com/california/sto… by Doug Smith Sandhya Kambhampati

Excited for #NICAR25 next week! Join me Investigative Reporters & Editors 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

Our #USC2025CAFellows heard from Sandhya Kambhampati of Los Angeles Times 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.

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 Noah Haggerty, Sean Greene & Sandhya Kambhampati: latimes.com/environment/st…

Insurer of last resort kept growing. Then L.A. fire victims paid the price ⁦Laurence Darmiento⁩ ⁦Sandhya Kambhampati⁩ with an exclusive deep dive into an insurance crisis. latimes.com/business/story…

This story authored by me and my amazing colleague and data journalist Sandhya Kambhampati looked into the growth of the California Fair Plan, the state's home insurer of last resort -- and how L.A. fire victims are paying the price for that. It's on today's front page.

Statement from the leadership of the L.A. Times Guild 🦅, the union for Los Angeles Times journalists, on today's layoffs: latguild.com/news/2025/5/2/…

After the L.A. fires, officials refused to perform comprehensive soil testing to ensure properties in burn zones are free of fire-related contamination. Testing conducted by The Times reveals elevated levels of arsenic, lead and mercury in postfire soil. latimes.com/environment/st…

A round of applause to our #AAJAExcellence in Online/Digital Award recipients: Alia Wong, Sandhya Kambhampati, Monica Jha, Sriram Vittalamurthy, and Shamsheer Yousaf! 🌟Read their work at awards.aaja.org. #AAJAKudos #AAPIHeritageMonth

Honored to win the Excellence in Online/Digital Journalism, Data Award from Asian American Journalists Association est. 1981! awards.aaja.org/2025-journalis…

AI is coming soon to speed up sluggish permitting for fire rebuilds, officials say. latimes.com/homeless-housi…

ICE flights out of L.A. area more than doubled in the last month latimes.com/california/sto…