In 2019, Jackie Fortiér reported in the The Center for Public Integrity 'More than 630,000 people in Oklahoma have a disability, but the state doesn’t know how many... need storm shelters.'

Jackie shed light on the gaps in emergency preparedness and the urgent need for accessible measures.

A company at the center of an LAist investigation on noxious odors in Southeast L.A. has agreed to stop rendering animal remains as part of a settlement with air quality regulators.

Read Julia Barajas's update on this, and her original reporting. laist.com/news/climate-e…

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Two months after an LAist investigation found that many UC and CSU schools are not telling students they have access to medication abortion services, the state is poised to offer money for outreach. Jackie Fortiér with the details: laist.com/news/health/st…

California universities must provide abortion pills, but many don’t advertise it.

Jackie Fortiér and Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, LAist report ⤵️ californiahealthline.org/news/article/c…

“If SCOTUS affirms the 5th circuit's decision, it would reinstate onerous restrictions on mifepristone'

- CRHLP's Amanda Barrow spoke w/Jackie Fortiér LAist about an upcoming SCOTUS case that could limit access to the abortion pill

Read more: laist.com/news/health/ca…

It could become harder for Californians to get access to one of the drugs used in medication abortions, depending on how the Supreme Court rules. Find out how below. laist.com/news/health/ca…

TB Cases rose more than 18% in LAC from 2020 to 2023. laist.com/news/health/tb…

Scientists found pieces of the virus in the blood of people infected during the first wave of the pandemic up to 14 months after their initial COVID-19 infection and in tissue samples up to two years after the initial infection. laist.com/news/health/re…

How Big Bear's Eagle Couple Became An Internet Obsession. Story below. laist.com/news/arts-and-…

CA's public universities by law are required to provide abortion pills to students...but a new investigation from Jackie Fortiér and Adolfo Guzman-Lopez reveals that not all university campuses let students know about the pill.
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Nearly half of CSU campus clinics have no information on the abortion pill and two UC’s lack info. You can check and see how your campus stacks up, info graphic below.

Big Changes To Come In 2024 For Some California Health Laws | LAist story below laist.com/news/health/bi…

Does it feel like everyone is getting COVID? JN.1 is here. It’s already dominant in the Northeast and is spreading rapidly locally, according to the L.A. County Department of Public Health. Story below. laist.com/news/health/co…

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Let's explore the pedways in downtown L.A., and how they were part of ambitious but failed dream to reshape the city.

Think of the pedways as a shortcut for yuppies and finance bros, a “glorified park-and-ride,” or a bit of Blade Runner futurism.

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass took office last year with a big promise. She would get affordable housing built much faster across the city.

But now, her administration is stalling projects near single-family homes. In this LAist story, I look at what changed.
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