Editor, journalist, alumn of @wsj, @latimes, @niemanfdn. Forever reporter at ❤️, from the Mideast to the far West. Syrian/Beiruti/Angeleno-in-training.
Joined February 2009
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"Among those whom doctors could not save were Azza Ramzi, a 28-year-old Egyptian flight attendant, and Talal Dani, a 60-year-old Palestinian retiree." Mourning Victims of Houthi Attack on a Saudi Airport nytimes.com/2026/10/14/world…
A fast-growing financial app serving more than 6 million Americans in need of cash advances relies on a controversial business model.
@ldarmiento investigates: latimes.com/business/story/2…
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Rare triple alum byline alert: @smasunaga ('14) @seangreene89 ('14) & @jjluna17 ('18) have an A1 story in @latimes today about the 30th anniversary of the L.A. Riots, focusing on how South L.A. hasn't changed economically in the last 30 years: lat.ms/3F1gz7U. #GoBears
ALT Headshots of LA Times journalists Samantha Masunaga, Sean Greene and Jackeline Luna; all alums of Berkeley Journalism.
Because buying a home in California is a competitive sport, the @latimes drew up a playbook.
For first-time buyers, this guide spells out the steps and how to get through them with, hopefully, less stress.
Check it out: latimes.com/firsthome
It took questions from Times readers on the most challenging bits of the process & answered them with tips from experts and successful home buyers.
Some cool tools you can use in there too, like this custom calculator:
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All translated into a (relatively! given.... mortgages & escrow...) fun-to-read and definitely beautiful guide by @khouriandrew @jflem94 @jcahealey @NRiveraBrooksLA @MattWilhalme @jimcookeIII @ParisaRisa Allison Hong & many other invisible hands
Black Tesla employees describe a culture of racism: 'I was at my breaking point'
@margotroosevelt and @russ1mitchell report the personal accounts behind a major racial discrimination lawsuit brought by California vs. Tesla
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FDA: This drug doesn’t work.
So why are doctors still prescribing it to pregnant women? @MelodyPetersen investigates. latimes.com/business/story/2…
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Black households are worth just 12 cents for every $1 white households are worth thanks to a legacy of discrimination in housing.
That has made it harder for Black people to invest in commercial or residential property.
From columnist @Erika_D_Smith: latimes.com/california/story…
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"The criticism I’ve heard most frequently is that I’m anti-business. Not so," writes @Davidlaz, in his final column for the Times. "What I am is pro-fairness. What I am is pro-accountability." latimes.com/business/story/2…
'Fraudulent' photos, permanent bans:
Uber has blocked trans and nonbinary people from signing up as drivers by rejecting their documents & suspending accounts.
The actions "have the effect of being transphobic," one driver said. @suhaunah investigates:
latimes.com/business/technol…
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"Wells Fargo found another way to abuse customers. Then I called them on it," writes columnist @Davidlaz. latimes.com/business/story/2…
As US workers keep quitting their jobs at a record-setting rate, "employers are forced to do things that they haven’t had to do before."
@smasunaga reports on the wild variety of ways companies are fending off the Great Resignation.
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The trampoline park business is up and down (and up and down and up and down).
Trampoline parks were big business before the pandemic (monthly profits of $150K were not uncommon). Where will they go from here? latimes.com/business/story/2…
Can't wrap your head around why things are out of stock and deliveries are late?
What, exactly, is 'broken' in the supply chain?
@jcahealey & @smasunaga walk you through it, from a factory in Shenzhen to a St. Louis fulfillment center:
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Lynette Adkins quit her job at Amazon when she started making more money from her side-gig on YouTube.
@CarlyOlson_ reports on one influencer's path, and why her content (on how to make money making content!) is in demand.
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Good insight into the $$$ at the ready for creators: “The easier part is the monetizing, believe it or not.”
+ cool illustrations by @ParisaRisa:
The $1-million home is nearly everywhere in LA now - and a growing number of Californians can afford one, oddly thanks to the pandemic.
How? Why?
@khouriandrew & @jflem94 dug into data and talked to buyers to understand latimes.com/business/story/2…
A pandemic silver lining: Lots of women started businesses for the first time.
Some are scrambling to make ends meet after losing jobs. Others are taking risks they never imagined they could before. @smasunaga reports on the new COVID entrepreneurs:
latimes.com/business/story/2…
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Excited to drop this big, multimedia-heavy story — cowritten with @MarVasMartinez — on the Black influencers who have given up on TikTok and are heading elsewhere.
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