Today #KPCC -- LA's No. 1 #NPR station --- officially rebranded itself as #LAist 89.3.

Why? Read about it here: kp.cc/rebrand

🚨 Major announcement 🚨

#LAist Is Taking Over Your Radio Dial: #KPCC Will Be 'LAist 89.3'

https://laist.com/news/kpcc-laist-893-npr-public-radio-brand-rebrand

#NPR #news #radio #rebrand

In my posts and links here to our newsroom's work, I've made frequent reference to #LAist, but not to #KPCC. There's a reason for that. Here it is:

https://laist.com/news/kpcc-laist-893-npr-public-radio-brand-rebrand

#LAist early childhood reporter Mariana Dale has this sweet but sad story of a bookstore featuring #multicultural children's #books that is closing its doors tomorrow. Points out the vital need for resources like this for children who need to see their lives and experiences reflected in storytelling.

Not all bad news though -- the store will continue to operate online.

Broadcast piece for #KPCC is embedded in this story

https://laist.com/news/education/early-childhood-education-pre-k/mija-books-store-closing-lakewood-los-angeles-diverse-multicultural-childrens-books

Heard a great episode of #OnPoint on #NPR yesterday, discussing the way #SocialMedia has devolved over the past 10 years. 😔

It gave me an appreciation for the lack of a "Quote-Boost" here on Mastodon :mastodon: Being able to dunk on someone's Twitter post so trivially really has soured the tone of conversation over on the #birdsite. :birdsite:

Anyways, that podcast episode is on the #KPCC website for a week or two, if interested. 🤓

https://www.kpcc.org/2022-12-14/rebroadcast-social-psychologist-jonathan-haidt-on-democracy-social-media-and-how-to-fix-americas

#KPCC and #LAist are covering the inauguration of incoming #LA mayor Karen Bass. Listen live here (or, if you're in the LA area, tune it at 89.3):

https://www.kpcc.org/

And read about the challenges Bass will face as she takes office:

https://laist.com/news/challenges-and-opportunities-await-karen-bass-as-she-takes-over-as-mayor

We at #LAist and #KPCC are asking #Angelenos to fill out our 5-minute survey and let us know what feels most urgent as #KarenBass takes office. Your responses will help us set the agenda for our reporting in the year ahead, and help us hold the new mayor and city council accountable to your top concerns.

#LA #LAMayor #LosAngeles

Take the survey here: https://laist.com/news/politics/la-has-a-new-mayor-take-laists-survey-and-set-the-agenda-you-want-to-see

Excellent work by #KPCC #LAist reporter Leslie Berestein-Rojas in partnership with Public Health Watch and Univision.

Workers -- mainly young Latino immigrants -- who cut synthetic slabs for countertops are inhaling tiny crystalline silica particles that can kill workers them. They're being diagnosed with incurable #silicosis.

Read the story and listen to the embedded audio:

https://laist.com/health/news/ancient-lung-disease-strikes-countertop-cutters-in-la#x