Gary Walker
Former Reporter
Former Reporter
Journalism has long been a passion of mine. Having the opportunity to work with and learn from stellar journalists and experts is one of the most exciting things about the 2019 Center for Health Journalism Fellowship. I started primarily as an investigative reporter but over the last six or seven years I've morphed into somewhat of a generalist. One of my passions is social justice,and with themes that I have selected for my Fellowship I am confident that I will be able to explore that passion.
Once known for their tolerance and to a degree an accepted and somewhat congenial but fragile coexistence with their unhoused brothers and sisters, Mar Vista, Venice and even Santa Monica have become increasingly less patient with homelessness.
This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Gary Walker, a participant in the USC Center for Health Journalism's California Fellowship....
This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Gary Walker, a participant in the USC Center for Health Journalism's California Fellowship....
This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Gary Walker, a participant in the USC Center for Health Journalism's California Fellowship....
This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Gary Walker, a participant in the USC Center for Health Journalism's California Fellowship....
A new reporting project will "examine the health risks to the public that can occur when society and local governments neglect or underfund initiatives to alleviate conditions where homeless populations live."