Photographer/Reporter
I am currently a Photojournalism Fellow at ProPublica. Previously, I was a longtime L.A.-based freelance photojournalist. I was a 2021 Center for Health Journalism California Fellow and a 2023 Grantee of the Impact Fund for Reporting on Domestic Violence. I am a native of Tulare, CA.
“We are beginning to have that safety that we always desired and required but have never had easy and safe access to when dealing with law enforcement," said Rita Garcia, program coordinator at the TransLatin@ Coalition in Los Angeles.
Can restorative solutions that minimize police involvement improve safety for vulnerable populations?
Thousands of Indigenous migrants toil on California farms, cut off from health care by language and cultural barriers.
Many Indigenous farmworkers in California have struggled to access health care and money for lost wages or hazard-exposure during the pandemic.
