Michael Flores

LAist Radio (associate producer on call). Pulitzer Center reporting fellow. Iraq war vet. Columbia J-School Grad. Weight lifter. Collector of lint in the dryer.

[Michael Flores @ReporterFlores]

Lost a friend to #COVID19. He was 29 and transgender from a Christian family and community. He endured so much hate, but despite that, he was the most Christ like of them all. He never got angry or retaliated. He only asked for love and that he live with his truth as a man.

[About Face: Veterans Against the War @VetsAboutFace]

Jackass @JohnFetterman saw veterans getting arrested and laughed.

We asked to see @SenGillibrand. We were put in cuffs.

We need leaders who listen to veterans demanding a #CeaseFireNow

[Mariana Dale (she/her) @mariana_dale]

"My intention with this series is to continue to address the thorny and difficult issues at the heart of the scandal, to not let them go," says host @antoniacere on the latest season of Imperfect Paradise. https://t.co/hM545i9uko

[Antonia Cereijido @antoniacere]

My next story on @LAist's Imperfect Paradise will not only do a deep dive into the LA City Council Tape Scandal but also feature an exclusive interview with former LA City Council President Nury Martinez. First episode drops Sept. 27th
https://t.co/2Na8esJ6zV

[Michael Flores @ReporterFlores]

Add me and let us escape Twitter together https://t.co/lWA3ChMiea

[Michael Flores @ReporterFlores]

@BENBALLER I'm a journalist at LAist radio and we've heard word of Spanto's passing. I am trying to confirm it with his company or someone who knows him. We're trying to get word out to the public. Can you help? You can learn about us at https://t.co/N2XjZA3rRy -- we are part of NPR

[Michael Flores @ReporterFlores]

@5ive_Julien I'm a journalist at LAist radio and we've heard word of Spanto's passing. I am trying to confirm it with his company or someone who knows him. We're trying to get word out to the public. Can you help? You can learn about us at https://t.co/N2XjZA3rRy -- we are part of NPR

[Michael Flores @ReporterFlores]

@_ericwarren_ @LAist 100%

[Michael Flores @ReporterFlores]

@phoenixctso This is an example of well-intentioned liberals who can't make good on stated values.

[Nate Perez @nateperezz]

Losing some of my talented colleagues without warning. Yet management claims to have seen the writing on the wall since January. @LAist blames lackluster underwriting when finance, Hollywood and bank executives make up half the board. Make it make sense.

[Aaricka Washington @aarickawash]

None of us at @LAist were expecting the lay off announcement this morning. They are eliminating more than 10% of staff positions. This news comes just days after the L.A. Times made a drastic 13% cut to their newsroom.

[Josie Huang @josie_huang]

12% of jobs at @LAist — all gone. Layoff notices went out today.

Especially painful coming after our union challenged the wisdom behind executive compensation, which included paying a former CEO $500K+/yr for multiple years.
https://t.co/BnPkU8pGYz

[Michael Flores @ReporterFlores]

@ryannemena @LAist @itsapun You were much more than an intern. You were a full fledged reporter! And a member of the station forever.

[Susanne Whatley @SusanneWhatley]

It's tea time again at @TheHuntington after a 2 year renovation and expansion. See photos and read my @LAist story please!
https://t.co/Cqdz0jnjyh

[Susanne Whatley @SusanneWhatley]

MONDAY news in the LA Report: https://t.co/njpZNqfmgt
Memorial Day remembrance of fallen hero; Democrats hold state party convention amid DiFi debate; consolidating LA Co.'s juvenile halls conroversy; study shows CA's #carbon neutrality goals are the most ambitious in the US

[Michael Flores @ReporterFlores]

Indigenous Australian speaks out about the injustices of the British crown, gets shit on, and quits because speaking truth can burn some ears.

https://t.co/xgPgqCcXbt

[Phoenix Tso @phoenixctso]

LA swept a community of unhoused people living on Jasmine Ave on the Westside. A neighboring church encouraged congregants to call the city about the encampment. Catch up with our 🧵 below:

[Michael Flores @ReporterFlores]

I found this short poem in the comment section of an anti-war family group here in SoCal. They've lost their kids to war.

[Miller Geer & Assoc. @MillerGeer]

Drinking water at 1 in 4 CA child-care centers has tested dangerously high for lead, according to the state Department of Social Services. Dr. Ilan Shapiro @AltaMedHealthS tells @LAist @ReporterFlores that lead has a detrimental impact on kids health. https://t.co/qm9V56tsCh

[Susanne Whatley @SusanneWhatley]

👂🏼 to WEDNESDAY news in the LA Report: https://t.co/njpZNqfmgt
Ruling threatens #CashBail system; adding #mentalhealth beds at LA's Twin Towers jail; #Bulgari Hotel project in residential LA survives vote to kill it; Lakers lose 1st round in NBA west; how to evade angry bees🐝

[Victor Shi @Victorshi2020]

Take a minute and watch this. The anchor tried to spew talking points about the GOP proposal and Jon Stewart was not having it. He pushed back with facts & logic & it was amazing.