Libby Rainey

Los Angeles

producer Southern California Public Radio @LAist 89.3. steward @LAistUnion. formerly @democracynow & @MorePerfectUS. views my own.

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Some Childcare Providers Lost All in the Eaton Fire. Why Can't They Get Relief Money? - EdSurge News

3 weeks ago | edsurge.com | Libby Rainey

Do you remember the last time you were on endless hold with customer service? Or in line at the DMV with no end in sight? Take those experiences and multiply them together and it might begin to explain what life's been like for Felisa Wright since January. She lost her Altadena home, where she also ran a childcare business, in the Eaton Fire. That was just the beginning. A few dozen other local childcare providers are in a similar situation.
Inside the tricky, complicated process of debris removal after LA's fires

3 weeks ago | laist.com | Libby Rainey

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More LA County land has 'very high' fire hazard severity under new state maps

1 month ago | laist.com | Libby Rainey

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How does Medi-Cal work and how might potential cuts affect California? Here's what you should know

1 month ago | laist.com | Libby Rainey

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‘Medi-Cal is the worst thing I've ever done’: Doulas say state Medicaid program owes them thousands of dollars

1 month ago | laist.com | Libby Rainey

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LAist - Nearly 9 years after a Black mother's death at Cedars-Sinai, advocates say they haven't seen enough change

2 months ago | consumerwatchdog.org | Libby Rainey

By Libby Rainey, LAisthttps://laist.com/news/health/nearly-9-years-after-a-black-mothers-death-at-cedars-sinai-advocates-say-they-havent-seen-enough-changeJust hours after the birth of their second child, Charles Johnson lost his wife Kira at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in west Los Angeles. Kira Johnson was a healthy 39-year old Black woman. Her C-section took just 17 minutes.
An unexpected sore spot for preschools after the fires: sandboxes

2 months ago | laist.com | Libby Rainey

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Parents and caregivers notice kids processing LA fires through make-believe

2 months ago | nhpr.org | Libby Rainey

As families try to adjust to a new normal after the Los Angeles wildfires, some parents and caregivers are noticing kids processing through make-believe.
Parents and caregivers notice kids processing LA fires through make-believe

2 months ago | kuow.org | Libby Rainey

As families try to adjust to a new normal after the Los Angeles wildfires, some parents and caregivers are noticing kids processing through make-believe.
For Childcare Providers, Wildfires Are Just One More Crisis

2 months ago | earlylearningnation.com | Libby Rainey

In an instant, Blanca Carrillo and her daughter Aurys Hernandez lost everything. Their home in Altadena was also the place they’d built a thriving daycare for young children. So when it burned in the Eaton Fire, they were left homeless and without work all at the same time. “Overnight our home and our livelihood is gone,” Carrillo said through a translator from a family member’s apartment in Arcadia.