Soumya Karlamangla

San Francisco

New York Times reporter in SF, covering California news. former LA Times reporter and Rosalynn Carter mental health fellow.

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Articles

A Congressional Outsider Becomes the Establishment Pick for Oakland Mayor

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Soumya Karlamangla

Former Representative Barbara Lee entered the campaign for mayor of the Bay Area city as the favorite. But her main challenger has gained traction after positioning himself as the change candidate. When former Representative Barbara Lee announced that she would run for mayor of Oakland, Calif., many considered her victory to be a sure thing. After all, Ms. Lee had represented the city for more than a quarter-century in Congress and in the State Legislature before that.
16 States Sue to Restore N.I.H. Funding

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Soumya Karlamangla |Benjamin Mueller

California, Massachusetts and 14 other states sued the Trump administration on Friday for withholding grant funding from public health and medical research institutions, cuts that have forced universities to curtail research and to delay the hiring of new staff. The National Institutes of Health is the world's leading public funder of biomedical research, supporting studies on aging, substance abuse and other major issues.
Many California trees survived the wildfires. Here’s why.

3 weeks ago | pressdemocrat.com | Soumya Karlamangla

In the charred landscapes left behind by the Los Angeles wildfires, a persistent sign of life has transfixed locals: trees. On lots where houses have been reduced to piles of rubble and cars to mangled metal husks, trees rise. These surviving oaks, pines and orange trees are often the only remaining landmarks in a neighborhood, bittersweet reminders of a time before so much tragedy. The trees’ survival was a curiosity to many. Shouldn’t they have burned alongside homes?
Trump and Newsom find common ground attacking California’s coastal agency

1 month ago | pressdemocrat.com | Soumya Karlamangla

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — In a hotel meeting room two blocks from the beach, the California Coastal Commission might as well have written “SOS” in the sand. “We are under complete assault,” said Susan Lowenberg, a member of the coastal preservation commission, which was born in the 1970s from the same movement that gave rise to Earth Day and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Trump and Newsom Are Attacking the California Coastal Commission

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Soumya Karlamangla

In a hotel meeting room two blocks from the beach, the California Coastal Commission might as well have written “S.O.S.” in the sand. “We are under complete assault,” said Susan Lowenberg, a member of the coastal-preservation commission, which was born in the 1970s from the same movement that gave rise to Earth Day and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Trump and Newsom Are Attacking the California Coastal Commission

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Soumya Karlamangla

The California coast stretches 840 miles, from mossy redwood forests in the north to cliff-side waterfalls on the Central Coast and palm tree-studded beaches in the south. Millions of visitors are drawn each year to its kaleidoscope of landscapes and pristine shoreline. Image The California Coastal Commission has been instrumental in preserving that stretch of the state facing the Pacific Ocean by limiting development and ensuring public access.
Many California trees survived the wildfires. Here’s why.

1 month ago | spokesman.com | Soumya Karlamangla

In the charred landscapes left behind by the Los Angeles wildfires, a persistent sign of life has transfixed locals: trees. On lots where houses have been reduced to piles of rubble and cars to mangled metal husks, trees rise. These surviving oaks, pines and orange trees are often the only remaining landmarks in a neighborhood, bittersweet reminders of a time before so much tragedy. The trees’ survival was a curiosity to many. Shouldn’t they have burned alongside homes?
They Can Still Make Art and Music After Fleeing the L.A. Fires

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Ken Bensinger |Soumya Karlamangla

We asked those who lost their homes in the Palisades and Eaton fires to tell us about what they took — what objects or pets — as they evacuated. Weeks after the fires, those things that survived now hold a new meaning. Here are two evacuees, the stories of what they rescued and why it mattered. An acoustic bass guitarThe power had been out for hours when Sang Yi noticed that the flames from the Eaton fire were suddenly very close.
They Can Still Make Art and Music After Fleeing the L.A. Fires

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Ken Bensinger |Soumya Karlamangla

5 hours ago Dezeen Agenda US features plans for a fire memorial in Los Angeles The latest newsletter in our US edition of Dezeen Agenda features all the news from the US, including an electric flying car in California and plans … 12 hours ago State Farm executive fired over comments about rate hikes A top State Farm executive was fired this week after saying the insurer’s California rate hikes are “kind of” orchestrated and after making disparaging remarks about Pacific Palisades homeowners...
They Can Still Make Art and Music After Fleeing the L.A. Fires

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Ken Bensinger |Soumya Karlamangla

We asked those who lost their homes in the Palisades and Eaton fires to tell us about what they took - Here are two evacuees, the stories of what they rescued and why it mattered. what objects or pets - as they evacuated. Weeks after the fires, those things that survived now hold a new meaning. Image The power had been out for hours when Sang Yi noticed that the flames from the Eaton fire were suddenly very close.