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Anissa Rivera

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California, San Gabriel Valley
As seen in: Southern California News Group, MSN, Flipboard, The Mercury News, Baltimore Sun, The Denver Post, Orlando Sentinel, South Florida Sun Sentinel, The Orange County Register, Pioneer Press, The Sacramento Bee and
Covers:  Local government, general assignment, features
Doesn't Cover: Crime, public safety

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Facing an uncertain future, El Patrón restaurant reopens in Altadena

Facing an uncertain future, El Patrón restaurant reopens in Altadena

A restaurant owner surveys Altadena's dining scene and decided, "I'm not going anywhere."

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The Laundry Truck LA is helping to clean up wildfire-ravaged communities

The Laundry Truck LA is helping to clean up wildfire-ravaged communities

A mobile laundry service offers a respite from post-wildfire worries in Eaton and Palisades fire areas.

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For these student reporters, covering the Eaton Fire was personal

For these student reporters, covering the Eaton Fire was personal

The Eaton Fire is the biggest story of their lives, so far. Pasadena high schoolers meet the moment.

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Hundreds join LeVar Burton at Altadena Main Library, for a voice of hope in a fire-weary town

Hundreds join LeVar Burton at Altadena Main Library, for a voice of hope in a fire-weary town

LeVar Burton visited the Altadena Library Saturday to talk about the beauty of the book, and how reading can …

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Whittier presents Gold Star recognition to paratrooper Matthew Perez’s family

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By Anissa Rivera Verified
| Whittier Daily News Verified
Two years after his death, the family of Army PFC Matthew Perez were recognized as a Gold Star family at a Whittier City Council meeting on Oct. 13. Perez was a 20-year-old paratrooper assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division based in North Carolina when he died during a training jump in Louisiana on Sept. 13, 2024. He was a newlywed of four months and he and his wife Jessica were expecting their first child.
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These Gen Z candidates can't order a drink, but are running in Southern California elections

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By Anissa Rivera Verified, Allyson Vergara Verified
| The Brunswick News Verified
By Anissa Rivera and Allyson Vergara, The Orange County Register Some of the youngest candidates on Southern California ballots agree on one thing: Their age shouldn't be held against them. In fact, they believe it means they're ideal challengers to the status quo, experts on artificial intelligence and social media and possess the energy needed to make change happen.
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These Gen Z candidates can’t order a drink, but are running in Southern California elections

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By Anissa Rivera Verified, Allyson Vergara Verified
| Killeen Daily Herald Verified
Some of the youngest candidates on Southern California ballots agree on one thing: Their age shouldn’t be held against them. In fact, they believe it means they’re ideal challengers to the status quo, experts on artificial intelligence and social media and possess the energy needed to make change happen. The hot-button issues these Generation Z candidates are championing include the cost of living, climate change, Trump administration’s immigration policies, data centers and warehouses.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporter for The Highlander weeklies in West Covina, CA. Had to write 7 stories a week covering community news, with lots of freedom.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Abso-blumenutely! Both manual and electric.

How is social media changing news?

The speed people get their news I lay on social media's figurative feet. The accuracy and fairness of that news you have to always question.