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Jason Henry

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  • Investigative Reporter, The Orange County Register
  • Investigative Reporter, Los Angeles Daily News
  • None, San Gabriel Valley Tribune,Whittier Daily News,The Orange County Register,The Press-Enterprise,Los A
  • None, San Gabriel Valley Tribune,Whittier Daily News,The Orange County Register,The Press-Enterprise,Los A
  • None, San Gabriel Valley Tribune,Whittier Daily News,The Orange County Register,The Press-Enterprise,Los A
California, West Covina
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Covers:  city government, school districts, regional news, west covina, city politics, covina, la puente, corruption
Investigative Reporter for the Southern California News Group. BGSU alumnus. Born in Penn., raised in Ohio, and now, I'm here.

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I'm a staff writer for the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and the Los Angeles News Group covering the cities of West Covina, Covina and La Puente and regional Los Angeles County news.

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How medical marijuana is helping Californian children with epilepsy

How medical marijuana is helping Californian children with epilepsy

After 25 failed epilepsy medications, Nazy Nouri had two treatment choices for her 9-year-old daughter: cutti…

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Bassett Superintendent walks away with lifetime benefits after less than a year

Bassett Superintendent walks away with lifetime benefits after less than a year

Bassett Unified School District's superintendent quietly retired at the end of August and walked away after l…

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Ecstasy deaths continue in Southern California despite 2010 crackdown

Ecstasy deaths continue in Southern California despite 2010 crackdown

In 2010, when a 15-year-old girl died from drug-related causes after attending a rave at the Los Angeles Memo…

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Southern California police armed with military arsenal through program

Southern California police armed with military arsenal through program

Former Sacramento County Sheriff John McGinness remembers when police were outmatched and poorly armed. Ask a…

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Bark vs. Bite: Los Angeles Police, Sheriff's Department differ when it comes to K-9 strategies

Bark vs. Bite: Los Angeles Police, Sheriff's Department differ when it comes to K-9 strategies

LOS ANGELES >> The two largest law enforcement agencies in Los Angeles County have polar opposite opinions wh…

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Newegg joins Google, Amazon in same-day delivery battle in Los Angeles

Newegg joins Google, Amazon in same-day delivery battle in Los Angeles

When Industry-based retailer Newegg threw its hat into a growing same-day delivery war waging across the Los …

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Inglewood Unified may finally exit receivership next year

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By Jason Henry Verified
| The Orange County Register Verified
Inglewood Unified School District is closer than ever to ending the state’s longest running receivership and returning control of the district to its school board for the first time in 14 years, according to state and county officials.
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Inglewood Unified may finally exit receivership next year

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By Jason Henry Verified
| Los Angeles Daily News Verified
Inglewood Unified School District is closer than ever to ending the state’s longest running receivership and returning control of the district to its school board for the first time in 14 years, according to state and county officials.
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Plan to close LA’s Men’s Central Jail in 5 years not feasible at ‘scale or pace’ needed, Superior Court says

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By Jason Henry Verified
| The Orange County Register Verified
The Los Angeles County Superior Court is dumping cold water on the county’s $2.8 billion plan to reduce its jail population by enough to close decrepit Men’s Central Jail without a replacement in the next five years. David Slayton, the court’s executive officer, warned county officials that the courts cannot implement significant portions of the proposal — developed without the court’s input — at the “scale or pace assumed” unless the state gives it more money and judges.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I covered general assignment news in a suburb outside of Cleveland, Ohio.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I've poked a typewriter, but never used one to write anything substantial.

How is social media changing news?

It not only increases the eyes on a page, but it also provides a tool for tracking down sources and finding story ideas.