Absolutely staggered that our Water Grab series was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting. I am so so SO proud of our team and urge you to read the entire series HERE

Wrote about the fires, and the cars, in LA

The US Army Corps is building an $1 billion underwater defense system complete with shock waves, bubble curtains and screeching acoustic noises to protect the Great Lakes against its arch nemesis: Invasive carp.

RT @bykenarmstrong: New, from @BW The Egg: A story of extraction, exploitation and opportunity This investigation of the human egg trade…

RT @indraneel24: Loved @citylab MapLab and still v proud of my work once profiled in it

RT @mariepastora: Laura created something super special. MapLab had a wonderful run, and it’ll be missed

@EdLudlow @technology Congrats!!!!

RT @jeremybney: RIP to a real one @mslaurabliss @CityLab 🗺️

And, yeah, I'm still on Twitter (mostly reading and not tweeting, as is my wont) but also Bluesky. @mslaurabliss.bsky.social Over n out

Pouring millions into political ads helps down ballot races, but it's no guarantee of the presidency. @markglassman and @Jeremy_CF_Lin crunched the 2024 spending numbers for @bw:

Good time to point folks towards my Bluesky. Same handle, same infrequent tweets & open DMs.

Trump's proposed solutions to America's housing crisis - deporting immigrants and hiking tariffs - would only make it harder for cities to build. And that could very well exacerbate some of the political conditions that got him elected. In @bw, gift link:

“There is a risk of worsening political conditions if you just let housing costs fester,” says Matthew Lewis, spox for @cayimby. “And unfortunately, that’s kind of what most of our cities have done.” Me in @bw on what's next for housing. Gift link:

@danvock @routefifty I'm so sorry to hear that Dan. Your work is essential!

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