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Maya Lau
@mayalau
I ask private questions in public. / Podcasting: Other People's Pockets / Fmr investigative journo @latimes + others / Write me: mayalau.com / IG: itsmayamoney
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    Maya Lau
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    Oct 19, 2022
    I’m interviewing ppl about their personal finances — how much $ they make, how they afforded their house (or not), how they feel about their finances etc — for a new project I’ll be excited to announce soon. Whose personal finances do YOU want to hear about? (Famous ppl or not)
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    Maya Lau
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    Sep 3, 2020
    Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's son, who was not a top tennis prospect, made it onto Duke's competitive tennis team while DeJoy & his wife donated to Duke's athletic dept. In all they gave at least $2.2M
    FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2020, file photo Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill in Washington. As they searched for a new postmaster general, the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors was presented with 53 candidates vetted by an outside firm. Not on the list: Louis DeJoy, the man ultimately hired for job. (Tom Williams/...
    Postal chief and Trump donor Louis DeJoy has long leveraged connections, dollars
    From latimes.com
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    Maya Lau
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    Jul 20, 2024
    It’s an outrage that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department would criminally investigate me as a reporter for doing my job. It’s the kind of action that’s aimed at intimidating journalists from digging into government agencies. (1/2)
    latimes.com
    Times reporter was leaked list of problem deputies. The Sheriff's Department investigated her
    Under former Sheriff Alex Villanueva, detectives secretly investigated and urged the state attorney general to prosecute a Los Angeles Times reporter who wrote on a leaked list of problem deputies.
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    Maya Lau
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    Apr 20, 2021
    From Aug: I spoke to Mpls Police public info officer who wrote inaccurate press release on Floyd's murder. He got his info fr sergeants & dispatch log, none saying what actually happened. He didn't review body cam b4 issuing statement. His salary: $110k
    The Cochran Firm
    Police PR machine under scrutiny for inaccurate reporting, alleged pro-cop bias
    From latimes.com
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    Maya Lau
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    Nov 7, 2020
    People poppin bottles on Sunset Blvd in LA
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    Maya Lau
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    May 1, 2021
    One of my fondest memories of working at the Los Angeles Times is when the LA Sheriff’s deputy union put out a notice about me and @bposton doing our jobs as reporters once we had the names on the Brady List and were knocking on doors. 🚨 memories 🚨
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    Maya Lau
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    Aug 30, 2020
    The public relations machine within police departments -- paid for by taxpayers -- has wide influence in shaping the public narrative. Which videos get released by police, and which do not? My latest:
    The Cochran Firm
    Police PR machine under scrutiny for inaccurate reporting, alleged pro-cop bias
    From latimes.com
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    Maya Lau
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    Jun 26, 2020
    New: Dep. Miguel Vega, who shot and killed 18yo Andres Guardado, faced allegations of misconduct in the past. Neither of the deputies inv. in the shooting have been interviewed. Sheriff’s Dept still hasn’t said why shooting occurred. latimes.com/california/sto… by @AleneTchek & me
    COMPTON, CALIF. - JUNE 25, 2020. Protesters in cars drive around the Compton Civic Center on Thursday, June 25, 2020, following a police shooting that resulted in the death of Andres Guardado, 18. Guardado was killed by Sheriff's deputies last week at an auto shop in Gardena. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
    Sheriff's deputy who fatally shot Andres Guardado faced earlier allegations
    From latimes.com
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    Maya Lau
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    Jul 20, 2024
    Replying to @mayalau
    The leak referenced in this story was critical in my being able to write articles, with my colleagues, that helped change laws to open more police disciplinary files for public review, undoing decades of secrecy in California.
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    Maya Lau
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    Apr 30, 2021
    Today is my last day at the Los Angeles Times. I’m so proud of the work I got to do here, but my warmest memories will be of who I got to produce that work with. Thank you to my amazing colleagues for this gift on my doorstep! Let’s get our 🍷 on in a couple hrs!
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    Maya Lau
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    Jan 20, 2021
    Someone I know just told me they saw my tweet, booked their (non-healthcare worker) 82yo mom for a vaccine for 20 mins later, and their mom just got the shot. I'm looking online and seeing appts at Dodger avail for tonight. FYI!
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    Maya Lau
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    Jan 20, 2021
    LA Vaccine portal was just updated to allow for anyone 65+ to get an appt, possibly as early as today, according to LA Mayor’s office. Sites include Dodger Stadium, Crenshaw Christian Ctr, San Fernando Park, Hansen Dam & Lincoln Park carbonhealth.com/covid-19-vacci…
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    Maya Lau
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    Dec 18, 2020
    Kudos to whoever wrote the headline on our print story: “Big Shots Want Vaccines First” latimes.com/california/sto…
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    Maya Lau
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    Jul 20, 2024
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    Good on the @latimes @keribla @AleneTchek for exposing this
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    Maya Lau
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    Aug 24, 2020
    Hmm... In Senate hearing today, @RepRaskin cites our original reporting (w/ @laura_nelson) on rotting food, dead animals in postal facilities, except he says it's from @BusinessInsider. They ripped off our story. It's actually from @latimes #supportyourlocalpaper