Carla Hall is an editorial board member who writes about homelessness, reproductive rights, popular culture, animal welfare, and human rights in Asia and Africa, among other topics. Before joining the board, she was a general assignment reporter for the Los Angeles Times’ California section. She previously worked for the Washington Post’s Style section, where she juggled writing with acting roles in small theaters and even a couple of TV shows. She has a bachelor’s degree in the history of science from Harvard University.
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O.J. Simpson’s death brings back memories of chronicling the scenes surrounding the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, and the Trial of the Century.
April 11, 2024
April showers bring more than May flowers. They also cause lots of tire-eating potholes in L.A. roads. The city can’t fill them fast enough and budget cuts will make it worse.
April 9, 2024
It’s hard not to feel some guilt about indulging in wacky theories about Kate Middleton’s absence from the public when the truth — cancer — was more devastating than we imagined.
March 22, 2024
Hollywood took a chance on Cord Jefferson and a story that was not about one of perennial tropes of films about Black people. It paid off at the Oscars and the box office.
March 11, 2024
For most people the national holiday that honors ex-presidents may as well be Mattress Sale Day. A new ‘Election Day’ holiday would be the proper way to get people excited about civic engagement.
Feb. 19, 2024
After three and a half years, I finally got COVID for the first time. I asked the experts why now.
Nov. 1, 2023
A scientist says we have no free will. Of course we don’t.
Oct. 20, 2023
Many California Democrats desperately wanted her to enter the gubernatorial recall race 20 years ago, just in case the voters ousted Gov. Gray Davis. I watched as she wrestled with the decision, and ultimately made the right choice.
Oct. 1, 2023
In America, the Founding Fathers left women’s freedom out of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Liberty has never been part of a woman’s brief, and our personal autonomy has neither been spelled out nor assumed.
July 2, 2023
An L.A. Times investigation uncovering the movie star’s sexual misconduct ran just days before he was elected California governor in 2003. Here’s the story of one of the main reporters.
June 7, 2023