Jenna Peterson

Jenna Peterson is a Metro reporting intern focused on political coverage at the Los Angeles Times. She is also a senior at USC double majoring in journalism and political science. She has worked at the Daily Trojan through the entirety of her time at USC, serving as a news editor, managing editor and editor in chief. Peterson previously interned at LAist and VTDigger.

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California

Pro-Palestinian protests grow at California campuses as opposing demonstrators clash at UCLA

Nearly 100 people, including students, were arrested at a peaceful protest at USC. Other college campuses across California have seen an increase in protests related to the Israel-Hamas war.
April 25, 2024
California

L.A. to pay $21 million to man injured by falling street lamp part

Ismael Soto Luna was at the corner of Roscoe Boulevard and Noble Avenue in Van Nuys when a two-pound metal cap from a street lamp struck his head, knocking him to the ground, according to a lawsuit he filed against the city.
April 12, 2024
California

L.A. City Council backs 520-unit apartment complex at Sportsmen’s Lodge site

Opponents argued that the hotel should be preserved. It was one of the first to unionize in the San Fernando Valley and one of the first union hotels in Los Angeles.
April 3, 2024
California

Historic Sportsmen’s Lodge hotel may be demolished for 520-unit apartment complex

Proponents of the development in Studio City say it would bring much-needed affordable housing. Opponents say the developers have not sufficiently weighed the project’s impacts and that it would erase an important piece of history.
April 3, 2024