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Ryan Fonseca. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Ryan Fonseca

Ryan Fonseca is a former staff writer who wrote the Los Angeles Times’ Essential California newsletter. A lifelong SoCal native, he has worked in a diverse mix of newsrooms across L.A. County, including radio, documentary, print and television outlets. Previously, he was an associate editor for LAist.com and KPCC-FM (89.3) public radio, covering transportation and mobility, and worked as an assistant web editor for Times Community News, where he helped manage the websites and social media presence of the Burbank Leader, Glendale News-Press and La Cañada Valley Sun. Fonseca studied journalism at Cal State Northridge, where he now teaches the next generation of journalists to develop their voice and digital skills.

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