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Lorena Elebee @LoElebee

Los Angeles Times Senior Data and Graphics Visualization Journalist

Joined February 2014
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Lorena Elebee @LoElebee
29 Aug 2025
'It’s happening everywhere': 1 in 3 ICE detainees held in overcrowded facilities, data show latimes.com/politics/story/2…

'It’s happening everywhere': 1 in 3 ICE detainees held in overcrowded facilities, data show

As ICE detainees top 60,000, some detention centers stack mattresses on the floor.

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Lorena Elebee @LoElebee
11 Aug 2025
Highly recommend this read to understand the ICE arrest numbers in California vs. other states. Texas, Florida hit with far more ICE arrests than California. But that's not the whole story latimes.com/california/story…

Texas, Florida hit with far more ICE arrests than California. But that's not the whole story

California arrests lag behind states such as Texas and Florida, because those states started with more arrests. They also have a stronger record of cooperation.

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Lorena Elebee @LoElebee
11 Aug 2025
Here's a large publication from the LAT team on how a future in L.A. could look like. Let’s imagine a future that works for all of us latimes.com/california/story…

Let’s imagine a future that works for all of us

Los Angeles knows how to weather a crisis — or two or three. Angelenos are tapping into that resilience, striving to build a city for everyone.

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Lorena Elebee @LoElebee
11 Aug 2025
L.A. is under the gun to add housing units. The hard part? Where and how many latimes.com/california/story…

L.A. is under the gun to add housing units. The hard part? Where and how many

To solve its housing crisis Los Angeles must build. Here's where:

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Lorena Elebee @LoElebee
24 Jul 2025
Southern California home prices fall nearly 1% in June as market slows latimes.com/california/story…

Southern California home prices fall nearly 1% in June as market slows

Economists and real estate agents say a variety of factors have slowed the market, including high mortgage rates, rising inventory levels and economic uncertainty.

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Lorena Elebee @LoElebee
16 Jul 2025
Majority of people arrested in L.A. immigration raids had no criminal history latimes.com/california/story…

Majority of people arrested in L.A. immigration raids had no criminal history

The majority of people held in the June immigration raids in Southern California were not criminals. Nearly half of them were Mexicans and most were men.

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Lorena Elebee @LoElebee
25 Apr 2025
What about that lizard? Enjoyable read and graphics by Sean Greene here: Our friendly neighborhood fence lizard: Why Californians love this reptile latimes.com/environment/stor…

Our friendly neighborhood fence lizard: Why Californians love this reptile

According to one app for nature observers, it's the most commonly seen creature in California: the western fence lizard. Why? The answer reflects how humans have invaded its space and how it has...

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Lorena Elebee @LoElebee
22 Apr 2025
'He embraced all people': Californians mourn a pope who shared their values, brought excitement to church latimes.com/california/story…

'He embraced all people': Californians mourn a pope who shared their values, brought excitement to...

Pope Francis was a particularly beloved figure in the Los Angeles region. The pontiff's death finds the community grappling with a 'big loss.'

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Lorena Elebee @LoElebee
12 Mar 2025
A shout out to Sean Greene for his behind the scenes superhero powers making these visuals viewable. Can fire-gutted suburbs rebuild safer? Here's what the experts say latimes.com/california/story…

Can fire-gutted suburbs rebuild safer? Here's what the experts say

Though no community can be made fireproof, discarding past urban design practices could make areas abutting wilderness safer from the kind of wildfire that hit Altadena and Pacific Palisades.

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Lorena Elebee @LoElebee
28 Feb 2025
It's been a warm winter, and California’s snowpack shows it latimes.com/environment/stor…

It's been a warm winter, and California’s snowpack shows it

California’s snowpack is now 85% of average, with more snow in the northern Sierra and less in the south. Amid warming winters, the state is seeing less snow at lower elevations.

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Lorena Elebee @LoElebee
10 Feb 2025
What we lost in the fires latimes.com/california/story…
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Lorena Elebee @LoElebee
17 Jan 2025
10 dead, more than 9,000 structures damaged or destroyed, but firefighters make progress on L.A. wildfires latimes.com/california/live/…
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How closely does your state's congressional delegation match its constituency? latimes.com/politics/story/2…

How much does the new Congress look like your state?

One quarter of the newly seated U.S. House and Senate are people of color. Less than a third are women.

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Lorena Elebee @LoElebee
30 Dec 2024
California and Los Angeles County are getting tougher on crime. Here are the maps that show it latimes.com/politics/story/2…

California and Los Angeles County are getting tougher on crime. Here are the maps that show it

A decade ago, L.A. County overwhelmingly approved Prop. 47, which turned some nonviolent felonies into misdemeanors. This November, the county overhauled it and supported Nathan Hochman for district...

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Lorena Elebee @LoElebee
19 Dec 2024
California's cannabis supply chain: Hidden pesticides and no public monitoring latimes.com/california/story…

New tests find 'hidden' pesticides in more California weed brands. Regulators ignored warnings

California fails to monitor for a host of toxic chemicals pervading the cannabis supply chain

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Lorena Elebee @LoElebee
19 Dec 2024
Search your stash: 538 cannabis pesticide tests show what's in your weed latimes.com/california/story…

Search your stash: 538 cannabis pesticide tests show what's in your weed

A Times analysis of products tested, along with other data, suggests more than half of cannabis smoking products contain chemicals not monitored by authorities.

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Lorena Elebee @LoElebee
25 Nov 2024
Moo Deng is a worldwide phenomenon. How long can this global love affair last? latimes.com/world-nation/sto…

Moo Deng is a worldwide phenomenon. How long can this global love affair last?

Moo Deng, the pygmy hippo who rose to fame on social media, is still attracting visitors and licensing deals, but celebrity can be fleeting. How long will it take for another cute baby animal to wear...

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Lorena Elebee @LoElebee
12 Nov 2024
How ‘urgent’ texts pushed these donors to give thousands of times to political candidates latimes.com/politics/story/2…

How ‘urgent’ texts pushed these donors to give thousands of times to political candidates

Donors responding to a slew of political text messages from both Republicans and Democrats have given tens of thousands of dollars in small donations. Some without realizing how they were adding up.

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California electorate is younger, more diverse. Many worry Trump would not accept defeat, poll shows latimes.com/politics/story/2…

California electorate is younger, more diverse. Many worry Trump would not accept defeat, poll shows

Most Californians are voting early by mail or drop-off, a new poll found. Two in three California voters believe Trump would not accept defeat, while nearly the same number think Harris would.

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