Linda Poon 🦝

@sarahsholder and I spoke with activists on how to combat anti-Asian hate & violence, and then @arielabergriger turned our interviews into a wonderful illustrated piece: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Absolutely staggered that our Water Grab series was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting. I am so so SO proud of our team and urge you to read the entire series HERE pulitzer.org/finalists/staf…

@MerriamWebster Skedaddle

Happy Valentine's Day! We're feeling the love and want to give away a couple of these. All you have to do is reply with a word you absolutely love to say out loud.

This week @linpoonsays writes about the ways that landscape architects and urban planners are trying to answer the loneliness epidemic: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Hi! @citylab is launching a design newsletter and they gave me the keys. Crazy on their part but I'm not giving them back. Please sign up: bloomberg.com/account/newsle…

As AZ curbs homebuilding to conserve water, some suburbs have turned to the private water market so they can continue to grow. Competition is pushing up prices, rewarding water speculators. By @leslieatlarge @Jeremy_CF_Lin @linpoonsays / FREE to read bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-…

Climate-driven wildfire smoke is another California environmental trend that's gone nationwide, unfortunately in this case. @linpoonsays and I write about lessons learned on the West Coast that could help the East Coast deal with orange skies. @climate bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

🏆 Bedrock, USA has been nominated for a Webby Award! The series from Bloomberg CityLab shed a light on political extremism in small town America.  Vote for Bedrock, USA here trib.al/zjrUE9m

Can confirm what @sarahsholder and @linpoonsays report: Crystal City is still visibly holding its breath for Amazon HQ2 to make its landing. Complete with the ubiquitous tech campus Adirondack chairs floating in no man’s land

My #Bloomberg @citylab @business story: More lower-income #AsianAmericans are moving into public housing in NYC's East Harlem, but social services are still lacking bloomberg.com/news/features/…

“Mom, Mom, Mom.” A plea for life carved into the deathly history of racism like “I can’t breathe.” #TyreNichols

1/4 Not sure who this may help or bring comfort to, but I wanted to share this: In July 2018 outside a Sacramento, California, DMV office, I met Tyré Nichols. He had been waiting 6+ hours in miserable 98-degree heat...

I don’t have the right words to say except that my heart hurts for the victims and their families. My parents are behind me right now furiously cooking away; LNY means a lot to our community and it’s been taken from so many people last night in Monterey Park (and beyond).

When I visited LA years ago, a friend and her family graciously offered to let me stay at their home in San Gabriel Valley. Their neighborhood was a 10-min drive from Monterey Park, and it was amazing. Loved the food and the people.

Monterey Park, a city of 61,000 in the San Gabriel Valley, has a majority Asian American population. Located east of Los Angeles, the suburb is 65% Asian American, 27% Latino, and 6% white, according to census data. latimes.com/california/sto…

The most bitter Christmas story I've written and am very proud of it 😆

my colleagues @mariepastora and @ameliajpollard are literally geniuses. please read their holiday music investigation bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-…

thank you thank you to @linpoonsays for a fun chat about stinky stuff for my wonderful alma mater, @CityLab! bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NEW: Did you know there's a map identifying practically every tree in New York City's streets and parks, with cool facts about each? @linpoonsays reports on the latest update trib.al/e05rNnt

My @citylab @business story: Suquamish Tribe is creating #affordablehousing with its share of $20bn in federal pandemic aid near one of the priciest US real estate markets (ave home price in #Seattle is $950k) bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Our built environment is a major contributor to the climate crisis. Japan's minka, wooden homes designed like an interlocking puzzle without nails or screws, offer a blueprint for a more sustainable future. A 🧵on my latest for @climate and @CityLab bloomberg.com/news/features/…