Aaron Mendelson
@amendelson
journalist @thetrace.org. data + investigations. based in los angeles. priors: the center for public integrity, kpcc/laist, ucbsoj email: aaron AT aaronmendelson dot com
I don't post every time we update the Gun Violence Data Hub — but we've added some significant data recently. Check it out, find your next story: datahub.thetrace.org/data-library...
Feels great when a gov't agency has to admit they were wrong, and they *do* have the public records you asked for
The latest 92 Days In Gun Violence — @thetrace.org's quarterly data update — is live. In this edition: Shootings down, gun sales increasing for first time in years www.thetrace.org/2026/07/shoo...
Since when do the parking lots at Burbank fill up? Don't recall seeing this before
I wrote about how, and why, we reported on crime guns in California @thetrace.org datahub.thetrace.org/2026/06/behi...
OK, I notched 82 wins with this lineup of MJ, Wilt, Giannis, Luka and ... Mark Price @82-0.bsky.social
Didn't share this excellent @pressdemo.bsky.social story on ghost guns when it first ran — so taking the opportunity now that I've got my hands on a paper copy. The reporting draws on data obtained by the Gun Violence Data Hub @thetrace.org www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/05/15/s...
This follow-up also gets into historical concerns about crime guns and Turner's Outdoorsman. Our finding was not the first time the chain was connected to large shares of firearms later recovered by law enforcement
That quote is from @supjanicehahn.bsky.social, who also wrote a letter to the Mayor of Torrance urging stronger regulations there. Story also includes reax from District Attorney Nathan Hochman and Pasadena City Councilmember Steve Madison
It's a crime to be annoying on the phone now??? www.latimes.com/california/s...
ARCO WATCH: The ARCO at York and Eagle Rock remains below $6/gallon … for now
Rode the D!!!!! And now I’m in Beverly Hills @metrolosangeles.bsky.social
We're also sharing the data behind this reporting on the Gun Violence Data Hub. You can download and explore that here: datahub.thetrace.org/dataset/cali...
New one: Between 2022-24, California cops traced nearly 8,000 crime guns — those used in a crime, suspected to have been used in a crime, or illegally possessed — back to a single chain: Turner's Outdoorsman. The retailer also sold a shotgun to the WHCD attacker. www.thetrace.org/2026/05/turn...
This 2026 Clippers Postseason free shirt is sure to become a collectors item
The U.S. continues to see massive, sustained declines in shooting deaths, according to an analysis by the Gun Violence Data Hub. In fact, the total for the first quarter of 2026 is the lowest figure in the last dozen years. Latest story: www.thetrace.org/2026/04/shoo...
I had a fantastic time on the 2026 Big Walk, traversing all 14.5 miles of Santa Monica Boulevard on a spicy Sunday. My pal Pedro Moura wrote about the experience in today's @latimes.com www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...
"Daily Pick 'Em" widget shoehorned into story dealing with suicidal ideation and homophobia
The driving vs transit time in LA is often rough, but yikes at this trip (which calls for 90 minutes of walking)
Some interesting details in this WSJ piece about megalandlord Mike Nijjar — currently being sued by AG Rob Bonta — and a Malibu home (formerly owned by Kanye West) www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Wasn’t expecting several ggolot gfx to pop up in Jill Lepore’s book on the constitution
Story from @fairrionam.bsky.social on research linking ghost gun recoveries and suicide in California. It's a first-of-its-kind finding that drew on data we obtained and published at the Gun Violence Data Hub www.thetrace.org/2026/02/ghos...