journalist. dreamer. angeleno. now @lapublicpress.bsky.social formerly @businessinsider.com @latimes.com @npr.org @inthesetimes.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/bokchoy-baobei.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bokchoy-baobei.bsky.social/post/3ml7kluobek2jIt's true, LA is busted. I just wrote 2,800 words about why the city can't seem to fix our parks, sidewalks, and lights for @lapublicpress.bsky.social. I'm trying to see something 👀 share pics of the ugliest potholes and sidewalks in your neighborhood! https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/la-elections-2026-street-safety-transportation/06 May 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:lw6st5uclcumqb2xb7nprvna/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7kluobek2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/bokchoy-baobei.bsky.social/post/3mjwxp262h22tAhead of the 2028 Olympics, sex work has garnered more attention and surveillance. For @lapublicpress.bsky.social I spoke to one of the few sex worker-led mutual aid orgs that fills an important service gap that neither charity nor government services can meet. https://lapublicpress.org/2026/04/la-sex-work-mutual-aid/20 Apr 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:lw6st5uclcumqb2xb7nprvna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwxp262h22thttps://bsky.app/profile/bokchoy-baobei.bsky.social/post/3mi3mre2t3c2aIt's kind of an iconic Friday workday when you get to interview an anti-corruption blogger, a drag queen who knows everything happening in city hall, and a sex worker mutual aid organizer in one afternoon. I love LA.28 Mar 2026 02:50 +0000at://did:plc:lw6st5uclcumqb2xb7nprvna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi3mre2t3c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bokchoy-baobei.bsky.social/post/3mhttmukj5k2vThere were some technical difficulties last night as people tried to tune in for the first mayoral debate. Lucky for you all, I wrote a summary of the main highlights for @lapublicpress.bsky.social. Stay tuned! I'll be covering this mayoral election cycle. https://lapublicpress.org/2026/03/la-election-debate-mayor-2026/25 Mar 2026 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:lw6st5uclcumqb2xb7nprvna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhttmukj5k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bokchoy-baobei.bsky.social/post/3mgt26dwk4s2xOver the past five years, LAUSD's Black Student Achievement Plan has weathered DEI backlash and improved academic metrics that activists say prove Black students are succeeding because of intentional support. Here's the latest from me for @lapublicpress.bsky.social: https://lapublicpress.org/2026/03/la-lausd-black-students-funding/11 Mar 2026 23:31 +0000at://did:plc:lw6st5uclcumqb2xb7nprvna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgt26dwk4s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/bokchoy-baobei.bsky.social/post/3mgdpkiuryk2gKristi Noem is out, and Senator Markwayne Mullin seems to be in. If you're wondering who he is, check out this 2019 @highcountrynews.org profile. @grahamleebrewer.bsky.social dove into Mullin's Cherokee upbringing, his voting record, and more as an Oklahoma lawmaker. https://www.hcn.org/issues/51-21-22/indigenous-affairs-this-cherokee-congressman-is-for-trump-and-indian-country/05 Mar 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:lw6st5uclcumqb2xb7nprvna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdpkiuryk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bokchoy-baobei.bsky.social/post/3m7qtpresbs26Who is Rae Huang, the challenger seeking to oust Karen Bass from the left? I get into the meat and bones of her campaign promises and whether she can actually meet the moment that LA is in right now. More in my latest for @lapublicpress.bsky.social and @19thnews.org: https://19thnews.org/2025/12/rae-huang-la-mayor-campaign/12 Dec 2025 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:lw6st5uclcumqb2xb7nprvna/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7qtpresbs26https://bsky.app/profile/bokchoy-baobei.bsky.social/post/3m7qsobwuuk2aIn September, I spoke to farmworkers in the Coachella Valley who are not only faced with deadly heat and pollution at their jobs, but also ICE raids. I'm very grateful to the @sierraclub.org for commissioning me to write this story for their Winter print issue. https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2025-4-winter/feature/farmworkers-ice-coachella-valley-brave-deadly-heat-pollution-and-ice-raids?utm_source=sierra&utm_medium=print&tum_campaign=sierramagdigital12 Dec 2025 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:lw6st5uclcumqb2xb7nprvna/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7qsobwuuk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bokchoy-baobei.bsky.social/post/3m5u5yhsks22rNEW ANALYSIS: Over half of reported assaults against journalists this year happened in Los Angeles. Powered by data from @freedom.press, my latest for @lapublicpress.bsky.social dives into the challenges freelance journalists face reporting on ICE resistance. https://lapublicpress.org/2025/11/indy-reporters-immigration/17 Nov 2025 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:lw6st5uclcumqb2xb7nprvna/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5u5yhsks22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bokchoy-baobei.bsky.social/post/3lyekr7pvjk26new job alert! 🚨 I'm going to be working at @lapublicpress.bsky.social through the California Local News Fellowship where I'll be writing stories about issues that matter the most to Angelenos. Tips? You can reach me at jdeng@lapublicpress.org. https://fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/cafellows/new-california-local-news-fellows-selected-to-cover-california-communities/09 Sep 2025 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:lw6st5uclcumqb2xb7nprvna/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyekr7pvjk26https://bsky.app/profile/bokchoy-baobei.bsky.social/post/3lwwg5bi66c2fJust so you know: it’s not anywhere near lunar new year and its not a “cultural thing” to gift red pocket money hidden in chip bags… [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2025 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:lw6st5uclcumqb2xb7nprvna/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwwg5bi66c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bokchoy-baobei.bsky.social/post/3lvurh6n2bs2pI'll be super honest. Using this platform feels like the clunkier version of X. It feels less raw and bloggy, and more newsy and serious. Thoughts? I feel like my audience isn't really following me over from other platforms. Does anyone else feel this way?08 Aug 2025 07:52 +0000at://did:plc:lw6st5uclcumqb2xb7nprvna/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvurh6n2bs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/bokchoy-baobei.bsky.social/post/3lv364z4f5223I'll be on a panel "identifying anti-trans and anti-queer bias" at @aajaofficial.bsky.social this year with these amazing journalists @gracesdeng.bsky.social, @shaanthx.bsky.social, and Hannah Chinn. Don't miss it! Saturday, 9 am at the Redwood. See you there. 😤29 Jul 2025 03:30 +0000at://did:plc:lw6st5uclcumqb2xb7nprvna/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv364z4f5223https://bsky.app/profile/bokchoy-baobei.bsky.social/post/3lswjdhawd22sThe day Israel and Iran negotiated a ceasefire, ICE escalated deportations of Iranians who posed national security risks. But Iranians told me that many arrested are asylum seekers fleeing religious and political persecution. My story in @lapublicpress.bsky.social: https://lapublicpress.org/2025/07/iranian-communitybombing-abroad-ice-raids-at-home/01 Jul 2025 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:lw6st5uclcumqb2xb7nprvna/app.bsky.feed.post/3lswjdhawd22s