Ellis Simani

Ellis Simani is a former Metpro trainee with the Visualization and Data Desk. A 2017 graduate of Claremont McKenna College, Simani joined the paper from the Seattle Times, where he was a digital and interactives intern. Prior to that, Simani honed his skills in cleaning, analyzing and visualizing data at ProPublica’s Data Institute. He is passionate about using his work to encourage civic education and participation. Born and raised in Seattle, he spends most of his spare time exploring on his bicycle.

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Entertainment & Arts

Game Boys have infinite lives. At 30, they live on in unexpected ways

At first glance today, Nintendo’s Game Boy can come off as a hefty, dull gray block of a handheld console.
April 21, 2019
California

Are Arabs and Iranians white? Census says yes, but many disagree

March 28, 2019
California

As California wildfires displace low-income residents in wine country, tech industry continues to bolster Bay Area wealth

California’s booming tech industry continues to pour increasing wealth into the San Francisco Bay Area.
Dec. 5, 2018
California

Must Reads: LeBron James likes to bike to work. We tested his route — and it’s dangerous

LeBron James made headlines in 2012 by biking from his Coconut Grove home to a Miami Heat game.
July 9, 2018
California

More than 800 West Hollywood buildings could collapse in a big quake

May 3, 2018
Politics

How a rash of GOP retirements may portend a Democratic wave in November

March 27, 2018
Politics

Labor activist Wendy Carrillo will be L.A.’s newest Assembly member

Democratic labor activist Wendy Carrillo won a special election in Los Angeles on Tuesday night and will serve out the term of former assemblyman Jimmy Gomez, who was elected to Congress in a special election earlier this year.
Dec. 6, 2017
Autos

L.A. Auto Show 2017: Hackathon takes on familiar problem — commuting in L.A.

A group of Irvine software developers took first place after a 24-hour hackathon, impressing judges with a mobile app that shortens the time it takes for first responders to reach people after an automotive emergency.
Dec. 1, 2017
Business

Black Friday mayhem may be a thing of the past

Chae Woong Bae and his girlfriend had steeled themselves to brave the Black Friday shopping chaos they’d watched on TV back home in South Korea.
Nov. 24, 2017