Adam Elmahrek is an investigative reporter for the Los Angeles Times who specializes in corruption. He was part of the team that was a finalist for the 2023 Pulitzer Prize and Selden Ring awards for investigations into the broken promises of cannabis legalization. He started his journalism career in 2010 at the nonprofit news website Voice of OC, where he broke stories exposing misconduct in local government.
Latest From This Author
An Angels consultant planned a rehearsal for City Hall leaders before a council meeting to approve the sale of Angel Stadium, court records show.
Aug. 18, 2023
Harry Sidhu admitted lying to FBI agents and obstruction in connection with his secretly helping the Angels during negotiations with the city over the stadium land.
Aug. 16, 2023
Many Anaheim residents assume that Disney maintains a strong hand in the city government’s affairs. But city leaders have usually remained tight-lipped.
July 25, 2023
The city of Anaheim was aware of one of its then-council members, Jordan Brandman, acting erratically for months before his resignation, and kept his behavior under wraps.
July 25, 2023
Interviews and records provide a rare insider’s look at the influence of unelected power brokers in the city that is home to Disneyland and the Angels.
July 25, 2023
Los Angeles County sheriff’s homicide investigators are searching for answers after a woman’s decomposing body was found in an overgrown field in Carson.
April 29, 2023
State officials will audit corruption in cannabis licensing after a Times investigation uncovered allegations of bribery, conflicts of interest and other misdeeds.
March 23, 2023
A Times series exposing labor exploitation, corruption and other problems in California’s cannabis industry spurs calls for action.
Jan. 29, 2023
Deputy Darnell Calhoun was fatally shot on Jan. 13 while responding to a call. It was the second killing of a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy in recent weeks.
Jan. 21, 2023
The industry support underscores potential conflicts of interest as marijuana goes mainstream and researchers try to assess health and other impacts of cannabis.
Dec. 15, 2022