Julie Leopo is a journalist at LAist.com. She covers a diverse range of topics including animals, animal care, arts and entertainment, as well as photography, often intertwining themes of cultural movements and public transportation. Her work has been featured in notable publications such as Lompoc Record, Voice Of OC, Los Angeles Times, and Le Monde.
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Julie's coverage focuses on local events and government announcements within Orange County, California. She covers a broad range of topics related to culture & society, entertainment news, sustainability, scientific matters, and health & wellbeing.
Given her focus on mental health and veterans' issues in Orange County, she may be receptive to pitches that highlight local initiatives or success stories in these areas. Additionally, pitches showcasing the intersection of Latino culture with any of the covered themes could also be relevant for her coverage.
As Julie primarily focuses on local events and government announcements within Orange County while covering a wide array of societal topics such as mental health and cultural affairs specific to this region.
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The Cambodian Family
By: Julie Leopo, Noah Biesiada
While county leaders are celebrating the end of the project a decade in the making, many of the business owners surrounding it say the construction wrecked their livelihoods.
Santa Ana officials are triggering a controversy after awarding a group of artists public contracts to restore murals on the condition that artists waive their right to prevent the murals from being destroyed in the future.
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The protective fencing lining the side of the 241 toll road on Thursday, July 10, 2025.Credit: MAXIMO SANTANA, Voice of OC
One of the three mountain lions at the OC Zoo in their enclosure at the OC Zoo on Sunday August 17th 2025. Credit: MAXIMO SANTANA, Voice of OC
The retired photojournalist walked through hundreds of images, tracing a career built on travel and news assignments last month at the Library of the Canyons.
The National Guard stand in front of Anti-ICE protesters in front of the Ronald Reagan Federal Building in Santa Ana on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Credit: MAXIMO SANTANA, Voice of OC
Photojournalist Leo Hetzel stands among protesters as a police officer points a gun into the crowd during the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles. “He was holding his gun on us, and I almost didn’t take a picture, but I said, ‘That’s why I’m here.’ So I did,” Hetzel said. Credit: Photo Courtesy of Leo Hetzel
