Jessica Portner
Stories By This Author
What’s in a Street Name? The Paved-Over Past of L.A.
The Tribal President of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians explains the roots of the ground we walk on
The Pioneering Charlotta Bass
Hers was a life of inaugurals—the first African-American woman to own a newspaper, and the first to be nominated for Vice President
Meet Our Museum Animals
What the Vertebrate Living Collections team has been up to during the museum's temporary closure, including telemedicine and museum walk-abouts.