Laurel Rosenhall

Laurel Rosenhall serves as the Sacramento Bureau Chief for the Los Angeles Times since November 2021, overseeing the news coverage of California's Capitol and state politics. Prior to this role, Laurel was an Editorial Writer at the same publication, focusing on California politics and policy. Experience includes serving as a Politics Reporter for CalMatters from April 2015 to November 2021, where Laurel contributed to the launch of a nonprofit digital news outlet and received various awards for reporting on statehouse politics. Earlier work includes a reporting position at The Sacramento Bee and a short stint as an intern with the Los Angeles Times. Additionally, Laurel taught a course on education reporting at the University of California, Berkeley, and began a career as an Editorial Assistant at the San Francisco Chronicle. Laurel holds a Master's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor's degree in Art History from The Evergreen State College.