Joel Grover, NBC Los Angeles

Joel Grover

NBC Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA, United States

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I-Team Shows Dire Homeless Conditions in LA's Skid Row Ahead of Next Storm

As heavy rains showered the city this week, LA Mayor Karen Bass pushed ahead with her promise to get some of the homeless off the streets and into motel rooms, as part of her “Inside Safe” program. → Read More

How To Stay Safe During Holidays, As SoCal COVID Cases Rise Sharply

Just as the holidays get underway, two new subvariants of Omicron are spreading rapidly, pushing up new COVID cases in LA County 54% since November 1. → Read More

Letter Grades for Air Quality? Some Companies Get Their Indoor Air Tested for Viruses

With more and more people returning to the workplace since the pandemic began, you might be wondering: could the air in your office carry viruses like covid and... → Read More

I-Team Reveals How Greedy Hosts in LA are Listing Rent-stabilized Apartments on Airbnb

Affordable housing is hard to come by in LA and the NBC4 I-Team has discovered why some rent stabilized apartments are disappearing from the market. The I-Team found that some people are leasing affordable apartments meant for long term tenants, and then offering them to tourists on AirBnb, making a sizable profit. → Read More

LA's Freeways Undergoing Massive Makeover to Clear Homeless Encampments and Tons of Trash

Miles of the 101 Freeway, which just last year were covered in tons of uncollected trash and hundreds of homeless tents, are now being dramatically cleaned up and neatly landscaped by Caltrans. → Read More

Car Repair Shop Owner Hogging Parking With Porsches and Ferraris Ordered to Pay Fine, Do Community Service

The owner of a car repair shop—exposed by the NBC4 I-Team to be illegally hogging street parking with fancy cars — has been ordered by an LA Superior Court judge to pay a $1,000 fine, and complete 100 hours of community service. → Read More

How LA's Dangerous Sidewalks Could be Fixed a Lot Faster

The NBC4 I-Team has found that the city of LA has a backlog of 50,000 complaints about broken sidewalks. An audit conducted by the city controller last year said sidewalk repairs are taking way too long in LA, costing the city about $7 million a year to settle injury claims. → Read More

Should You Mask Up While On Your Summer Vacation?

Some of the nation’s top public health experts tell the NBC4 I-Team that they would wear masks in most venues on a vacation, even if they’re not required. → Read More

State Announces Clean Up For Contaminated Nuclear Site, Which Advocates Call, ‘A Back Room Deal'

The state on Monday announced an agreement with the Boeing Corporation to clean up a large part of one of California’s most contaminated sites–the Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL)–located in the hills above the San Fernando and Simi Valleys. → Read More

COVID Home Tests Can Give False Negatives, I-Team Reporter Learns Firsthand

The I-Team found numerous studies that concluded home antigen tests can produce false negatives. Here's what an I-Team reporter learned firsthand. → Read More

Mixing COVID Vaccines Could Give You More Protection

A government study of 450 people says that “mixing vaccines may enhance the immune response” to the COVID-19 virus. → Read More

Porsches and Ferraris No Longer Hog Parking Spots In LA Neighborhood, After I-Team Report

As you drive down Fountain Avenue in the heart of LA’s popular Silverlake neighborhood, there are now plenty of open meters and plenty of parking spots on residential streets. → Read More

Should You Get a Fourth Vaccine Dose?

Even though the US Food and Drug Administration Tuesday approved a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine for anyone over 50, public health experts don’t all agree over who should get it. → Read More

Ferraris, Porsches, Maseratis Illegally Hog Parking Spots in LA Neighborhood, Leaving Residents No Place to Park

When Brian Behrend needs to park outside his Silverlake house, it can be nearly impossible to find a spot, because entire blocks in his area are illegally hogged by fleets of Porsches, Ferraris, and Maseratis. → Read More

The Long Wait for Your COVID Test Results is Getting Even Longer

When Keith Jefferies of Sherman Oaks needed a COVID test on January 5th, he pulled into a site on Chandler Boulevard with a sign that said “Free COVID Tests.” Three weeks later, he was still waiting for his results from the lab supposedly processing the tests–Genstar Labs. → Read More

LA's Omicron Surge is Peaking Now, Researchers Say. Is It Time To Make Travel Plans?

Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health spend their days making detailed mathematical forecasts on the Omicron surge, and they tell the NBC4 I-Team that rising case numbers might have peaked on Tuesday in the LA Metro Area. → Read More

Pop-up Sites Offer Free and Fast COVID Tests, But Do They Deliver?

When Branden Adams wanted to get a COVID test, he stopped by a pop-up test site he spotted under a tent on the corner of 3rd and Fairfax in LA. Days later, Adams still hadn’t gotten his results. → Read More

Before Attending A Holiday Dinner Or Party, Will You Have To Show Proof Of Vaccination?

In the next week, millions of people will be attending or hosting holiday gatherings, unlike a year ago when there were no vaccines available and public health experts told everyone to stay home. → Read More

Explosion Sends Potentially Radioactive Dust Into Air Above LA

The U.S. Department of Energy demolished a building using explosives last month at the highly contaminated Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL), a former nuclear and rocket test site in the hills above LA. The building was part of a complex at SSFL used to develop nuclear reactors. → Read More

A Solution to SoCal's Mosquito Invasion: Sterilize The Males

Southern Californians are being attacked by what officials say could be a record number of blood-sucking Aedes mosquitoes, also known as “ankle biters.” → Read More