Luke Harold has spent most of his career in community journalism, starting as an intern on the metro desk at the Philadelphia Inquirer while also contributing to the paper’s investigative reporting team. Since moving west, he has covered communities spanning from Los Angeles to San Diego for the San Diego Union-Tribune, Orange County Register and too many weekly papers to list, covering elections, local government, schools and the housing crisis. His independent and freelance work focuses on Southern California’s federal courts and the U.S.-Mexico border.