Paris Barraza is an award-winning reporter for the USA TODAY Network. She graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a bachelor's in journalism and is based in the Inland Empire — the region where she grew up.
She covered cultural programming, concerts, business openings and told stories about Iowans while reporting at the Iowa City Press-Citizen and Des Moines Register. Now back in Southern California, Paris has covered breaking news, wildfires and local and state elections for the Desert Sun and the USA TODAY Network.
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Nithya Raman defeats Karen Bass in Los Angeles mayoral race
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