Stephanie Mendez
@stephmendez.com
Emmy Award-winning journalist & producer
Punk rock desmadrosa
Purépecha-Mexican American
https://stephmendez.com/
Punk rock desmadrosa
Purépecha-Mexican American
https://stephmendez.com/
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No Doubt's "Tragic Kingdom" turns 30 on October 10, and to celebrate, I wrote about the troublesome journey to get the album made and how the band's resilience paid off. Read my piece for @latimes.com!
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30 years after release, No Doubt's 'Tragic Kingdom' stands as Southern California's unexpected classic
It’s been 30 years since No Doubt’s “Tragic Kingdom” was released — the album that launched the Anaheim band into mainstream success, introduced the world to Gwen Stefani and sold over 10 million unit...
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October 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
No Doubt's "Tragic Kingdom" turns 30 on October 10, and to celebrate, I wrote about the troublesome journey to get the album made and how the band's resilience paid off. Read my piece for @latimes.com!
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
No Doubt's "Tragic Kingdom" turns 30 on October 10, and to celebrate, I wrote about the troublesome journey to get the album made and how the band's resilience paid off. Read my piece for @latimes.com!
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
30 years after release, No Doubt's 'Tragic Kingdom' stands as Southern California's unexpected classic
It’s been 30 years since No Doubt’s “Tragic Kingdom” was released — the album that launched the Anaheim band into mainstream success, introduced the world to Gwen Stefani and sold over 10 million unit...
www.latimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
No Doubt's "Tragic Kingdom" turns 30 on October 10, and to celebrate, I wrote about the troublesome journey to get the album made and how the band's resilience paid off. Read my piece for @latimes.com!
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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Always listen to @gustavoarellano.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Always listen to @gustavoarellano.bsky.social
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What a heartbreaking story. Thank you for sharing your family history, Stephanie, and your mother's resilience.
In 1969, my grandmother went missing one day & was never heard from again. Read my story for @latimes.com about her disappearance, the trauma & the secrets I discovered after a DNA test. Thank you @fidel.bsky.social & Suzy Exposito for giving this story a home.
www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
What a DNA test revealed about my long-lost abuela — and her secret life
Journalist Stephanie Mendez took an Ancestry DNA test hoping to learn more about her roots. What she discovered about her grandmother gave her pause.
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August 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
What a heartbreaking story. Thank you for sharing your family history, Stephanie, and your mother's resilience.
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The amount of times I said “oh my god” while reading this
In 1969, my grandmother went missing one day & was never heard from again. Read my story for @latimes.com about her disappearance, the trauma & the secrets I discovered after a DNA test. Thank you @fidel.bsky.social & Suzy Exposito for giving this story a home.
www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
What a DNA test revealed about my long-lost abuela — and her secret life
Journalist Stephanie Mendez took an Ancestry DNA test hoping to learn more about her roots. What she discovered about her grandmother gave her pause.
www.latimes.com
August 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The amount of times I said “oh my god” while reading this
In 1969, my grandmother went missing one day & was never heard from again. Read my story for @latimes.com about her disappearance, the trauma & the secrets I discovered after a DNA test. Thank you @fidel.bsky.social & Suzy Exposito for giving this story a home.
www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
What a DNA test revealed about my long-lost abuela — and her secret life
Journalist Stephanie Mendez took an Ancestry DNA test hoping to learn more about her roots. What she discovered about her grandmother gave her pause.
www.latimes.com
August 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
In 1969, my grandmother went missing one day & was never heard from again. Read my story for @latimes.com about her disappearance, the trauma & the secrets I discovered after a DNA test. Thank you @fidel.bsky.social & Suzy Exposito for giving this story a home.
www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
My 35mm black & white film photography will be on display in Echo Park on May 31, come check it out! There will be other photographers exhibiting their work as well!
May 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
My 35mm black & white film photography will be on display in Echo Park on May 31, come check it out! There will be other photographers exhibiting their work as well!
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So this happened today…HWXT
The Times' Gustavo Arellano is Pulitzer Prize finalist for commentary
The New York Times is awarded four Pulitzers, the New Yorker three and the Washington Post is cited for its coverage of the Trump assassination attempt.
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May 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
So this happened today…HWXT
Here's another punk story for ya'll by yours truly. Read about the Agnew brothers, who were so instrumental in the creation of so many important SoCal punk bands. Adolescents are my favorite punk band of all time and it was an honor to write this! @latimes.com
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New documentary shows how a trio of brothers were instrumental in shaping SoCal punk
The first time that guitarist Frank Agnew went to a punk show he was about 13, and even though he was underage he was able to get into the Whisky a Go Go to see the Bags, Black Randy and the Metrosqua...
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April 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Here's another punk story for ya'll by yours truly. Read about the Agnew brothers, who were so instrumental in the creation of so many important SoCal punk bands. Adolescents are my favorite punk band of all time and it was an honor to write this! @latimes.com
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Pick up a copy of today’s @latimes.com paper to read my story on the new punk exhibit at Fullerton College! You can pick up a copy at your nearest 7-11!
April 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Pick up a copy of today’s @latimes.com paper to read my story on the new punk exhibit at Fullerton College! You can pick up a copy at your nearest 7-11!
ICYMI: my @latimes.com story on the new exhibit, “Punk OC: From the Streets of Suburbia,” which runs until Aug 10 at the Fullerton Museum Center
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O.C. punk exhibit showcases the sound and scene that 'put punk rock on the map'
New exhibit at the Fullerton Museum Center called 'Punk OC: From the Streets of Suburbia' kicks off April 5 with an opening reception featuring live performances by D.I. and TSOL.
www.latimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
ICYMI: my @latimes.com story on the new exhibit, “Punk OC: From the Streets of Suburbia,” which runs until Aug 10 at the Fullerton Museum Center
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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By King Guti 👑🔥 @gustavoarellano.bsky.social
Scott Sanders, a longtime Orange County public defender, changed local history in 2013, when he told a judge about evidence that sheriff’s deputies had illegally used jailhouse snitches for decades, columnist Gustavo Arellano writes.
Commentary: O.C. public defender who exposed jailhouse snitch scandal is retiring, but not done
Scott Sanders, a longtime Orange County public defender, changed local history in 2013, when he told a judge about evidence that sheriff’s deputies had illegally used jailhouse snitches for decades.
www.latimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
By King Guti 👑🔥 @gustavoarellano.bsky.social
For Good Morning America, I wrote & shot a video piece about a Uvalde mass shooting survivor who was recently gifted her dream quinceañera dress. Read & watch here:
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Uvalde mass shooting survivor gets dream quinceanera dress thanks to popular dress shop
Viral quinceanera shop Moda 2000 donated a dress to Miah Cerrillo, a former Robb Elementary student and mass shooting survivor.
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March 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
For Good Morning America, I wrote & shot a video piece about a Uvalde mass shooting survivor who was recently gifted her dream quinceañera dress. Read & watch here:
www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/story...
www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/story...
For Valentine's Day, I made a list of the 10 best punk rock songs about love, which you can read on SPIN!
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10 Best Punk Songs About Love For Valentine's Day - SPIN
Punk rock, a genre that’s known for being explicit, aggressive, and wildly feverish might be the best to capture a feeling as intense and complicated as
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February 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
For Valentine's Day, I made a list of the 10 best punk rock songs about love, which you can read on SPIN!
www.spin.com/2025/02/10-b...
www.spin.com/2025/02/10-b...
I’m on week 2 of fostering this little shy timid rabbit named Eeyore. He was rescued in 2022 from a horrible hoarding situation & he’s been looking for his forever home since. Click the link to read more about him 🥺❤️ #AdoptDontShop #rabbits #bunnies
www.larabbits.org/rabbits/eeyore
www.larabbits.org/rabbits/eeyore
Eeyore
www.larabbits.org
February 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I’m on week 2 of fostering this little shy timid rabbit named Eeyore. He was rescued in 2022 from a horrible hoarding situation & he’s been looking for his forever home since. Click the link to read more about him 🥺❤️ #AdoptDontShop #rabbits #bunnies
www.larabbits.org/rabbits/eeyore
www.larabbits.org/rabbits/eeyore
Pick up a copy of today’s @latimes.com paper & read my article on the late great punk singer, Mia Zapata of The Gits! #TheGits @subpop.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Pick up a copy of today’s @latimes.com paper & read my article on the late great punk singer, Mia Zapata of The Gits! #TheGits @subpop.bsky.social
✨Proud daughter of IMMIGRANTS✨
February 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
✨Proud daughter of IMMIGRANTS✨
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A portrait of an artist as a young punk rocker: Mia Zapata of The Gits is still influential 30 years after her death
A portrait of an artist as a young punk rocker: Mia Zapata of The Gits is still influential 30 years after her death
More than 30 years after her death, Mia Zapata’s art continues to make a mark on the punk rock scene and influence both old and new generations of fans.
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January 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A portrait of an artist as a young punk rocker: Mia Zapata of The Gits is still influential 30 years after her death
My latest story for @latimes.com is about Mia Zapata, the Mexican American singer of The Gits who was killed in 1993. Sub Pop Records is re-releasing the album "Frenching the Bully," proving that Mia's legacy is still going strong more than 30 years after her death
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A portrait of an artist as a young punk rocker: Mia Zapata of The Gits is still influential 30 years after her death
More than 30 years after her death, Mia Zapata’s art continues to make a mark on the punk rock scene and influence both old and new generations of fans.
www.latimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
My latest story for @latimes.com is about Mia Zapata, the Mexican American singer of The Gits who was killed in 1993. Sub Pop Records is re-releasing the album "Frenching the Bully," proving that Mia's legacy is still going strong more than 30 years after her death
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
NO DOUBT JUST GOT ON STAGE AT THE FORUM
January 31, 2025 at 5:28 AM
NO DOUBT JUST GOT ON STAGE AT THE FORUM
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MY LATEST @latimes.com COLUMNA: on the Pico Rivera Sports Arena. RB, porfas!
Column: The shrine to Mexican horse culture that's now a sanctuary from the fires
The Lopez clan was part of a region-wide effort that amounted to an equine Dunkirk.
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January 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
MY LATEST @latimes.com COLUMNA: on the Pico Rivera Sports Arena. RB, porfas!
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The Latino community is stepping into action to help support victims of the deadly wildfires in Los Angeles County. ❤️ https://abc7.la/4fXV3BZ
January 14, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The Latino community is stepping into action to help support victims of the deadly wildfires in Los Angeles County. ❤️ https://abc7.la/4fXV3BZ
My story for ABC News on how LA’s Latino community is mobilizing to help those impacted by the wildfires #LAStrong #Wildfires
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How the Latino community in Los Angeles is mobilizing to help support fire victims
Thousands of firefighters are battling at least four sprawling wildfires spread around the Los Angeles area as of Sunday.
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January 13, 2025 at 1:56 AM
My story for ABC News on how LA’s Latino community is mobilizing to help those impacted by the wildfires #LAStrong #Wildfires
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I helped work on this special for 20/20 on the #wildfires, watch on ABC at 9pm or on Hulu tomorrow
January 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I helped work on this special for 20/20 on the #wildfires, watch on ABC at 9pm or on Hulu tomorrow