José Martinez OnCentral Reporter
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José Martinez covers South Los Angeles for KPCC's OnCentral website.
José graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 2011, where he majored in theology and worked as the editor in chief of the college newspaper, the Loyolan.
An L.A. transplant originally from San Diego, Martinez is a huge fan of improv and stand-up and does not believe in the Oxford comma.
Stories by José Martinez
Body found beneath Alhambra overpass; suicide suspected
Police say there were no signs of foul play and confirmed that the body was not that of missing FBI agent Stephen Ivens.
Pit bull killed by Long Beach police after attack
The pit bull was one of two that had attacked a woman who was walking her dog in North Long Beach on Saturday evening.
Missing FBI officer sparks largest search in Burbank in 20 years
A 40-member team from the L.A. County Sheriff's Department is assisting about 100 FBI officers in the search for Stephen Ivens, who was reported missing on Friday.
Police seek killer of Black Sabbath bike club president
The head of the San Diego chapter of a national motorcycle club was shot and killed on Friday.
Police investigating fatal shooting at former brewery
Two men were shot, one fatally, on Sunday morning at an art colony in Lincoln Heights where Pabst Blue Ribbon once made its beer.
Joel Stein on being a man
Journalist and humorist Joel Stein talks to KPCC about his newly-published book about trying – really hard – to become a man.
IUDs are most effective emergency contraceptive
The conclusion followed a review of all the available data from the past 35 years.
Interview with a South LA single mom
Lindy De Jesus accidentally got pregnant at 17. Ten years later, she and her daughter Jasmine grapple with the challenges of living in South Los Angeles.
2 South LA clinics awarded nearly $1 million
The U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services announced over $122 million in grants to California community health clinics on Tuesday – two of them in South Los Angeles.
Study: 2 drugs is best for type 2 diabetes in youth
A new study says doctors may need to be more aggressive fighting type 2 diabetes in adolescents and teenagers.
'Transitional kindergarten' set to begin in East Whittier
New model will put students too young for regular kindergarten in the same classroom as regular-age kinder students.
Cake and music lead to two separate San Diego stabbings
Two different arguments at two different parties over cake and music, respectively, led to a total of four people being stabbed Saturday night.
Girl's body, bloody note found in Long Beach parking lot
A gruesome scene met Long Beach police after they answered a call from a passerby about two bodies in an area parking lot.
Pictures of standardized tests appearing on social media sites
Education officials in California are worried about a method of cheating on standardized tests that could be happening online.
Police arrest seven after brawl outside South LA club
When club-goers tried to stop police from arresting three women, three arrests quickly turned into seven.
