Angel Rodriguez
Regional Editor
Angel Rodriguez is the Regional Editor for Southern California. Before joining CalMatters, Angel was the Managing Editor at the Houston Landing, helping to lead a newsroom of over 30 journalists in his home town.
Angel spent nine years at the Los Angeles Times in a number of roles. From 2015-2020 he served as Sports Editor and from 2020-2021 he was an Assistant Managing Editor for the Digital Desk.
In 2023, Angel became the General Manager for Latino Initiatives, launching the De Los project for English-language Latinos and leading LA Times en Español.
Prior to joining the Times, he spent one year as Deputy Editor for Mobile Innovation at the Washington Post. Angel spent over a decade at Gannett as Home Page Manager at the Arizona Republic and Sports Editor at the Cincinnati Enquirer. Angel was part of the staff that was a Pulitzer finalist for the coverage of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.