Ramona Russell

My latest published article was definitely my hardest. It required the most amount of research, interviews, emails and doubt. I desperately did not want to let Dr. Drew Pinsky, an addiction medicine specialist who has worked with mental illness for thirty...

My advocacy and writing has put me in touch with the coolest people from district attorneys who have solved the most notorious serial killer cases to top law enforcement officials who are using their platform to protect people statewide. It was an honor to meet a...

I often forget my writing “career" started in pigtails, in a bedroom I shared with my late sister. When my siblings asked for bikes one Christmas, I asked for a desk, where I would write long, dramatic tales on binder paper, single-space, front and back. I even drew...

I stopped watching award shows years ago. As much as I love TV and film, I didn’t love celebrities using their acceptance speeches to lecture the public on issues they felt were vital, but didn’t walk their talk. For example, climate change seems to be something many...

My latest article discusses some of the worst incidents we have seen in the last few weeks on the West Coast and how things are increasingly worse despite billions being spent. You can read the article here.

I was happy to talk with Dr. Drew Pinsky and Leeann Tweeden on their radio show today the third time to discuss why our public health and safety issues are getting worse despite billions being spent. You can listen to it here.

Every year my advocacy group, Land Park Society, raises money for a charitable organization. In 2017, we raised thousands for The Mustard Seed School (part of Loaves and Fishes), which provides schooling, counseling and medical treatment to homeless children. In 2018,...

I was on the Dr. Drew Midday Show again, which is always awesome. Do I get to say we're BFFs yet? I love him and Leeann Tweeden! We discussed my latest article about what law enforcement, first responders and hospital staff are experiencing with the...

My latest article with the California Globe  is one I've been wanting to write for quite some time, as law enforcement, first responders and hospital staff are on the front lines of the homeless crisis. For the past two years in my community advocacy work, I have...

For my fourth article with the California Globe, I continued my interviews with people in my neighborhood of Land Park on how the crime, drug and transient issues are affecting people who have lived here their entire lives, who have relatives that are shocked when...