Ramona Russell

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...

I was interviewed by the lovely Cristina Mendonsa on KFBK today. I talked about the the California laws that are the biggest contribution to our homeless crisis (Prop. 47, Prop. 57 and AB109), and how before the implementation of these laws, my community had almost no...

My interview with Dr. Drew and Leann Tweeden on their radio show was awesome. As a doctor, mental health and addiction specialist, Dr. Drew is very passionate about this issue and I’m so grateful he’s decided to speak out publicly.  He believes the homeless epidemic...