Raul Roa is a photo editor for L.A. Times en Español and the Fast Break Desk, the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news team. He has been with The Times since 2009. Previously, he was the photo editor for Times Community News, working with the Daily Pilot and TimesOC. A lifelong resident of Southern California, Roa is an avid nature and travel photographer and enjoys the challenging world of astrophotography. His passion is to document and tell the unique stories in our communities.
Latest From This Author
From fried frog legs to a bacon-Nutella-sourdough concoction, food vendors have gastronomically adventurous O.C. Fair attendees covered.
July 22, 2022
The Corona del Mar football team played away in the opening round of the CIFSS Division 2 playoffs at Warren High School in Downey, advancing to the second round of playoffs 42-35.
Nov. 7, 2021
Nearly 90 graduates from the school’s class of 2021 on Thursday celebrated accomplishments achieved during a school year that will not soon be forgotten.
June 10, 2021
University officials said that the new facility will be dedicated to “preventing disease and managing health by considering all aspects of a patient’s mind, body and spirit.”
Aug. 19, 2020
The protest, in response to Costa Mesa’s mask campaign, was held at the corner of 19th Street and Newport Boulevard on Saturday afternoon.
Aug. 15, 2020
Around 200 people gathered in Santa Ana Friday to celebrate Juneteenth, the day enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom on June 19, 1865.
June 19, 2020
Wismick Saint-Jean II is one of the organizers of a peaceful protest on June 13 at the Irvine Civic Center, where people sat on the grass and listened to speakers talk about their experiences being Black in O.C.
June 18, 2020
As the latest El Niño rainstorm moved into Southern California, there were already signs that the combination of rain and gravity was creating problems.
Jan. 6, 2016