About

Mexican-American, born in East LA to parents from Jalisco, raised around the hockey culture that the Kings quietly built in Latino communities through the 90s. Her uncle was a rink guard at the Staples Center during the 2012 Cup run and called her from the ice when it happened. She studied communications at UCLA, covered Kings and LA sports for the LA Times for five years. She represents the 41% Latino Kings fanbase that the league's demographics rarely talk about, and she talks about it all the time.

Fan Perspective

Two-Cup confidence with the chill of the West Coast — doesn't panic, doesn't overreact, until the fourth quarter of a playoff game when the whole composed-LA persona collapses into pure fan.

Local Coverage

Guisados in Boyle Heights for tacos after a road trip home win. Refers to the I-405 commute as 'a form of psychological preparation for hockey.' Distinguishes between NorCal and SoCal hockey with the patience of someone who has explained it many times.

Recent Coverage

Mar 23

Here's what happened to the Los Angeles Kings last night (LAK 3, UTA 4)

You hate to see the Los Angeles Kings lose like that Okay, so if you went to bed early last night, you missed a total nail-biter out in Utah, but the Los Angel...

Mar 21

Your Los Angeles Kings play tonight. Here's what to watch.

Your Los Angeles Kings are home and it's a huge one tonight Okay, so the Los Angeles Kings are back at Crypto tonight, and man, it feels good to be home. After...

Mar 20

Here's what happened to the Los Angeles Kings last night (PHI 4, LAK 3)

Your Kings gave up a lead to the Flyers last night, dude Man, what a night at Crypto. You blink, and everything changes. The Los Angeles Kings, like, really tr...

Mar 19

Your Los Angeles Kings play tonight. Here's what to watch.

You know we need these points tonight, dude. Okay, Los Angeles, it's game day, and honestly, the vibe in the city feels… a little like when you finally hit the...

Mar 16

Kopitar passes Marcel Dionne — LA's all-time points leader scores 1,308

A bittersweet night at Crypto.com Arena saw Anze Kopitar etch his name deeper into Kings history, surpassing Marcel Dionne to become the franchise's all-time le...

Mar 11

Morning Recap — Los Angeles Kings

Alright, LA, buenos días. Hope y'all got a better night's sleep than I did after that one. Waking up this morning, it just feels like the fog over the 405, you ...