Rong-Gong Lin II

Rong-Gong Lin II is an award-winning reporter for the Los Angeles Times based in San Francisco. He specializes in covering statewide earthquake safety issues, natural disasters, public health, and extreme weather. Rong-Gong was part of the Los Angeles Times reporting teams that won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News in 2016 and were finalists in 2015 and 2024. Throughout his career, he has been recognized for his dedication to investigative journalism and transparency. He received the California Newspaper Publishers Association’s Freedom of Information Award and the University of Florida’s Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Award. He was also a finalist for the Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize for Excellence in Investigative Reporting, the Knight Award for Public Service, and the prestigious Gerald Loeb Award. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Rong-Gong graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2004. He lived in the San Gabriel Valley for over a decade before returning to Northern California, where he continues to report on major public safety and environmental issues impacting communities across the state.