Leighton Akio Woodhouse

Leighton Akio Woodhouse is a journalist and Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker. His print stories have appeared in The Intercept, Gawker, The New Republic, Newsweek, VICE News, The Nation, and The Awl. He has directed documentary videos for The Intercept, The Nation, KQED, the Fusion Network, and Participant Media. Leighton has a Master’s Degree in Sociology from UC Berkeley.

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As San Francisco District Attorney, Kamala Harris’s Office Stopped Cooperating With Victims of Catholic Church Child Abuse

Lee Fang, Leighton Akio Woodhouse — Jun. 9

Thanks to Kamala Harris's predecessor, the San Francisco DA's office had files on clergy sex abusers. But Harris refused to share them with victims.

“We Have Exhausted All Our Options”: Oakland Teachers May Be the Next to Strike

Leighton Akio Woodhouse — Feb. 1

The expansion of charter schools has been a major contributor to the fiscal crisis in the Oakland Unified School District.

They Rescued Pigs and Turkeys From Factory Farms — and Now Face Decades in Prison

Leighton Akio Woodhouse, Pedro Armando Aparicio, David Zlutnick — December 23 2018

Six activists from Direct Action Everywhere have been charged for rescuing animals from factory farms in Utah.

A Billionaire-Backed Democrat Is Facing Off Against a Democratic Socialist in Berkeley. And It’s Getting Rough.

Lee Fang, Leighton Akio Woodhouse — October 30 2018

A race in Berkeley, California has become a microcosm of the struggle for control of the Democratic Party.

Roundup of Wild Horses in California Could Lead to Illegal Slaughter

Leighton Akio Woodhouse — October 12 2018

This week, the Forest Service began a roundup of 1,000 wild horses in the Devil’s Garden region of Modoc National Forest, a designated wild horse territory.

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