(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) A Salt Lake City police officer shakes hands with protesters marching for Black Lives Matter in this June 2, 2020, file photo. A racial equity commission is recommending changes in policing and wants feedback from residents. A virtual public hearing is scheduled for Jan. 20.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.