John D. Abravanel Berdugo

Community Investigative Reporter

Beat: Montebello Civic Affairs, City Hall, MUSD, Public Records

John D. Abravanel Berdugo is a community investigative reporter and the founder of Montebello News, where he covers Montebello city government, the Montebello Unified School District, and public-records accountability. A document-first, follow-the-money journalist, he also serves as a reporter for US Senate News and a correspondent for East LA News, and is the founder and host/producer of Chicano Power TV. His background in law enforcement and laboratory and compliance work informs a rigorous, evidence-driven approach to local civic reporting — holding City Hall and the school district accountable to the residents of Montebello.

The Montebello News city desk curates and summarizes regional reporting, attributing every outside source, and assigns original coverage across Montebello.