Ángela Pérez
Staff Reporter
@angela_sophiaa | angela.perez@yale.edu
Ángela Pérez is City Editor of the YDN. She was a former beat reporter, covering City Hall and Women's Volleyball. She was a former editor and writer for the WKND desk. She is from Puerto Rico and plans to major in Architecture.
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ÁNGELA PÉREZ & OWEN TUCKER-SMITH
DuBois-Walton steps back from Elm City Communities

Karen DuBois-Walton ’89 has not formally confirmed her candidacy for mayor in New Haven’s upcoming fall election. However, DuBois-Walton’s recent decision to temporarily step away […]

April 22, 2021

The front door to the Mayor
ÁNGELA PÉREZ
DuBois-Walton calls for city to invest in police accountability

Last Wednesday, potential mayoral candidate Karen DuBois-Walton’89 released a 10-minute video and press release calling for New Haven to invest $10 million toward police accountability […]

April 20, 2021

A screenshot of the video appears on a computer screen.
ÁNGELA PÉREZ & JAMES RICHARDSON
Catching up with Walter and Kevin Discepolo ’09

Walter, the Olde English Bulldogge known to many as Handsome Dan XVIII, has been settling into a new chapter of his life: retirement. Kingman — […]

April 20, 2021

Discepolo and Walter stand on a rock at a beach.
ÁNGELA PÉREZ
Alder Clyburn delivers annual Black and Hispanic Caucus State of the City address

During the annual Black and Hispanic Caucus State of the City address, Newhallville Ward 20 Alder Delphine Clyburn spoke about New Haven’s resilience in the […]

April 20, 2021

ÁNGELA PÉREZ
At final budget workshop, Alders discuss NHPS budget

In their final budget workshop of the cycle, the Board of Alders’s Finance Committee heard requests to increase the Board of Education’s budget for the […]

April 18, 2021

The front of City Hall in the daytime.
VANIKA MAHESH, ÁNGELA PÉREZ & RAZEL SUANSING
Man steals tip jar from Koffee?, sparks conversation about policing at the shop

On Tuesday afternoon, a shoplifting incident occurred at the local New Haven café Koffee? when an individual stole a tip jar and threatened to kill […]

April 16, 2021

The Koffee? sign on their building
ÁNGELA PÉREZ
VOLLEYBALL: Bulldogs set sights on fall return

In interviews with the News, members of Yale’s varsity volleyball team expressed a common theme: hope and optimism. The Bulldogs remained in touch via Zoom […]

April 14, 2021

DeJardin celebrates a point.
ÁNGELA PÉREZ & SAI RAYALA
Aldermanic committee moves towards electric energy by 2030

In the coming years, New Haven residents may see the Elm City growing greener.  On Tuesday night, the Board of Alders’ City Services and Environmental […]

April 14, 2021

SYDNEY GRAY, MARIA FERNANDA PACHECO & ÁNGELA PÉREZ
COVID-19 vaccines: A glossary of terms

April 9, 2021

ÁNGELA PÉREZ
City Youth and Recreation Department works to reconnect with students and families following a disconnected year

This summer, New Haven youth could see increased opportunities for jobs and programming, along with increased student outreach during the school year.  On Wednesday, the […]

April 9, 2021

Alders and community members gather on Zoom for the workshop.
ÁNGELA PÉREZ
Board of Alders debates legislation enforcing noise control on waste companies

For years, some New Haven residents have been unable to sleep through the night — saying they are abruptly awakened by garbage handlers rumbling through the […]

April 7, 2021