(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake County council member Laurie Stringham tries to maintain order as people react to comments made by council member Dea Theodore inside the Salt Lake County Government Center chamber on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, where some were protesting the recent mask mandate issued by the Salt Lake County Health Department and Mayor Jenny Wilson.
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.