He became the paper's Los Angeles bureau chief in the summer of 2010. In April 2020, he joined the politics desk, helping to cover the 2020 presidential campaign for the Times. In April 2021, Nagourney was named the West Coast cultural correspondent.
In the summer of 2010, he took on the role of Los Angeles bureau chief for the paper. By April 2020, he joined the politics desk to cover the 2020 presidential campaign for The Times. In April 2021, Nagourney was appointed as the West Coast cultural correspondent.