Dakota Smith covers City Hall for the Los Angeles Times. She is part of the team that won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in breaking news for reporting on a leaked audio recording that upended City Hall politics. She joined the newsroom in 2016 and previously covered City Hall for the Los Angeles Daily News. She is a graduate of Lewis & Clark College and lives in Los Angeles.
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The shooting happened just yards away from LAPD Central Community Police Station.
A ‘realistic-looking replica firearm’ was located at the scene and officers rendered first aid to the man after shooting him, a police statement said.
Critics say the auto-deleting of messages allows officials to skirt the California Public Records Act and the city’s own document retention policies.
The city failed to protect and train staffers and also failed “to evaluate and correct overcrowding at their animal shelter, which resulted in animal attacks and bites on employees,” Cal/OSHA said.
San Fernando Valley leaders say the mayor should replace former Councilmember Paul Krekorian, who just left Metro’s board, with another Valley resident.
The veteran city lawmaker will serve as the primary liaison between Mayor Karen Bass’ office and LA28, the group organizing and paying for the Games.
Staycee Dains, head of L.A. Animal Services, had been on leave since August. Officials declined to explain why, leading to uncertainty about leadership.
A Lake Elsinore man was arrested in connection with a ‘large-scale’ psilocybin operation, according to Riverside County officials.
From January to September, 1,224 dogs were euthanized at L.A.’s six shelters — 72% more than in the same period a year earlier, a Times analysis found.
The law would not stop the federal government from carrying out mass deportations. But it signals that City Hall is standing with its immigrant population.