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 panel previously rejected a proposed settlement of $11,250 for Moonves because commissioners wanted a tougher penalty. The $15,000 fine approved Wednesday was the maximum allowed.
April 17, 2024
The pitch comes as Bass is working to break a logjam that has limited the city’s ability to move homeless Angelenos out of hotels and into apartments they can afford.
April 16, 2024
The Times and Consumer Watchdog had requested the documents to better understand the government’s criminal case and whether former City Attorney Mike Feuer bore any culpability.
April 12, 2024
The driver didn’t notice the temporary traffic light “until the last second,” said attorney David Rudorfer, adding that the placement of the temporary light made it difficult to see.
April 9, 2024
L.A. will stop issuing new dog breeding licenses in an effort to halt the overcrowding crisis at the city’s animal shelters.
April 9, 2024
Opponents argued that the hotel should be preserved. It was one of the first to unionize in the San Fernando Valley and one of the first union hotels in Los Angeles.
April 3, 2024
The jury received a picture of a city government out of control, with the defendant working to find jobs for city workers or their relatives.
March 30, 2024
Preliminary data released Thursday by City Controller Kenneth Mejia’s office shows many homeless people are dying from drugs.
March 29, 2024
During the trial, federal prosecutors portrayed Chan as a central figure in a series of schemes involving bribes from downtown real estate developers.
March 27, 2024
The accusations come nearly a year after the district attorney’s office filed criminal charges against Price.
March 27, 2024