Hayley Smith

Hayley Smith is a reporting intern on the COVID-19 team at the Los Angeles Times who is contributing to “The Pandemic’s Toll: Lives Lost in California” in partnership with the Pulitzer Center and USC. Her work has been featured in Oprah Magazine, Vogue, HuffPost, RNS and other outlets. Originally from Miami, she holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

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California

Citing ‘existential threat,’ House climate action plan has a big focus on California

California

Citing ‘existential threat,’ House climate action plan has a big focus on California

California, other U.S. states and communities of color face threats from climate change, a House select committee stated in a report Tuesday. It laid out an action plan for reversing those threats.
Obituaries

Mike Gotovac, legendary Dan Tana’s bartender, dies from COVID-19 at 76

Obituaries

Mike Gotovac, legendary Dan Tana’s bartender, dies from COVID-19 at 76

Gotovac was one of the oldest working bartenders in Los Angeles. He died from complications of COVID-19.
Climate & Environment

Federal approval of oil well at Carrizo Plain National Monument sparks outrage

Climate & Environment

Federal approval of oil well at Carrizo Plain National Monument sparks outrage

The Federal Bureau of Land Management has approved oil drilling in Carrizo Plain National Monument, sparking outrage among conservationists.
California

Families call for shutdown of Vallejo nursing home with 102 COVID infections, 16 deaths

California

Families call for shutdown of Vallejo nursing home with 102 COVID infections, 16 deaths

Nearly a quarter of all COVID-19 cases in Solano County, Calif., can be linked to one nursing home in Vallejo. Families want the facility shut down.