Hayley Smith is a Metro reporter covering breaking news for the Los Angeles Times. Previously she was an intern on The Times’ COVID-19 team who contributed 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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White supremacists failed to turn out big crowds in Huntington Beach and elsewhere but have more coming, say experts on extremist groups.
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White supremacists failed to turn out big crowds in Huntington Beach and elsewhere but have more coming, say experts on extremist groups.
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Distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine had been paused in California as more residents become eligible.
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California will temporarily stop administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after reports of six serious blood clots nationwide.
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The latest openings come on the heels of the news that anyone age 16 and older is eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine at city-run sites beginning Tuesday.
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Arguments broke out among groups Sunday at the so-called White Lives Matter rally near the Huntington Beach pier.
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Arguments broke out among groups Sunday at the so-called White Lives Matter rally near the Huntington Beach pier.
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The rally at the Huntington Beach Pier, which was advertised via social media, is one of several such demonstrations scheduled across the country.
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Kokumai has not yet decided if she will file a police report but said she shared the incident with her 25,000 Instagram followers to get the word out.
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The community is planning counterprotests and pleading with public officials to do more to intervene in the face of white supremacists.