Dakota Smith is a Staff Writer at the Los Angeles Times. She covers City Hall, focusing on social issues such as homelessness and legal affairs in California. Dakota was part of the team that won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in breaking news and has been featured in various publications, including Yahoo News and the Finger Lakes Times.
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Dakota Smith's coverage primarily focuses on local government and politics in Los Angeles, California. She pays particular attention to legal issues, scandals, and evolving stories within the city council and related areas.
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By: Dakota Smith
LOS ANGELES — Law enforcement officials seized nearly $3 million in psilocybin mushrooms from a Lake Elsinore home this week and arrested one person
By: Dakota Smith
LOS ANGELES — Law enforcement officials seized nearly $3 million in psilocybin mushrooms from a Lake Elsinore home this week and arrested one person
By: Dakota Smith
LOS ANGELES — Law enforcement officials seized nearly $3 million in psilocybin mushrooms from a Lake Your free access has ended.
By: Dakota Smith
The head of the L.A. city agency overseeing animal shelters is stepping down, according to an city email sent Monday to shelter volunteers and animal advocates.
By: David Zahniser, Dakota Smith
Paul Krekorian, who is leaving the Los Angeles City Council due to term limits, will oversee the city's handling of the 2026 World Cup, the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games and other large events.
By: Dakota Smith, Rachel Uranga, David Zahniser
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It's Dakota Smith, Rachel Uranga and David Zahniser at the helm.
By: Dakota Smith
The state agency that oversees workplace safety has fined the city of Los Angeles $563,250 after finding that the severe mauling of a animal shelter
By: Dakota Smith
The city failed to protect and train staffers at its San Pedro animal shelter and also failed "to evaluate and correct overcrowding at their animal
By: Dakota Smith
LOS ANGELES — The state agency that oversees workplace safety has fined the city of Los Angeles $563,250 after finding that the severe mauling of
By: Dakota Smith, Tony Barboza
The Los Angeles city attorney's office is conducting an internal review of city employees' use of Google Chat messages that are automatically deleted after 24 hours.
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