Dakota Smith covers the San Fernando Valley 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 monthly trash fee for single-family homes and duplexes will go up 54%, reaching $55.95, up from $36.32. The monthly fee for smaller apartment buildings will be increased to $55.95, up from $24.33. Residents can protest the fees.
Frenemies Mayor Karen Bass and developer Rick Caruso are working together to rebuild a city recreation center in the Pacific Palisades.
The L.A. City Council is weighing a plan to increase trash fees by 56% for single-family homes and duplexes, while doubling the fee for apartments with three or four units.
The council’s action, on a 14-1 vote, doesn’t authorize the massive renovation, but it shows that the council is firmly behind the effort to overhaul the downtown structure.
City Councilmember Traci Park, a political newcomer, has emerged as a government official who feels the pain of those who have lost everything.
The man was shot at the intersection of La Brea Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard, home to the busy West Hollywood Gateway mall.
Filipino American’s population is vastly underrepresented in the political leadership of the state Legislature and in local elected offices. That may be changing.
The city of Los Angeles has approved three permits for the rebuilding and repairs of Pacific Palisades homes affected by January’s wildfire.
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Crowley’s bid to get her job back was almost certain to fail, given the fact that she needed 10 votes. Her only support came from Councilmembers Monica Rodriguez and Traci Park.