Dakota Smith

investigative journalist for the LA Times

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LA Councilmember Curren Price has been charged with 10 counts of embezzlement, perjury, and conflict of interest.

Curren Price charges are another blow for scandal-ridden City Council

LA Councilmember Curren Price has been charged with 10 counts of embezzlement, perjury, and conflict of interest.

from Greater LA

In the San Fernando Valley and South LA, council seats have been left empty in the wake of multiple City Council scandals.

Scandal-ridden LA City Council scrambles to fill abandoned seats

In the San Fernando Valley and South LA, council seats have been left empty in the wake of multiple City Council scandals.

from Greater LA

Karen Bass was sworn in as LA’s first female mayor on Sunday. Today, she kept her campaign promise of declaring a state of emergency on homelessness.

Day 1: Mayor Karen Bass declares state of emergency, sets sights on housing Angelenos

Karen Bass was sworn in as LA’s first female mayor on Sunday. Today, she kept her campaign promise of declaring a state of emergency on homelessness.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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KCRW’s departing reporter Anna Scott talks about the gains and setbacks in housing and homelessness — after eight years covering the beat.

from Greater LA

How did the Inland Empire's oldest Mexican restaurant get so good at making tortillas?

from Good Food

One in four cars sold in California is now electric. EV drivers say switching saves money and the planet. Gas drivers are worried about running out of power.

from Greater LA

Will the potential candidates’ visions for the country match what voters are looking for? Plus, a Supreme Court case spotlights dueling approaches to compassion.

from Left, Right & Center

A Long Beach mother is fighting for reforms in the mental health system after her son’s lifelong battle with addiction and mental illness led to his untimely death.

from KCRW Features

In the 1990s, a reading strategy called “balanced literacy” took over CA public schools. The problem? Kids didn’t learn to read. Now, phonics is making a comeback.

from KCRW Features

FORT:LA and housing advocates Frances Anderton and David Kersh have created an innovative online resource called “ Awesome and Affordable: Great Housing Now .”

from KCRW Features

Workers throughout Hollywood are weighing the pros and cons of AI, which could disrupt careers of everyone from makeup artists to lighting techs to animators.

from Greater LA

With thousands of votes yet to be counted, political observer Raphael Sonenshein zooms in on the Senate race and key congressional races in Southern California.

from KCRW Features