Dakota Smith

MYUNG J. CHUN Los Angeles Times: MONIQUE LIMÓN, the granddaughter of a farmworker, is the first Latina elected Senate president pro tem. Since President Trump's immigration raids began sweeping through California's cities and farm fields, state Senate Pr... See more

California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton on Monday visited a notorious sex-trafficking corridor in South L.A. and vowed to rescind a law that decriminalized loitering, a measure critics say endanger, not help, victims.Read More

Sex trafficking in L.A. made worse by California law, Republican candidate for governor says Dakota Smith Tue, December 16, 2025 at 12:08 a.m. UTC 3 min read Dusk descends on the intersection of 51st and Figueroa streets in South Los Angeles in 2020. The ... See more