Emily Elena Dugdale
If I’m doing my job, you’ll understand how the justice system was designed to give some people the benefit of the doubt and penalize others. You’ll also understand the history and role systemic racism plays in how we are policed today.
I’ve reported from Honolulu to New York City, and from my native country, Colombia. My first year in this newsroom was spent driving to every corner of Southern California as our general assignment reporter. I’m currently collaborating with ProPublica on a series of stories on policing and justice in the Antelope Valley.
Like millions of Americans, I am an immigrant to this country. I have spent most of my life living here, and I don’t have time for the gatekeeping around who isn’t an American, a Californian, or Angeleno. My reporting aims to represent the reality of all who live, work, or do time in Southern California.
Reporting on relentless trauma is difficult, so I find peace by hiking in our region’s many mountains.
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Body cam video showed LAPD Officer William Jones Jr. rushing past other officers and opening fire on an assault suspect. -
The retired Long Beach Police Department chief soundly beat incumbent Sheriff Alex Villanueva in the race to lead the country’s largest sheriff’s department.
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In the midst of a “stalled phase out” of pepper spray, L.A. County’s Probation Oversight Commission calls the increased use of the chemical “troubling.”
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Luna, the former Long Beach Police chief promises a “180 degree difference” in how he'll run LASD. Incumbent Alex Villanueva conceded Tuesday.
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In June, a LACBA board member alerted leadership of allegations of bias against women, people of color and non-prosecutors. The organization didn't investigate until we asked about the concerns.
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The racist conversation between three L.A. city councilmembers and a labor executive struck a familiar chord with Black and Afro Latinos struggling to gain political representation.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law bills designed to combat racial discrimination and socioecomic disadvantages in the justice system.
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Supervisors passed a motion to look at creating facilities to house incarcerated people with severe mental health care needs.
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L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva makes a lot of headlines. But we know a lot less about his opponent on the November ballot, Robert Luna. Criminal justice reporter Emily Elena Dugdale wants to change that.
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the company violated policies including installing appropriate underground systems to capture spilled gas or monitor for leaks.
