Emily Elena Dugdale
@eedugdale.bsky.social
🇨🇴 she/her journalist in LA. I write about jails (+ other stuff). Managing editor of @lapublicpress.bsky.social
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Thanks to my sources; editors Jenna Chandler @zenagrossa.bsky.social @eedugdale.bsky.social @rina.bsky.social; LAPP's design/web/audience team (like Alyson Yee & @adelcidlugo.bsky.social); and publisher Matthew Tinoco for all your help.
Tiny homes are a flawed solution to LA’s homelessness crisis, investigation finds
Investigation uncovers flooding, broken heaters, and safety concerns. Critically, more than half of residents end up homeless when leaving LA’s tiny home villages.
bit.ly
November 15, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Thanks to my sources; editors Jenna Chandler @zenagrossa.bsky.social @eedugdale.bsky.social @rina.bsky.social; LAPP's design/web/audience team (like Alyson Yee & @adelcidlugo.bsky.social); and publisher Matthew Tinoco for all your help.
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hooooooooly shit he is not fucking around
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
Lina Khan to co-chair NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team | TechCrunch
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
techcrunch.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
hooooooooly shit he is not fucking around
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What we know so far, 9:30pm
—Dems flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani up
—Dems seem to flip 2 statewide offices in GA
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincy.
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—PA: Dem justices up big
—Maine anti-mail vote measure down
—Krasner wins
—Dems flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani up
—Dems seem to flip 2 statewide offices in GA
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincy.
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—PA: Dem justices up big
—Maine anti-mail vote measure down
—Krasner wins
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
What we know so far, 9:30pm
—Dems flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani up
—Dems seem to flip 2 statewide offices in GA
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincy.
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—PA: Dem justices up big
—Maine anti-mail vote measure down
—Krasner wins
—Dems flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani up
—Dems seem to flip 2 statewide offices in GA
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincy.
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—PA: Dem justices up big
—Maine anti-mail vote measure down
—Krasner wins
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it's almost like running young, leftist, authentic politicians MOTIVATE VOTERS
BREAKING: NY Board of Elections says more than 2 MILLION votes have been cast in the NYC election - the highest number since 1969.
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
it's almost like running young, leftist, authentic politicians MOTIVATE VOTERS
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And then the entire politics staff was fired. RIP Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
And then the entire politics staff was fired. RIP Teen Vogue.
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Is it good when federal judges have to schedule Sunday night 10 pm hearings about absurd military invasions of their state.
COMING UP: Judge Immergut has set a hearing for 10 pm ET tonight (!) on Trump's effort to circumvent her temporary restraining order re: Oregon national guard deployment by calling up the federalized California national guard.
October 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Is it good when federal judges have to schedule Sunday night 10 pm hearings about absurd military invasions of their state.
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Hey, you guys?
Is it a good sign or a bad sign if a federal judge has to remind you (multiple times) that you’re a lawyer and an officer of the court?
Is it a good sign or a bad sign if a federal judge has to remind you (multiple times) that you’re a lawyer and an officer of the court?
Immergut: You're an officer of the court. Do you believe this is appropriate way to deal with my order?
Hamilton: I'm not a policy maker
Immergut: You're a lawyer
In response, Hamilton basically argues no geographic limit to federalization of CA guard...
Hamilton: I'm not a policy maker
Immergut: You're a lawyer
In response, Hamilton basically argues no geographic limit to federalization of CA guard...
October 6, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Hey, you guys?
Is it a good sign or a bad sign if a federal judge has to remind you (multiple times) that you’re a lawyer and an officer of the court?
Is it a good sign or a bad sign if a federal judge has to remind you (multiple times) that you’re a lawyer and an officer of the court?
In 2023, I wrote about a young veteran who ended his life in jail as LASD sheriff’s deputies watched videos on their computers and failed to perform standard welfare checks in his dorm.
Today, his family revealed new evidence that deputies also falsified safety check records.
Today, his family revealed new evidence that deputies also falsified safety check records.
October 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
In 2023, I wrote about a young veteran who ended his life in jail as LASD sheriff’s deputies watched videos on their computers and failed to perform standard welfare checks in his dorm.
Today, his family revealed new evidence that deputies also falsified safety check records.
Today, his family revealed new evidence that deputies also falsified safety check records.
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New: 404 Media is suing ICE. We have filed a lawsuit demanding ICE release its $2 million contract with Paragon, a company that makes powerful spyware to break into phones and read encrypted messages. This is expensive for a small outlet but this info is important
www.404media.co/were-suing-i...
www.404media.co/were-suing-i...
We’re Suing ICE for Its $2 Million Spyware Contract
404 Media has filed a lawsuit against ICE for access to its contract with Paragon, a company that sells powerful spyware for breaking into phones and accessing encrypted messaging apps.
www.404media.co
September 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
New: 404 Media is suing ICE. We have filed a lawsuit demanding ICE release its $2 million contract with Paragon, a company that makes powerful spyware to break into phones and read encrypted messages. This is expensive for a small outlet but this info is important
www.404media.co/were-suing-i...
www.404media.co/were-suing-i...
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The right to speak freely is the ultimate personal liberty and the foundation of Karen’s 11-year career at The Post. We’re proud to call Karen a colleague and a longtime union sibling. The Post Guild stands with her and will continue to support her and defend her rights.
September 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The right to speak freely is the ultimate personal liberty and the foundation of Karen’s 11-year career at The Post. We’re proud to call Karen a colleague and a longtime union sibling. The Post Guild stands with her and will continue to support her and defend her rights.
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Their jails are atrocious and unsafe. The OIG for the LA County Sheriffs reported that from April to June, seven people died in the department’s custody. Of those seven, four were suicides. YTD, the department has reported 36 in-custody deaths.
September 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Their jails are atrocious and unsafe. The OIG for the LA County Sheriffs reported that from April to June, seven people died in the department’s custody. Of those seven, four were suicides. YTD, the department has reported 36 in-custody deaths.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit today against LASD and LA County over “unconstitutional and inhumane conditions” at LA County jails.
Bonta highlights that we’re on track to have “more in-custody deaths in 2025 than at any time in the past twenty years.”
Bonta highlights that we’re on track to have “more in-custody deaths in 2025 than at any time in the past twenty years.”
September 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit today against LASD and LA County over “unconstitutional and inhumane conditions” at LA County jails.
Bonta highlights that we’re on track to have “more in-custody deaths in 2025 than at any time in the past twenty years.”
Bonta highlights that we’re on track to have “more in-custody deaths in 2025 than at any time in the past twenty years.”
Context in our @lapublicpress @latimes collab from September: @keribla.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
June 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Context in our @lapublicpress @latimes collab from September: @keribla.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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How one Los Angeles complex organized to take on their landlord—and the city’s housing crisis.
“I didn’t know how to explain it to her. I just said, ‘No, we aren’t going to move.'”
“I didn’t know how to explain it to her. I just said, ‘No, we aren’t going to move.'”
These Los Angeles tenants are saying no to rent hikes
How one complex organized to take on their landlord—and the city's housing crisis.
www.motherjones.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
How one Los Angeles complex organized to take on their landlord—and the city’s housing crisis.
“I didn’t know how to explain it to her. I just said, ‘No, we aren’t going to move.'”
“I didn’t know how to explain it to her. I just said, ‘No, we aren’t going to move.'”
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The mayor of Huntington Park had formally directed the police department to enforce laws against ICE concerning unmarked vehicles, visible license plates and required agency identification.
Huntington Park mayor directs police to enforce ICE agents’ self-identification
Huntington Park Mayor Arturo Flores released a statement Saturday, condemning what he called “masked abductions” amid immigration raids across Los Angeles County, and directing police to intervene …
ktla.com
June 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The mayor of Huntington Park had formally directed the police department to enforce laws against ICE concerning unmarked vehicles, visible license plates and required agency identification.
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Federal agents attack press and protesters with pepper balls at DTLA’s federal building during protests against ICE arrests. @shoton35mm.bsky.social reporting on the scene.
June 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Federal agents attack press and protesters with pepper balls at DTLA’s federal building during protests against ICE arrests. @shoton35mm.bsky.social reporting on the scene.
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ooo she sounds smart and hot wonder if she has a name!!!
May 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
ooo she sounds smart and hot wonder if she has a name!!!
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The US used to have free to low tuition until schools couldn't discriminate based on race
Countries with free tuition: Germany, France, Denmark, Czech Rep, Sweden, Uruguay, Turkey, Taiwan, Iceland, Austria, Finland, Greece, Egypt, India, Norway, Brazil, Argentina, Kenya, Luxemb., Slovenia, Mexico.
Something about the next generation being the future of the country, I guess.
Something about the next generation being the future of the country, I guess.
I was a first-gen, working-class Black student who took on student loans to get here.
This GOP budget would've slammed that door shut on me—and now it will for future generations.
We should be expanding access to college, not widening the achievement and racial wealth gap.
This GOP budget would've slammed that door shut on me—and now it will for future generations.
We should be expanding access to college, not widening the achievement and racial wealth gap.
April 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The US used to have free to low tuition until schools couldn't discriminate based on race
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This UCLA psychiatrist's expert evaluation of ex-sheriff Alex Villanueva is ... really something.
(The county hired Cohen to do this eval to determine whether Villanueva had really suffered emotional distress as a result of being put on a "Do Not Rehire" list, as he alleged in his lawsuit.)
(The county hired Cohen to do this eval to determine whether Villanueva had really suffered emotional distress as a result of being put on a "Do Not Rehire" list, as he alleged in his lawsuit.)
April 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
This UCLA psychiatrist's expert evaluation of ex-sheriff Alex Villanueva is ... really something.
(The county hired Cohen to do this eval to determine whether Villanueva had really suffered emotional distress as a result of being put on a "Do Not Rehire" list, as he alleged in his lawsuit.)
(The county hired Cohen to do this eval to determine whether Villanueva had really suffered emotional distress as a result of being put on a "Do Not Rehire" list, as he alleged in his lawsuit.)
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about strikes in Yemen to a second unclassified Signal group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said. nyti.ms/4jBQ1wV
April 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about strikes in Yemen to a second unclassified Signal group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said. nyti.ms/4jBQ1wV
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“If you’re in a bar, and someone’s being creepy to you, you’re going to tell the bartender or the bouncer and that guy is going to get kicked out… With these apps, the bouncer didn’t work.”
— @eedugdale.bsky.social, lead reporter, The Dating Apps Reporting Project
https://twp.ai/9PQx0X
— @eedugdale.bsky.social, lead reporter, The Dating Apps Reporting Project
https://twp.ai/9PQx0X
gijn.org
Investigating the Systemic Failures Enabling Abuse on Dating Apps
twp.ai
April 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“If you’re in a bar, and someone’s being creepy to you, you’re going to tell the bartender or the bouncer and that guy is going to get kicked out… With these apps, the bouncer didn’t work.”
— @eedugdale.bsky.social, lead reporter, The Dating Apps Reporting Project
https://twp.ai/9PQx0X
— @eedugdale.bsky.social, lead reporter, The Dating Apps Reporting Project
https://twp.ai/9PQx0X
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NEW: Judge Boasberg finds probable cause to hold the Trump administration in contempt for their decision not to turn the planes around on March 15.
He orders them either to fix their mistake or identify who made those decisions (presumably for further sanctions).
He orders them either to fix their mistake or identify who made those decisions (presumably for further sanctions).
New filing: "J.G.G. v. TRUMP (Boasberg: Alien Enemies Act)"
Doc #80: Order
Download PDF | View Full Case
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Doc #80: Order
Download PDF | View Full Case
#CL69741724
April 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
NEW: Judge Boasberg finds probable cause to hold the Trump administration in contempt for their decision not to turn the planes around on March 15.
He orders them either to fix their mistake or identify who made those decisions (presumably for further sanctions).
He orders them either to fix their mistake or identify who made those decisions (presumably for further sanctions).
“Substance-use related” incident sent three incarcerated youths in LA County to the hospital and cancelled visitation at Los Padrinos this weekend, according to the probation department.
April 12, 2025 at 4:10 AM
“Substance-use related” incident sent three incarcerated youths in LA County to the hospital and cancelled visitation at Los Padrinos this weekend, according to the probation department.
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By 2022, 40% of the buses weren’t working, as @eedugdale.bsky.social reported at the time: laist.com/news/crimina...
Nearly 40% Of LASD Jail Buses Are Out Of Service, And Some Incarcerated People Are Missing Court Dates
The transportation shortage has wreaked havoc on courtroom schedules.
laist.com
March 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
By 2022, 40% of the buses weren’t working, as @eedugdale.bsky.social reported at the time: laist.com/news/crimina...