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LAist’s coverage of civic life and citizen issues in Southern California. We cover elections, examine who gets listened to and why, and provide a guide for anyone who wants to more fully participate in civic life.
Huerta faces a misdemeanor charge after showing up at an immigration raid in June.
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Backers of a tough-on-crime California ballot measure put homelessness at the forefront of their campaign to roll back Prop. 47. But would the measure actually help get people housed?
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The idea of expansion gained momentum in 2022, after the City Hall tapes scandal.
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A higher minimum wage for health care workers that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law is set to take effect in two weeks, but he is racing to delay it because of its potential impact on the state budget deficit.
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The state’s multibillion-dollar shortfall shapes which spending bills survived the "suspense file" hearings by the Assembly and Senate appropriations committees.
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In a letter to the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, Alex Villanueva claims the officials "smeared" his name.
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$3.3 billion from the around $6.4 billion bond measure will be available starting July.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May budget revision leaves in place some steep cuts to state-funded services that benefit immigrants, including legal help for undocumented students.
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Council members unanimously directed the city attorney to draft ballot language for the package, which involves a number of changes to the city charter.
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The state legislature has ordered an audit of the city's legal settlement over the Pacific Airshow, just the latest example of the state and the city at odds with each other.
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After a tragedy 25 years ago, state lawmakers and the California Highway Patrol acted to make farmworkers’ commutes safer. But workers still die in crashes — in vans the law doesn’t cover.
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L.A. County Supervisor Holly Mitchell wants residents of two neighborhoods to decide how to spend $1 million.
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The city settled a lawsuit with the annual airshow operator — and residents want to know details about what taxpayers are on the hook for.
