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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.
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As we’re waiting to learn the final results, it can be easy to be duped by false or misleading information. Here are four tips to help you avoid spreading election related misinformation.
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From candidate swaps to assassination attempts, the final months of the campaign has been a whirlwind. Here's why the outcome is so consequential.
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Water officials today are making decisions that will affect water availability, water rates, and long-term drought resilience for decades to come.
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Taking our sweet time is a feature, not a bug, of our election system.
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A look at live results in the State Senate races on the Nov. 5 ballot across L.A. and Orange counties.
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This proposition would eliminate a constitutional provision allowing involuntary servitude for incarcerated persons.
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In Los Angeles, the minimum wage goes up each year based on increases in the consumer price index. On July 1, it went up to $17.28 an hour.
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Proposition 36 would roll back some of the reforms contained in Proposition 47, the 2014 measure approved by voters in 2014.
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Four seats on the Irvine City Council are up for grabs.
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Three of the council’s progressive voices were up for reelection.
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The winner of District 1 will join a five-member board that oversees a county of about 3 million residents with an annual budget of about $9 billion.
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The initiative calls for an overhaul of L.A. County's power structure.
