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LA County identifies the ZIP codes hit hardest by ICE. Here’s where they are

Immigration enforcement has hit undocumented and immigrant neighborhoods hardest and hurt small businesses, according to new report

LA County considers sales tax increase to deal with federal funding cut

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Should East LA have an advisory council? Residents invited to weigh in

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5 glaring warning signs for Republicans in this year's midterm elections

Major shakeup to LA Mayor race: Nithya Raman in; Lindsey Horvath out

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Californians will decide — in 2024 — whether to ban slavery. What will the measure do?

The oil industry’s decision will mean that state rules protecting homes and schools near oil and gas wells will go into effect. The companies instead will fight them in court.
California Legislature gets nearly $300 billion budget done

Democrats, including Senate leader Mike McGuire of Santa Rosa, defended the budget process and the deal, saying the Legislature held more than a hundred public hearings.
Biden and Trump are debating tonight. Here’s what you need to know

President Biden and former President Donald Trump are facing off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 general election on Thursday night in Atlanta. Listen and watch now.
She crashed and got a DUI. Now this SoCal lawmaker is on a mission to talk about booze

After her DUI arrest, Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo hasn’t stopped talking about her struggles with alcohol. Now she has introduced legislation to educate high school students about the harms of booze.
California Senate could approve a ballot measure to end forced labor in prison. Here's why advocates have been pushing for it

Advocates say forcing incarcerated people to work deprives them of the ability to focus on other things like life training and education to better their lives after prison.
Gavin Newsom warns that dark forces are threatening California

Newsom emphasized in his pre-recorded address how California is standing up against threats to the state’s success: pluralism, innovation and diversity.
LA County Board of Supervisors approves $45.6 billion budget

The budget allocates new funding for alternatives to incarceration, mental health care, and support for people experiencing homelessness.
What you need to know about the California budget deal

Gov. Newsom and legislative leaders announce an agreement to bridge the state budget deficit by dipping into reserves and reducing some spending.
Why a gay California senator is annoyed by his own LGBTQ health info bill

Sen. Scott Wiener is irked that he had to introduce a bill that would require health officials to ask LGBTQ people for demographic info on state health forms. He says they should have been doing it anyway.
High court blocks anti-tax measure from California ballot

The state Supreme Court takes a business-backed initiative to make it more difficult to raise taxes off the Nov. 5 ballot. Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders sued to kick it off.
From hotel rooms to art deco icon: How LA's city hall evolved into that big downtown tower

Plus, why L.A. actually has four city halls.
In latest chapter of library wars, company cancels bid to manage Huntington Beach library

The company Library Systems & Services canceled its bid to manage the city's library system, a day before the city council was set to vote on it.

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