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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.
Judge Robert Draper is accused of making irrelevant statements about race in court and sending inappropriate photos to colleagues.
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Young voters in California and across the country are excited about Vice President Kamala Harris.
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A letter signed by the county's top attorney warns that he's prepared to take "any and all legal remedies" to ensure Viet America Society and Hand for Hand rebate millions of public funds and fully account for millions more.
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The California Department of Justice said there was a "lack of evidence of wrongdoing” by Kuehl and Patti Giggans, executive director of the nonprofit Peace Over Violence.
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“There’s no way they’re getting that money back,” Sterling Scott Winchell, the attorney for VAS, told the Orange County Register. The county could file suit to try to get a court to recover the money.
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More foster youth will receive guaranteed monthly stipends after the county Board of Supervisors voted to expand its Breathe program.
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In classrooms, libraries and city councils, conservatives are pushing back against California’s progressive politics and policies. Catch up on stories that explain what’s happening.
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The Senate Appropriations Committee sent dozens upon dozens of bills to the dreaded suspense file, where many could die quickly on Aug. 15.
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Supporters hope the chair of the Democratic Governors Association, ex-Army National Guard leader, former teacher and congressman can help Harris pick up support in the Midwest.
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Todd Ament, who admitted to wire fraud, lying to a mortgage lender and lying on his tax returns, faces a possible sentence of 30 years or more in prison, according to the US Department of Justice.
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The California Legislature gets back to work this week for a one-month sprint to adjournment on Aug. 31. Lawmakers have a lot to finish up.
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The FBI defines transnational repression as when foreign governments reach into the United States to intimidate members of their diaspora.
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The repayment demands, detailed in Orange County letters obtained by LAist, come as officials found that the nonprofit Viet America Society failed to show that meals to seniors were handed out as required under a county contract. Supervisor Andrew Do did not respond to requests for comment.