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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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Officials now have until January to figure out how many hospitals would participate and how many locks they’d need.
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Calls from inside jails will be free starting Dec. 1. Right now, people in jail are only allowed to make collect calls to the outside.
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Lacking power at the state level, conservatives are leaning into local governance to protest California’s progressive politics. The fight in Huntington Beach could be a harbinger of what’s to come.
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Who can sue to enforce key voting protections for people of color under the Voting Rights Act could be severely limited by a lawsuit out of Arkansas, which may be headed for the Supreme Court.
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Caltrans says the company that leased the space illegally sublet it to other companies.
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As the vote count comes in, the recall election for Santa Ana Councilmember Jessie Lopez is mired in legal questions.
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Will Councilmember Jessie Lopez be ousted? And, will the election be valid?
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The upshot: “City services are slower,” says L.A. Mayor Karen Bass.
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A new law requires K-12 schools to add media literacy to curriculum for English language arts, science, math and history-social studies. Among the lessons will be recognizing fake news.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is adopting a code of ethics for its justices amid mounting criticism of gifts and trips from wealthy benefactors to certain justices.
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When people visualize a veteran, they don't typically think of a woman. It wasn't until just this year that the VA's motto changed to include women and LGBTQ veterans.
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City attorney says it is the first of its kind in California.
