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Civics & Democracy
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.
A new poll from UC Irvine highlights “cleavage” on major immigration issues between Republicans and everyone else.
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Gov. Newsom and legislative leaders announce an agreement to bridge the state budget deficit by dipping into reserves and reducing some spending.
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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.
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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.
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Plus, why L.A. actually has four city halls.
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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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The Legislature passes a placeholder state budget, but must still negotiate with Gov. Newsom on the final deal. How the state spends taxpayer money is largely being decided out of public view.
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The governor’s office demoted the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board's chairperson and removed another member who criticized the administration.
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Judges at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals distinguished between gun buyers’ First Amendment rights and the government’s authority to decide what kind of commerce takes place on public property.
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Three men falsely arrested based on face recognition technology have joined the fight against a California bill that aims to place guardrails around police use of the technology. They say it will still allow abuses and misguided arrests.
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The Police Commission extended the deadline to complete a community survey to June 14.
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At the CalMatters Ideas Festival, two political experts debate the impact of young Latino voters driven more by economic concerns than immigration.
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Since Gov. Newsom proposed a 28th Amendment one year ago, there has been far more progress on online petitions than in other state legislatures. His team says the effort will pick up speed in 2025.
