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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.
Congressmembers Ken Calvert and Young Kim are top contenders in the race for the newly redrawn District 40 in Southern California.
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The Supreme Court has cleared the way for California to use its new congressional map for this year's midterm election.
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The Trump administration's immigration efforts have led some Democrats to call for abolishing ICE. Others won't go as far, wary of appearing out of step with voters.Listen 3:28
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Jim Vanderpool has come under fire recently for his close ties to resort interests.
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Huntington Beach is one of a handful of cities that has chosen to fight in court against efforts to force it to adopt geographic districts for city council elections.Listen 0:45
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The Trump administration has shrunk the number of locations for this year's field test of the 2030 census.
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In San Diego, Gov. Gavin Newsom highlighted California’s drug enforcement efforts, while criticizing President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdowns.
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Her speech also focused on fire recovery, immigration raids, affordable housing and homelessness
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It’s not easy to lose a day of revenue, but these businesses are joining L.A.’s “ICE Out” day of action on Friday.
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The Department of Justice on Friday released more than 3 million pages, more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images in its files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards, his attorney, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement.Listen 3:52
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Thousands of health department employees were told they must use the E-Verify system to keep funding. They are pushing back.
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That means the beach city's bid to require voters to show ID when casting ballots cannot be implemented.Listen 0:45
