Audience-funded nonprofit news
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
-
Listen Listen
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.
Huerta faces a misdemeanor charge after showing up at an immigration raid in June.
Sponsored message
More Stories
-
Public radio and TV stations across California say they are cutting local programming and laying off staff after Congress approved major funding cuts.
-
It's just the start of a summer recess for Congress, but already House Republicans are being asked questions back home about the push to release records related to the late Jeffrey Epstein.
-
California voters in 2016 passed a ballot initiative championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that in part required background checks for ammunition purchases. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found that provision violates the 2nd Amendment.
-
City staffers are working on a report that explores how the city could pull its funds from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. But the report is long overdue.
-
A hearing to determine the final amount of stolen funds owed by Andrew Do is scheduled for Aug. 11.
-
President Donald Trump deployed the troops ostensibly to quell protests over immigration raids.
-
The agency is closing the Office of Research and Development, which analyzes dangers posed by hazards including toxic chemicals, climate change, smog, wildfires, water pollution and more.
-
The city has become a flash point in a national battle between civil rights groups and the ‘Make America Great Again’ movement.
-
The complaint by Aloha Financial Investment hints at the legal wrangling to come in the corruption case of the former supervisor that has rocked Orange County.
-
The Department of Justice says if counties don't cooperate, the agency will use subpoenas or other compulsory processes to get information.
-
A proposal would block journalists’ access to politicians’ residential addresses and phone numbers in their voter roll.
-
Two Democratic lawmaker say that the Department of Homeland Security is placing restrictive rules on visiting the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, which interferes with their ability to conduct Congressional oversight.
