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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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The abuse of children under county dates mostly to the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s and took place inside county juvenile facilities.
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Supervisors Janet Nguyen and Doug Chaffee argue the disgraced official's plea deal 'stands in stark contrast to harsher penalties imposed on others.'
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Requiring voters to show ID at polls is controversial, in part because it was historically used as a tool to disenfranchise Black voters.
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Some takeaways from the files obtained so far and what we know about the delay on other requests.
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Federal health agencies have to slash their spending on contracts by more than a third, on top of the 10,000-person staffing cuts which started this week.
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LA residents need to download the new MyLA311 app to keep making service requests on their phones, but officials said it’s for the better.
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Huntington Beach wants to enforce its own voter ID rules — and the state is seeking a court order to stop them.
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The City Council is considering how to expand an existing policy, the “Fair Work Week” ordinance, to fast food workers.
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Trump said trading partners will face "reciprocal tariffs" ranging as high as 49% aimed at penalizing them for their trade barriers.
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Critics say the ordinance will curb access to local news.
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Becerra said he’s jumping in at a time when California is facing threats, including climate change, a housing affordability crisis and constant hostility from the Trump administration.
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A judge said Santa Monica diluted Latino votes in city elections. Six years later, nothing’s changedSanta Monica's six-year legal battle allows city to continue discriminatory election system.
