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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.
A 2020 vote by L.A. County supervisors called for the facility to close without a replacement in one year. A commission says that's not feasible anytime soon.
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Homeland Security is overseeing security planning for the Games, which will bring an influx of funding for local law enforcement.
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California leaders wrapped this year’s legislative session Saturday afternoon, prolonged by last-minute backroom deals on climate and energy, sparking deep frustration among some lawmakers.
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Senate Bills 627 and 805 would ban law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings and require officers to be readily identifiable, respectively.
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A U.S. district judge issued a preliminary injunction, temporarily pausing a series of federal policies aimed at restricting certain immigrants’ access to public benefits and programs.
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The Los Angeles Police Department and Department of Homeland Security are barred from using weapons such as foam bullets and tear gas 'carte blanche' after a federal judge issued preliminary injunctions.
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The killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk Wednesday at a college in Utah is the latest in a series of politically motivated violent acts just in recent months.
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The measure would change congressional boundaries in California so that five Republican seats likely would flip to Democratic.
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Tens of millions of voters have had their information run through the tool — a striking portion of the U.S. public, considering little has been made public about the tool's accuracy or data security.Listen 5:04
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With just days until the legislative session wraps, California’s top Democrats are discussing a series of climate, energy, and transit measures in backrooms. Details are so scant that even veteran lobbyists and advocates say they are confused and frustrated.
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One recent study estimates that nearly one in five Angelenos are undocumented or live with an undocumented family member.
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Recent protests show major gaps in enforcement of California’s existing protest laws.
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Proponents of stricter requirements for voter identification point to incidents like this as evidence that it's easy to skirt California’s voting rules.
