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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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Legal centers across the country are preparing immigrants without legal status for various scenarios as the Trump administration ramps up enforcement operations.
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The layoffs at the Internal Revenue Service come as part of the Trump administration's downsizing of the overall federal workforce.
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About 50 people gathered Tuesday at La Cañada Presbyterian Church for the second meeting of what they call ‘The Order of the Phoenix.’
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NSF fired 168 employees, leaving the agency less equipped to fund a wide range of scientific research.
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Aid groups are urging a federal judge to find Trump administration officials in contempt to force them to reopen funding to global programs. USAID says it has a legal right to cancel aid contracts.
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A controversial plaque will be placed at the city’s Central Library. Look closely and you will see it spells out "M-A-G-A."
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The fired staffers were tasked with making sure medications given to animals work well and are safe.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom's unwavering focus on the Los Angeles fires suggests a politician aware of how the response could define his legacy.
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President Trump launched the Artemis program to return U.S. astronauts to the moon for the first time since Apollo. Now the plan could be a casualty of the cost-cutting drive overseen by Elon Musk.
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Los inmigrantes indocumentados y las familias de estatus mixto están tomando medidas para hacerse valer y prepararse ante situaciones adversas.
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Trump’s funding freeze, anti-DEI push and more could jeopardize small business job creation.
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A federal judge has denied a bid to temporarily halt DOGE from its controversial work at certain federal agencies. Meanwhile, the White House says Elon Musk is not technically DOGE's leader.
