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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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Are Newsom’s numerous podcast appearances and travel affecting his work? Hard to say, because his office hasn’t made his full schedule available.
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The figure looks at the cost of National Guard and Marines stationed in L.A. since June.
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With California voters facing a decision on redistricting this November, Surf City is poised to join the brewing battle over Congressional voting districts.
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After the agency called on DACA recipients to self-deport, Democrats are asking for answers on how mass deportations are affecting the group of immigrants also known as 'Dreamers.'
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The new policy says "only state and local election officials will be permitted to offer voter registration services."
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After a federal court in California ruled that President Trump's use of the National Guard in Los Angeles was illegal, Trump touted his use of the Guard in Washington, D.C., and said Chicago is next.
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Questions have been raised about why the city would give up on the much-needed money.
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A secretive appropriations process killed or reined in three bills regulating the use of pricing algorithms. A bill to monitor data center electricity use was also culled.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in Washington, D.C., delayed enforcing its decision, which is expected to be appealed to the Supreme Court.Listen 4:08
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Economists and others worry about politicizing jobs and inflation data after Trump firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief and nomination of partisan replacement.
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The measure would make substantial changes to how Long Beach is represented at the federal level.
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The Department of Justice is asking states and counties across the country to hand over sensitive information about people on their voter rolls.
