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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.
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After she was ousted, Crowley decided to remain in the department at a lower rank, an option she had under civil service protections.
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That incident is one of numerous complaints of alleged mismanagement against Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector Shari Freidenrich.
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A federal judge in San Francisco issued a temporary restraining order on the Trump administration's firings of thousands of probationary employees, calling the actions illegal.Listen 3:33
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California Democrats were among 201 members of Congress to reintroduce a bill on Wednesday that would provide a path to citizenship for an estimated 2.7 million undocumented immigrants — most of them so-called Dreamers.
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Little about how Trump discusses tariffs is normal — not only because he threatens tariffs on a weekly, even daily, basis, but also because it's often unclear if or when those tariffs will happen.
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President Trump's executive order that the federal government recognizes only two sexes, male and female, is disrupting the lives of some trans, nonbinary and intersex people applying for passports.
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LA County district attorney's investigators served 11 warrants, according to DA Nathan Hochman.
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Five weeks in, there's an emerging pattern in how the Trump administration moves to target federal employees. And it begins with Elon Musk bringing in tactics he's employed at his various businesses.
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President Trump warned federal workers who did not reply to recent emails asking them to describe "five things" they accomplished are "on the bubble" suggesting they are at risk of losing their jobs.
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There are still thousands of votes to count, but if Tony Strickland can hold onto more than 50% of the vote, he’ll win the state Senate seat outright. Otherwise, the race goes to a runoff in April.
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A memo from the now-former fire chief warned of ongoing staffing shortages and long response times. But Kristin Crowley was not the only one sounding the alarm.
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The top two vote-getters will face off in April, unless one candidate wins more than 50% outright.
