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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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California’s governor stood by President Biden to the bitter end, but is taking a less visible role in the Harris campaign so far.
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The social media company discontinues its CrowdTangle tool, which researchers have used to track misinformation. Amid fears of election interference, lawmakers have urged Meta to keep it running.
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His death was announced during Tuesday's L.A. City Council meeting. In 1985, he became the second Latino elected to the council in the 20th century.
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The sprawling California legislation offers protection to whistleblowers and citizens. The coming weeks could decide its fate.
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Officials in Los Angeles and Orange counties are recruiting temporary workers to staff vote centers across SoCal. We’ve compiled a guide with everything you need to know about becoming a poll worker.
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The vice president must defend her California roots and record against attacks by the Trump campaign. Voters and politicians in the swing states of Michigan and Arizona say that may not be the deciding factor.
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How a quest for cityhood transformed into a fight for representation on the Eastside.
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Sky-high rent is among Californians’ biggest concerns. Nearly 30% of tenants spend more than half their income on rent; and the median rent is $2,850 a month, 33% higher than the national average.
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Young voters in California and across the country are excited about Vice President Kamala Harris.
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A letter signed by the county's top attorney warns that he's prepared to take "any and all legal remedies" to ensure Viet America Society and Hand for Hand rebate millions of public funds and fully account for millions more.
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The California Department of Justice said there was a "lack of evidence of wrongdoing” by Kuehl and Patti Giggans, executive director of the nonprofit Peace Over Violence.
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“There’s no way they’re getting that money back,” Sterling Scott Winchell, the attorney for VAS, told the Orange County Register. The county could file suit to try to get a court to recover the money.
