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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.
The Maryland resident, originally of El Salvador, has been a symbol of the Trump administration's mass deportation policy after mistakenly being sent to an El Salvador prison.
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The announcement on Friday comes a day before vote centers are set to open for polling across California.
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President Donald Trump is plowing ahead with plans to build a grand ballroom where the East Wing of the White House currently stands. The plans have not gone through the committee tasked with overseeing such projects.
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With two weeks left before the election, they’re going on a spending spree to make California’s ballot measure a California referendum on Trump.
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But the number is impossible to measure since Congress let lapse a requirement that ICE report how many pregnant, postpartum and nursing immigrants are in custody.
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Newsom signs a dozen of laws supporting LGBTQ+ community.
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A California appeals court has 90 days to issue an opinion in the controversial matter.
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The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the country.
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Similar to the failed recall effort against Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2021, the vote over redistricting is turning on opinions of him and Trump.
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The Trump administration is quietly unraveling a court settlement meant to reunite and help families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, the ACLU says, putting thousands at risk of being torn apart again.
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Organizers say they want to empower their neighbors and dispel misinformation. Here's how they're doing it.Listen 3:53
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At Pasadena City College, a professor helps students gear up for the naturalization test. But lately, she’s been feeling conflicted about her role.
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U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia, who represents Long Beach, promised a robust investigation and said the first hearing will be in Los Angeles.
