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Civics & Democracy
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 Trump administration has shrunk the number of locations for this year's field test of the 2030 census.
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Advocates say forcing incarcerated people to work deprives them of the ability to focus on other things like life training and education to better their lives after prison.
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Newsom emphasized in his pre-recorded address how California is standing up against threats to the state’s success: pluralism, innovation and diversity.
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The budget allocates new funding for alternatives to incarceration, mental health care, and support for people experiencing homelessness.
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Gov. Newsom and legislative leaders announce an agreement to bridge the state budget deficit by dipping into reserves and reducing some spending.
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Sen. Scott Wiener is irked that he had to introduce a bill that would require health officials to ask LGBTQ people for demographic info on state health forms. He says they should have been doing it anyway.
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The state Supreme Court takes a business-backed initiative to make it more difficult to raise taxes off the Nov. 5 ballot. Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders sued to kick it off.
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Plus, why L.A. actually has four city halls.
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The company Library Systems & Services canceled its bid to manage the city's library system, a day before the city council was set to vote on it.
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The Legislature passes a placeholder state budget, but must still negotiate with Gov. Newsom on the final deal. How the state spends taxpayer money is largely being decided out of public view.
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The governor’s office demoted the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board's chairperson and removed another member who criticized the administration.
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Judges at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals distinguished between gun buyers’ First Amendment rights and the government’s authority to decide what kind of commerce takes place on public property.
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Three men falsely arrested based on face recognition technology have joined the fight against a California bill that aims to place guardrails around police use of the technology. They say it will still allow abuses and misguided arrests.
