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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.
Huntington Beach is one of a handful of cities that has chosen to fight in court against efforts to force it to adopt geographic districts for city council elections.
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One proposal would triple the maximum fines the Ethics Commission could impose against violators.
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The bill would bar local and state officials from voting on contracts that benefitted close relatives.
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The council voted 3-2 to disband the Human Equity, Access and Relations Commission, known as HEAR, despite calls from the community to retain it.
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In her first public statements since controversy erupted over millions of unaccounted for tax dollars, Rhiannon Do says she’s no longer with the O.C. nonprofit Viet America Society. She also says she never had a leadership role. Public documents show otherwise.
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The media personality and socialite is crusading against abuse of teens at treatment facilities and wants California legislators to pass a bill.
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After San Gabriel's city council rejected the proposal as "too narrow", one city councilmember argued the entire DEI commission, created in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder, had "run its course."
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Mayor Karen Bass introduced a new capital campaign called LA4LA, through which the city would seek private and philanthropic funds to address homelessness.
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Bass spoke for about 45 minutes, covering a wide range of issues from her work to reduce homelessness to more cooperation with L.A. County supervisors on regional issues.
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State Attorney General Rob Bonta calls the amendment “illegal.”
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Though California’s Legislative Black Caucus filed a slate of 14 bills linked to reparations, a few lawmakers are floating their own proposals.
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Reporters and the public rely on Cal-Access to track campaign fundraising, as well as how much is being spent by lobbyists.
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Gov. Newsom and Democratic leaders in the Legislature announce a deal on early action to shrink the state’s budget shortfall by $17 billion. Votes are expected next week, ahead of action on the 2024-25 budget in May and June.
