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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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The ballot initiative voters approved this week will provide billions of dollars to fund housing and treatment facilities for mentally ill Californians.
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Early primary results point to a record-breaking number of women serving in the California Legislature after the November election.
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In what some experts say is a maturing of the progressive movement, candidates and organizations staged strong grassroots door-knocking efforts across multiple campaigns.
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Opponents of Proposition 1 withdraw their concession as Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mental health ballot measure barely leads.
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Two conservative members of the Orange Unified School District Board of Education have been recalled by voters following an election that raised questions about LGBTQ+ student rights and parental notification policies.
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Supervisor Andrew Do directed millions to an org that was supposed to go toward feeding needy residents. 'If they can’t prove then they should pay the money back,' Supervisor Katrina Foley told LAist.
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Curing is the process of verifying thousands of vote-by-mail ballot signatures that didn’t match signatures on file.
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Los Angeles city councilmember Nithya Raman has just enough votes to avoid a runoff election. Her main challenger, Ethan Weaver, has conceded the race.
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Watch this space for live results once the polls close.
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From here, the remaining tallies will get slow. Some races remain very, very close.
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The highest payouts over the past few fiscal years are tied to the LAPD and the Public Works divisions for sanitation and street services.
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Recent polls show many Californians were undecided heading into Election Day on Gov. Newsom’s Proposition 1, which would fund new mental health treatment facilities.
