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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.
Rep. Norma Torres of Pomona is calling on California to intervene to protect people detained at the facility where federal officials are under orders to improve conditions.
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For the first time, voters in L.A. County will see nonpartisan impartial analysis of countywide measures. First up: Measures A and G, covering a half cent sales tax and the expansion of the Board of Supervisors.
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A meeting with Korean Americans leaders is planned this week.
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Board members were informed that Do “will likely miss a number of meetings in the future."
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Kevin de León is spending money set aside for a future run for higher office to send glossy mailers and text messages touting his support for three measures on the November ballot.
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About 4 in 10 Californians are carrying medical debt. Lawmakers are advancing a bill that would prevent that debt from affecting credit scores.
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A trio of California Democratic lawmakers say they’re frustrated by high cost estimates that helped kill their health care legislation.
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Also on Monday, Don Wagner, who chairs the board, said he was scheduling a vote to remove Do from his committee assignments.
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Campaigns are in full swing ahead of the Nov. 5 election — who’s spending all that money in Southern California to sway your vote?
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The remarks made on a Vietnamese radio broadcast are Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do’s first known public response after O.C. officials filed a lawsuit alleging millions of taxpayer dollars were misspent.
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Calls for the Supervisor Do's resignation echo across Orange County's political sphere.
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Party leaders at the Democratic convention in Chicago send a clear message to California delegates: She needs a Democratic Congress to succeed if she’s elected president.
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Kamala Harris has a long record of supporting abortion rights in California. In one case, she launched an investigation into an anti-abortion group that published secretly recorded interviews with Planned Parenthood leaders.
