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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 city of Long Beach was the first city to adopt self-checkout rules.
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More than 3,300 Angelenos have already weighed in. But we’re still waiting to hear from you!
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Prosecutors and defense attorneys delivered their opening statements Wednesday. Both sides stressed their version of what was in Ridley-Thomas’ mind during his dealings with the USC School of Social Work.
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The county is sending out vote-by-mail ballots now for the April 4 election.
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From dropping off your mail-in ballot to getting a replacement, we've got your questions about voting by mail in the April 4 special election covered.
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Marisa Alcaraz and Imelda Padilla are the candidates in the June 27 runoff for the City Council seat representing the San Fernando Valley’s Council District 6.
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Should Su win Senate confirmation, she would be the first Asian American secretary in Biden’s cabinet.
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Under oath in a $1.6 billion defamation case, Murdoch says he wishes Fox News had been "stronger in denouncing" false claims of election fraud. Fox says the lawsuit threatens journalists' free speech.Listen 3:53
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Each of the five L.A. County supervisors represents more people than the entire populations of 13 states.
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White farmers' suits blocked a USDA program and led to a race neutral approach.
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The leaders of the Senate subcommittee that held a hearing into Ticketmaster last month shared evidence with the Justice Department and asked it to "continue examining" the company's conduct.
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City councilmembers' racist and homophobic remarks were recorded at a meeting about redistricting. Now a group of six scholars wants to devise an independent redistricting process.
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Whitesides also served as NASA chief of staff during the Obama administration.
