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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.
Marilyn “Mari” Barke will have to pay more than $100,000 in penalties, according to a judge's ruling last week.
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Voters will decide whether to amend the L.A. County charter to allow the Board of Supervisors to remove an elected sheriff from office for misconduct.
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The deadline to register to vote in California for the Nov. 8 general election is Oct. 24, 2022.
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The lieutenant governors serves as second in command. What else do they do? Sometimes even they aren't sure. Incumbent Eleni Kounalakis is running against Republican Angela Underwood Jacobs.
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Proposition 1 is intended to guarantee the right to an abortion and contraception in the California Constitution, making it harder to restrict access to contraceptives or abortion in the future.
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Proposition 31 would uphold a 2020 state law banning the sale of flavored tobacco products.
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Proposition 30 would impose an income tax on millionaires to raise additional funds to support the transition to electric vehicles. Its biggest funder is the ride-sharing company Lyft.
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Alex Padilla (D), who was appointed to Kamala Harris' seat when she became vice president, faces Mark Meuser (R) twice on the Nov. 8 ballot.
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There are 17 congressional districts covering L.A. County alone, each with its own representative serving in Washington D.C.
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Last year, the state legislature eliminated single-family zoning and created a reparations task force. There are 24 Assembly seats up for grabs in L.A. County on the Nov. 8 ballot.
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There are 88 cities in L.A. County. You only vote for L.A. mayor if you live in the city of L.A.
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We asked the candidates to answer the same questions about the department's future. Here are their answers, side-by-side, for your comparison.
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Nury Martinez, who resigned today as City Council president, is heard making a crack about “little short dark people” who she later refers to as ugly.
