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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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The district has one of the largest Asian American electorates in the country.
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The pandemic and movements for racial justice have introduced new pressures that have the potential to scramble LAUSD school board politics.
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About 28% of eligible voters in L.A. County cast ballots in the June 7 primary.
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Taking our sweet time is a feature, not a bug, of our election system.
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The unions that represent LAPD rank-and-file officers and L.A. County Sheriff's deputies have opened their campaign war chests.
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This L.A. city measure has to do with how the city gives preference to contractors in competitive bidding.
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While the Biden Administration said the guest list hasn’t been finalized, the likely decision to exclude Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela from Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles is frustrating activists and politicians.
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The redrawn 45th Congressional District was built around the country’s largest Vietnamese American community
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The three right-of-center candidates running to replace California Attorney General Rob Bonta all advocate for tougher public safety measures and have questioned many of the state's criminal justice reforms, amid rising crime rates.
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Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy says he's optimistic that something can be done to address mass shootings like the one at a Texas elementary school that killed 19 children.
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The order will be signed Wednesday, the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd while in police custody. But it only applies to federal law enforcement — not local forces
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An FBI investigation into former Mayor Harry Sidhu has clouded the sale of Angel Stadium and other property to the team.
