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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.
Experts say federal immigration agents' skills are a dangerous mismatch for urban settings such as the Twin Cities.
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Do is currently serving a five-year prison sentence on a federal bribery charge.
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Hundreds of California state prisoners worked to put out this year's deadly Los Angeles fires, inspiring new laws that will improve their pay and open other opportunities.
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Protecting Jewish students or chilling speech? Inside California’s ‘hardest’ fight over antisemitismIn the fight over preventing antisemitism in schools, no one disputes the need to protect Jewish students. Lawmakers and critics diverged sharply on how to do it.
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A controversial bill that would have banned short kids from the front seat was watered down, but small children still face new seat belt rules under a new law.
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The agreement is labeled “confidential” and was not reported out publicly by the county.
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After the Supreme Court let federal agents treat the widely spoken language as grounds for suspicion, some Spanish speakers have opted to avoid using it in public. Others are doubling down.Listen 0:44
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Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.Listen 4:50
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Gov. Gavin Newsom approved mandatory monitoring and reminders when kids use chatbots. But a bill supported by child advocates was left unsigned.
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The law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom lets more adults step in as caregivers if parents are deported. Critics call it dangerous. Supporters say it protects kids.
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Do is currently serving a five-year sentence in federal prison for accepting kickbacks in exchange for directing lucrative county contracts to a nonprofit.
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On Saturday, a federal appeals court blocked the Trump administration from deploying federalized National Guard troops in Illinois.
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Beutner told LAist in an interview last week that L.A. is a city “adrift” that he wants to get “back on track.”
