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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 order will stop the former councilmember from filling the seat until a preliminary injunction hearing on March 17.
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He'll temporarily replace Mark Ridley-Thomas, who's been suspended on federal corruption charges.
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America is growing more geographically polarized — red ZIP codes are getting redder and blue ZIP codes are becoming bluer. People appear to be sorting.
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The Secretary of State’s office initially said it would require election ballots and other voter information to be translated into just 10 languages.
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The Democrat declared victory, having secured 68% of the votes counted so far. But Republican Burton Brink says he’s still waiting for a final tally.
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Orange County Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley is retiring in March after a 17-year run as the head voting official in the nation's sixth-largest voting district
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In a Twitter thread and a YouTube video, the councilmember cites mental health challenges as a factor in his decision.
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Kruger is reported to be in contention for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s soon-to-be-vacant spot.
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The two measures the Senate will debate aim to prevent states from limiting access to the ballot and make it easier for people to vote.
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The new order doubles the number of tests already being procured for a total of 1 billion kits.
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A newly released email details Trump's political appointees at the Commerce Department, which oversees the bureau, demonstrating an "unusually" high level of "engagement in technical matters.
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The former president blasted Republicans who have crossed him and kept up repeated election lies in an NPR interview.
