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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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Assemblymember Ed Chau is leaving his seat to become an LA Superior Court judge. Several candidates will mount campaigns to replace him.
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has finished vetting Garcetti for the nomination.
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For now, the state’s redistricting commission plans to keep Alhambra, Monterey Park and Rosemead in the congressional district it now shares with cities such as Arcadia and San Gabriel.
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The L.A. mayor’s nomination to be U.S. Ambassador to India appeared to hit a roadblock in the fall.
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The President has provided hundreds of thousands of borrowers with debt relief, but that $10,000 promise remains unfulfilled. Here's a look at why — and what he has done.
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The state’s redistricting commission isn’t supposed to consider where current elected officials live. And the preliminary maps put some House members (e.g., Katie Porter) and state legislators (Miguel Santiago) into less politically friendly districts, or in the same district as another incumbent.
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There’s still time to weigh in on the new maps. Here’s how.
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Many changes are likely before final congressional are adopted in late December, but for now the seats held by Karen Bass and Maxine Waters have been left intact.
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Some council members and constituents voiced their frustration with the new map.
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Will your district change under the “hybrid" map?
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City council members have already submitted dozens of changes they want to see before new political lines are approved.
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