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LA Councilmember Curren Price ordered to stand trial on corruption charges

The veteran South L.A. politician faces up to 11 years behind bars if convicted.

LA leaders call Trump order on fire response 'political posturing'

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California Democrats have new plans for confronting ICE: Taxes, lawsuits and location bans

Federal immigration agents, wearing masks, glasses, tactical gear and holding rifles, stand in a street in front of a gray van van. There are people standing in the background and on the side recording on their phones.

CBP has a history of excessive force. Critics say they were unprepared for Minnesota

‘They’re willing to risk their own lives’: What an East LA immigrant pastor saw in Minneapolis

A man with medium skin tone, wearing red stole with crosses on it, holds a tablet and speaks into a microphone. People stand behind him holding lit candles.

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Los Angeles City Council bans use of N-word, C-word in meetings

City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson said public comment at meetings has become more vulgar in recent years.
Kamala Harris will not run for California governor

Ending feverish speculation that began after her loss in November’s presidential election, former Vice President Kamala Harris said she would not run for California governor.
Trump keeps pressuring the Fed to cut rates. Here's why its independence matters

Trump has threatened to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, challenging the Fed's independence. Experts say he's not the first president to target the central bank, but he's the most public and aggressive.
California sues Trump administration over Planned Parenthood cuts

The lawuit contends that Trump’s signature tax law is unconstitutionally vague and requires states to violate Planned Parenthood’s First Amendment rights.
LA County supervisors move to prohibit federal agents from wearing masks

The move follows a series of immigration sweeps by masked federal agents, but its unclear whether the county can force federal officers to take off their face coverings.
‘Walking school buses’ and teaching students their rights. How educators are preparing for back to school after ICE raids

Unión del Barrio and the Association of Raza Educators are training school workers on how to protect students and staff following a summer immigration raids in Los Angeles.
Californians are worried about wildfire and growing costs of climate change, survey finds

Wildfires are the top environmental issue for most Californians, who are also concerned about rising costs associated with climate change, according to a survey.
Newsom ramps up California redistricting threat as Texas weighs new Republican maps

As Texas moves forward with an off-cycle redistricting to shore up Republicans’ narrow House majority, Gov. Gavin Newsom is plotting a Democratic response in California.
ICE sweeps spur citizen patrols on Terminal Island — and troubling World War II memories

The island in the Port of Los Angeles is a staging ground for federal agents.
OC wants residents to weigh in on how to conduct elections

Residents will be able to learn about the update to the county’s Election Administration Plan at an event on Saturday.
California’s NPR and PBS stations will cut staff and programs after funding slashed

Public radio and TV stations across California say they are cutting local programming and laying off staff after Congress approved major funding cuts.
Questions about Epstein files follow lawmakers home

It's just the start of a summer recess for Congress, but already House Republicans are being asked questions back home about the push to release records related to the late Jeffrey Epstein.

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