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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.
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Are you a fan of Food Network? Then you might already know Andrew Gruel.
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The city of Los Angeles is "in a particularly challenging financial position" as it develops a budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
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Claude Parrish, who took office in 2015, was told to cease and desist following a confidential report LAist obtained through a public records request.
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President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against Tren de Aragua members, provoking a legal fight. Here's what to know about the controversial law, which was last used during World War II.
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For the first time in L.A. County, voters were allowed to rank candidates instead of choosing just one. How did it go?
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LAist took a deeper look at some of the highest-costing incidents of the last two fiscal years, including excessive use of force and injuries caused by decaying infrastructure.
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Trump claims without evidence that Biden's Jan. 6 panel pardons are void because he allegedly used an autopen.
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A group of immigrant rights activists is turning up the heat on federal immigration agents by patrolling the streets looking to interrupt wartheir enforcement actions.
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It was not clear if the deportations happened before a D.C. federal judge ordered the administration to stop using wartime powers to deport anyone immediately, and turn around any planes in the air.
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Trump invoked the wartime authority Alien Enemies Act, targeting members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua for expedited deportation. But a federal judge blocked the action Saturday evening.
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Federal officials placed 1,300 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.Listen 3:34
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This week, President Trump continued to threaten tariffs as DOGE continued its cuts of the federal workforce. It was another consequential and news-packed week in Trump's presidency.
