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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.
The inspector general’s review of 300 traffic stops from 2023 found violations in searches, camera use and documentation.
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If she were elected governor, former Senate leader Toni Atkins would oversee contracts with her spouse's many consulting firms.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom alleges the Trump administration broke a 19th Century law called the Posse Comitatus Act when it deployed military units to Los Angeles in June.
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24 hours of marches and rallies across Los Angeles are planned too — in response to an immigration raid in Westlake last week involving a Penske rental truck of federal agents.
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NPR has learned that dozens of immigrants across the U.S. have received letters notifying them that their asylum cases have been dismissed because they have not yet received a screening interview.Listen 4:11
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Kounalakis was trailing in polling and fundraising in a crowded field of Democrats seeking to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom when he is termed out next year.
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The federal government on Thursday filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to lift a temporary ban on “roving” immigration sweeps.
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Trump is calling for a "new" census that excludes people in the U.S. without legal status. The 14th Amendment requires the "whole number of persons in each state" in a key set of census results.Listen 3:23
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Notably absent from those facing penalties during this era of stepped-up immigration enforcement are the employers themselves: LAist found just one instance since January in which an employer was penalized for hiring unauthorized workers.Listen 0:43
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The Orange County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote on whether to adopt the changes at its next meeting on Aug. 12.
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Federal funding cuts, fire-related costs and continuing liabilities from child sexual abuse cases at juvenile facilities are placing the county in a pinch.
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How one group of hyperlocal officials are responding to ongoing concern about immigration raids.
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Luis Valentan moved to the U.S. in 1992 and founded a grassroots day laborer radio show that empowered workers.
