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Civics & Democracy
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 Justice Department is offering grants to cities and police departments across the country, but recipients must cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
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Some takeaways from the files obtained so far and what we know about the delay on other requests.
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Federal health agencies have to slash their spending on contracts by more than a third, on top of the 10,000-person staffing cuts which started this week.
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LA residents need to download the new MyLA311 app to keep making service requests on their phones, but officials said it’s for the better.
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Huntington Beach wants to enforce its own voter ID rules — and the state is seeking a court order to stop them.
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The City Council is considering how to expand an existing policy, the “Fair Work Week” ordinance, to fast food workers.
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Trump said trading partners will face "reciprocal tariffs" ranging as high as 49% aimed at penalizing them for their trade barriers.Listen 4:01
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Critics say the ordinance will curb access to local news.
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Becerra said he’s jumping in at a time when California is facing threats, including climate change, a housing affordability crisis and constant hostility from the Trump administration.
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A judge said Santa Monica diluted Latino votes in city elections. Six years later, nothing’s changedSanta Monica's six-year legal battle allows city to continue discriminatory election system.
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A federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore legal aid to tens of thousands of migrant children who are in the United States without a parent or guardian.
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Researcher Renée DiResta delves into how she became interested in disinformation and became the target of a right-wing conspiracy.
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Despite L.A. Mayor Karen Bass' recent announcement that crime is down, some residents aren't seeing it. They've organized a community town hall for April 24.
