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Two students volunteering at a booth speak to two individuals looking at pamphlets that read "Schools Not Prisons."
During the pandemic, Black and Latino youth noticed an increase in mental health issues among their peers. Members of the ACLU's SoCal youth branch took action, advocating for holistic mental health solutions in schools.
A member of the national guard in blue protective gear holds a box out to a person placing a coronavirus test in a box from a car.
The omicron variant has not yet entered the U.S., but California is already bracing for a surge in COVID cases.
Cars lined up in traffic heading into Oakland.
Nations addressing climate change took on gasoline and diesel vehicles in pledges that mirror California’s mandates and plans — and in some cases, go even further.
Gavin Newsom sits pensively in a crowd wearing a mask
Experts trace the history of the California recall election since it was introduced in 1911.
The City of Huntington Park sign in front of City Hall hosts a welcome message for residents passing by.
An examination of public records from 2018 and 2020 confirmed that several companies contracted by the city of Huntington Park donated gifts and campaign contributions to council members during that time. The investigation helped inform a bill that is currently before the State Assembly to bar local elected officials from accepting contributions from pending and recently approved contractors.
Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, including Emma Gonzalez (C), stand together on stage with other young victims of gun violence at the March for Our Lives rally on March 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Young people have a pivotal role in some of today's biggest issues. See how their voices have helped shaped movements around the world.
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer says that leaving the Senate doesn't mean retirement.
City Hall after dark
For 36 years, just one structure loomed especially large over Los Angeles' undisturbed horizontality: City Hall.
City Hall, Lost L.A.
Before Los Angeles’ municipal government moved into the imposing, neoclassical skyscraper we now know as City Hall in 1928, it was content with a more modest, three-story structure.
Mayor Garcetti clanks shoves at groundbreaking ceremony for Jordan Downs redevelopment
The city of Los Angeles begins construction on Jordan Downs project redevelopment
John Cox, Tim Donnelly, Tom Steyer, Antonio Villaraigosa, Xavier Becerra, Kevin DeLeon, Betty Yee, David Hadley, Eric Garcetti, Gavin Newsome, Steve Westley, Anne Gust Brown, Delaine Eastin, John Chiang, Kevin Faulconer, Dianne Feinstein
It's a Crowded Field for the 2018 Governor's Race
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President Obama’s exit memo to the American people on the progress made over the past four years.
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