Government Operations and Politics

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is directing city departments to stop the Lineage warehouse from being rebuilt for now.

... Mayor Jessica Alexander said. "His unwavering commitment to fiscal responsibility has enabled Temecula to eliminate its debt obligations, invest ...

Gavin Newsom announced new hiring guide for state employees. Will it improve the hiring process? It depends on what each department decides.

AB 339 was supposed to stop California agencies from quietly outsourcing government jobs. A year in, it’s mostly produced paperwork.

School buses parked at the Newport-Mesa Unified School District Education Center on April 7, 2025. Credit: ERIKA TAYLOR, Voice of OC " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/voiceofoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/NewportMesaUnified_April2025_Taylor_2.jpg?fit=771%2C434&ssl=1" /> School districts across California are limiting phone use under a new state law, Irvine faces questions over the shooting death of an autistic man – these are some of this week’s biggest civic headlines. Voice of OC is Orange County's nonprofit newsroom. We rely on donations from people like you to sustain our news agency. Please make a contribution today: https://voiceofoc.org/donate

CalMatters’ reporting found the Professional Fiduciaries Bureau hasn’t stopped conflicts prohibited by its own code of conduct.

California is set to launch a database for school support staff, such as bus drivers and janitors, with substantiated claims of egregious misconduct. Setting up a similar system for public school teachers, however, is proving more complicated.

Trump officials say they found 250,000 noncitizens on voter rolls in just four states. Those states don't know where the numbers came from, and some worry what the claims may portend for the midterms.

Blanketing the airwaves with ads about healthcare, Republican candidates who voted to cut federal funding in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are positioning themselves as advocates for lower costs.

Blanketing the airwaves with ads about healthcare, Republican candidates who voted to cut federal funding in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are positioning themselves as advocates for lower costs.

As chair of the Assembly Appropriations Committee, Buffy Wicks has considerable sway over which bills will live or die in her chamber following an Aug. 14 deadline.

The filings come as Mayor Karen Bass opposes rebuilding. Here's how the city's permit process works and who ultimately decides whether the project can move forward.

Records show Anamarie Ávila Farías attempted to have her mother placed under conservatorship in the midst of a family real estate dispute.

Survivors, insurance industry slam purported last-minute bills to shift wildfire costs away from utilities.

Plus: The city tries again (and again) to fight street vending, a new reporter joins Power Play, and Art Agnos gets a street.

Robert Rivas and Monique Limón say Proposition 39 won’t “simplify” verification and could add hurdles for voters, despite backers’ pitch.

Federal agents’ text messages and depositions came to light this week via the ACLU’s request for a preliminary junction.

A cut ballot measure freed $1.8 million in the city budget. City Councilmember Raul Campillo proposed allocating some of the funds to pay for maintenance of the bathrooms.

After the Jones campaign gave Thompson a week to accept a nine-part debate challenge, Thompson announced two previously scheduled debates

AB 2108 would mandate that city and county officials establish rehabilitation programs for those who commit theft.