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After a parole board granted Richard Mireles his freedom earlier this year, he was shocked to learn that he still couldn't cast a vote in California, the state he had lived in since he was born. Just three months shy of his 21st birthday, a court gave Richard a life sentence on his first felony case. In the two decades of his incarceration, Richard worked hard to change his life. He got sober, worked to heal past traumas, earned his college degree and numerous commendations, and was even found suitable for release at his first parole hearing. It didn't seem right that California would continue punishing him after his release by denying him one his most fundamental rights of citizenship.

Law enforcement agencies are deploying secret and invasive surveillance technologies to collect sensitive location and biometric data, target local activists, and feed ICE's deportation machine. Technologies like drones, social media surveillance, and license plate readers have invaded people's private lives and are being exploited by the federal government to tear California families apart.

The Scandal-Ridden Orange County D.A. Hits 'Delete' on All Negative Comments — Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas is one of the most scandal-ridden and criticized government figures in California. He has been roundly disparaged by courts, legal experts, the Orange County community and

Martin Luther King Jr. was a radical leader who demanded an end to racial injustice, criticized the complicity of white moderates, and advocated for a radical redistribution of political and economic power. His leadership was buttressed by the work of organizers, Black women and men, LGBTQ people

Got an opinion about an issue in the OC? The Orange County Board of Supervisors wants you to keep it to yourself.

[VIDEO] Watch my conversation with lawyer, activist and Gold Star father Khizr Khan and find out what he has etched on the back page of his pocket Constitution.

By Reverend J. Edwin Bacon Jr.

Three months after Adelanto city officials arbitrarily denied a permit to a community group organizing a small political protest at City Hall because they couldn't afford a million-dollar insurance policy for the event, officials moved this month to fix the city's misguided permitting scheme.

By Shaleen Shanbhag