The California Citizens Redistricting Commission has released draft maps for new California legislative districts, available for download at wedrawthelines.ca.gov.  The four maps outline proposed new Congressional, Assembly, State Senate and Board of Equalization

Arts for LA is pleased to release the results of candidate surveys for Los Angeles City Council, Pasadena City Council, Burbank Unified School District, Los Angeles Unified School

Danielle Brazell blogs on what Budget Season 2011 may have in store, and what we can do to be a part of the solution.

Arts for LA's free Advocacy Workshop Initiative is coming to Long Beach!  Register today for the first workshop, which will be held at Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership on February 16, 2011 from 5-7pm. 

Arts for LA invites submissions of first-person blogs from people involved in the City of Los Angeles' proposed transition of certain city-operated cultural facilites to public/private partnerships.

Today, ask your local candidates about arts & culture in LA.  Choose a question below (or write your own!) and click here to submit your question via LA Times’ LA Now blog<

Participate in the democratic process: The Los Angeles City Clerk is looking for pollworkers for the March 8th and May 17th municipal elections.  Check out the press release below and contact the Election Division’s Pollworker Recruitment Hotline toll free at (866) 899-VOTE to volunteer.  To become a pollworker for Los Angeles County,

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