Pop-up L.A. city charter review meeting set for Wednesday.
A City Council committee continues its charter reform discussion. The county Board of Supervisors punts on essential details on new governance structure.
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"Throughout much of its history, Los Angeles has seemed driverless. We tell ourselves we want to hold elected officials accountable, but we’re reluctant to give them much power, so there’s little we can hold them to answer for."
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One of the rules of Los Angeles government is that no policy question is ever actually settled. Even after an
Los Angeles charter reform died in June. Now say hello to Los Angeles charter review.
Los Angeles' on-again, off-again charter reform debates move to a new chapter as a City Council committee begins a year-long process of mulling changes to the city's constitution.
L.A. County reformers nailed their summer sprint. Please don’t tell anyone.
The Board of Supervisors is to consider the nomination of Michael K. Woo to the new county Ethics Commission on
County Ethics Commission gets real
Measure G, the historic 2024 L.A. County governance reform, requires an independent county ethics commission to be in place this year.
"It's too confusing"
Sept. 9: The Governance Reform Task Force discussed rules for three new county offices, including the independently elected county executive, the county legislative analyst (who will report to the Board of Supervisors) and the Office of Budget and Management (which will report to the executive).
"Twenty extra pizzas"
Aug. 26: The Governance Reform Task Force sent recommendations on Measure G's agenda posting requirement to the Board of Supervisors, discussed the legislative analyst position and reviewed some successful, and unsuccessful, outreach efforts.
"Executive dominance"
Aug. 21: Prof. Timothy Krebs briefed the Governance Reform Task Force about the importance of a chief legislative officer, to balance the power dominance of the county executive.
August crunch ends, Autumn crunch looms
The Los Angeles County Governance Reform Task Force conducted six public sessions in August and will meet again Wednesday evening,
"We didn't even know how to get into this building"
Aug. 17: The Task Force heard from community and city leaders who are anxious about losing the access to county government they currently have through the Board of Supervisors.
"Friday afternoon massacre"
Aug. 12: The Governance Reform Task Force discusses Measure G's requirement to post agendas 120 hours in advance of board meetings