The Los Angeles county counsel is the attorney who represents the municipal entity that is the county. So who speaks on behalf of their client? As a practical matter it has been the Board of Supervisors, but it will become the county executive in late 2028.
There is some irony in the decision to let the assessor appoint a member to the Ethics Commission but not the district attorney. Former Assessor John Noguez is currently on trial for bribery. District Attorney Nathan Hochman is the former president of the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission.
