Los Angeles nears an election full of political reforms. Do voters care?
It’s hard to notice, but this is a season of political reform in Los Angeles.
In a month, voters here will consider not one but three government reform measures: One would create a redistricting commission for the city of Los Angeles; one would impose new rules on financial disclosure by city commissioners; and a third would expand the county Board of Supervisors and create a countywide elected leader, akin to a county mayor.
Meanwhile, the city is embarking on a broader charter reform effort that could result in a significantly expanded Los Angeles City Council, an idea that has kicked around city politics at least since the 1990s, when voters rejected it.
If all these measures made their way into law, local government in the nation’s second-largest city — and its largest county — could look very different a few years from now.
https://calmatters.org/commentary/2024/10/los-angeles-ballot-government-reforms/