Large-scale changes are rare for L.A.’s local government. But now there’s more momentum than there has been in decades for three major reforms to how L.A. is governed.
The proposals are the result of calls for reform after a secret recording was released last year that captured three city councilmembers and a labor official using racist, homophobic and other derogatory language while discussing ways to amass power in the city’s redistricting process.
The proposed reforms would all require a revision to the City Charter, which means voters ultimately have to approve them. But before then, the details and exact proposed language for changes to the Charter have to go through the city council.
First, the council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Governance Reform has to approve a set of recommended changes to the language of the City Charter. Those recommendations are scheduled to be released on Monday, Sept. 18.
Here’s what to know about what’s on the table, what councilmembers have said so far, and what else needs to happen before any of these appear on voters’ ballots.
Creating independent redistricting commissions
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