Fair Rep LA

Angelenos deserve better representation. We're organizing for City Council expansion and the reform of our city's founding Charter.

[Godfrey Santos Plata @GodfreyPlata]

New LA City Adhoc Committee on Charter Review began today at 8:30am. Committee Chair @TimMcOskerLA shared the following vision for how the committee will take up review of LA’s city charter, which could lead to possible charter reform measures on our 2028 ballot:

[Fair Rep LA @FairRepLA]

The LA Charter Review Committee's meeting agenda references the following rec #s:
#15: making the City Admin Officer the Chief Financial Officer
#22 & 23: LAPD accountability;
#28-30 & 37-38: personnel reforms;
#67: lowering the voting age to 16 for LAUSD/city elections.

[Fair Rep LA @FairRepLA]

LA Charter reform's next chapter is kicking off shortly w/the Charter Review Committee's first meeting at 8:30 AM at LA City Hall, Room 340, w/in-person comment only.

Link to agenda & livestream: https://t.co/Iv64CJJtjM

[Fair Rep LA @FairRepLA]

LA’s next steps on charter reform will be taken up by the newly named members of City Council’s Ad Hoc Charter Review Committee:
- Tim McOsker (CD15) - Chair
- Heather Hutt (CD10) - Vice Chair
- Eunisses Hernandez (CD1)
- Nithya Raman (CD4)
- Katy Yaroslavsky (CD5)

[Robert Greene @robrtgreene]

Los Angeles charter reform lives! Maybe. https://t.co/7IPeSdi0EP

[Unrig LA @UnrigLA]

The first meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on Charter Review will occur this Wednesday at 8:30am and will include a presentation from Raphe Sonenshein.

[Unrig LA @UnrigLA]

If you have a lot of questions/doubts about the new LA City Council Ad Hoc Committee on Charter Review, you're far from alone.

CM McOsker, the Committee Chair, has done his best to try chart out a potential way forward w/ a lengthy motion. 2nd from CM Nazarian.

[Fair Rep LA @FairRepLA]

LA’s next steps on charter reform will be taken up by the newly named members of City Council’s Ad Hoc Charter Review Committee:
- Tim McOsker (CD15) - Chair
- Heather Hutt (CD10) - Vice Chair
- Eunisses Hernandez (CD1)
- Nithya Raman (CD4)
- Katy Yaroslavsky (CD5)

[Elizabeth Chou @reporterliz]

The assignments just hit inboxes.

[StreetsblogLA @StreetsblogLA]

Thursday’s Headlines: Chartering a new-ish path for L.A.
https://t.co/Klw0EISaF4

[Elizabeth Chou @reporterliz]

Here're the major things the LA City Council OK'd today for the Nov. ballot:

🚔 Policing reform: Giving LA City Council ability to set LAPD policy

🌻 Parks budget: Doubling of guaranteed budget for LA parks

🏘️ LA transfer tax: Measure ULA exemption for new multifamily housing

[Fair Rep LA @FairRepLA]

@CohenSite We also saw an interesting split on today's 9-6 vote to create a Director of Public Works position (Recs 2-4):
For: Blumenfield, Hernandez, Jurado, Lee, McOsker, Price, Raman, Yaroslavsky, and Harris-Dawson

Against: Hutt, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Rodriguez, & Soto-Martinez.

[Fair Rep LA @FairRepLA]

@CD5LosAngeles @CD6LosAngeles @LadyMRod @lacontroller @cd1losangeles @BobBlumenfield @CW_HeatherHutt @CD13LosAngeles @TraciParkforLA 🧵/And with a unanimous vote accepting the Chief Legislative Analyst's Charter reform report, we're concluding our coverage of this meeting.

Thanks for joining us, and hope to see you at a future ad hoc committee on Charter review...if or when it appears! 🌊😁

[Fair Rep LA @FairRepLA]

The City Attorney has submitted a report with initial suggestions on how Charter reforms might be packaged for the November ballot; the final decision remains in Council's hands.

[Fair Rep LA @FairRepLA]

@CD5LosAngeles @CD6LosAngeles @LadyMRod @lacontroller @cd1losangeles @BobBlumenfield @CW_HeatherHutt @CD13LosAngeles @TraciParkforLA In a 8-4 vote (Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, and Lee opposed; Blumenfield, Price, Jurado absent/not voting), the amended motion below will require some members of the Board of Airport Commissioners reside near VNY & LAX.