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Governance, Democracy, and Reform in the Media

View the latest media coverage on the ever-evolving issues shaping governance and
democracy in the city and county of Los Angeles, and beyond.

July 2026 • LAist

SoCal History: History of Term Limits

May 12, 2026 • UC Irvine News

Orange County United Way and UC Irvine to launch homelessness cost study: Haynes Foundation-funded effort will update decade-old analysis of spending, track results

February 2026 • Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Unhappy with the choice for California governor? Get real.

February 2026 • Los Angeles Times

L.A County wants a healthcare sales tax. Cities are in revolt.

February 18, 2026 • KNX News 1070AM

Tom Bradley’s life and legacy remembered: ‘He had friends everywhere’

July 10, 2025 • Los Angeles Times

LA County’s charter reform accidentally repealed anti-incarceration ballot measure

July 28, 2025 • Spectrum News

What Trump’s executive order on homelessness could mean for California, LA

June 2, 2025 • Spectrum News

What Measure G means for LA County, gov­ernment structure

February 20, 2025 • County of Los Angeles

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Seek Applicants for Governance Reform Task Force to Shape Future of Local Government

August 25, 2025 • Governing

The Untapped Power of Charters in Local Government

November 27, 2025 • Spectrum News

New survey shows a majority of LA County residents unhappy with the direction of their local government

November 22, 2025 • Los Angeles Times

Voters are feeling glum. LA County may need them to fix its bureaucratic screw-up

November 5, 2025 • UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy

Plenary Panel from the Urban History Association: Special Episode

October 6, 2025 • OC Register

What will UCI do with a new grant? We poll the pollster

December 11, 2025 • Los Angeles Public Press

This single mom is squeezed by LA’s cost of living. Now she’s running for mayor

July 13, 2024 • Los Angeles Times

What’s so special about nine? LA County supes spar over board expansion

July 3, 2024 • Los Angeles Times

Should LA County expand to nine supervisors? Voters may decide in November

May 6, 2024 • LAist

LA’s City Charter Is Turning 100

November 19, 2024 • The Economist

Los Angeles decides it is sick of scandal

November 15, 2024 • Spectrum News

What Measure G’s approval means for LA County, government structure

November 13, 2024 • Los Angeles Times

LA County voters just sparked a radical revolution. It was 100 years in the making

November 12, 2024 • The Los Angeles Times

In a historic shift, the LA County Board of Supervisors will nearly double in size

Nov. 2, 2024 • Downey Latino

SELA Officials Rally for Board of Supervisors Restructuring

October 22, 2024 • Politico

LA County’s governing body is 172 years old. Is it time for change?

October 2, 2024 • KCRW

Measure G would remake LA County government

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