The controversy over leaked tapes and racially disparaging remarks from city councilors that fueled outrage in Los Angeles last year has spurred a group of the city’s top academic scholars and researchers to reimagine their local government.
Eight months later, the Los Angeles Governance Reform Project, a group of university scholars, researchers, and leaders, is asking residents to consider three recommendations on how to reform the city’s governing structure.
In the group’s draft report published June 15, they make recommendations to expand the Los Angeles City Council to 25 members, and create an independent redistricting commission.
They hope to eventually let voters decide whether to adopt their vision on Election Day in November 2024….