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🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 21: LA's history of political scandals prompts charter reform recommendations

Apr 3, 2026

News from an LA Reporter. In this issue, that includes the release of a report by the Charter Reform Commission advocating police accountability measures and expanding the City Council to 25-members, new UCLA poll finding 40% of voters undecided on mayor's race, candidates dropping out of debates with CD1 Council member Eunisses Hernandez, and more.

🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 20: Controller candidate cries foul on process that gave opponent matching funds

Apr 1, 2026

News from an LA Reporter. In this issue, a controller race candidate cries foul on process that gave opponent $265K in matching funds, influential coalition forms to revise Measure ULA transfer tax, the Reseda Neighborhood Council pushes back on plans to dismantle bus shelter walls, and more.

🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 19: A playbook for getting LA city's finances out of the red

Mar 30, 2026

News from an LA Reporter. In this issue, that includes a plan for improving LA's 'credit score' as the city prepares to issue $1.8 billion in debt to pay for the LA Convention Center project, the Palisades Dems club hearing from Nithya Raman, Karen Bass and Adam Miller, and more.

🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 18: It’s the LA City Council’s problem now

Mar 24, 2026

News from an LA Reporter. In this issue, that includes a politically thorny proposal to create an appointed City Attorney, and mayoral candidates tackle 'mansion tax' at first debate.

🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 17: DSA-LA won't be jumping into the LA mayor's race before June

Mar 23, 2026

News from an LA Reporter. This issue, that includes a look inside Saturday's DSA-LA debate on whether to jump into the LA mayor's race, the first mayoral debate tonight, City Council members gather to talk budget, and Black history collection moves to Baldwin Hills library branch.

🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 16: How might unhoused people be getting through a dangerous heat wave?

Mar 17, 2026

News from an LA Reporter. This issue, that includes an encampment sweeps blotter, comedians getting involved in LA city elections, a mad dash for signatures to get on the ballot, and more.

LA Charter reform panel meets again today, after commissioners walk out of last meeting, saying the public was being silenced

Feb 18, 2026

Four commissioners walked out of the Feb. 11 meeting, after the mic was cut on a speaker making public comment. The chair had ordered meeting room cleared, telling The LA Reporter a day later that the meeting was being disrupted. This comes as the reform panel is set to make big decisions ahead of April 2 deadline to submit its proposal to the LA City Council.

LAPD reform gets tossed by Charter Reform committee, but some vow to bring it back

Feb 3, 2026

A six-person subcommittee tasked with narrowing down Charter Reform proposals punts on police reform ideas submitted by community groups, council members. The full commission can still revive them.

LA charter reform commissioners could decide Wednesday on whether to share private chats with Mayor, other electeds

Jan 20, 2026

The commission is set to take up a motion by its chair, Raymond Meza, who had previously taken a hands-off approach to sharing such private conversations, saying it was up to the City Council.

🐦 The LA Reporter, Issue 15: What's getting voted off the island at the LA City Charter Reform Commission?

Jan 17, 2026

News from an LA Reporter. This issue is focused just on the Charter Reform Commission, which is headed into an elimination round on Saturday, with a last minute push to get a proposal to give 16 and 17 year olds the vote onto this November's ballot.