On the ballot in November is Xavier Becerra, Democrat, former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services and former California Attorney General, and Steve Hilton, Republican, former director of strategy for British Prime Minister David Cameron and former Fox News host.

The L.A. Board of Building and Safety Commissioners unanimously voted the Hope Street properties at 1220, 1224, and 1246-48 public nuisance properties on Tuesday, August 25.  This status shifts the property from standard code compliance to mandatory government intervention and legal enforcement. With that designation L.A. officials have more tools, legally and financially, to enact on nuisance properties.

As you walk around South Park, you have likely seen a lot of people working very hard to keep our landscaping alive. Business Improvement District (BID) employees and property maintenance crews water rose bushes and other ornamental plants in tree wells and planters throughout the neighborhood. And yet, in many places, those plants look pretty shabby. In others, they’ve died altogether.

November’s General Election includes 14 statewide measures on taxes and state budget, housing and infrastructure, voting and elections, and healthcare and research. 

The  L.A. Charter Reform Commission was formed after the 2022 City Hall audio scandal where the LA City Council President, two other City Council Members, and the President of the LA County Federation of Labor were recorded during an hour-long conversation  revealing racist and derogatory language and political gerrymandering.

City of Los Angeles November ballot measures include funding for the L.A. Fire Department, finance rules for LAUSD Board of Education, and tax exemption for Palisades fire properties.

‍While there are 14 statewide propositions on the California ballot a few specific high-stakes measures are dominating media coverage, political spending, and campaign debates. The one most discussed is Proposition 40 referred to as the “Billionaire Tax” that lead to Propositions 41 and 42 which are counter measures to Proposition 40 from the opponents of the “billionaire tax.” 

Proposition 39 would amend the California Constitution to require government-issued photo ID for in-person voting and ID verification (such as the last four digits of an ID) for mail-in ballots. The voter ID would be provided free from the state. The proposition orders election officials to verify citizenship and perform audits.