MEASURE G FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT
Measure G is a ballot initiative that will appear on the November 2024 ballot with the goal of making Los Angeles County work better for its 10 million residents by improving ethics, representation, transparency and accountability. It is a comprehensive governance and ethics reform package for Los Angeles County.
Nurses, Small Businesses, Civil Rights Groups, and Democrats Agree: Vote YES for a more transparent, accountable, and effective L.A. County.
Measure G will NOT cost taxpayers or impact County services.
The measure mandates these reforms be implemented using existing funds from the County’s massive $45 billion budget.
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VOTE YES on Measure G to make Los Angeles County work better for its 10 million residents by improving ethics, representation, transparency, and accountability through meaningful charter reform for the first time since 1912.
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Vote YES to advance ethics reforms to hold politicians accountable and root out waste, fraud and corruption; create an independent Ethics Commission; prevent former politicians from lobbying the County in the first two years after leaving office; and authorize suspension of County politicians criminally charged with a felony.
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Vote YES to empower voters by creating an elected County Executive directly accountable to the people, putting an end to the current system where an unelected bureaucrat controls the County’s $45 billion budget.
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Vote YES to require County departments to hold public budget hearings and require a minimum of five days' notice to the public of County legislation, preventing politicians from making secret closed-door deals.
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Vote YES to increase representation and equity on the Board of Supervisors by increasing the number of seats from five to nine members, shrinking the districts and allowing leaders to better serve their constituents.
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Vote YES to put an end to the dysfunction that has allowed homelessness, housing, and other problems to get worse; reforming County government by implementing the necessary checks and balances found at every other level of democratic government.
MEASURE G FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT
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Measure G is backed by a wide coalition of community leaders and organizations, labor unions, civil rights groups, and elected and local governments.
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Elected Officials
U.S. Congressmember Judy Chu
U.S. Congressmember Tony Cardenas
U.S. Congressmember Robert Garcia
U.S. Congressmember Ted Lieu
U.S. Congressmember Brad Sherman
U.S. Congressmember Norma Torres
California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis
California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond
Speaker Emeritus Anthony Rendon
Senator Ben Allen
Senator Bob Archuleta
Senator Caroline Menjivar
Senator Henry Stern
Assemblymember Lisa Calderon
Assemblymember Mike Fong
Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi
Assemblymember Luz Rivas
Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur
LA County Board of Supervisors Chair Lindsey P. Horvath
LA County District 1 Supervisor Hilda Solis
LA County District 4 Supervisor Janice Hahn
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (Ret.)
LA City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield
LA City Councilmember Nithya Raman
City of San Fernando Mayor Celeste Rodriguez
Monterey Park Mayor Thomas Wong
West Hollywood Mayor John Erickson
Artesia Mayor Pro Tem Ali Sajjad-Taj
Burbank Vice Mayor Nikki Perez
Cudahy Vice Mayor Elizabeth Alcantar
Artesia City Councilmember Melissa Ramoso
Bell Gardens City Councilmember Jorgel Chavez
Burbank City Councilmember Konstantine Anthony
Lynwood City Councilmember Juan Muñoz-Guevara
Monterey Park City Councilmember Henry Lo
Monterey Park City Councilmember Jose Sanchez
Pasadena City Councilmember Jess Rivas
LACCD Trustee David Vela
Inglewood Unified School District Vice President Ernesto CastilloCommunity Leaders
Dolores Huerta, Labor Leader and Civil Rights Activist
Patrisse Cullors, Artist and Activist
David Ryu, Former LA City Councilmember and Executive Director of AAPI LEAD
Miguel Santana, California Community Foundation
Christy Smith, Former Assemblymember and Women’s Advocate
Naomi Rainey-Pierson, President, Long Beach Branch NAACP
Jessica Caloza, Board Member of the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking
Serena Oberstein, Former LA City Ethics Commission President
Dr. Carmen Estrada-Schaye, LA County Small Business CommissionerOrganizations
AAPI Equity Alliance
Abundant Housing LA
Agudath Israel of California
American Jewish Committee Los Angeles
Anti-Defamation League Los Angeles
California Women's List
Culver City Democratic Club
Democratic Party of San Fernando Valley
East Area Progressive Democrats
Equality California
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles County Democratic Party
Miracle Mile Democratic Club
Move LA
Pilipino Workers Center
San Fernando Valley Young Democrats
Santa Monica Democratic Club
SEIU Local 121RN
Special Services for Groups, Inc.
Streets for All
Sylmar Neighborhood CouncilMunicipalities
City of Agoura Hills
City of MalibuAcademics
Dr. Fernando Guerra, Director of the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles
Dr. Sara Sadhwani, Professor of Politics at Pomona College and Democracy Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School*Titles for identification purposes only.
Who is voting no?
Lobbyists, special interests, and political bureaucrats
They want to keep the status quo because they benefit from it. Measure G will help to reduce their power and influence.