Robert Greene

In today's LosAngelesRules newsletter: www.losangelesrules.com/l-a-county-r...

calmatters.org/commentary/2...

They MUST be cheating. Why else would we be losing? A short California-centric history of this line of thinking. Opinion | Trump’s attacks on California elections endanger democracy, repeating a pattern calmatters.org/commentary/2...

www.losangelesrules.com/now-playing-...

Supermajority requirements are undemocratic, including the one in Proposition 43 (which will be decided with a majority vote btw) www.golden-state.org/supermajorit...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass may be held accountable by voters for costly police raises. L.A. COUNTY Measure A would prevent offcials from being held similarly accountable. Is that what we want? My latest for @goldenstateorg.bsky.social goldenstatereport.substack.com/p/how-measur...

Just one day after another of cartoonish villainy

According to @robertlgreene.bsky.social's latest piece on Charter reform, Charter Review Committee chair Tim McOsker expects 12 months of hearings prior to more Charter amendments going to the ballot in 2028. Link to the full article: www.losangelesrules.com/los-angeles-...

Alissa, Godfrey, and guest co-host Robert Greene dig into the minutiae of ongoing County governance reform and our upcoming ballot measure alphabet soup. Nithya Raman is now leading Karen Bass by double digits in a new poll. And does Los Angeles have a weak mayor… or is it just a weak city?

Los Angeles charter reform lives! Maybe. www.losangelesrules.com/los-angeles-...

It sometimes seems as if Los Angeles County doesn't want its Governance Reform Task Force to make any news. Even when it's good news. www.losangelesrules.com/p/613f03cc-e...

Former Los Angeles City Councilmember Michael Woo was nominated late Wednesday to the new Los Angeles County Ethics Commission, a day after the Board of Supervisors approved two members. Read about it in Los Angeles Rules: www.losangelesrules.com/county-ethic...

It's just a Board of Supervisors agenda. How does posting it cause a "Friday afternoon massacre" in Los Angeles County? Why does the county charter require a change? Read about it in Los Angeles Rules. www.losangelesrules.com/friday-after...

Just as Los Angeles County government was starting to crack open, the rules changed. Will people who fought hard to find a way in now be locked out? Follow the story at Los Angeles Rules. www.losangelesrules.com/we-didnt-eve...

Who will be responsible for Los Angeles County constituent services under the new order? Will the Board of Supervisors still be residents' point of entry? Follow the story. www.losangelesrules.com/point-of-ent...

How powerful will Los Angeles County's new elected executive be? Today is the self-imposed deadline for a task force's recommendations. Follow the story at LosAngelesRules.com.

"It’s a surprising role reversal, at least in image, with the traditionally plodding, state-sized county government looking suddenly more urgent and creative (but accident-prone) than the smaller and comparatively scrappier City Hall." My latest for CalMatters. calmatters.org/commentary/2...

You'll see that a couple of council offices including the chair of the Public Safety Committee, CM John Lee, bankroll, with district funds, the cameras for LAPD divisions in their districts. Lee's district pays for 100 Motorola ones. bsky.app/profile/repo...

Los Angeles, weak mayors, and 1920s crook Charlie Crawford lareported.org/how-to-not-g...

No, Los Angeles isn’t a weak-mayor town. So why don’t we elect stronger mayors? lareported.substack.com/p/los-angele...

There is a full house today with more than a 100 people signed up to speak at the charter reform hearing. CM Eunisses Hernandez, who is pressing for police reforms, and CM Tim McOsker are here to present comments to their colleagues.

Gov. Newsom wouldn't pick a favorite for governor. But he picked an astounding number of other electeds, including the A.G., sect of state and a U.S. senator (technically, 3 U.S. senators). My latest for CalMatters. calmatters.org/commentary/2...

Red states are aggressively disenfranchising Black and brown voters for the third consecutive century, but sure let’s call for federal reforms because California is too slow.

‪@reporterliz.bsky.social‬ is the public's eyes and ears on Los Angeles charter reform.

Want a tee-up to the charter reform discussion at LA city hall? I spoke to Raphe Sonenshein, ED of one of the 1990s commissions, about the scandals that prompted the latest reform effort, some headline issues like city services/policing, and more. governancematterspodcast.podbean.com/e/ep-03-reth...

We remember the fear. We remember the harm. We remember who showed up for each other. ❤️‍🩹 One year later, we carry that strength with us. What was meant to silence us only made us louder. Our fight continues. #webelonghere #somoschirla #lastrongerthanyesterday

EDITOR'S NOTE: "This U.S. Supreme Court’s majority has determined that the remedy to racial discrimination is itself a form of racial discrimination," Ashton Pittman writes.

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass' first-place finish was fueled by a broad coalition that included labor unions, business leaders, immigrant rights groups and the Democratic Party. “It was a frustrated, anti-incumbent electorate, and she weathered that storm,” said one expert. www.latimes.com/california/s...

The move rescinds a 2021 policy implemented by the Biden administration that required ICE to report to Congress and investigate deaths of detainees that occur within 30 days of their release.

This electoral cycle, we uplift the power of our vote as a solution to win justice and liberty for our families. 🦋 Rededication is voting — we commit to taking the pain of this past year to ensure we elect leaders who will fight alongside us! ✊🏽 #LAStrongerThanYesterday #LAResists #Rededication