{"id":74218,"date":"2025-07-15T12:52:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T19:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=74218"},"modified":"2025-07-28T12:52:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T19:52:43","slug":"board-of-supervisors-affirms-commitment-to-measure-j-approves-next-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=74218","title":{"rendered":"BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO MEASURE J, APPROVES NEXT STEPS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LOS ANGELES, CA\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath and Janice Hahn\u2019s motion reaffirming Los Angeles County\u2019s commitment to Measure J was approved by the Board of Supervisors today. The Board directed County Counsel and the Executive Office to come back to the Board with options to ensure Measure J is enshrined in the County Charter\u2014something that should have happened following the overwhelming support of voters in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeasures J and G were both passed by voters after a powerful groundswell of community advocacy\u2014and their will must be honored. Even if Measure G had never happened, the harm from the bureaucratic failure to properly include Measure J in the County Charter is unacceptable and must be addressed without delay,\u201d\u00a0<strong>said Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath<\/strong>. \u201cThis motion sets us on a clear path to action: to create a plan, ensure transparency, and invite community members to help shape the way forward. As we implement the historic reforms of Measure G, this moment must serve as a wake-up call\u2014a reminder of why accountability, transparency, and clear checks and balances are not optional. They are essential to a government that truly serves the people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2020 the voters spoke loud and clear: they approved Measure J because they believed we needed to focus on care-first investments in our communities. Since then, this Board has done exactly that by establishing the Care-First Community Investment policy,\u201d\u00a0<strong>said Supervisor Janice Hahn<\/strong>. \u201cMeasure J is the law of the land, and it must continue to be when Measure G goes into effect in 2028.\u00a0We cannot, and will not, let an administrative error invalidate the will of the voters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Measure J requires the County to dedicate at least 10% of its locally generated, unrestricted funds to investments that address racial justice and expand care-first services like youth development, job training, small business support, supportive housing, and alternatives to incarceration.\u00a0But due to a failure to update the County Charter after the passage of Measure J in 2020, the language of Measure G\u2014passed in 2024 to create an independent Ethics Commission, expand the Board of Supervisors, and created an elected County Executive\u2014did not include it.<\/p>\n<p>Through the motion, which passed in a 4-0 vote (Chair Kathryn Barger was absent for the vote), the following actions will be taken:<\/p>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" aria-setsize=\"-1\">County Counsel will explore and report back confidentially on\u00a0<strong>potential legal actions<\/strong>, including the possibility of declaratory relief, to confirm the will of the voters and preserve Measure J beyond 2028.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" aria-setsize=\"-1\">County Counsel and the Chief Executive Office\u2019s Legislative Affairs team will evaluate whether\u00a0<strong>state law can be changed<\/strong>\u00a0to correct the administrative error without requiring a new ballot measure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" aria-setsize=\"-1\">The Executive Officer and County Counsel are instructed to review\u00a0<strong>how this error occurred and develop policies\u00a0<\/strong>to ensure the County Charter is accurately and promptly updated to reflect all voter-approved amendments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" aria-setsize=\"-1\">County Counsel will\u00a0<strong>draft an ordinance<\/strong>\u00a0to ensure the continued implementation of Measure J after 2028 and return it to the Board for consideration as soon as possible.<\/li>\n<li>County Counsel will prepare a\u00a0<strong>proposed Charter Amendment\u00a0<\/strong>to permanently incorporate Measure J into the County\u2019s new governance structure, and report back with a plan to place it on the 2026 ballot.<\/li>\n<li>The Executive Officer of the Board, in consultation with\u00a0County Counsel, will\u00a0<strong>update the publicly available County Charter to include Measure J<\/strong>\u00a0as passed by the voters of Los Angeles County on November 3, 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES, CA\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Supervisor Lindsey P. 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