Caitlin Hernández is LAist's LA Explained writer.
If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily morning newsletter, How To LA. Every weekday, you'll get fresh, community-driven stories that catch you up with our independent local news.Two members of the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors on Wednesday proposed expanding the size of the board from five to nine, a near doubling of the powerful panel that controls the county’s $45.6 billion budget.
"We cannot let another 100 years go by," the supervisor continued."We have to ensure the structure of the county meets the needs of today and can be equipped for the challenges of the future." The idea of expanding the board is not a new one. Some community activists have long criticized the board as being too small for a county of 10 million people. Expanding the panel could make it more diverse. Right now, the all-woman board includes three white people, one Black person, and one Latina."We've talked to voters, and they overwhelmingly support expanding the Board in this moment," Hahn said at the news conference.
Supervisor Andrew Do directed millions to the group, which was supposed to go toward feeding needy residents. “If they can’t prove then they should pay the money back,” Supervisor Katrina Foley told LAist.Under pressure to account for millions from taxpayers, OC nonprofit announced it was shutting down
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