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Your guide to L.A. City Charter Amendment SC: Board of education campaign finance rules

Los Angeles City Charter Amendment SC would clarify language in the city charter to make clear candidates for the LAUSD Board of Education face the same campaign finance rules as mayoral candidates.

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Your guide to L.A. City Charter Amendment PL: Streamlining Planning Department processes

Charter Amendment PL is a bit confusing, but at its core it contains five proposals that would streamline and speed up certain L.A. City Planning Department processes, such as reviews and appeals.

Your guide to L.A. City Charter Amendment EE: City Council meetings, ethics and elections

An amendment to the L.A. City Charter would reduce the amount the City Council meets from three times a week to once, among other changes to ethics commissions and campaign finance penalties.

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Your guide to L.A. City Charter Amendment PRT: Greater public insight into airport, harbor departments

Los Angeles City Charter Amendment PRT would affect the city's departments of airports, harbor and water and power, which operate as self-funding businesses.

Your guide to Proposition 2: Lets leaders fatten 'rainy day' fund, reduces likelihood of taxpayer rebates

Prop 2 guide: California Democrats want to change the state constitution to allow them to deposit more money into budget reserves, creating another option to avoid giving excess revenue back to taxpayers.