Los Angeles County Voters Approve Measure Increasing Size of Board of Supervisors

Published on November 12, 2024

LOS ANGELES—Backers of a measure to expand the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and make the CEO position elected claimed victory Monday. Measure G leads 51.36 percent to 48.64 percent, according to figures released Monday by the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. Measure G will expand the Board of Supervisors from five to nine members following the 2030 census and the county CEO would become an elected position by 2028. The measure also included the creation of the positions of county legislative analyst and director of budget and management. “The people of Los Angeles County have made history in passing Measure G, ushering in the change necessary for a more effective Los Angeles County,” Board of Supervisors Chair Lindsey Horvath, who co-authored the measure, said in a statement....

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