L.A. Forward

Take action now to support the creation of an Office of Legislative Counsel 📢 Send a pre-written email to the Rules Committee by going to📱tinyurl.com/CRCityAtt

Drafting legislation is currently assigned to the City Attorney’s office. The City Council and the City Attorney are bound to have conflicting views and interests. Given their responsibility for defending against lawsuits, the City Attorney is also likely to be far more risk averse than elected councilmembers. These tendencies may unfairly limit councilmembers ability to craft laws and policies.

Peer cities such as NYC, Chicago, Seattle, and have found it useful to have an Office of Legislative Counsel, solely accountable to the City Council, similar to what the CA Legislature and the U.S. House of Representatives employ for their legislative drafting functions. This is a first step LA City can take to depoliticize the City Attorney’s office: the creation of an Office of Legislative Counsel, which can handle the drafting of legislation.

🔗 Go to tinyurl.com/CharterAction612 for more ways to take action.

Our endorsed candidates are powered by the PEOPLE 📣 The LA Forward Canvass Club got together for six weekends leading up to Election Day to get out the vote. Thank you to everyone who spent their Saturdays pounding pavement and knocking on doors for and . Whatever happens next, we’re in this together and we’ll be back at it for the general election 💪

Today is the day! Swipe for voting resources, and share with a friend 🗳️

😱Still haven’t voted and need a little help getting it done? You’re not alone! Join us on Zoom Monday at 6pm and we’ll walk you through every race and measure on your ballot so you can vote in time! 🤝Bring a friend to make sure they vote too.
👉RSVP for the zoom link at laforward.org/events/ballot-cram or click “upcoming events” in our bio and toggle to June 1 to sign up.

It’s our last LA Forward Canvass Club launch before Election Day! We’re out knocking doors on the Westside for and 💪🗳️ Vote for these amazing people-powered candidates by June 2!

👉Head to lavote.gov to find your nearest vote center or drop box.

You have 3 days left to vote and help your friends vote too! Go to lavote.gov to find your closest dropbox or vote center.

Overwhelmed by all your choices? Visit the voter guide at the link in our bio.

LA Forward is all over the news this election cycle! Check out these spotlights on our endorsements, recommendations, and voter guide by and .

Haven’t checked out our voter guide yet? Find out what all the fuss is about at the link in our bio.

The ballot is long, but our guide makes voting easy! 🗳️ We’ve done the research so you can vote with confidence. Whether you’re in LA City, Glendale, Torrance, or anywhere in between — we’ve got you covered.

📖Read the explanations behind these recs in our full guide at www.laforward.org/voterguide.

👉Vote by June 2, and share this post with a friend!