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L.A. County CAO (fmr) David Janssen on Measure G: ‘We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know’
In 2028, Los Angeles County voters will elect the county's first executive, the centerpiece of Measure G, the charter amendment that narrowly passed in November 2024. Few people understand the job being redesigned better than David Janssen, who ran the county bureaucracy as chief administrative officer from 1996 to 2007 after 13 years in San Diego County's CAO office. TPR reached out and asked him “What problem the LA County Reform is purportedly meant to solve; whether Measure G, the skeleton reform offered, is likely to solve it; and, whether any charter reform can solve the reform challenges described.”
Coby Skye’s Next Chapter: Leading SLO County’s Integrated Waste Management Authority
In conversation with VX News, Coby Skye reflects on his transition from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works to leading the San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA), where regional collaboration is advancing organic waste diversion and SB 1383 compliance.
Building Back Better: Insights from LAEDC’s 2025 Economic Forecast
As Los Angeles County continues its economic recovery after recent wildfires, the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) has released its 2025 Economic Forecast Report, offering a data-driven roadmap for rebuilding with resilience. The report, excerpted by VX News, highlights the region’s economic strengths, persistent challenges, and key opportunities to "build back better."
