Wednesday, June 10, 2026

L.A. County Reform Task Force Meets in Pasadena on Wednesday

[photo credit: County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors]

Residents — including those in unincorporated Altadena, which is governed directly by the County — can weigh in on the rollout of Measure G

The Los Angeles County Governance Reform Task Force will convene Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Harambee Ministries in Northwest Pasadena to discuss its work implementing Measure G, the charter amendment voters approved in 2024 that overhauled county government.

The 13-member task force is an advisory body established to recommend how L.A. County should carry out Measure G. Its appearance in Pasadena follows a May 27 meeting in Downey and offers Pasadena and Altadena residents — including those in unincorporated Altadena, who are directly governed by the county rather than a city — a chance to weigh in on reforms that will expand the Board of Supervisors from five to nine members, create an elected County Executive, and establish an independent Ethics Commission. The rollout extends through 2034.

According to the County’s official Measure G site, the amendment sets in motion structural changes including the creation of an elected County Executive accountable for the County’s $45 billion budget, an independent Ethics Commission, a Director of Budget and Management, and the expansion of the Board of Supervisors with staggered elections beginning in 2032.

The task force is chaired by Marcel Rodarte, executive director of the California Contract Cities Association. At a January Board of Supervisors meeting, Rodarte described the body’s initial budget-transparency recommendations as “the first step in reforming County governance by making the budget process more accessible to communities and stakeholders,” according to a statement released by Supervisor Janice Hahn’s office.

Rodarte has emphasized the task force’s advisory role. “We are a recommending body. We are not a policy making body but the supervisors do take these types of commissions and task force seriously,” he said at the body’s first meeting in May 2025, MyNewsLA reported.

The Board of Supervisors has already acted on Task Force recommendations. On May 19, the Board voted to establish the County’s first independent Ethics Commission and Office of Ethics, according to the County’s official Measure G site. And in January, the Board approved a set of recommendations to reform public budget hearings for the 2026-27 fiscal year cycle.

“Measure G was about making the County government more democratic, transparent, and responsive to residents,” Supervisor Janice Hahn said in a January statement issued by her office.

The task force is expected to complete its work no later than December 3, 2028, unless its mandate is extended by the Board. Harambee Ministries, located at 1609 Navarro Ave., has served Northwest Pasadena for approximately 40 years.

Meeting details: Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 5 p.m. at Harambee Ministries, 1609 Navarro Ave., Pasadena. Admission is free and public comment is welcomed. The session will also stream online via a link posted on the agenda at measureg.lacounty.gov. 

Measure G passed in November 2024 with nearly 52% of the vote, according to PBS SoCal.