The Board of Supervisors, on a motion by Supervisors Sheila Kuehl and Hilda Solis, voted 4-1 to put an amendment to the County charter on the November ballot to allocate at least 10% of the County’s locally generated unrestricted revenues in the general fund to address the disproportionate impact of racial injustice through community investment and alternatives to incarceration. Click here to read the Board motion.
Explore the Timeline
7/21/2020: BOS Votes To Place Amendment on the Ballot
7/21/2020: Back-Of-The-Envelope Estimate of 10% Set Aside
11/3/2020: Measure J/Charter Amendment Passes
11/10/2020: Re-Imagine LA Advisory Committee Established
January-May 2021: Budget Team Analyzes Allocation Methodology
3/16/2021: CEO Recommends $100 Million First Year “Down Payment”
4/1/2021: Presentation to Committee on Calculating Set Aside
4/20/2021: Board Approves $100 Million Down Payment
5/17/2021: CEO Reports to BOS on Methodology
5/18/2021: CEO Meets with Advisory Committee
6/17/2021: Judge Rules Measure J “Constitutionally Invalid”
7/14/2021: Judge Confirms Ruling
8/10/2021: Board Establishes Care First Community Investment Advisory Committee
8/10/2021: Board Sets CFCI Policy
9/22/2021: CFCI Holds First Meeting
4/19/2022: Board Approves $100 Million Year Two Installment
7/1/2022: Department of Youth Development Launched
11/1/2022: Justice, Care and Opportunities Department Launched