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    Editorial: Why LA needs a larger City Council

    by Los Angeles Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times Nov 14, 2022 4 minutes
    Empty public seating in the City Council chambers as, facing the threat of the novel coronavirus, the Los Angeles City Council limited attendance to 50 people, including staff and media, March 17, 2020.

    Los Angeles has nearly 4 million people. You might think the 15-member City Council, with each council member representing around 260,000 people, is normal for a big city.

    But it’s not at all typical. L.A.’s council districts are the largest, by population, in the nation. The City Council has had 15 members for nearly a century, unchanged since 1924, when Los Angeles had fewer than 600,000 people and a ratio of about one council member to every 38,000 residents.

    These outdated districts, each covering about 34 square miles, are a key reason why city government just doesn’t seem to function.

    It’s simply not possible for one person to represent that many people and still provide the

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