Participatory Budgeting

City Council Approves $5.4 Million for Community-Driven Projects Recognizing Racist Past

Lila Brown, Contributing WriterAugust 28, 2024

The Los Angeles City Council has officially approved the results of the L.A. Civil Rights Department’s second cohort of the city’s groundbreaking participatory budgeting pilot program, Los Angeles Reforms for Equity and Public Acknowledgement of Institutional Racism (L.A. REPAIR).

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Community Members Vote on Service Proposals for Massive City Funding

Rodd A. Amos, Contributing Writer March 27, 2024

The Los Angeles Civil Rights Department of the City of LA hosted a Proposer Fair on March 23 at Fire Station 54 on Crenshaw Blvd to offer residents and stakeholders in the West Adams-Baldwin Village-Leimert Park communities an opportunity to vote on which non-profit service proposals the City should fund for their zone.