Rose Institute of State and Local Government

The Rose Institute of State and Local Government team recently presented research to the Los Angeles County Governance Reform Task Force, sharing how city managers in the San Gabriel Valley view the upcoming rollout of Measure G.

Voters approved Measure G to bring the most sweeping changes to LA County governance in over a century, including expanding the Board of Supervisors from 5 to 9 members and creating an elected County Executive. Supported by a grant from the Haynes Foundation and working alongside the San Gabriel Valley City Managers Association, our research team has been capturing the often-overlooked perspectives of local city managers.

California’s transition to a universal vote-by-mail system has transformed how elections are administered in the nation’s most populous state. A new report by Keith Maben ‘28 examines how the transition has affected election administration.

The results indicated that following initial delays, counties generally became more efficient the longer they used the new system, suggesting that institutional learning plays a key role in improving ballot-processing speed.

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Rose Institute Research Assistant Deborah Aguirre ‘28 recently gained firsthand experience in public advocacy, traveling to Sacramento to speak at a civic rally and meet with legislative staffers. The rally also caught the attention of N+ Univision 19 Sacramento, where Deborah appeared briefly on the broadcast!

On April 24 and 25, CMC’s Summit brought together alumni, faculty, students, parents, and other members of the community to collectively explore how to prepare leaders for the future. Rose Institute Research Assistants Deborah Aguirre ‘28 and Rhiannon Worline ‘28 were on hand to speak with attendees about some of the Rose Institute’s major projects.