For its time, the Charter was a remarkable piece of work. But because hundreds of single, voter-approved changes were made over the next 73 years, the Charter lost much of its original coherence. The goal of the Charter Reform Commission is to craft a Charter that establishes clear lines of accountability in government while maintaining the flexibility necessary to carry Los Angeles into the future, and to do so with input from all the communities of Los Angeles. LAX Master Plan LAX is now the fourth largest airport in the world in the number of passengers handled.
Plans are afoot to expand it to better handle ever-growing hordes of travellers.
This site explores the various propsals, and their status. The Imagined World Los Angeles has always haunted the imagination. So far, we have happily avoided most of the disasters they foretold. But the picture of LA in 2019 painted by Scott in his 1982 film is a haunting one. This book by Mike Davis looks at LA's past and present and sees its historical and ongoing problems with economic disparity, racial enmity, and environmental hazards plaguing its future.