AdvertisementCouncil members overwhelmingly rejected a proposal from Ryu to have the rules enforced throughout the 2022 campaign, when as many as seven council members — including Bonin — could be up for reelection. Critics had argued that the later implementation date would allow incumbent council members to preserve a key advantage over their challengers: fundraising from real estate interests. Full public financing of campaigns has been floated repeatedly in Los Angeles. One activist said he would be open to another public discussion of full public financing. When the “clean money” proposal was introduced last time, “it didn’t have even a spark of a discussion,” Ryu said.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 07, 2019 01:07 UTC