Zev’s Blog | Zev Yaroslavsky

A word about the budget…

This week, Los Angeles County—like local jurisdictions throughout the state—will officially open budget season when the County’s Chief Executive Officer unveils his proposed spending blueprint…
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The passing of a chief

When word of Daryl Gates’ death hit the news today, I immediately thought back to the years of our overlapping tenures, when I served on…
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Antelope Valley flower power

This past Saturday was one of those rare days when I had absolutely nothing on my schedule. Barbara and I woke up and saw a…
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Let’s fix this elections mess

Voters in parts of the San Fernando Valley may cast ballots four times this year for the same office–with two of those votes coming in…
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All aboard Expo to the Westside

This Thursday marks a turning point in the decades-long effort to bring mass rapid transit to the Westside of Los Angeles. That’s when I, along…
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L.A.’s big green secret

Something remarkable is unfolding in the mountains above our urban sprawl — something for the ages. Parcel by parcel, acre by acre, we have amassed…
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Welcome to my new website

More than three decades ago, in my mid-20s, I took my first oath of office as a member of the Los Angeles City Council. Today,…
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For our state, a time for statesmanship

After decades of dreaming and planning, girders now rise from the dirt on the campus of Cal State Northridge—the steel bones of what promises to…
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