LA councilmembers score an even easier ride and you voted for it

Voters in LA appear to have passed a ballot initiative that will allow city council members to meet one day per week, instead of three.Angelenos approved Measure EE — an “ethics” measure that will, among other changes, allow the council to meet less often.Of course, city council members will still earn massive salaries — roughly a quarter of a million dollars per year.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story Now they can earn the same pay for one-third of the hours.Nice work, if you can get it.One person who might be pleased is mayor-elect Nithya Raman, famous for missing city council meetings and votes.But the casual observer might wonder why the voters did it.Only one answer makes sense: The less the city council meets, the less damage it can do.That’s the low opinion many Angelenos have of their local representatives. No one wants the bad council members to make decisions.And no one wants the few good ones to waste time debating the bad ones.Another way of understanding the result is that Angelenos want council members to spend more time listening to them, and less time talking to each other.But there’s no guarantee that residents will get more attention.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!Again — the few diligent members of the council will use the time wisely.

They will do more of what they are doing already: talking with residents, and solving problems as they come up.The rest will simply waste the additional time in their schedules — or pursue outside gigs, as Raman admits she di...