Measure PL: City Planning Department Charter Amendment
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
Measure PL: City Planning Department Charter Amendment is a ballot measure in Los Angeles city, California on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Replaces the city's seven Area Planning Commissions with one Neighborhood Appeals Commission, sets deadlines for City Council review of planning decisions, and lets the Council change building size limits by ordinance. The city expects to save about $360,000 a year; no new tax.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: Above average · 60 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 3,857,263 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(39,287,377 ÷ 3,857,263) ÷ ln(50,000) = 60.73, measured against a statewide vote in CA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Above average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: High.
What does this measure do?
Replaces the city's seven Area Planning Commissions with one Neighborhood Appeals Commission, sets deadlines for City Council review of planning decisions, and lets the Council change building size limits by ordinance. The city expects to save about $360,000 a year; no new tax.
A YES vote means
One citywide appeals commission hears planning appeals, planning staff decide more cases, the Council must act within set deadlines, and building size limits can change by ordinance.
A NO vote means
The seven Area Planning Commissions, today's Council review process, and the charter's building size limit stay in place.
Sources: clerk.lacity.gov · content.lavote.gov
Source: clerk.lacity.gov
Last updated September 24, 2026.