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High-profile scandals lead to high-profile local reforms in California

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High-profile scandals lead to high-profile local reforms in California .

Lawmakers in 34 states introduced 146 ethics bills to state legislatures.

A crescendo of mistrust at the local level made the moment ripe for ethics reforms.

Los Angeles voters approved an independent commission for determining new city council districts.

Measure G , and overhaul of LA County government, is historic, says Dr. Sonenshein .

The elected mayor will replace an appointed county executive.

Implementation is years away, but implementation is still years away.

The county board of supervisors will nearly double the first increase since it was established in 1852 .

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