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[1] When Los Angeles was founded as a small town, a comisionado (Military Commissioner) was appointed before the title was changed to alcalde (Mayor) in 1786. Between 1841 and 1844, there were two mayors called the Jueces de Paz (Justices of Peace). When the United States took control, the office was renamed to Mayor. [2]
The office of Alcalde, the Mayor of El Pueblo de la Reina de los Ángeles, was established in 1781 and elected annually without the right to reelection for two years. [3] [4] [5] In 1841, the office of alcalde was abolished, instead being replaced by two Jueces de Paz (Justice of the peace).
Karen Ruth Bass (/ ˈ b æ s /; born October 3, 1953) is an American politician, social worker and former physician assistant who has served as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles since 2022. [1] A member of the Democratic Party , Bass previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2022 and in the California State Assembly from ...
Apr. 30—The Independent Salary Commission has voted to increase the next mayor's salary to $117,000, a 7% jump over the current pay for the position. The commission passed the increase 6-1 at ...
The package is similar to a 2007 salary deal that contributed to one of the city's biggest budget crises. Former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa later called that agreement a mistake.
The John Ferraro Council Chamber in 1997. The Los Angeles City Council is guided by the Los Angeles City Charter. The Charter defines the City Council as the city's legislature, with the Mayor of Los Angeles serving as the executive branch of the city's government creating a strong mayor–council government, though the mayor is weaker than in cities such as New York City. [6]
In May of that year, the commission decided by a vote of 4-3 to set the next mayor's salary at $110,000, which went into effect after Webber took office in 2018. That salary was not changed by the ...
An LA Weekly article by Patrick Range McDonald published on September 11, 2008, presented an analysis of a 10-week period from May 21 to August 1, and determined that "On direct city business—such as signing legislation and meeting with city-department heads—his schedule shows the mayor spent 11 percent of his time...Yet the 11 percent of ...