Government of Los Angeles
The government of the City of Los Angeles operates as a charter city under the charter of the City of Los Angeles. The elected government is composed of the Los Angeles City Council with 15 city council districts and the mayor of Los Angeles, which operate under a mayor–council government, as well as several other elective offices. Under the California Constitution, all judicial, school, county, and city offices, including those of chartered cities, are nonpartisan. The current mayor is Karen Bass, the current city attorney is Hydee Feldstein Soto and the current city controller is Kenneth Mejia.
Los Angeles City Hall
Terminal Annex Post Office
Los Angeles Police Department
Hall of Justice
The Los Angeles City Council is the lawmaking body for the city government of Los Angeles, California, the second largest city in the United States. It has 15 members who each represent the 15 city council districts that are spread throughout the cities 501 square miles of land.
Los Angeles City Council
Actors recreating the first meeting of the Los Angeles Common Council in 1948.
A City Council meeting in session in the new City Hall, 1928.
Image: Eunisses Hernandez official headshot, 2022