City Hall’s 2026 Stakes: Infrastructure, ULA, and Ballot Rules
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 · 7 min
Los Angeles mayoral race stakes sharpen as City Council confirms new infrastructure chiefs, Measure ULA faces pressure over housing dollars, and California officials say a Supreme Court mail-ballot ruling leaves the state’s election rules intact.
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Los Angeles mayoral race stakes sharpen as City Council confirms new infrastructure chiefs, Measure ULA faces pressure over housing dollars, and California officials say a Supreme Court mail-ballot ruling leaves the state’s election rules intact.
In this episode
- L.A. Council Confirms New Infrastructure Chiefs as Public Works Pressures Mount | La City News | westsidecurrent.com — La City News
L.A. Council Confirms New Infrastructure Chiefs as Public Works Pressures Mount | La City News | westsidecurrent.com You have permission to edit this article. Share This LOS ANGELES— Two major city infrastructure agencies are getting new leadership as Los Angeles faces mounting pressure to deliver major public works projects. In unanimous votes Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council confirmed…
- Step Back — If L.A. mayoral candidates are promising big moves on housing and homelessness, how much of that agenda is riding on Measure ULA — the city’s so-called mansion tax — and what would it mean if voters are asked to rewrite or repeal it?
Background sources
- The ULA Ordinance and Recent Updates | Hanson Bridgett — Hanson Bridgett
- Manville Discusses Unintended Consequences of Los Angeles’ “Mansion Tax” — Peaches Chung
- Study Estimates $177 Million Hit to Mansion Tax — Kari Hamanaka
- Statement on the proposed ballot measure on Measure ULA - ULA — Unitedtohousela
- LA City Council to Vote on ULA ballot bid — Kennedy Zak
- LA Council to Form Ad Hoc Committee on Measure ULA - MyNewsLA.com — Contributing Editor
- What Supreme Court mail-in ballots ruling means for California – NBC Los Angeles — NBC Los Angeles
What Supreme Court mail-in ballots ruling means for California – NBC Los Angeles Elections # What the Supreme Court's mail-in ballots ruling means for LA County and California ## No changes to election law will be required in California, where the state's elections officials viewed the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling as validation of the existing elections process. NBC Universal, Inc. The Supreme…