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This L.A. city board is more than 120 years old. A ballot measure could quietly hasten its end

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Jon Regardie, as published by Los Angeles Times - California · October 30, 2026 · 1 min read

The five Public Works board members are appointed by the mayor and earn about $200,000 a year. They oversee more than 5,500 city employees working in sanitation, street repairs, sewer systems and more.

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Byline on source page	Jon Regardie, as published by Los Angeles Times - California
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Source published	Oct 30, 2026
Indexed here	Oct 30, 2026
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