Los Angeles News & Updates from EKA - November 10, 2026

Los Angeles News & Updates from EKA – November 10, 2026

November 11, 2026
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EKA had the privilege of serving as government relations liaison for the 2026 Nike After Dark Tour LA, held on October 24, 2026. The event was part of Nike’s broader initiative to invite more women into the sport of running through the Nike After Dark Tour race series. The tour visits seven global cities, with Los Angeles being the only U.S. stop. The 13.1-mile half marathon crossed several jurisdictions in the South Bay, starting and finishing in Redondo Beach and passing through Hermosa Beach and Torrance. Delivering the event required extensive coordination among local, county, and regional agencies. Over nearly a year, EKA guided Nike through the complex, cross-jurisdictional permitting and approvals process, securing authorizations from each city council and building support from Los Angeles County Beaches and Harbors, the California Coastal Commission, and numerous municipal departments and public agencies. EKA is proud to have helped bring Nike’s vision to life and foster the strong partnerships among public agencies and communities that made the event possible.

Councilmember Nithya Raman will be Los Angeles’ next mayor after Mayor Karen Bass conceded November 5; Raman leads 52% to 48% in the latest count and takes office December 14. Marissa Roy won the race for City Attorney, and Sheriff Robert Luna won a second term. All eight City ballot measures are passing, including Measure FD, a half-cent sales tax for the Fire Department expected to raise about $345 million a year, and charter changes that move the City to a two-year budget, cut Council meetings from three a week to one and merge the seven Area Planning Commissions. Countywide, Measure A (binding arbitration for some public safety unions) and Measure E (an independent ethics commission) are also passing. Results are unofficial until the County certifies them by November 27.

LADWP reports that a board-approved change will shift the cost of qualifying underground power-line extensions to the utility for projects submitted on or after November 15. Customers will still pay for infrastructure serving only their own projects, with shared costs for unusually high electrical loads. The department’s October 30 update also describes a new Power Connect portal, earlier conditional meter-location approvals and more flexible construction staging. These changes are intended to reduce development costs and delays; LADWP’s projected time savings are not guaranteed for individual projects.

What the Eight City Ballot Measures Change at City Hall

Measure FD Raises LA’s Sales Tax to 10.75%, Likely Starting in Spring

Measure PRK Passes, Doubling LA Parks Funding Over 10 Years

Vincent Thomas Bridge Now Closed for 16 Months

MacArthur Park Fence Construction Begins November 16

Supervisors to Weigh Fire-Recovery Emergency Contracting November 10

State Reports Nearly 6,500 Southeast LA Homes Cleaned of Lead

County Selected for Four Regional Homelessness Roles

Mayor Karen Bass issued Executive Directive 25 on October 29 to move proposed and entitled housing projects toward construction. The directive calls for public access to BuildLA tools, electronic clearance tracking, an LADWP affordable-housing liaison and faster ADU utility processing. It also directs work on replacement-unit determinations, affordable-housing covenants and traffic-control reviews. Further assignments include an impact-fee study, adaptive-reuse guidance and a plan to accelerate housing on public land. Many reports and implementation steps are due within 15 to 60 days; the directive does not itself waive impact fees or establish a completed public-land housing program.