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Megan Castillo and Andrew Krinks engage in a candid and insightful conversation about how they are using innovative advocacy approaches to advance a community-led agenda for their city or county’s entire budget.

It’s not enough to just pass a ballot measure. We also have to hold elected leaders and decision makers accountable to ensure the fidelity of what voters approved. We bring this accountability through implementation, which is the process for how funding is allocated through Measure J.

Establishing independent pretrial services was one of the foundation recommendations adopted by the Board in 2019, and it remains a critical strategy to reducing LA County’s massive jail population and finally closing the deadly Men’s Central Jail.

Los Angeles Times: Los Angeles County’s proposed budget for next year is about $1.4 billion smaller than the previous year’s but adds more mental health workers and increases funding to address homelessness.