We’re feeling the crunch! There are less than three weeks until election day – here are the events and resources you need to get through the final stretch. We are especially excited to announce our most comprehensive voter guide ever — it covers candidates and ballot measures for 30+ local cities, LA County, and the State of California. We are also proud to announce our most recent round of endorsed candidates and our new Action Fund to help support them!

In addition to our voter guide, we’re offering many ways to learn what’s on the ballot. We’re hosting a special Ballot Proposition Breakdown session to help walk you through the overwhelming number of props and measures on your ballot this year. Ballot Parties are coming up in Pomona, Covina, North Hollywood and Long Beach. If you’re a last-minute voter, make sure you come to our ballot cram session on Nov 4th and get your vote in on time!

Check out the phenomenal latest episodes of What’s Next, Los Angeles?  podcast, where Mike Bonin interviews guests to get the full story on Measure G (LA County governance reform), Prop 4 (climate protection funding)  Prop 33 (rent control), and Prop 36 (repeals criminal justice reforms). 

And please take our survey and help shape the future of LA Forward, if you haven't already filled it out!

The 2024 LA Forward Voter Guide

The very first thing LA Forward ever did when we were launched in 2016 was to create a voter guide to all the propositions on the ballot. Since then, we’ve done an extensive voter guide for every major election. In 2022, we began endorsing and featuring candidates for the first time ever. This year, we recommended more candidates than ever before, getting involved in cities across LA County such as Santa Monica, Culver City, Burbank, West Covina, Claremont, and Pomona in addition to our usual LA City and Countywide recommendations. 

Please share the voter guide with your networks, and vote by Tuesday, November 5!

Get Your Voter Guide

Our Endorsed Candidates

LA Forward endorses progressive candidates for local office after a comprehensive and deliberative process that ensures you can trust our recommendation. Based on questionnaires and interviews, our endorsement task force makes recommendations to our dues-paying members, who vote on them. Check out our endorsements and please follow the links on this page to learn more about the candidates, donate and volunteer! 

Want to support this work? Make a contribution to our new Action Fund! The purpose of LA Forward Action Fund is to raise money to support our endorsed candidates and ballot measures. Our goal right now is to make the maximum possible contribution to our endorsed candidate in cities across Los Angeles County.

More Ballot Parties! 

Four down and four to go! LA Forward community members are loving ballot parties for breaking down hard-to-digest propositions and races into bite size pieces. Why struggle through your ballot alone when you can get all the resources you need while having a great time? Join us at an upcoming ballot party:

10/22 - Pomona
10/24 - Covina
10/24 - North Hollywood
10/30 - Long Beach

Ballot Proposition Breakdown - Oct 21

There are ten state propositions on the ballot and dozens more measures for LA County and its many cities. It’s a LOT to keep track of— we are here to help you make sense of it all! Join me as I explain the key measures and answer your questions.

Phonebank for Measure A - Oct 22

Join the LA Forward Housing Justice Working Group alongside other organizations to help get the word out about Measure A and how it will create more homes we can afford! There will be a short training on Zoom at 5:00pm to provide you with the tools that you need to reach out to voters using our phone banking system.

Ballot Cram Session - Nov 4

Left your ballot to the very last minute? Don’t fret! We’re here to help walk you through it and understand your options. Bring your ballot and join LA Forward staff on Zoom for help on getting it done and making sure your questions are answered.

If you have any questions about these programs, please reach out to LA Forward Deputy Director, Godfrey Plata, at godfrey@laforward.org. 

Don't forget to check out our 2024 Voter Guide. If you find our guide helpful, please share it with your networks and consider donating to the LA Forward Action Fund to support this work and our endorsed candidates.

In solidarity,

David Levitus
Executive Director
LA Forward