
A NEW DEMOCRATIC FUTURE IS POSSIBLE
Why Los Angeles?

Los Angeles is a vibrant, creative metropolis whose many strengths could lead it to become a more representative, equitable, and responsive democracy.
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Yet structural barriers stand in the way of this future: Systemic Underepresentation; Regulatory Capture, Exclusionary Public Input.

A civic assembly brings people from all walks together—Los Angeles in one room—and gives them the tools to find smart, often unexpected solutions.
Click here to learn one way PDLA is catalyzing civic assemblies in Los Angeles
Upcoming and Recent Events

Mini Assembly
at ICA LA
December 13, 2025
10am - 5pm
Institute of Contemporary Art LA
Register by November 18th, 2025.

In-Person Model Civic Assembly Exercise in Culver City
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PAST EVENT
Saturday, June 7, 1–4pm
Culver City • BraverAngels
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What If the People Governed? How Civic Assemblies Can Change Everything
PAST EVENT
April 29, 7p - 8p PDT
7:00 PM 8:00 PM
"The trouble is that we keep the public on the sidelines. The greatest asset this country has, we keep benched."
Peter MacLeod, Principal, Mass LBP


