An effort to place the City’s recent mixed-use ordinance on the ballot hit a roadblock on Dec. 10, when a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge refused to grant an extension to gather more signatures. The referendum would have granted residents a chance to vote on the newly-created mixed-use overlay zone ordinance before it becomes law. The referendum required some 2,333 signatures within 30 days of adoption of the ordinance or Dec. 20. With COVID-19 presenting unique dangers to canvassers, the community activists behind the referendum push said the 30-day window of time simply was not enough.
“It’s really not a safe thing to do. You can’t go door to door,” Darian Bojeaux told the Courier.
