Which Way, L.A.? Grass Roots Democracy and LA’s Neighborhood Councils Hosted by Warren Olney Oct. 01, 2007 Listen 30 min MORE Before neighborhood councils came along in 1999, LA city government was remote and resistant to input from taxpaying citizens. It still is, as the councils don’t have any power. Tonight we’ll hear about efforts to make them work. From this Episode: A Second Look at Neighborhood Councils Created by charter reform eight years ago, eighty-nine neighborhood councils have been formed to encourage participation in civic affairs. Without any authority to make... Credits Host: Warren Olney Producers: Karen Radziner, Dan Konecky