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Los Angeles County voters have approved Measure J, which will divert more county money to social services and jail diversion programs.
The Yes on J campaign declared victory Tuesday evening, celebrating as results showed almost 60% of voters were in favor of the measure.
As of early Wednesday morning, 57% of voters had cast ballots in favor of the proposal, according to the results.
“For far too long the needs of our Black and brown communities fell on the budget chopping block and as a result these communities have paid the price,” said Eunisses Hernandez, co-chair of the Yes on Measure J campaign, in a statement. “Measure J will now change that.”
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