It’s a common misconception that LA has a weak-mayor system. The LA mayor doesn’t have as much direct authority as say NYC, but they’re still powerful in different ways. For example, Nithya will have more sway over transit policy in all of LA County compared to Zohran in NYC
Things that will happen in LA now:
Forest Lawn drive safety improvements
Measure HLA implementation
Venice Dell
Permanent bus lanes post Olympics
Real progress on Vision Zero
EIFDs to accelerate K Line North and Sepulveda
Transparency and reduction of infrastructure costs