City government
Elected Officials:
* City Manager, Charles Evans, The City Manager is responsible for the administration of city services and programs, enforcement of the city’s Municipal Code and ordinances, and preparation of the annual budget.
After Lionel Cade, an accountant, assumed the mayor’s office in 1977, one of the first orders of business was to conduct an audit of the city’s finances. It was discovered that the city was $2 million in debt. The administration was able to eliminate the huge deficit in one year by making cuts in every department. It also aggressively sought federal funding to help pay for essential services, which was at least partially effective. However, with the passage of the property tax cutting initiative Proposition 13 by California voters, Compton was one of the cities hardest hit, since it had already eliminated most of the fat from its budget.
County, state and federal representation
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the South Health Center in Watts, Los Angeles, serving Compton.
In the state legislature Compton is located in the 25th Senate District, represented by Democrat Edward Vincent, and in the 52nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Isadore Hall, III. Federally, Compton is located in California’s 37th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of D +27 and is represented by Democrat Laura Richardson.
The United States Postal Service operates the Compton Post Office at 701 South Santa Fe Avenue the Hub City Post Office at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue,and the Fashion Square Post Office at 2100 North Long Beach Boulevard.
LACSD
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department operates the Compton Station in Compton.When the LACSD replaced the Compton Police Department in 2000, they increased patrol service hours from 127,410, to 141, 692. Compton Station is centrally located in the Los Angeles area. The station is easily accessible from the (105) Century freeway to the north, the (91) Riverside/Artesia freeway to the south, the (110) Harbor freeway to the west, and the (710) Long Beach freeway to the east. Diane Walker, a 30-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, was promoted to the rank of Captain by Sheriff Lee Baca, and is now Commander of Compton Station. There is also a LACSD substation located in the Gateway Towne Center.
