Compton residents joined thousands countywide for the 2026 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, deploying from Dollarhide Community Center to ensure the city was fully represented. With over 99% of data captured digitally and improved coordination reducing make-up tracts, the effort highlighted strong civic engagement. Results, to be released later this year, will guide funding, housing strategies, and services impacting Compton directly.

The City of Compton announces its Primary Nominating Election on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 for Mayor, City Council Districts 2 and 3, City Clerk, and City Treasurer. Candidate filing opens February 9, 2026 at 7:00 a.m. and closes March 6, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Nominating papers are available at the City Clerk’s Office, 205 S. Willowbrook Ave., Compton. Appointments are recommended.

The City of Compton is seeking qualified residents to serve on the Charter Review Committee. Members will review the City Charter, gather public input through community meetings, analyze feedback, and prepare formal recommendations for City Council consideration and possible placement on a future ballot. Applicants must be Compton residents and registered voters. Elected officials and City employees, or those closely affiliated with them, are not eligible.

The Compton Station Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Specific Plan, announced in 2021, was meant to transform the Metro A Line station area into a dense, mixed-use district. Despite frequent references, the project remains largely unfinished and inactive. Environmental review ended in 2022, yet no adoption, zoning changes, developers, or construction have followed—making it a familiar Compton community problem: plenty of talk, plans, and promises, but little to no follow-th