La food system measurements
The State of Good Food in Los Angeles: A Decade in Review [previously known as The Food Systems Dashboard]is a vital resource for assessing the progress, challenges, and opportunities within our regional food system. Covering key areas such as health, affordability, sustainability, fairness, and accessibility, this report offers a data-driven foundation for decision-making and collective action.
With over 250 indicators spanning 10 Southern California counties—Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura—it provides a comprehensive analysis, with a strong emphasis on Los Angeles County. These reports serve as a roadmap for policymakers, advocates, and organizations working to improve food security and sustainability in Southern California. By identifying trends and gaps, they help drive meaningful policy changes, investments, and collaborations that create lasting impact in our communities.
We reside, work, and cultivate food
on unceded Indigenous homelands.
We acknowledge and honor the descendants of the Tongva, Kizh, and Gabrieleño peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles Basin and the Southern Channel Islands). We pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.
As part of a greater foodshed, we would also like to pay respect to and honor the Chumash, Tataviam, Serrano, Kitanemuk, ʔíviĨuqaletem, Acjachemen, Payómkawichum, and any other tribal group possibly not mentioned. As a Food Policy Council for Los Angeles we recognize this land acknowledgment is limited and engagement is an ongoing process of learning and accountability. To learn more about these First Nations, visit here.