I agree.
Creating additional layers of governments would only aggravate the problems in the region, not resolve them.
Putting the voters "in touch" with the existing regional government by redistricting republican boundaries would go a long way toward resolving our immediate problems.
As things stand today in the region, we are subject to the tyranny of many political minorities, each with their own single agenda. Our legislative branch is today closer to a parliament than a republic. Regional decisions are based on the political power of a single area with little regard to the general welfare of the region.
The most glaring example is the disastrous effect that the political power of the Los Angeles School District has had upon the public educational system throughout the state. The LASD is a monetary black hole that today consumes over 42% of the state's funding while contributing less than 13%, absolutely financially crippling the rest of the school districts in the state.