Buenas noches. Muchisimas.
Gracias por estar aqui. El
pueblo esta presente. El pueblo
se ve y se siente. Today we're
celebrating El grito 2025. And
the theme is Viva la resistencia
. We've had over 12 weeks of
federal immigration raids on our
city, and we wanted to show
today, especially what it looks
like to resist. And that is
through joy, through culture,
through food, through being in
community and particularly I
want to uplift again, joy.
That's what's going to refill
our batteries so that we can
continue this fight to protect
our communities here in Los
Angeles. I think now more than
ever, it is very important for
us to come together and be
united as a community. We have
been through a lot this summer,
this year, and I feel like the
theme of Viva La Resistencia,
which is, you know, long live
the resistance. It has a new
meaning now. So I think it's
really important to come out and
show your support. I'm really
proud that in spite of the
challenges that our community is
enduring, that we are still
coming together to stay true to
our cultural traditions. This El
Grito celebration, the
celebration of Mexican
independence, has taken place
here in City Hall for 87 years.
And we're not going to let
anything stop the traditions
from happening at a moment in
time when our community needs to
continue to come together and
celebrate authentically. Who we
are. I'm a Mexican-American, so
I take a lot of pride in my
culture, and I actually moved
out to Los Angeles and I'm away
from my family. So it just
connects me more to my family.
Um, and I spent a week in Mexico
before and so this is really
special to get to experience it
now in Los Angeles. Mexicanos.
Milagro Torres nos dieron Patria
y libertad. Viva mirada. Algo
viva enamorados! Viva Randomly!
Viva pasado! Viva iraq-iran!
Viva Viva Josefa Ortiz de
Dominguez! Eva! Eva Vicente
Guerrero! Viva! Viva Mexico!
Viva viva Mexico! Viva viva
Mexico! Viva. El himno Nacional!
El position de verbs. In
position. Costa. Here I think
it's a really beautiful event.
Especially to have in the time
right now. I know that a lot of
people were scared to come, but
I wanted to show that, you know,
I can be here and represent the
people who may not have the
ability to have come. And so,
yeah, I'm really glad that I was
able to show up and that they
had such beautiful music, such
beautiful food and the people
were really amazing to see
everybody especially connected
with the rope. That was a very
beautiful element. And yeah,
everybody was really friendly. I
really liked that they put on
this event for us. Viva méxico!
México Viva
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Los Angeles is the home of the
largest concentration of people
of Mexican origin outside Mexico
City. So it's no surprise that
Negrito ceremony has been taking
place here at the beautiful City
Hall for decades. So it is very
exciting, incredibly incredible
privilege. I am honored to be
the Consul General of Mexico in
Los Angeles and to come and
celebrate our independence, our
pride in our identity, our
culture. Well, this is a great
celebration of the fabric of Los
Angeles. The people of Los
Angeles, El Grito, the
significance is that we are all
bound by our willingness and our
demand for freedom and
independence. And whether you're
Mexican, American, African
American, Anglo American, Asian
American, all of our peoples
have had struggles against
oppression and struggles to take
away our freedoms and our people
fight back against those, and we
declare our independence.
Mexican independence Day is a
reminder that those of us who
believe in justice, those of us
who believe in freedom, those of
us who believe in equality, if
we fight, even when it's
darkest, like it's dark today,
we will win and we will be
victorious. Events like this
just really underscore the
opportunity to come together and
the importance of coming
together as a community. And
while it may be affecting
Mexicans today, tomorrow, it may
be another ethnic group,
tomorrow another group after
that, and so we know we have to
work together. Otherwise we're
going to all fall. It's
important that we talk about our
freedom, talk about what we have
in common. I'll talk about our
ability to work together and so
for me, retail represents that.
I think that's wonderful because
I really like those colors. I
like the energy here. It's so
positive and so like it. Even
despite I'm from another
country, I don't speak Spanish,
but I feel so cozy, like at home
. Like I think I've definitely
was speaking Spanish in my
previous lives because I feel so
good. I feel like I'm belong
here. So thank you for this.
Like I don't know all the
organizations and all the people
who made this possible. I feel
very nice to be here. I just was
walking around, I heard some
music. I thought, I have to
check it. So here I am and I'm
glad that it's happened like
this. Happy Mexican Independence
Day! I wish everybody peace,
love and all the best things and
positive vibes.
You know today for the city of
Los Angeles, I think it's so
fitting that one of our toughest
Mexican Americans on the
council, Eunice Hernandez, is
running El Grito this year, a
year where there's so much fear,
so much uncertainty. But today
was supposed to be a day of
celebration, a day of happiness.
And we're making that happen.
The diversity of our city is
seen in the folks that are here,
and I'm just happy to be a part
of it, to be able to talk about
the importance of the Mexican
American community and its
impact in Los Angeles
internationally, locally, at all
levels, Mexican Americans have
always shown to be good
Americans, and by continuing to
celebrate our culture, that's
our way of fighting. We should
keep fighting for our rights
because we believe we made a
difference in Los Angeles. We're
here to stay, and we're going to
continue making and building and
making Los Angeles beautiful. I
know that El Grito is a Mexican
independence Day, but I think we
shouldn't just see it as only
that, especially in the times
that we're living in
independence transcends any
nation it's supposed to be
something we can all recognize.
We should be celebrating any
independence from tyranny. And I
think that's why so many people
have come out to support,
because we recognize that. I
want to remind our community
that there is strength in
numbers, and there are so many
of us here in Los Angeles and
where government isn't able to
intervene or support. We have
wonderful partnerships with the
consul generals from all the
different Latin American
countries, from our nonprofit
organizations, from our labor
unions. This is what they're
trying to erase and stop us from
doing. They're trying to prevent
us from being authentically who
we are and this event with
everyone that's turned out, is a
reflection that we are, in fact,
here. And we will stay here
right now. One of the most
powerful things we could do to
protect our families here in Los
Angeles is to build community,
is to know who your neighbor is,
is to have their phone number
and call and can call them in
case of an emergency. Events
like these are what help build
relationships with communities
so that we can survive these
tough moments. And that's what
helps the government do the
right thing. That's what
overcomes these moments is
community power, people power.
Hello everyone, I'm Natalia
Bilbao, and here's what's
happening in LA this week.
Keeping the lights on. Boyle
Heights has suffered with almost
2000 street lights out across
the community. Council member
Isabel Herrera has identified $1
million for a dedicated street
crew to ensure that the street
lights come back on and stay on
. I live literally a block away
. I could walk here and I run
this route maybe four times to
five times a week. I can tell
you. I run it at night and it's
very, very dark. I have my
flashlight that I take with me,
so I know it's not safe. I got
it. When I came into office, we
heard from Eagle Rock to
Highland Park to Boyle Heights
to downtown LA. People don't
feel safe. And part of that is
because all the lights are out.
In Boyle Heights alone, 1900
street lights are out, and
that's the highest number in the
city. And so in October of this
year, we allocated $1.07 million
to make sure that we have a
dedicated street crew to make
sure that the lighting is going
to stay on. We have scientific
data that proves what community
members feel intrinsically that
brighter lights, adequate
lighting actually reduces crime.
I haven't seen the lights on on
this street. Maybe in about four
years now. I feel like we've
been making this known for years
and nobody's listened. You know,
we just get to shrug off
communities like Boyle Heights
deserve to have their lights on
public safety starts with
equitable city service delivery.
We are a community that is often
overlooked in favor of other
districts in the area. Speak up.
Being loud, we have to make our
voices heard in order for
government to move. In order for
our representatives to know what
is most important to us, the
work can get done. I'm excited
to see what this is going to
look like at nighttime. Now,
with the lights on, let's work
and keep the lights on. In
Pico-union, the shovels are
poised and crews are ready to
improve accessibility in the
neighborhood. The project is
tied to affordable housing, so
living, working, walking and
accessing Pico-union is set to
be better than ever. Today we
are doing the groundbreaking for
a significant amount of street
infrastructure being invested
here in Pico-union. We are doing
crosswalks, we are doing Ada
accessibility ramps, sidewalks.
We're doing the street, street
lights. This is a phenomenal day
for Pico-union. When we talk
about the future of
infrastructure investment in the
city of Los Angeles, this
project exemplifies and embodies
the future, especially where
affordable housing is our
centerpiece. So this project is
tied to an affordable housing
development that has moved
forward in this area.
Recognizing that we are bringing
more people to this area, we
wanted to make sure that people
could have safe street
infrastructure so that kids can
walk to the school safely.
Parents can walk to work safely,
and everybody can come back
home. We really believe that our
streets should be designed for
people, and you do that by
making sure that people feel
safe walking in their
neighborhoods. And so that's
really our motivation. We as a
city are coming through for our
community members, for the
voters, for the taxpayers. I'm
just glad that we're able to
uplift that and have this day to
day for them. And with that,
we're going to grab our shovels
and we're going to break some
ground. Two, one. Yay Let's go
see Street infrastructure.
Councilwoman Heather Hutt, her
office and local volunteers
gathered to help with food
supplies for the holidays. The
much needed food giveaway helped
neighbors in need, allowing
everyone to celebrate. Where
we're at, Michelle and Barack
Obama sports complex right here
on Obama Boulevard. And what
we're doing is a much needed
food giveaway. We have fresh
vegetables. Maybe you can see in
the background we have turkey
and we have a line that started
really early this morning
because people are in need.
We're giving to the community.
We're giving just for people who
are just might be a little bit
less fortunate when it comes to
Christmas and food and making
sure, you know, the community
just has something to eat with
their family. I'm helping people
and giving back. It's the
holiday season and times are
hard. I've probably been here
for like each four years and I
come back just to help and give
back this impacts a lot of
people and she's impacting the
community. Different communities
as well. Just seeing the smiles
on these people's faces and
seeing how grateful they are. It
is an amazing thing. The
volunteers are from the
community. Many of them are my
family members. Everybody's here
to give us a hand. My whole team
has been out here since early,
early this morning organizing.
Food is really expensive and
people have food insecurities.
This should stabilize how they
feel about what their next meal
is, and that's what we're trying
to satisfy. Two sides of the
same coin are at work in South
LA with funding for green and
sustainable projects. Parks in
the area are getting EV chargers
and more tree coverage, both of
which will help bring down
pollution levels in the
neighborhoods. Where Harbor Park
in South LA were celebrating the
installations of the South LA
Ecolab for the EV chargers. This
is part of a bigger program,
universal Basic Mobility, which
is a 30 million investment in
South Los Angeles to bring
mobility options, access to
opportunity and increased
transportation equity. While
reducing greenhouse gas
emissions at the same time, the
bureau got invited to
participate in the TCC grant
program, and our role is to
install 16 EV chargers across
four different parks here in
South LA. Our charging program
is a little different than most
. Um, we install chargers on
existing infrastructure. We
found that our existing street
light circuits had extra
capacity when we converted to
LEDs. We currently have over 800
chargers throughout the city of
Los Angeles, so these chargers
are going to offer a convenient
place for people to charge close
to home, especially for people
who may have challenges charging
at home like people who live in
multi-family housing. For
Sutherland, Ecolab, we're
working with community
organizations such as three
people to increase the community
canopy in South LA, call the
community Canopy expansion
Project and its main goal is to
advance shade and tree equity by
planting 4000 trees in city
parkways and also distributing
2000 fruit or shade trees to
residents to plant in their home
. Both projects will help each
other. The charging station will
help with pollution with less
carbon monoxide and the area and
the tree planting will help
absorb that. Uh carbon monoxide
. With the events that we had in
certain parks where we gave away
free seeds and like he said,
with the trees, we also was
teaching you how to plant and
provide and take care of the
tree. Also. This is the first
park that we're completing. The
installations we are working in
different parks in South L.A.
where we are also installing EV
chargers. Our next park will be
Vermont Square, South Park and
the Wetlands. LA sanitation
takes in hazardous household
waste at its safe centers. The
Ladwp is hosting a customer
service Saturday on January 17th
and volunteer signups are open
for the 2026 Greater Los Angeles
Homeless count. These stories up
next on City Beat. LA sanitation
wants to let Angelenos know that
it's safe centers are permanent
collection sites for hazardous
household and electronic waste.
Safe stands for Solvents
Automotive, Flammables and
electronics and the Safe centers
take in items such as aerosol
cans, batteries, paints, and
more. LA City Sanitation advises
keeping items in their original
containers if possible, and
placing waste securely in the
trunk. Separate from personal
belongings. Residents are
allowed 15 gallons or up to 125
pounds per vehicle per visit to
the center. For more
information, visit Safe Center
under new battery collection
centers at the website.
Sanitation LA city dot gov. The
Los Angeles Department of Water
and Power invites Angelenos who
need help signing up for
utility, financial assistance to
attend customer support Saturday
, Department of Water and Power
customer service centers at
Crenshaw North Hills and Watts
will assist residents with their
programs. The one on one
consultations will provide ways
to save water, power and money,
along with same day enrollment
in payment programs. Angelenos
will need to bring a valid ID,
proof of income, proof of
disability if applicable, and
their la DWP bill, gas Bill and
phone bill. No RSVP is needed
and bilingual representatives
will be available at customer
support Saturday on January 17th
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for more
information, visit ladwp dot com
. The Los Angeles Homeless
Services Authority, Lahsa, has
opened volunteer registration
for the 2026 Greater Los Angeles
Homeless Count each January
Lahsa staff and volunteers count
unhoused Angelenos makeshift
shelters, tents and vehicles,
according to Lhasa, the 2026
Greater Los Angeles homeless
count will feature improvements
in staffing support and the
training materials have been
simplified to ensure consistency
across all LA regions. Lahsa is
seeking to recruit 6500
volunteers to assist with the
homeless count, which is taking
place this year on January 20th,
21st and 22nd. For more
information or to register as a
volunteer, go to countless.
A.org. Councilwoman Heather HUD
reviewed 2025 with improvements
on key issues in her district
underway. HUD's 2026 resolutions
are for more progress in housing
continued expansion of parks,
and keeping the economy strong.
I'm Councilwoman Heather HUD,
the 10th district City of Los
Angeles. I am proud of the work
that we've been able to do. I'm
proud of government and
community working together since
I got here in 2022. We've really
been working on homelessness,
and I'm proud to say we've
successfully brought down
homelessness in our district by
29, and we've gotten over 2000
people in permanent housing. I'm
really proud of that. And, you
know, it's not over. There's
more work to be done. I'm
committed to using every city
resource to bring more parks
into CD ten. We're currently
working on a plan to do a major
expansion to Seoul International
Park, and the past few months
we've secured major renovations
to be made to Chateau Park and
Lafayette Park, and we also just
finished renovating the football
field here at Obama Sports
Complex. So when we think of
Koreatown, it's a very dense
population. And in going outside
the box, thinking of ways to
make spaces usable is why we
expanded Pio Pico Library to
make a library park and we
should see the completion of
that very soon. With the World
Cup all star weekend, Super Bowl
and the Olympics all heading to
Los Angeles, we're standing on
the edge of a massive economic
boom, but a boom only matters if
the wealth stays in the
neighborhood. This is why our
office launched our small
business Workshop series by
giving our local businesses
access to tools like ramp, they
can position themselves to
secure formal city contracts,
transforming them from
spectators into vendors and
workers. That will make these
games possible. We're going to
celebrate all the words of
Martin Luther King. We have the
MLK parade coming in January.
I'm excited. It's running all
through the 10th district, so
come out to King Boulevard and
see all of the joy that comes
with the Civil rights fight. And
then love. Hut it is something I
do in Women's Month to remind
women about how important they
are and to know that I care
about their struggle. I can't
believe we're almost at 26
continuing to get our unhoused
neighbors the housing and
resources they need. That's
number one. Every single day.
Continue growing park space
across the district. There are
so many children and families
who have limited access to being
outside to be in parks in our
district. And I feel like
they're a necessity. So I'm
committing to making sure we
don't forget. I feel like we've
had some lessons learned in 25,
25, showed how resilient Los
Angeles is, and then we'll move
on with that strength and
resilience in. 26. All the good
boy and girl dogs at the LA
Animal Services shelters got
holiday treats and toys, while
the generous gifts are a help,
the intention is to highlight
the dogs and help get them into
their forever homes. Today, the
Karen Cooper Foundation brought
Santa sacks for the dogs across
our six animal services centers
. We're actually bringing
Christmas toys to the shelter
here. Actually, there's 1100
toys that we're bringing really
wonderful toys and treats for
all the shelter dogs that are
here. What else can I say?
Christmas came early for the
shelter pets in LA city. We know
these shelter dogs don't really
have that much of an opportunity
to have any joy during the
holidays, so what we do is we
bring them all these treats. The
other reason that we do it is to
draw attention to adoptions that
are so much needed. Any animal
that goes to a home, it's so
important for us because it
makes much needed space in the
shelters. So we wanted to adopt
a dog, so he just came and he
fell in love. One of the dogs
and I was at work when he told
me he already adopted him and I
was like, why didn't you tell
me? And then when I came to
visited him, I'm like, my heart
melted too. So I'm like, so
happy that he decided to get
this dog. Super happy, right
now. I know we're both super
happy right now. That's all I
can say. Michelle and I are here
for this cause we're here to
bring Christmas to them. But at
the end of the day, what needs
to really happen is these little
guys and gals need to be in
their forever homes. It's really
helpful to adopt a dog that
would change a life to find more
ways to support the department,
whether it's volunteering,
adopting, or donating, you can
visit LA Animal Services, dot
com. The recent LA rains
couldn't dent the community
spirit on display at the annual
Kwanzaa Festival. In fact,
legend has it that rain on this
parade is a sign of good luck
and blessings to come. The
question came up what are we
going to do for Kwanzaa? Why
don't we do a parade? For With
the Kwanzaa, every day does is
it brings in the new year. The
theme of this year's gala day is
kerfuffle, which is literally
resurrection. And so we're in a
resurrection period. I mean,
Kwanzaa to me, is celebrating
black pride. So just to have
this moment for us to be able to
gather together and do something
meaningful with no drama, fun
times. Leimert Park is always a
good time. I'm excited to be out
here getting these ladies 39 and
over. We get out here double
done a line dance, hula hoops,
play games, encourage each
other. Just bringing back
childhood nostalgia. We get
excited about all the fun, the
cards and the marching and the
walking and all the good things
that are in this community. Just
glad to be here and grateful at
77, to be able to hang with the
young folks now. When you walk
in the ring at Kwanzaa time, you
got blessings. That's what the
things you remember the more it
rains, the greater the blessings
.
LA Civil Rights Department is
firmly focused on ensuring that
hate has no home in LA.
Executive director Kapri Maddox
spoke about the department's
year of action campaigning for
civil rights and civil society
in a Los Angeles that lights the
way for all. Hate has no home in
Los Angeles. The relaunch of the
campaign, called Just Say Hello
, sends a strong message that
hate has no home in Los Angeles.
We want to build a sense of
community, a welcoming feeling
with Angelenos. So our
reparations report is about 400
pages of the African American
experience in Los Angeles, over
a 100 year period. There are so
many spaces where your color
speaks before you do. In
America, but even in the city of
Angels. And so we want to be
intentional to send a strong
message that we cannot unsee
some of the harms of the past,
some of the traumas, and to
think about how we can, as a
city, right. Those wrongs. We
want to be a city where people
can live their best lives
regardless of how they identify.
We stand with folks while
they're going through their
transition, while they're
looking for jobs. And so when
you think about the LGBTQ plus
community being discriminated in
the workplace, particularly the
transgender population, we want
to make sure we have a pathway
for people to be self-sustaining
in Los Angeles, making sure that
we have housing as well as job
fairs for this targeted
population is a just service. I
just want to say I love AAPI
month, Asian American Pacific
Islander Month is one of my
favorite months in the city. I
love the celebration, the food,
the colors, the community, the
pride. Of course, we had a
number of elected officials,
including our very own John Lee
, Nithya Raman and many others.
This is what I really love about
our elected officials is you may
represent a group in your
identity, but you go out and you
celebrate all of Los Angeles
every Heritage Month. We call
our service day. Tom Labonge Day
of Service. Tom Labonge loved
people. He oftentimes bringing
together people from different
backgrounds and the opportunity
for us to do Tom Labonge day of
service gave us a moment for
people to work shoulder to
shoulder with their fellow
Angelenos and have that common
connection of wanting to serve.
We need to understand that it
takes all of us to build a
better Los Angeles. We are
intentional here at LA Civil
Rights to say, regardless of
your faith, we stand with you.
We don't have hate crime.
Stopping at the door just based
on your skin color or how you
identify. We also have
tremendous hate crimes happening
against folks based on their
faith. So we want to be unified
with all faiths to say, we see
you, we stand with you, we
celebrate you, and we want to
create a Los Angeles where
people are free to worship as
they wish and to not feel like
they're at risk if they're going
to temple or going to the mosque
or going to their churches.
We've been able to support folks
with Know Your Rights
information with Angelenos. We
even had a know Your Rights fair
at my beloved Cal State LA,
where we had 19 service
organizations to provide advice
, guidance, resources for
students at the Cal State LA
campus during one of the
toughest times of the Ice raids
in the City of Angels. When I
think about the we Belong
campaign, it's something I'm
super excited about because we
wanted to send a message to our
immigrants that you belong here.
And so the campaign is I belong.
You belong, we belong. You know
, people often say in hate, go
back to where you belong. We
wanted to blanket the city with
a message that everyone belongs
. We were intentional to do this
in a number of languages, but
our first language out of the
box, we did it in Spanish. Many
of us have come from different
places and spaces for the
freedom and the liberties. Los
Angeles offers us all. Our city
is strong. We are standing with
all communities. I want you to
know we have your back. We are
here for you and we are building
a Los Angeles for all. In this
week's Things to Do help keep
MLK Jr's dream alive at freedom
Festival. Enjoy a guided
Tidepool Walk at Cabrillo and
get those Legos clicking and a
brick play date in Koreatown.
All this up next on things to do
. It's freedom Festival
happening on MLK day Monday,
January 19th. Join Council
President Marquis Harris Dawson
Council member Curren Price, and
Councilwoman Heather Hutt in
partnership with Community
Coalition and Destination
Crenshaw to celebrate the life
and legacy of Martin Luther King
Jr. According to Council
President Harris Dawson, this
yearly staple provides hundreds
of South L.A. residents with
resources, culture and
connection. This year's festival
highlights the impact and unity
in action with the theme Still
We Rise Keeping the Dream Alive.
Head to Leimert Park for freedom
Festival on the Martin Luther
King Jr holiday Monday, January
19th, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.
for more information, visit the
Instagram account of Council
President Marquis Harris Dawson
at MDC. D eight. Enjoy a guided
Tidepool walk with the Cabrillo
Marine Aquarium educators on
Saturday, January 17th as they
interpret the various habitats
of the Cabrillo Beach Coastal
Park. The walk begins at the
Aquarium courtyard and takes in
the native gardens, salt marsh
beaches and tide pools along the
way, you'll see fossils, native
plants, birds, and other
interesting finds. Head outside,
bring a snack, and meet at the
aquarium for a tidepool. Walk on
Saturday, January 17th at 1:30
p.m. for more information, see
the events calendar at Cabrillo
Marine Aquarium .org. Join the
Los Angeles Public Library for
brick Play date at the Pico
Koreatown Branch Library on
January 17th. If you love to
build things, join the playdate
at the library. Families are
welcome to come and use their
imagination to build and play
with the library's Legos. This
activity is recommended for kids
ages four and up. Head to the
community room at the Pico
Koreatown Branch Library for the
hands on activity brick play
date on Saturday, January 17th
at 1:30 p.m. for more
information, visit lapl.org.
Slash events. And that's a look
at some things to do. And that's
all for this week. I'm Natalia
Bilbao and from all of us here
at LA this week. Thank you so
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.
And welcome to the regularly
scheduled meeting of your Losl
TO THE REGULAR SCHEDULED
MEETING OF YOUR LOS ANGELES
CITY COUNCIL.
TODAY IS FRIZ, THE 9th DAY OF
JANUARY, THE YEAR 2026.
THE BIRTHDAY OF MY MOST BELOVED
ANGELINO, MS. CARRY
HARRIS-DAWSON.
PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN
IN-PERSON FOR THIS MEETING.
MS. MADAM CLERK, LET'S BEGIN BY
CALLING THE ROLL.
>> Clerk: YES, SIR.
» Clerk: YES, SIR.
BLUMENFIELD, HARRIS-DAWSON,
HERNANDEZ, HUTT, JURADO, LEE,
MCOSKER, NAZARIAN, PADILLA,
PARK, PRICE, RAMAN, RODRIGUEZ,
SOTO-MARTINEZ, YAROSLAVSKY.
>> Council President: ALL RIGHT
» Council President: ALL RIGHT
NEXT.
>> Clerk: APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
» Clerk: APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
>> Council President:er
» Council President:er
COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ MOVES
COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER SECONDS,
NEXT.
>> Clerk: COMMENDATORY
» Clerk: COMMENDATORY
RESOLUTIONS FOR APPROVAL.
>> Council President:
» Council President:
COUNCILMEMBER PARK MOVES
COUNCILMEMBER LEE SECONDS.
TODAY IS FRIDAY, BUT I BELIEVE,
THE "PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE" IS
IN ORDER AS THIS IS OUR FIRST
MEETING OF THE YEAR.
ALL RIGHT, DO WE HAVE A
VOLUNTEER TO LEAD US IN THE
"PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE"?
COUNCILMEMBER PA*RK?
>> T. Park: PLEASE RISE IF
» T. Park: PLEASE RISE IF
YOU'RE ABLE, PLEASE YOUR HAND
OVER YOUR HEART.
READY BEGIN.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH
IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER
GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> Council President: ALL
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, MADAM CLERK, WHAT'S NEXT?
>> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT--
» Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT--
>> Council President: I KNOW I
» Council President: I KNOW I
KNEW YOU OFF WITH THE "PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE", MY APOLOGIES.
>> Clerk: NO, IT'S OKAY, MAY I
» Clerk: NO, IT'S OKAY, MAY I
RUN THROUGH THE AGENDA?
>> Council President: YES,
» Council President: YES,
PLEASE.
>> Clerk: 1 THROUGH 8 ITEMS FOR
» Clerk: 1 THROUGH 8 ITEMS FOR
WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE BEEN
HELD.
9 THROUGH 11 ARE ITEMS FOR
WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE NOT
BEEN HELD.
>> Council President: ALL
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, THOSE ITEMS ARE BEFORE
US WITHOUT OBJECTIONS.
DO WE HAVE SPECIALS FOR THIS
MORNING'S MEETING?
MEMBERS?
TO MY LEFT?
LOOKS LIKE MR. McOSKER?
>> T. McOsker: THANK YOU, THANK
» T. McOsker: THANK YOU, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ITEM 2
SPECIAL FOR AN AMENDMENT WHICH
IS BEING CIRCULATED NOW.
>> CouncilPresident: ALL RIGHT.
» CouncilPresident: ALL RIGHT.
COUNCILMEMBER JURADO?
ARE YOU STANDING FOR A SPECIAL?
>> Y. Jurado: YES, COUNCIL
» Y. Jurado: YES, COUNCIL
PESIDENT I WOULD LIKE TO CALL
23 AND 24 SPECIAL FOR A
SEPARATE VOTE.
>> Council President: ALL
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ.
>> E. Hernandez: YES, GOOD
» E. Hernandez: YES, GOOD
MORNING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, CAN
I CALL ITEMS 23 AND 24 SPECIAL
FOR SEPARATE VOTE AND ITEM 30
FOR COMMENT SXZ CONTINU 28 FOR
ONE MONTH.
>> Council President: ALL RIGHT.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE A DATE, MADAM CLERK FOR
ONE MONTH.
>> Clerk: SO 28 IS CONTINUED
» Clerk: SO 28 IS CONTINUED
FOR ONE MONTH AND THAT WOULD BE
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2026.
>> Council President: ALL
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER
SOTO-MARTINEZ.
>> H. Soto-Martinez: YES, I
» H. Soto-Martinez: YES, I
WOULD LIKE TO CALL ITEM 29 FOR
COMMENTS, PLEASE.
>> Council President: ALL RIGHT.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT.
COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN.
>> N. Raman: I ALSO WANTED TO
» N. Raman: I ALSO WANTED TO
MAKE A COMMENT ON ITEM 29.
>> Council President: ANY
» Council President: ANY
OTHERS TO MY RIGHT?
TO THE LEFT OF THE CHAMBER?
ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO OTHER
SPECIALS, MADAM CLERK, WHAT
ITEMS ARE WE ABLE TO CAST VOTES
ON AT THIS TIME?
>> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT,
» Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT,
COUNCIL MAY VOTE ON ITEMS 1 AS
WELL AS 3 THROUGH 8, SIR.
>> Council President: ALL RIGHT.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT.
.
LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON THOSE
ITEMS, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE
THE VOTE.
>> Clerk: 14 AYES.
» Clerk: 14 AYES.
>> CouncilPresident: ALL RIGHT.
» CouncilPresident: ALL RIGHT.
WHAT'S NEXT?
>> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, WOULD
» Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, WOULD
COUNCIL LIKE TO GO INTO
TESTIMONIALS OR PRESENTATIONS?
>> Council President: ALL
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, WE'LL GO TO TESTIMONIALS
AND THEN WE'LL GO TO
PRESENTATIONS.
AND THIS TESTIMONIAL WILL BE
LEAD BY COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ
BY OF THE 7th DISTRICT.
>> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU FOR
» M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US.
SADLY, 2026 HAS STARTED WITH NO
SHORT OF CHAOS WITH
ADMINISTRATION LEADER NA
CONTINUES TO INSULT.
SADLY WE JUST SAW A WOMAN LOSE
HER LIFE, WHEN RENEE GOODE, AT
THE HANDS OF ICE.
THIS IS THE 5th LOSS OF LIFE
THAT HAS RESULTED FROM THE
ASSAULTS LEAD BY ICE AGENTS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
BUT WHAT IS MORE INFURIATING IS
THAT ASIDE FROM THE ASSAULTS
THAT HAVE BEEN LEVEED TOWARDS
THSE THAT ARE EITHER
PROTESTING OR HELPING TO
DOCUMENT THE ACTIONS THAT ARE
TAKING PLACE IN COMMUNITIES
ACROSS THIS COUNTRY, WE KNOW
THE HARM THAT IS BEING
INFLICTED ON MEMBERS OF OUR
COMMUNITY WHO'S VOICES ARE
BEING IGNORED.
WHO'S FAMILIES ARE GETTING TORN
APART.
THIS CHAOS CONTINUES TO INFLICT
SUCH TREMENDOUS HARM ACROSS
AMERICA.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS JUST AT THE
END OF THE YEAR THAT WE BROUGHT
IN A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS
INCLUDING MEMO TORRES TO TALK
ABOUT ALL THE CATALOGUING OF
THE INCIDENTS TAKING PLACE JUST
HERE IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
REGION.
BUT WHEN I LOOK AT THE FOOTAGE
OF WHAT OCCURED TO RENEE, A
WOMAN WHO HAD JUST DROPPED OFF
HER SIX-YEAR-OLD SON AT SCHOOL,
THERE IS NO WAY THAT IT DOESN'T
TOUCH AND AFFECT EVERY SINGLE
ONE OF US BUT MAKE, MAKE NO
MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS IS ALL
INTENDED TO INFLICT FEAR AND
SILENCE OUR COMMUNITIES.
TO BECOME COMPLICITY AND ENABLE
THE ASSAULTS THAT ARE HAPPENING
TO IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES ACROSS
THIS COUNTRY.
AND FRANKLY EVEN CITIZENS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WE SAW
THAT HAPPEN WITH RENEE GOODE.
I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
REMIND US ALL THAT WHILE WE
DON'T HAVE THE DIRECT AUTHORITY
TO SUPERCEDE WHAT THIS
PRESIDENT IS DOING, AND WHAT IS
BEING ENABLED BY FEDERAL
LEADERS THAT HAVE BEEN ELECTED
TO REPRESENT US, WE DO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DOCUMENT, TRACK
AND PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS AND
DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE
ACTIONS THAT TAKE PLACE IN THIS
CITY.
AND I WANT TO ASSURE THE PUBLIC
THAT THE SILENCE IN THE REPORT
BACKS THAT WE HAVE SOUGHT, TO
ENSURE THAT THERE ARE ACTIONS
THAT WE CAN BE TAKING TO MAKE
THE MOST TO PROTECT MEMBERS OF
OUR COMMUNITIES WHETHER THEY
ARE PROTESTING OR WHETHER THEY
ARE MERELY DOCUMENTING WHAT HAS
TRANSPIRED HERE ON THE ASSAULTS
AGAINST MEMBERS OF OUR
COMMUNITY.
GLOVES ARE OFF.
IT'S HAPPENING NOW, AND IT'S
HAPPENING THIS YEAR.
SO, IN HONOR OF RENEE GOODE AND
SADLY ALL THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS
THAT HAVE BEEN TORN APART AND
AFFECTED DIRECTLY BY THE
ACTIONS OF ICE, I JUST WANTED
TO START THIS, THIS COUNCIL
MEETING IN RECOGNITION OF WHAT
CONTINUES TO HAPPEN ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND ACROSS OUR CITY.
AND TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE
RECOGNIZES THAT ALL ANGELINOS
UNDERSTAND, THAT AT LEAST FOR
MYSELF AND SPEAKING FOR MYSELF,
AS A LEADER, ELECTED TO
REPRESENT TO BE 115th OF THE
LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THIS CITY,
I'M NOT HERE TO SUGGEST OR
PRETEND NOR SHOULD YOU BE UNDER
ANY MISUNDERSTANDING THAT THEIR
ACTIONS HAVE SLOWED, THEY HAVE
NOT.
DON'T NORMALIZE THE ACTION,
DON'T TURN AWAY, CONTINUE TO BE
A VOICE FOR CHANGE, AND I WANT
TO INVITE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
TO CONTINUE AND I THANK THEM
FOR SHOWING UP FOR BEING THAT
VOICE AND THAT ADVOCACY.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME
ELECTIONS COMING UP AND I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE
REMEMBER THEIR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
AND WHAT THIS KOUPT REIS
SUPPOSE TO STAND FOR AND
REPRESENTS.
THANK YOU.
>> Council President: THANK YOU
» Council President: THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER
RODRIGUEZ.
IT'S AN APPROPRIATE START TO
OUR WORK HERE IN THE COUNCIL
GIVEN THE GRAVITY OF WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN OUR COUNTRY AND IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
OUR NEXT PRESENTATION WILL BE
BROUGHT TO US BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERNANDEZ OF THE FIRST DISTRICT.
>> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU,
» E. Hernandez: THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
WE HAVE A FEW GUESTS WITH US
HERE TODAY.
I'LL GIVE THEM SOME TIME TO
JOIN US.
THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN
RODRIGUEZ FOR YOUR WORDS AND
UPLIFTING RENEE NICOLE GOODE.
THIS WEEK SHE WAS GOOD, SHE,
RENEE WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY
ICE.
HER DEATH DESERVES OUTRAGE,
CARE AND JUSTICE BUT IF WE ONLY
SHOW UP SOMETIMES, THEN WE'RE
NOT ACTUALLY COMMITTED TO
JUSTICE, WE'RE COMMIT TODAY
CONVENIENCE.
WHAT HAPPENED TO KEITH PORTER
ALSO DESERVES OUR ATTENTION,
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT INVOLVES
FEDERAL ICE AGENTS WHO OPERATES
WITH NO OVERSIGHT AND VIOLENCE
WITHOUT DENIAL.
THIS HAPPENED IN OUR OWN BACK
YARD AND SILENCE IS NOT AN
OPTION TO GROUND AND YOUS AT
THAT TO* TALK ABOUT KEITH, I'M
GOING TO BE INVITING COURTA WHO
IS A FAMILY MEMBER OF KEITH
PORTER.
KEITH PORTER WAS A FATHER, A
NEIGHBOR AND A BELOVED MEMBER
OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT IS
GRIEVING AND DEMANDING ANSWERS.
AN OFF DUTY ICE AGENTS DOES NOT
GET TO DECIDE WHO LIVES AND WHO
DIES PERIOD.
HE CAN'T BE THE JUDGE AND ALL
THE OTHER PARTS OF THIS SYSTEM.
IT TAKES COURAGE FOR FAMILIES
TO SHOW UP IN THE MIDDLE OF
GREETING AND DEMAND TRUTH.
--GRIEF AND DEMAND TRUTH.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
PLEASE WELCOME HIS FAMILY.
OKAY, I'LL BE INVITING HIS
MOTHER TO TALK AND SHARE A FEW
WORDS.
THANK YOU.
>> Speaker: MY SON KEITH DID
» Speaker: MY SON KEITH DID
NOT DESERVE THIS.
KEITH PORTER WAS A WONDERFUL
SOUL.
HIS HEART WAS BIG.
HE HAD A BIG HEART, HE LOVED SO
HARD AND SO LOVED SO DEEP.
ANYONE WHO CAME IN CONTACT WITH
KEITH, LOVED HIM.
HE WAS A JOY, HE WAS A
JOKESTER, HE WAS MY BABY.
HE WAS A FATHER, A COUSIN, AN
UNCLE, AND HE ALWAYS SAID,
FAMILY OVER EVERYTHING MEANT
THE MOST TO HIM.
MY BABY CALLED ME EVERY MORNING
TO SAY GOOD MORNING, MOM I LOVE
YOU.
EVERY DAY BEFORE HE WENT TO
WORK JUST TO SAY MOM I LOVE
YOU, HOW IS YOUR DAY?
HE LOVED HIS DAUGHTER, HE LOVED
ME SO MUCH I MISS MY CHILD, HE
DOES NOT DESERVE THIS.
HIS FAMILY, I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR
HIM.
HE LOVED UNCONDITIONALLY, HE
NEVER ARGUED, HE WAS THE ONE
THAT BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER
WITH LOVE AND UNIT.
HE WAS THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT
THERE WAS NO ANGER, HE ALWAYS
BROUGHT JOY INTO THE ROOM AND
HE MADE YOU FEEL SPECIAL.
EVERYBODY HAD A NAME.
AND IT WAS FROM LOVE, JOY.
HE LOVED TO COOK, HE WOULD COME
TO YOUR HOUSE AND JUST RAM YOUR
REFRIGERATOR AND COOK A MEAL.
HE JUST WANTED HAPPINESS.
HE WANTED EVERYBODY TO JUST BE
FILLED WITH JOY.
HE WOULD SAY, I DON'T CARE MOM
IF I HAVE A DOLLAR IN MY
POCKET, YOU WOULD NOT KNOW IT,
BECAUSE I'M A MILLIONAIRE, I'M
GOING TO WALK JUST LIKE THAT.
I AM GOING TO LET EVERYBODY
KNOW.
I'M THAT PERSON.
I'M GOING TO PUT MY CLOTHES ON
AND I'M JUST GOING TO LOVE.
I'M PIR ACTUAL, AND I LOVE.
AND THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE
OUT THAT LOVE ME AND I KNOW IT.
SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW,
PLEASE.
JUSTICE FOR MY BABY, HE DOES
NOT DESERVE THIS, PLEASE.
THIS PERSON HURT MY CHILD AND
HE WOULD NEVER HURT ANYBODY, HE
LOVED SO HARD, HE RESCUED
ANIMALS, HE WORKED WITH
DISABLED FAMILY.
HIS HEART WAS SO BIG.
HIS HEART WAS SO BIG, HE DIDN'T
DESERVE THIS.
HE WAS ON HIS WAY BACK TO SAY
MOMMY I LOVE YOU, HAPPY NEW
YEAR, HE DIDN'T EVEN GET A
CHANCE TO POP THE CHAMPAGNE.
HE DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SAY
GOODBYE.
I JUST WANT TO TOUCH MY BABY
ONE MORE TIME AND KISS HIS FACE
AND HOLD HIM.
HE WAS SNATCHED FROM US, LORD,
PLEASE, I JUST WISH YOU COULD
GET JUSTICE FOR MY CHILD.
OH PLEASE, GET JUSTICE FOR MY
BABY.
>> SAY HIS NAME!
» SAY HIS NAME!
>> KEITH PORTER.
» KEITH PORTER.
>> SAY HIS NAME?
» SAY HIS NAME?
>> KEITH PORTER.
» KEITH PORTER.
>> SAY HIS NAME?
» SAY HIS NAME?
>> KEITH PORTER.
» KEITH PORTER.
>> I'M JAMAL, I AM THE ATTORNEY
» I'M JAMAL, I AM THE ATTORNEY
ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY.
ECHOING WHAT WE HEARD FROM HIS
MOM, KEITH IS MORE THAN A
HEADLINE.
KEITH IS A HUMAN WHO LOVED, WHO
GAVE LOVE AND DESERVES JUSTICE
AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
WHAT DOES JUSTICE LOOK LIKE?
WHAT JUSTICE STARTS BY
RELEASING THE NAME OF THE ICE
OFFICER.
WE DON'T KNOW HIS NAME.
CERTAINLY, WE KNOW HE WAS NOT
ACTING UNDER ANY SORT OF DUTY.
THIS WAS NOT A TRAINED LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER RESPONDING
TO A CRIME.
LAPD WAS UNDER WAY.
AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING WITH THE
KILLING OF KEITH IS JUST A
MICRO CAUSE UM IS GOING ON
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WHAT WE'RE
SEEING IN MINNEAPOLIS AND
ACROSS OUR COMMUNITIES, WITH
BLACK AND BROWN AND UNDER
SERVED COMMUNITIES, OUR ICE
OFFICERS REEKING HAVOC,
COMMITTING CRIME.
: WITH LITTLE TO NO
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TODAY WE'RE
ASKING FOR THAT ACCOUNTABILITY.
THANK YOU.
>> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M
» Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M
JOSEPH WILLIAMS I'M WITH BLACK
LIVES MATTER LOS ANGELES AND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STUDENTS
DESERVE AND I WORK DIRECTLY
WITH KEITH'S COUSIN WHO LET US
KNOW WHEN KEITH WAS MURDERED.
WHEN THIS HAPPENED, WHEN WE HAD
A VIGIL ON SUNDAY NIGHT IN
HONOR OF HIS KEITH.
HIS CO-WORKERS FROM HOME DEPOT
WERE ALREADY THERE.
HE HAS WORKED AT HOME DEPOT FOR
JUST ABOUT A YEAR AND ALREADY
HAS A BIG IMPACT THAT DOZENS
SHOWED UP, EVEN BEFORE ACTIVIST
OR COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS SHOWED
UP TO SHOW THEIR LOVE, TO SHOW
HOW DEEPLY THEY HAD IMPACTED
HIM.
LIKE HIS FATHER SAID, HE WAS A
FATHER.
IF YOU LOOK AT HIS INSTAGRAM,
HIS SOCIAL MEDIA, SO MUCH WAS
LOVING ON HIS CHILD, HIS FAMILY
AND HIS COMMUNITY.
AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT YES
THIS IS A SYMPTOM OF WHAT IS
HAPPENING FROM THE NATIONAL
LEVEL ON DOWN WITH THE UNJUST
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT THAT IS
HARMING IMMIGRANTS AND ALSO
MANY OTHER FOLKS IN OUR
COMMUNITIES AND IT'S NOT
SEPARATE FROM WHAT IS HAPPENING
IN THIS CITY.
WE KNOW THAT IN THIS CITY, LAW
ENFORCEMENT SHOOTING, BY LAPD,
HAVE INCREASED WHAT 70 PERCENT
LAST YEAR, AND HAS BEEN VERY
LITTLE ACCOUNTABILITY IN ANY OF
THOSE CASES.
THE FACT THAT KEITH PORTER'S
MURDERER WAS NOT ARREST ASKED
MADE TO GIVE UP HIS SERVICE
WEAPON ON THAT NIGHT IS
UNACCEPTABLE!
THIS MAN MURDERED SOMEBODY IN
COLD BLOOD WHO IS CELEBRATING
NEW YEAR'S EVE, WHO WAS WAITING
FOR HIS FAMILY TO COME JOIN HIM
IN CELEBRATION, WHO WAS A
BELOVED FATHER AND COMMUNITY
MEMBER AND WORKER.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
ABSOLUTELY CITY COUNCIL AND
THIS ENTIRE CITY MUST LOOK AT
AND SAY THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE,
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN
POINT FINGERS AND SAY THIS IS
DONALD TRUMP'S FAULT, WE
FWHAOED TO LOOK AT OURSELVES,
WHAIN VESTMENTS ARE WE MAKING
WITH OUR BUDGET THAT IS
ALLOWING THIS TO CONTINUE NOT
ONLY FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT BUT
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM OUR
COMMUNITY.
AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT
IMMIGRATION IS A BLACK ISSUE,
RIGHT, THAT THE HARMS THAT ARE
HAPPENING, IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE
NOT AFFECTING FOLKS WHO ARE
COMING FROM CENTRAL OR SOUTH
AMERICA, WE KNOW THE LARGEST
LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATION IS
HAPPENING IN MINNEAPOLIS
TARGETING BLACK SOMALI
IMMIGRANTS.
AND WE KNOW THAT THIS SYSTEM OF
WHITE SUPREMACY, RELIES ON ANTI
BLACKNESS AND SEIZURE OF
INDIGENOUS LAND TO ENRICH THE
CAPITALIST CLASS.
SO WE'RE ASKING TO YOU USE THE
POWER THAT YOU ALL HAVE TO SET
THE BUDGETS IN THE CITY TO HOLD
THE MAYOR ACCOUNTABILITY
--ACCOUNTABLE IN. CITY TO SAY
WE MUST INVEST IN THE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TEAR AND
RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS FOR OUR
COMMUNITY AND WE MUST DIVEST,
WE MUST MOVE MONEY AWAY FROM
LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT IS HARMING
FROM OUR COMMUNITY REPEATEDLY.
KEITH PORTER'S LIFE MATTERS.
KEITH PORTER'S LIFE MATTERS!
AND HE DESERVES ACCOUNTABILITY.
HIS MOM SHOULD NOT BE HERE, SHE
SHOULD NOT HAVE TO COME HERE,
WHILE SHE IS GRIEVING TO SAY
PLEASE, PLEASE, DIRECT YOUR
OFFICERS TO ARREST THE PERSON
WHO MURDERED MY SON!
THAT SHOULDN'T BE HER
RESPONSIBILITY.
IT IS YOU ALL, YOU ALL HAVE
POWER, TO SAY OUR CITY
EMPLOYEES, LAPD SHOULD BE
ARRESTING ANY OFFICERS WHO ARE
CAUSING HARM IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO WE HAVE GOT TO STOP POINTING
THE FINGER ONLY AT DONALD
TRUMP, AND SAY WHAT IS WITHIN
OUR POWER?
WHAT IS WITHIN THE POWER OF
CITY COUNCIL HERE TO MOVE
TOWARDS REAL JUSTICE FOR THE
FAMILY OF KEITH PORTER AND TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER FAMILIES
IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHO ARE
BEING CONSTANTLY HARMED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FM BOTH FAD
RAL LAW AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
SO WE WILL BE HERE, CONTINUING
TO DEMAND JUSTICE FOR KEITH
PORTER AND FOR ALL THE OTHER
FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN STOLEN BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT, KIDNAPPED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHO HAVE BEEN
HARMED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY.
KEITH PORTER'S DAUGHTER IS 9
YEARS OLD AND A 20-YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER.
AND THEY WILL LIFT REST OF
THEIR LIVES WITHOUT THEIR
FATHER.
THERE IS NOTHING THAT ANYONE IN
THIS ROOM CAN DO TO GET JUSTICE
FOR KEITH PORTER BECAUSE THAT
WOULD MEAN HE WOULD BE HERE FOR
HIS FAMILY.
BUT WHAT WE CAN DO, IS TO MOVE
FORWARD AND GET ACCOUNTABILITY
FOR THE FOLKS THAT STOLE HIS
LIFE UNJUSTLY.
HE SHOULD NOT BE WALKING FREE,
HE SHOULD STILL NOT BE
ANONYMOUS.
EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW WHAT IN
MAN IS, WHAT HIS NAME IS, WHAT
HE LOOKS LIKE AND HE SHOULD BE
IN JAIL.
HE SHOULD BE FACING CHARGES?
SO HE CALL ON YOU ALL TO USE
THE POWER THAT YOU HAVE, AS THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE SECOND
LARGEST CITY IN THE COUNTRY, AS
FASCISM IS ADVANCING AROUND THE
COUNTRY.
AS LAW ENFORCEMENT TERROR IS
ENFORCING AROUND THE COUNTRY,
WHAT WILL YOU DO?
NOT IN STATEMENTS, BEFOREHAND
OR LETTERS OR ASSOCIATE MEDIA
POST?
WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH THE POWER
OF THE POSITIONS TO DEMAND REAL
JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND
A DIFFERENT FUTURE AND A
DIFFERENT WORLD FOR KEITH
PORTER'S FAMILY, FOR BLACK
FAMILIES, FOR IMMIGRANT
FAMILIES ALL AROUND OUR CITY!
SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR
JUSTICE IN THE NAME OF KEITH
PORTER AND WHO FOR HIS FAMILY
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DEMAND
THAT YOU ALL IN POSITIONS OF
POWER WHO HAVE BEEN ELECTED BY
THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY, DO
WHAT YOU MUST DO WITH THE POWER
AND POSITIONALITY THAT YOU HAVE
TO FIGHT AGAINST THE FASCIST
REGIME NA IS ADVANCING.
THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED TIMES AND
YOU ALL MUST TAKE UNPRECEDENTED
MEASURES TO DEMAND
ACCOUNTABILITY TO DEMAND
TRANSPRENCY AND TO DO
SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH THE
RESOURCE THAT'S WE AT OUR DIS
POTION AL HERE.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS DEFUNDING
EDUCATION, THE VERY PUBLIC
SERVICE THAT'S OUR COMMUNITIES
RELY ON, AND AS CREATED THE
LARGEST LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITY
IN THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY.
IN THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY!
SO WHAT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT
THIS COUNCIL ALSO VOTED TO
INCREASE FUNDING FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT, FOR LAPD, THESE
THINGS ARE ARE NOT DISCONNECTED.
THESE ARE ABSOLUTE CONNECTED.
SO WE STAND HERE IN DEEP
SOLIDARITY WITH THE FAMILY OF
KEITH PORTER IN SOLIDARITY WITH
THE FAMILY OF RENEE GOODE WITH
THE FOLKS SHOT YESTERDAY IN
PORTLAND OREGON AND ALL THE
FOLKS SHOT AND KILLED AND
STOLEN FROM THEIR FAMILY BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT THAT YOU ALL IN
CITY COUNCIL HAVE THE POWER AND
RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE ACTION
AROUND.
THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
>> I WANT TO GIVE MY DEEPEST
» I WANT TO GIVE MY DEEPEST
CONDOLENCES TO KEITH PORT PER'S
MOM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE FOR YOUR WORDS.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR BEING
OUT HERE FROM THE COMMUNITY.
AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE FOR
YOUR WORDS.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR
YOUR TIME AND FOR ALLOWING US
TO SHARE.
THANK YOU.
>> SAY HIS NAME.
» SAY HIS NAME.
>> KEITH PORTER.
» KEITH PORTER.
>> SAY HIS NAME.
» SAY HIS NAME.
>> KEITH PORTER.
» KEITH PORTER.
>> SAY HIS NAME!
» SAY HIS NAME!
>> KEITH PORTER!
» KEITH PORTER!
>> Council President: ALL
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
RODRIGUEZ AND HERNANDEZ FOR
STARTING US OFF WITH THOSE
IMPORTANT TESTIMONIALS AND TO
COUNCILMEMBER'S RODRIGUEZ'S
POINT, THE TESTIMONIAL IS
GETTING WORSE NOT BETTER, WE
STARTED WITH SOMEBODY BEING
CHASED AND AND NOW WE'RE AT
PEOPLE GETTING SHOT IN COLD
BLOOD AROUND THE COUNTRY.
SO THIS COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE
TO PRESS THE POINT AND SHINE A
LIGHT ON THAT ISSUE.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU AGAIN TO
COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ AND
HERNANDEZ AND THE FAMILY OF
KEITH PORTER THAT JOINED US
TODAY.
ALL RIGHT, MEMBERS, TODAY IS
OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR
2026 AND MANY OF YOU WILL
REMEMBER OUR FIRST MEETING OF
THE YEAR 2025, IT IS A DAY THAT
WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR EVER
HERE IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
WHEN WE WERE VISITED WITH ONE
OF THE MOST TRAGIC DAYS THAT
WE'VE SEEN IN OUR HISTORY AND
SOME OF THE GREATEST DAMAGE TO
PROPERTY AND TO THE TAKING OF
HUMAN LIFE BY NATURE THAT WE
HAVE SEEN IN THE HISTORY OF OUR
CITY.
AND SO, TO COMMEMORATE AND TO
MARK AND TO REMEMBER, THE FIRES
OF 2025 THAT AFFECTED US HERE
IN LOS ANGELES AND IN THE
PALISADES AND SAN FERNANDO
VALLEY AND MALIBU AND ALTADENA
AND THE COUNTY, I WANT TO CALL
TO THIS DESK TO LEAD US IN A
COMMEMORATION, OUR
REPRESENTATIVE FROM PALISADES
AND THE WEST SIDE, OUR OWN
COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK.
MRO*UZ
--[APPLAUSE]
>> T. Park: GOOD MORNING,
» T. Park: GOOD MORNING,
EVERYONE.
AND THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
FOR LETTING ME TAKE THE CHAIR
FOR THIS SPECIAL PRESENTATION.
ON JANUARY 7, 2025, HORRIFIC
FIRES DECIMATED THE COMMUNITIES
OF THE PACIFIC PALISADES AND
ALTADENA.
IN THE PACIFIC PALISADES, 12
LIVES WERE LOST.
IN ALTADENA, ANOTHER 19 TRAGIC
DEATHS.
ACROSS LOS ANGELES, WE CONTINUE
HOLDING THEIR FAMILIES CLOSE IN
OUR HEARTS.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF
SILENCE TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO
DIED THAT DAY.
THANK YOU.
ONE YEAR AGO ON WEDNESDAY, OUR
CITY EXPERIENCED THE WORSE
DISASTER IN ITS 240-YEAR
HISTORY.
THE DAY STARTED LIKE SO MANY
OTHERS.
FOR US, IT WAS A COUNCIL DAY, A
LONG COMMUTE FROM OUR VARIOUS
PARTS OF THE CITY TO THESE
CHAMBERS.
COLLEAGUES YOU PROBABLY ALL DID
WHAT I DID ON THE DRIVE IN THAT
DAY, A FEW MINUTES OF KNX, A
FEW PHONE CALLS, WONDERING WHAT
DRAMA WOULD UNFOLD RIGHT HERE.
FOR THOUSANDS OF OTHERS, IT WAS
THE SAME.
SCOOCHING THE KIDS OFF TO
SCHOOL, DRAGGING THE TRASH BINS
TO THE CURB, PETTING THE DOG
GOODBYE AND RUSHING OFF TO WORK.
NEVER KNOWING THAT IT WOULD BE
THE LAST TIME THAT THERE WOULD
BE NO FORMAL GOOD-BYE.
CHIEF CROWLEY CALLED ME DURING
OUR COUNCIL MEETING TO LET ME
KNOW THAT THERE WAS A BURNING
IN THE PALISADES AND THAT IT
WAS GROWING QUICKLY.
SHE WAS CALM BUT URGENT WHEN
SHE SUGGESTED THAT I GET BACK
TO THE WEST SIDE AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN, YOU
ALREADY HAD A FIRE BURNING IN
COUNCIL DISTRICT 4.
WE WERE BOTH WORRIED WONDERING,
HOW BAD THINGS WOULD GET.
I ALSO REMEMBER COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, YOU SO KINDLY
OFFERING TO ALLOW ME TO BE
EXCUSED SO I CAN GET TO THE
WEST SIDE TO BE WITH MY
CONSTITUENTS.
WHEN I ARRIVED TO THE
PALISADES, THE CHAOTIC FIRE
STORM WAS ALREADY UNDER WAY.
THE AIR WAS ALREADY CHOCKED
WITH SMOKE, WE CAN BARELY
BREATHE.
THE WIND WAS RAGING FROM ALL
DIRECTIONS, THICK ASH AND
AMBERS WERE WHIZING THROUGH THE
AIR LIKE BULLETS, SIRENS CUT
THROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ONLY
HOURS BEFORE WERE QUIET AND
FAMILIAR.
OUR OWN FIREFIGHTERS WERE
RUSHING IN PUTTING THEIR LIVES
AT-RISK TRYING TO FIGHT A FIRE
THAT OVERWHELMED OUR SYSTEMS
AND RESOURCES FASTER THAN
ANYTHING WE HAD EVER SEEN
BEFORE.
IN FACT, THOUSANDS OF
FIREFIGHTERS FROM OVER 400
DEPARTMENTS ACROSS L.A. COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA, THE ENTIRE U.S. AND
MEXICO AND CANADA CAME TO THE
AID OF LOS ANGELES.
AT THE SAME TIME, EVACUATIONS
WERE ALREADY BREAKING DOWN.
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SYSTEMS
WERE OFF LINE, THE POWER WERE
OUT AND SO WERE THE TRAFFIC
LIGHTS WITH AN ENDLESS STREAM
OF CARS INCHING THEIR WAY OUT
OF MALIBU AND PACIFIC PALISADES
ON TO PCH.
UP STREAM, TRAFFIC CAME TO A
STANDSTILL AS FIRE JUMPED THE
HILL SIDES, HUNDREDS FLED ON
FOOT.
I'LL NEVER FORGET THE SITE OF
SO MANY PEOPLE WALKING OUT OF
THE PALISADES TOWARDS THE
BEACH, SO MANY FOR THE LAST
TIME CARRYING ONLY WHAT THEY
COULD.
AS THEY LEFT, THE FIRE RACED
DOWN THE HILL SIDES AND THEIR
ENTIRE TOWN BURNED.
ONE BY ONE, THEIR HOMES, THEIR
CHURCHES, THEIR SCHOOLS, THEIR
BUSINESSES ALL THE THINGS THAT
DEFINE A PLACE THAT CREATED
NEIGHBORHOOD, IN JUST A FEW
SHORT HOURS WERE GONE.
ALL TOLD LOSSES TOO STAGGERING
TO COUNT, DEVASTATION TOO GREAT
TO QUANTIFY, AND HEART BREAK
THAT WILL NEVER HEAL.
FOR MOST, THERE WAS NOTHING TO
RETURN TO, AND NOTHING PREPARES
ANYONE FOR A DAY LIKE THAT.
BUT THE STORY OF WHAT HAPPENED
AFTER THE FIRE IS SOMETHING
REMARKABLE TOO.
WHAT CARRIED THE PACIFIC
PALISADES THROUGH THAT DAY, AND
THROUGH THE VERY LONG YEAR THAT
FOLLOWED, WAS NOT A SINGLE ACT
OR INSTITUTION, IT WAS PEOPLE.
WHILE THE ROADS WERE CLOSED AND
THE UTILITIES WERE OUT AND
FAMILIES WERE SCATTERED BEYOND
THE CITY AND BEYOND,
PALISADESIANS DID WHAT THEY
HAVE ALWAYS DONE, THEY SHOWED
UP FOR EACH:00 NOT BECAUSE THEY
WERE TOLD TO, NOT BECAUSE THERE
WAS A PLAN BOW BECAUSE THEY
UNDERSTOOD INSTINCTIVELY THAT
COMMUNITY WOULD BE THE FIRST
LINE OF SURVIVAL AND THE
FOUNDATION FOR RECOVERY.
NEIGHBORS CHECKED ON NEIGHBORS
WITHOUT EVEN KNOW IF THEY'RE
OWN HOMES WERE STILL STANDING,
PEOPLE SHARED INFORMATION WITH
EACH OTHER WHEN OFFICIAL
CHANNELS WERE OVERWHELMED, THEY
OPENED THEIR PHONES, THEIR
LIVING ROOMS AND THEY BEGAN
REBUILDING HUMAN CONNECTIONS
LONG BEFORE REBUILDING
STRUCTURES WAS EVEN IMAGINABLE.
AND WHEN THE SHOCK GAVE WAVE TO
REALITY THAT BECAME LEADERSHIP.
ORGANIZED BLOCK BY BLOCK WHEN
THERE WAS NO ROAD MAP THE,
CONVENED MEETINGS TO UNDERSTAND
DEBRIS REMOVAL AND INSURANCE
TIME LINES AND BUREAUCRATIC
PROCESSES THAT FELT IMPOSSIBLE
TO NAVIGATE ALONE.
THEY WORKED TOGETHER TO
COORDINATE DEBRIS REMOVAL
HELPING ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS
MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER, RATHER
THAN PARCEL BY PARCEL.
WHEN FRUSTRATION AND FEAR TOOK
HOLD AND IT DID, RESIDENTS
CREATED SPACES TO TALK, TO
LISTEN AND TO KEEP EACH OTHER
MOVING FORWARD EVEN AT TIMES
WHEN IT MIGHT HAVE JUST BEEN
EASIER TO GIVE UP.
THERE WERE SHREDS ENVISIONING
HOW REBUILDING COULD HAPPEN
BETTER AND SAFER, POP UP MEET
TO GO ADDRESS INSURANCE GAPS
AND FINANCIAL CHALLENGES EARLY
MORNING EMAILS AND LATE CALLS
AND COUNTLESS HOURS OF
VOLUNTEER LABOR THAT WILL NEVER
BE CAPTURED NAYS REPORT OR
PRESS RELEASE BUT WITHOUT WHICH
THIS RECOVERY WOULD HAVE
STALLED.
THIS ORGANIZED COORDINATION
LASTED NOT FOR DAYS BUT FOR
MONTHS AND THAT WORK CONTINUES
TODAY.
THERE ARE COUNTLESS
PALISADESIANS THAT CARRY THIS
AND I CANNOT NAME THEM TODAY
BUT MANY OF THEM ARE HERE, SUE
COAL, JESSICA ROGERS, KIM
FEDER, SAM LAGANA, ALLISON
POLLHILL, SIR LOCK, HERSCHMAN,
CAROLYN DAVID-ROSS, DAPHNE,
LARRY VAIN, PASTOR MATT HARDEN,
NORA, SHERRI MANDEL, ROSEANNE
LANDA, LEANNE SANDERSON, MARK
SMITH, MICHELLE EVAN HALL,
CAMERON BROWN, PAUL NAIGLE.
AND THIS COMMUNITY DIDN'T DO IT
ALONE, IN THE HOURS AND DAYS
THAT FOLLOWED, COMMUNITIES
ACROSS LOS ANGELES OPENED THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS, THEIR SCHOOLS,
THEIR HOMES AND THEIR HEARTS TO
SO MANY DISPLACED FAMILIES.
VOLUNTEERS FED FIRST RESPONDERS
AND DONATION CENTERS, ESSENTIAL
AND EMERGENCIES SUPPLIES
ARRIVED BY THE PALLET-LOAD.
ANGELINOS FROM ACROSS THE CITY,
OFFERED HELP WITHOUT CONDITION,
FAITH GROUPS, NONPROFITS
STEPPED IN TO FILL THE GAPS
BEFORE GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS CAN
EVEN CATCH UP.
THE CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD
ARRIVED AND PROVIDED SECURITY
AND STABILITY FOR MONTHS AFTER
THE FIRE.
FEMA AND THE RED CROSS STEPPED
IN WITH EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR
FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES AND
UNDER THE EXTRAORDINARILY
LEADERSHIP OF COLONEL ERIC
SWANSON DID NOT ONLY CLEAR
DEBRIS WITHIN RECORD TIME THEY
CLEARED A PATH HOME.
AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO
TAKE A MOMENT AND PLAY A
TRIBUTE VIDEO TO LOOK BACK AT
JANUARY 7th AND THE WEEKS AND
MONTHS THAT FOLLOWED.
>> WHAT WAS LOST IN THESE
» WHAT WAS LOST IN THESE
FIRES, WASN'T JUST PROPERTY,
THIS WERE PLACES, HOMES THAT
WERE FILLED WITH HISTORY,
GIFTS, FROM GRANDPARENTS,
MEMORIES, BY PARENTS, AND
DREAMS CARRIED BY CHILDREN.
THIS FIRE TOOK TOO MUCH MORE
THAN STRUCTURES, IT TOOK PIECES
OF YOUR COLLECTED HISTORY.
>> ONE YEAR AGO, L.A.
» ONE YEAR AGO, L.A.
EXPERIENCED THE WORSE DISASTER
IN ITS 240-YEAR HISTORY.
IN A MATTER OF FEW SHORT HOURS,
AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY WAS
DESIGNATED.
--DECIMATED.
12 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES, SO
MANY KHOIFZ LOST, YMCA,
SCHOOLS, THE LIB REHUNDREDS OF
BUSINESSES, THE HISTORIC SUNSET
CORRIDOR, LANDMARKS, REDUCED TO
ASH.
AND YET EVEN IN THE APOCALYPTIC
AFTERMATH, L.A. SHOWED UP.
IN THE MONTHS THAT FOLLOWED,
OUR CITY DEPARTMENT WORKED
AROUND THE CLOCK, RESTORING
REAOULT, REOPENING ROADS, FEMA
AND THE ARMY CORPS CARRIED OUT
AN EXTRAORDINARY MISSION,
CLEARING NOT JUST THOUSANDS OF
PARCELS IN RECORD TIME BUT
CLEARING THE FIRST STEP FORWARD
FOR A COMMUNITY DESPERATE TO
COME HOME.
THIS WAS AN ABSTRACT WORKCIOUS
IT WAS URGENT, IT WAS HUMAN AND
IT WAS ABOUT STABILIZING AN
ENTIRE COMMUNITY WHILE THE
GROUND WAS STILL SHIFTING
BENEATH US.
>> IT IS TT ALPHABET AREA IN
» IT IS TT ALPHABET AREA IN
THE PACIFIC PALISADES THAT WAS
RECEIVED THE MOST BECAUSE THE
FIRE.
DEVASTATING FIRE TOOK MOST
HOMES IN THE ALPHABET AREA.
I WAS HERE ON JANUARY 7,
MEETING SOME CONSTITUENTS.
>> WE KNEW THAT, WE DIDN'T KNOW
» WE KNEW THAT, WE DIDN'T KNOW
A LOT OF WHAT WAS GOING ON, IT
SEEMS TO BE CHAOS AND THE
REPORTS WERE COMING IN,
OBVIOUSLY, BUT WE DIDN'T THINK
THAT WE HAD ANOTHER OPTION.
WE HAVE A TEAM MEMBER, THIS IS
A COMMUNITY, THIS IS A PLACE
THAT WE KNOW AND LOVE.
THERE WERE STILL PEOPLE AND
LINGERING, OKAY LET'S JUMP INTO
ACTION JUST LIKE WE DO
EVERYTHING ELSE.
SO WE SPENT THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS, WE WERE KNOCKING ON
DOORS, HELPING PEOPLE LOAD
THEIR CARS, HELPING PEOPLE GET
DOWN THE HILL AND I'LL NEVER
FORGET THE FIRST NIGHT, WE CAME
DOWN WE WERE ALL COVERED IN ASH
AND SMOKE AND COUNCILWOMAN
HUGGED EACH OF US AND IT WAS,
IT WAS OVERWHELMING TO REALIZE
WHAT WE WERE IN.
>> I WANT TO GO BACK IN THE
» I WANT TO GO BACK IN THE
ORIGINAL FIRE, WE HAVE SUE AND
SHE HAS BEEN EVACUATED.
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THOSE
MOMENTS WHEN YOU REALIZED IT
WAS RAVAGING YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
AND YOU NEED TO GET OUT.
YOU THINK ABOUT THOSE MOMENTS
OF HAVING TO CHOOSE WHAT TO
TAKE WITH YOU.
>> I'VE BEEN EVACUATED BEFORE
» I'VE BEEN EVACUATED BEFORE
AND IT'S 24 HOURS, IT'S A PANIC
MODE YOU TRY TO TAKE A DEEP
BREATHE AND YOU GO TO ROOM TO
ROOM AND DECIDE WHAT TO TAKE.
THAT'S WHAT WE DID FOR ABOUT AN
HOUR AND AT SOME POINT, YOU
JUST HAVE TO GO.
>> WE LEFT THE HOUSE, I WOULD
» WE LEFT THE HOUSE, I WOULD
SAY ON THAT DAY ABOUT 12:30 IN
THE AFTERNOON.
THE FIRE CAME AROUND 7:00 THE
ALPHABET STREETS.
SO ALL OF THESE MONTHS, PART OF
ME WISH I DIDN'T RUN OUT SO
QUICKLY AND INSTEAD WISH THAT I
HAD STUCK AROUND, BECAUSE AS
EVERYONE KNOWS, WHEN YOU LOSE
YOUR HOUSE, IN A HORRIBLE
DISASTER LIKE WHAT WE HAD, IT
IS NOT JUST THE HOUSE, IT'S ALL
THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE
COLLECTED, YOUR KIDS MEMORY
BOOKS, YOUR CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS.
EVERYONE I KNOW IN THE
PALISADES, WAS TRAUMA EYESED
WHETHER THEIR HOUSE WAS LEFT
STANDING, IT'S A CLOSE KNIT
TOWN TO TO HAVE WHAT FELT LIKE
YOUR BIG EXTENDED FAMILY
SCATTERED ALL OVER CREATION,
WAS YOU KNOW, VERY WAS VERY
DIFFICULT AND VERY SAD.
>> THE ASIAN TERRACE IS A
» THE ASIAN TERRACE IS A
MOBILE HOME PARK IN THE
PALISADES THAT DATES BACK TO
THE 1950s, WHEN I WAS A KIDS IT
WAS A RETIREMENT PARK, THAT WE
WERE GRANDFATHERED INTO BECAUSE
M GRANDFATHER OWNED HIS PLACE.
BUT THE COMMUNITY WOULD VOTE TO
BECOME AN ALL-AGES PARK AGAIN.
MY SON WAS THE FIRST BABY BORN
IN THE PARK.
THERE IS NOT A SINGLE PERSON
WHO LIVED THERE THAT DIDN'T
UNDERSTAND HOW LUCKY THEY WERE
TO CALL THAT PLACE HOME.
>> I'M WALKING YOU WALKING
» I'M WALKING YOU WALKING
THROUGH THE BURN ZONE.
I'M WALKING YOU THROUGH THIS
POST, THIS IS A SPECIAL PLACE.
>> WE FORMED A LONG TERM
» WE FORMED A LONG TERM
RECOVERY GROUP TO SUPPORT THE
ROSTER OF CITIZENS HERE.
MY ROSTER IS 10,460 FAMILIES
AND IT'S MY ROLE TO CONNECT
WITH THOSE PEOPLE WHETHER
THEY'RE, THEIR WELL INSURED AND
ON THEIR WAY TO RECOVERY OR
WHETHER EVERYTHING WAS
DESTROYED IN THE FIRE AND
NOTHING LEFT.
THE HARDEST PART FOR ME IS
UNDERSTANDING THAT I HAVE TO
STOP AND ADD A PSYCHOLOGICAL
COMPONENT TO EVERY CONVERSATION
TO EVERY FAMILY THAT COMES
THROUGH MY DOOR BEFORE WE CAN
EVEN MOVE INTO ON WORKING ON
REBUILDING ON DEALING WITH
THEIR INSURANCE ON DEALING WITH
ALL OF THOSE STRUGGLES.
WE HAVE TO GET THEM GROUNDED.
>> MANY LOTS HAVE BEEN CLEARED
» MANY LOTS HAVE BEEN CLEARED
THANKS TO THE EXTENSIVE WORK OF
ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF ACTIVITY
IN THE ALPHABET.
WE HAVE SEEN TRUCKED GOING IN
AND OUT OF PALISADES.
>> WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
» WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
LATER TODAY IS US GOING THROUGH
THESE PROPERTIES MAKING AN
ASSESSMENT AND GOING ON.
>> WHAT REALLY AMAZED ME WAS
» WHAT REALLY AMAZED ME WAS
ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THEY
CAME IN AND PERFORMED MIRACLES.
>> ULTIMATELY THAT CLEAN UP
» ULTIMATELY THAT CLEAN UP
REMOVED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
HURDLES BOTH AS OUR ABILITY TO
MOVE FORWARD BUT ALSO THAT WE
CAN START LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
FOR THE POTENTIAL TO REBUILD
AND TO RETURN.
>> BELOW PACIFIC PALISADES AND
» BELOW PACIFIC PALISADES AND
IMPACTED BY THE WILDFIRES THAT
STRUCK YOUR COMMUNITY IN THE
EARLY DAYS OF JANUARY 2025.
I MISS ALL OF YOU AND THINK OF
YOU OFTEN.
DAILY I SAY MY PRAYERS FOR THE
SURVIVORS THAT YOU WILL GET
BACK ON TO YOUR LAND AND
OVERCOME DIVERSITY.
I WITNESSED FIRSTHAND JUST HOW
RESILIENT YOUR COMMUNITY IS.
THE SOUND OF CONSTRUCTION
EVERYWHERE, WARMS MY HEART.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERY
MEMER OF THE COMMUNITY FOR
MAKING MY SIX MONTHS IN YOUR
COMMUNITY SPECIAL.
IS TRULY FELT LIKE I WAS PART
OF THE COMMUNITY UNITED UNDER A
COMMON GOAL OF GETTING EACH
SURVIVOR BACK ON THEIR FEET.
>> YOU KNOW, JESSICA, AS WE ARE
» YOU KNOW, JESSICA, AS WE ARE
ALMOST AT A YEAR FROM ALL OF
THIS HAPPENED, AS I THINK BACK
TO THOSE EARLY DAYS IN THE
AFTERMATH AND THE FEAR OF
LOOTERS.
>> IN THE FIRST THREE WEEKS
» IN THE FIRST THREE WEEKS
AFTER THE FIRE, MY HOUSE, MY
LOT, MY LAND, MY REMAINS WERE
SWIFTED THROUGH FIVE TIMES FOR
COPPER.
IT'S A FEELING OF BEING
VIOLATED AT YOUR MOST
VULNERABLE.
SO WE APPRECIATED THAT YOUR
OFFICE HAS SPOKEN UP FOR THIS
COMMUNITY WHEN WE NEEDED THE
NATIONAL GUARD FOR LONGER.
>> WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY TO
» WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY TO
GET HOMES LEJD WITH LAPD FOR NO
TRESPASSING DIRECTIONS, YOU'VE
GOT NEIGHBORHOOD WATCHES
ORGANIZED.
WE'VE GOT THE CAMERA SYSTEMS
ALREADY IN PLACE AND WE'RE
BUILDING OUT MORE.
>> LET'S CONTINUE TO HAVE OPEN
» LET'S CONTINUE TO HAVE OPEN
MINDS AND BEING AS CREATIVE AS
E CAN.
TOGETHER, WE CAN GET THROUGH
THIS.
>> I'M STILL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT
» I'M STILL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT
THE FUTURE OF THE PALISADES.
ALTHOUGH WE HAVE BEEN TESTED,
WE ARE COMING THROUGH THOSE
TESTS TOGETHER.
WE'RE RESILIENT AND WE CARE FOR
EACH OTHER.
OUR COMMUNITY IS STRONG AND
COMMITTED TO GETTING BACK IN
OUR HOMES.
>> PRIOR TO THE FIRE MY
» PRIOR TO THE FIRE MY
YOUNGEST SON WAS INTO
GARDENING, STILL IS, IN THE
FRONT OF OUR HOME WE HAD A
SMALL PIECE OF DIRT THAT WOULD
EVENTUALLY BECOME HIS GARDEN.
AND HE BECAME FAMOUS FOR THE
TOMATOS THAT HE GREW.
AFTER THE FIRE, WE RAN INTO ONE
OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND SHE HAD
THE DAY OF THE FIRE, HAD
COLLECTED PURCHASED THREE OF
HIS TOMATOS AND SHE STILL HAD
THEM IN HER PURSE.
AND FROM THERE, SHE GAVE ME THE
TOMATOS AND WE PLANTED THE
SEEDS.
>> WE'RE COMING BACK.
» WE'RE COMING BACK.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A DAY OF, A
LOT OF HOPE, AND A LOT OF FAITH
AND THAT IS WHAT THIS
REPRESENTS FOR ME.
>> THE PACIFIC PALISADES
» THE PACIFIC PALISADES
REFUSED TO BE DEFINED BY ITS
WORSE DAY.
BUT THIS COMMUNITY IS STILL
HEALING, AND THEY STILL NEED
OUR HELP.
AS THE CITY, WE REMAIN
COMMITTED TO HONORING WHAT WAS
LOST, PROTECTING WHAT REMAINS
AND DOING THE HARD WORK
REQUIRED TO PREPARE FOR
WHATEVER COMES NEXT.
THE VIDEO SUMS THE INCREDIBLE
WORK AND BRAVERY THAT PEOPLE
SHOWED IN THE IMMENSE SORROW
AND OVERWHELMING DEVASTATATION.
MUCH OF THAT WORK WAS DONE BY
HUNDREDS OF DEDICATED CITY
WORKERS, COUNTLESS DEPARTMENTS
WORKED AROUND THE CLOCK TO
RESTORE ORDER, SAFETY AND BASIC
SERVICES.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
COORDINATED RESPONSE UNDER
EXTREME PRESSURE AND DURING AN
EXTRAORDINARY DEPLOYMENT LAPD
MAINTAINED SAFETY AND OFFERED
REA TOUR ANS TO A COMMUNITY ON
THE EDGE.
FROM DAMAGED ROADS AND HILL
SIDES, THE BUREAU OF
ENGINEERING HAS ALREADY
STABLELIZED INFRASTRUCTURE AND
BUILDING AND SAFETY IS WORKING
THROUGH UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND.
L.A. SAN AND STREETS L.A.
HELPED CLEAN UP TRASH AND
REMOVED CHARED TREES AND BRUSH
AND SWEPT AWAY THE MILLIONS OF
NAILS THAT SOMEHOW ENDED UP IN
OUR ROADWAYS.
A AS WE FACE STORMS, LANDSLIDES
AND FLOODING AND MORE, THEIR
WORK HELPED PREVENT EVEN MORE
DAMAGE AND LOSS.
THEREFORE COLLEAGUES ON BEHALF
OF A GREATFUL DISTRICT AND
CITY, I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND MY
SINCERE THANKS AND APPRECIATION
TO OUR INCREDIBLE CITY FAMILY
FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND
SERVING OUR RESIDENTS IN THE
AFTERMATH OF THIS TRAGEDY.
ON THE SCREEN YOU'LL SEE THE
NAMES OF SOME OF THE CITY STAFF
WHO WERE PART OF THE FIRE
RESPONSE AND I WOULD LIKE TO
READ THE NAMES OF THE
DEPARTMENT WHO AT THE REQUEST
OF MAYOR BASS WORKED DIRECTLY
ON THE GROUND OR SENT THEIR
STAFF TO ASSIST WITH THE
DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER, AND
IN SO MANY OTHER CAPACITIES.
DEPARTMENT OF AGING, DEPARTMENT
OF BUILDING AND SAFETY,
DEPARTMENT OF CANNABIS
REGULATION, OFFICE OF THE CITY
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER,
DEPARTMENT OF CITY TOURISM, LOS
ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS,
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SERVICES,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST, OFFICE OF THE CITY
ATTORNEY, CIVIL AND HUMAN
RIGHTS AND EQUITY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE CITY CONTROLLER,
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE AFFAIRS,
DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITY, EL
PUEBLO DE LOS ANGELES.
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE PENSIONS,
CITY ETHICS COMMISSION, OFFICE
OF FINANCE, LAFD, LOS ANGELES
PUBLIC LIBRARY, LAHSA, THE
HOUSING AUTHORITY, INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY AGENCY, L.A. CITY
EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
L.A. HOUSING DEPARTMENT, OFFICE
OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY,
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT, LAPD,
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, OFFICE
OF THE MAYOR, DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT,
DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING,
BUREAU OF CONTRACT
ADMINISTRATION, BUREAU OF
ENGINEERING, BUREAU OF STREET
SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
RECREATION AND PARKS,
DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER,
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF SANITATION, BUREAU OF
STREET LIGHTING, DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, OFFICE OF THE
CITY CLERK, COMMUNITY
INVESTMENT FOR FAMILIES
DEPARTMENT, ECONOMIC AND
WORKFORCE DEPARTMENT PORT OF
LOS ANGELES AND THE L.A. ZOO.
COLLEAGUES THAT VERY WELL MAY
HAVE BEEN EVERY DEPARTMENT IN
THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES WHO
HELPED, WHO HAS DEDICATED STAFF
AND TIME AND GRIT AND HEART.
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE
COLLEAGUES AND THANK EACH OF
YOU, SOME OF YOU JOINED ME IN
THE PALISADES ON THE DAY OF THE
FIRE AND MANY OF YOU CAME ALONG
TO BEAR WITNESS TO WHAT
HAPPENED.
OTHERS OF YOU LOANED YOUR
BEAUTIFICATION TEAMS, YOUR OUT
REACH TEAMS AND YOUR STAFF TO
ANSWER OUR PHONES AND RESPOND
TO EMAILS TO GREET PEOPLE AT
OUR DOORS, AND TO STAFF OUR
DONATION CENTER SO THAT MY TEAM
CAN FOCUS ON THE DEVASTATION IN
FRONT OF US.
THOSE EARLY DAYS WERE THE
TOUGHEST OF MY CAREER, OF MY
LIFE REALLY, BUT COLLEAGUES
YOUR GENEROSITY AND SUPPORT
LIGHTENED MY LOAD AND ALLOWED
ME TEAM AND I TO DO ALL THAT
WAS NECESSARY TO HELP STABILIZE
A TRAUMATIZED DISPLACED
COMMUNITY.
SO COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HARRIS-DAWSON, COUNCILMEMBER
LEE, COUNCILWOMAN RODRIGUEZ,
COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY,
COUNCILMEMBER HUTT,
COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ,
COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN,
COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA,
COUNCILMEMBER PRICE,
COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ,
AND COUNCILMEMBER
>> T. McOSKER AND HOW MANY
» T. McOSKER AND HOW MANY
JURADO, ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL
DISTRICT 11, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT THEN AND NOW TOO.
THAT BRINGS ME TO MY INCREDIBLE
TEAM.
I AM IN AWE, OF THE WAYS YOU
ALL HAVE SHOWED UP FOR OUR
RESIDENTS OVER THE LAST YEAR.
AFTER THE FIRE YOU ALL WORKED
PACTICALLY AROUND THE CLOCK
EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR WEEKS
WITHOUT A BREAK OR A DAY OFF.
YOU PUT YOUR LIVES ON HOLD TO
SERVE OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR
CITY.
YOUR ACTIONS WERE NOTHING SHORT
OF HEROIC AND THANK YOU WILL
NEVER BE ENOUGH.
SEVERAL OF MY TEAM MEMBERS, ON
THE GROUND DURING THE FIRE,
WORKING HER SECOND DAY IN MY
OFFICE AS THE NEWS DEPUTY
FOERLT PALISADES, HAVING HER
FIRST CONSTITUENT COFFEE IN THE
PALISADES WHEN THE FIRE BROKE
OUT.
ARUSE, YOU DIDN'T WAIT FOR
ANYONE TO DIRECT YOU OR TO TELL
YOU WHAT TO DO, YOU JUST WENT
RIGHT INTO THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL.
YOU WALKED RIGHT INTO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND YOU STARTED
SAVING LIVES AS YOU ESCORTED
RESIDENTS OUT WHO NEEDED HELP.
LA*UZ
[APPLAUSE]
I DON'T SEE JUAN, THERE HE IS,
MY DISTRICT DIRECTOR PULLED
TOGETHER AND INCREDIBLE FIELD
TEAM THAT MORNING AND RUSHED
FROM WESTCHESTER ON TO THE FIRE
ZONE.
AND ON THAT DAY, JUAN LEAD,
SEAN AND TRAY AND ALSO JULIO
TORRES AND MARTIN PEREZ BOTH OF
WHO WERE ALSO ON THEIR SECOND
DAY ON THE JOB ON CD11 ON A
MISSION ACROSS THE PALISADES.
TOGETHER, THOSE SIX INCREDIBLY
BRAVE PEOPLE WENT DOOR TO DOOR
EVACUATED RESIDENTS, RECUING
AND LOADING PETS, RECOVERING
LOST ITEMS AND WATERING DOWN
ROOF TOPS AND BURNING BUSHES
LITERALLY SAVING HOMES, AND
LIVES.
TEAM CD11, YOU ALL LITERALLY
PUT YOUR OWN LIVES AT-RISK TO
SAVE AND PROTECT OTHERS.
YOUR BRAVERY IS NOTHING SHORT
OF REMARKABLE.
I WAS AT THE COMMAND POST.
DURING THE FIRE BUT
COMMUNICATION WERE DOWN AND I
WAS WORRIED SICK ABOUT YOU ALL
BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET AHOLD OF
ANY OF YOU ON THE PHONES.
AND AS THE HOURS DRUG ON, THE
MORE WORRIED I GOT.
AND I WILL NEVER FORGET HOW
RELIEVED I WAS WHEN YOU ALL
FINALLY EMERGED HUDDLED
TOGETHER AS A GROUP WALKING OUT
OF THE PALISADES ON FOOT DOWN
TO PCH.
THOSE HUGS WE SHARED, CAME FROM
THE DEPTH OF MY SOUL.
AS THE FIRE BURNED, FOR DAYS
AFTER, THIS TEAM RETURNED TO
THE BURN ZONE ALL DAY, EVERY
DAY CHECKING ON HOMES, LOOKING
FOR ANIMALS, PUTTING OUT FIRES,
MOSTLY WITH DIRT, CHECKING IN
WITH SURVIVORS WHO HAD ACTUALLY
NEVER LEFT THE PALISADES AND
BRINGING SUPPLIES TO FIRST
RESPONDERS AND SO MUCH MORE.
WITHOUT BEING ASKED, THEY WENT
LOOKING FOR THINGS THAT NEEDED
TO BE DONE AND THEY DID THOSE
THINGS.
MEANWHILE BACK AT CITY HALL, MY
LEGISLATIVE TEAM, LEAD BY KEVIN
BRUNKY AND SARAH AND CRAIG AND
BY THE WAY CRAIG AND SARAH WERE
ALSO BOTH ON THEIR SECOND DAY
ON THE JOB ON CD11, THEY SPRANG
INTO ACTION TALKING TO OTHER
CITIES AND MEETING WITH
LEGISLATIVE TO COORDINATE
RELIEF EFFORTS AND DETERMINE
NEXT STEPS, THEY WROTE THE
DOZENS OF MOTIONS THAT KICKED
OFF THE RESPONSE AND LAID THE
FOUNDATION FOR THE RECOVERY WE
ARE NOW AMIDST.
MY SENIOR ADVISOR, STAFFED THE
COMMAND POST FOR MANY WEEKS
BRINGING US THE MOST CURRENT
INFORMATION SO WE CAN KEEP THE
RESIDENTS UPDATED AS THE
CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGED DAY BY
DAY.
MICHAEL AM STER, MATT, CAROL
WILLIAMS, CASEY PRATTS AND GREG
HELPED SET UP STAFF AND SUPPLY
EVACUATION CENTERS, AND THEY
SET UP A MASSIVE DONATION
CENTER AT OUR WESTCHESTER
OFFICE WHILE ALYSSA BARREL AND
WILLIAM FIELDED HUNDREDS OF
CALLS AT OUR CITY HALL OFFICE
AND OUR WESTCHESTER OFFICE.
DAVE CA NO WORKED DAY AND NIGHT
COORDINATING DOZENS OF HE
MEETINGS AND EVENTS THAT
SUDDENLY FLOODED OUR CALENDAR.
MY COMMUNICATION PEOPLE PETE
BROWN AND JONATHAN WORKED
AROUND THE CLOCK TO KEEP THE
RESIDENTS UPDATED AND INFORMED.
AND MY INCREDIBLE CHIEF OF
STAFF, SIR, YOU LEAD US THROUGH
IT ALL.
YOU KEPT US MOVING AS A UNITED
TEAM, MANAGING THE
CONSTITUENTS, MANAGING ME AND
DOING IT ALL WITH INCREDIBLE
GRACE AND HUMILITY UNDER
INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING AND
PERSONALLY DIFFICULT
CIRCUMSTANCES.
I COULDN'T PICK MORE IMPORTANT
ANGEL IN A CITY OF ANGELS TO
HAVE ON MY SIDE.
[APPLAUSE]
COLLEAGUES IT HAS BEEN A FULL
COURT PRESS THAT HAS NOT LET UP
FOR MONTHS IT DIDN'T LET UP ALL
YEAR AND STILL HASN'T.
TEAM YOU MAKE SO INCREDIBLY
PROUD, PROUD TO SERVE OUR CITY,
PROUD OF OUR WORK TOGETHER AND
PROUD OF EACH OF YOU FOR DOING
YOUR INCREDIBLE ROLES
THROUGHOUT ALL OF THIS AND THE
DEDICATION AND THE UNIQUE
CONTRIBUTIONS THAT EACH OF YOU
HAVE MADE.
YOU GUYS INSPIRE ME TO DO ALL
THAT I DO AND I COULDN'T DO THE
WORK WITHOUT YOU AND I WOULDN'T
WANT TO ANYWAY.
SO XLAOEGZ AND FRIENDS, WE KNOW
THAT RECOVERY DOES NOT HAPPEN
IN A YEAR AND WHILE THE
PROGRESS IS UNDENIABLE, THE
HARDEST PART IS STILL
UNFOLDING, THOUSANDS ARE STILL
NAVIGATING INSURANCE AND
FINANCE CHALLENGES, ALI,
MORTGAGE FORBEARANCE IS
EXPIRING.
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD, IN LOS
ANGELES IS JUST ONE DISASTER
FROM DEVASTATION.
BEING READY IS NOT A DUBSING
REAND INVESTING IN RECOVERY
CAN'T BE OPTIONAL.
THE LESSON IN THIS TRAGEDY
CAN'T JUST BE ABOUT WHAT WENT
WRONG, IT MUST BE ABOUT WHAT WE
DO TO MAKE IT RIGHT.
AND MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER WITH
PURPOSE, INTENTION AND RESOLVE.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
[APPLAUSE]
» Council President: THANK YOU
SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER PARK AND
TEAM CITY 11, IS KNOW WE'VE
BEEN JOINED BY SOME ANGELINOS
FROM THE PALISADES
NEIGHBORHOOD, SO THANK YOU FOR
SHARING THIS MORNING.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF
MEMBERS WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT
CAN DO SO AT THIS TIME.
IF NOT WE CAN PREPARE FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE ALSO JOINED BY SEVERAL
GENERAL MANAGERS, I WANT TO
THANK THEM FOR THEIR PRESENCE
AS WELL.
» E. Hernandez: ALL RIGHT,
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET
STARTED.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
WE'RE GATHERED TO CELEBRATE A
CAREER THAT HAS QUITE LITERALLY
CHANGE THE FACE OF LOS ANGELES.
AFTER 25 YEARS, CHIEF DEPUTY
CITY ENGINEER IS GEARING UP FOR
A WELL DESERVED RETIREMENT.
BORN IN MEXICO CITY AND
EDUCATED AT PRINCETON AND
BERKELEY, JOINED THE BUREAU OF
ENGINEERING IN 2001, SHE HAS
SEFSHDS AS THE FIRST WOMAN TO
LEAD THE ARCHITECTURE DIVISION
AND FIRST WOMAN AND ARCHITECT
TO SERVE AS CHIEF DEPUTY CITY
ENGINEER.
YOU ARE LITERALLY BREAKING
CONCRETE CEILINGS.
IF YOU HAVE WALKED ACROSS THE
NEWS SIXTH STREET BRIDGE, YOU
HAVE WALKED THROUGH DEBRA'S
VISION.
FOR TOO LONG OUR COMMITTEE
MEMBERS WATCHED AS OTHERS
ENJOYED ACCESS TO PARKS WHILE
OURS WAITED.
DEBRA HELPED US BRIDGE NA GAP
FOR THROWING DOWN BY TAYLOR
YARDS.
IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN THERE,
DON'T WORRY THERE IS A LOT OF
WORK TO MAKE IT DONE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
LEADING OUR INTERIM HOUSING,
NEW BEGININGS AND BEING A HUGE
PART OF OUR 11 MILLION DOLLARS
REINVITATION OF REAL DE LOS
ANGELES PARK.
THE JOY SHE FELT SEEING
COMMUNITIES GET WHAT THEY WERE
FIGHTING FOR.
BUZZ YOU'RE A FIGHTER AND GET
THINGS DONE.
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH SEVERAL
RIBBON CUTTING.
THIS IS THE KIND OF SPIRIT
DEBRA BROUGHT TO THIS WORK
EVERY SINGLE DAY AND THIS IS
THE PRESENCE THAT WILL BE
DEEPLY MISSED IN THIS BUILDING
ACROSS THE CITY AND AT
PARTICULAR COUNCIL DISTRICT 1.
WE'RE HAPPY SHE WILL BE MORE,
SHE WILL HAVE MORE TIME FOR HER
FAMILY, HER HUSBAND DAVID, HER
CHILDREN, NICKA, HOW DO YOU
PRONOUNCE THIS, AARON AND HER
GRANDSON OATIS.
DEBRA YOU'RE A LIVING LEGEND,
AND YOUR WORK WILL OUTLAST US
ALL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
I HOPE YOU GET TO ENJOY AND
HAVE THE MOST FUN AND BUILD THE
BEST MEMORIES BUT DON'T FORGET
US, BECAUSE WE MIGHT NEED YOU,
BUT PLEASE REST AND ENJOY.
NOW I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE
DAVID MATA OUR CURRENT CHIEF OF
ENGINEER TO SHARE A FEW WORDS
WITH US.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING, THIS IS A DAY
» GOOD MORNING, THIS IS A DAY
OF CONFLICTING EMOTIONS AS WE
COULD NOT GRAD LATE DEBRA AND
HONOR HER IN A GREAT CAREER AND
WISH HER OUR BEST.
NR MY EARLY DAYS, I FELT
FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH GOOD
QUALITY FAOEM AND THE MENTORS
AND DEBRA IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE
OF THAT DESCRIPTION.
WE AT THE PUBLIC WORKS
ENGINEERS HAVE ALL BEEN BLESSED
FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS OF
DEBRA'S SERVICE TO THE CITY.
AS A COUNCILMEMBER JUST
MENTIONED SHE CAME TO WORK FOR
THE CITY WITH A DEGREE FROM
PRINCIPLE PRINCETON AND
BERKELEY.
HAS HAD MANY PROJECTS IN
ADDITION TO PROJECTS, SHE LEAD
THE L.A. RIVER MASTER PLANNING.
WITHOUT A DOUBT, DEBRA HAS
FINGERPRINTS ALL ACROSS THE
CITY AND DURING HER RETIREMENT
AS SHE MOVES ABOUT THE CITY,
SHE CAN SEE MANY OF THE
PROJECTS THAT SHE HAS OVERSEEN,
INCLUDING NEIGHBORHOOD CITY
HALLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS,
LIBRARIES, STATIONS, RECREATION
CENTERS, GYMNASIUM AND EVEN
RETAINING WALLS.
ON A PERSONAL NOTE I HAD THE
PLEASURE TO WORKING WITH DEBRA
AND HAD A UP CLOSE VIEW TO
APPRECIATE ALL THAT SHE DOES.
ESPECIALLY THE MENTORSHIP THAT
SHE HAS PROVIDED US.
SHE TAKES TIME TO LISTEN, AND
PROVIDE THOUGHTFUL FEEDBACK
WHETHER IT IS A CHALLENGE OR
WITH A PERSON FACING A CAREER
CHOICE, SHE ALWAYS GIVES GREAT
ADVISE.
DEB RA, IT'S HARD TO SEE YOU
GO, YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT FRIEND
AND COLLEAGUE.
ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE ENGINEER
TEAM, ARE SAD TO LEAVE YOU.
AND YOUR SON AND DAUGHTER.
I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR ALL
THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY
OF ENGINEERS AND THE CITY OF
LOS ANGELES.
I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST.
CONGRATULATIONS.
[APPLAUSE]
>> Speaker: THANK YOU.
» Speaker: THANK YOU.
>> E. Hernandez: NOW LET'S HEAR
» E. Hernandez: NOW LET'S HEAR
FROM. PERSON OF THE HOUR, I
WOULD LIKE TO INVITE DEBRA TO
SHARE A FEW WORDS WITH US.
>> Speaker: SO IT'S A SOMBER
» Speaker: SO IT'S A SOMBER
DAY FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.
AND FOR ME, I HAVE VERY MIXED
FEELINGS ABOUT THIS RETIREMENT.
I HAVE LOVED WORKING FOR THE
CITY, THE PROJECTS WITH ALL OF
YOU ACROSS THE CITY, EACH ONE
IS SPECIAL.
MY KIND OF CLEARING CRY IS THAT
DESIGN MATTERS AND I THINK I
BROUGHT THAT TO EVERY PROJECT I
WORK, WHETHER IT WAS A
RETAINING WALL OR SMALL PARK.
AND I HOPE THAT THE CITY
CONTINUES TO SEE THE VALUE IN
DESIGN, BECAUSE EVERY
INVESTMENT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITIES.
I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
COLLABORATION, THIS COUNCIL HAS
BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH ALL OF
CITY HALL HAS BEEN GREAT TO
WORK WITH AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING MORE GREAT WORK.
WHEN I STARTED, IT WAS LIKE MY
5th CAREER AND IF YOU HAD TOLD
ME AS AN ARCHITECT THAT I LOVED
WORKING FOR THE BOOR OFF
ENGINEERING IT WOULD SURPRISE
ME BUT IT HAS BEEN FANTASTIC.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU SO
» E. Hernandez: THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
I WANT TO OFFER MY COLLEAGUES A
FEW MOMENTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
>> Council President: THANK YOU
» Council President: THANK YOU
WE'LL GIVE WITH COUNCILMEMBER
NAZARIAN.
>> A. Nazarian: THANK YOU,
» A. Nazarian: THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ FOR
BRINGING UP THIS IMPORTANT
RECOGNITION.
OF A FELLOW VALLEY RESIDENT AND
SOMEBODY WHO HAS INSPIRED ME,
GUIDED ME AS A YOUNG STAFFER
WHO HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO
AN ADULT INDIVIDUAL AND ELECTED
WHO STILL HAS A LOT MORE
QUESTIONS NOW.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF
OUR CONTRIBUTIONS I LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING YOU OUT ABOUT
AROUND COYOTE CAFE AND MANY
MORE BLESSINGS AND WISHES TO
YOUR FAMILY AS WELL AS YOU GET
TO NOW SPEND MUCH NEEDED TIME
TOGETHER.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR HONORABLE SERVICE.
>> Council President: THANK YOU
» Council President: THANK YOU
SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER
RODRIGUEZ?
>> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU,
» M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ FOR
BRINGING IN DEBRA.
DEBRA, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD,
I'VE HAD THE BENEFIT OF BEING
ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU FOR NOW
MORE THAN A DECADE.
I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW QUICKLY
TIME FLEW.
BUT YOU KNOW, YOU DO CARE
DEEPLY ABOUT DESIGN AND I THINK
ONE OF THE THINGS I APPRECIATED
ABOUT YOU MOST, WAS THAT YOU
UNDERSTOOD THAT IT MATTERED FOR
EVERY PART OF THE CITY.
IT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT ZIP CODE
YOU LIVED IN.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT
EQUITY LENS AND MAKING SURE
THAT ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES GOT
TYPE OF QUALITY INVESTMENT THAT
THEY WERE DESERVING OF.
I WANT TO THANK YOU, WE HAD, I
WE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS WHEN
I WAS ON THE BOARD OF PUBLIC
WORKS AND YOU TALKED ABOUT YOUR
SON AND FAMILY AND JUST, YOU
KNOW, ALL THE REMARKABLE LIVES
YOU'VE HAD.
AND I JUST WANT TO WISH YOU
VERY BEST.
THANK YOU YOUR SERVICE HERE IN
THE CITY AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
FRIENDSHIP.
CONGRATULATIONS ON A WELL
EARNED AND DESERVED RETIREMENT.
I KNOW BOE IS GOING TO MISS YOU
TREMENDOUSLY.
BUT IS WHAT I DO KNOW IS YOU
HAVE DONE A REMARKABLE JOB AS
HAS ALL THE LEADERSHIP THAT I
CAN THINK OF AT BOE TO ENSURE
THAT THERE IS A SUCCESSION PLAN
THAT THERE ARE TALENTED PEOPLE
THAT WILL FALL BEHIND YOU AND
HELP MAINTAIN THE SAME LEVEL OF
PRESENCE AND COMMITMENT THAT
YOU HAVE FOR YOUR LEVEL OF
SERVICE.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
SO MUCH, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND
PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU.
>> Speaker: THANK YOU.
» Speaker: THANK YOU.
>> Council President: THANK YOU.
» Council President: THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER PRICE?
>>
» >> C. Price: THANK YOU
» C. Price: THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ FOR
BRINGING A REAL ANGEL IN TO SEE
US.
IT'S BEEN BITTERSWEET TO SAY
GOODBYE.
YOU'VE BEEN A FRIEND ALL OVER
THE CITY, PROJECTS THAT YOU'VE
HELPED ON IN CD9 AND I'M JUST I
AM KRESSED BECAUSE YOU'RE
CONCERNED NOT ONLY WITH THE
ARCHITECTURE INTEGRITY AND
APPROPRIATENESS OF THIS BUT THE
BUILDING OF THE STRUCTURE, BUT
ALSO THE COMMUNITY IMPACT AND
PARTICIPATION.
SO YOU'VE ALWAYS MAINTAINED AN
EYE AND I APPRECIATE YOUR
SERVICE.
THANK YOU, KEEP UP THE GOOD
WORK.
>> Council President:
» Council President:
COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN?
>> N. Raman: I JUST WANTED TO
» N. Raman: I JUST WANTED TO
RISE ALSO AND THANK YOU DEBRA
FOR YOUR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE
AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I KNOW
OUR STAFF HAS WORKED CLOSELY
WITH YOU DURING YOUR TIME.
AND YOUR VOICE AND YOUR
FEEDBACK ON OUR PRIORITIES IN
MY OFFICE WERE VIEWED WITH THE
GREATEST OF RESPECT AND
GREATEST OF GRATITUDE BECAUSE
WE KNEW THAT YOUR INPUT INTO
ANYTHING THAT WE WERE WORKING
ON WOULD MEAN THAT IT WOULD GET
DONE AND GET DONE THE RIGHT WAY.
AND I'M JUST GRATEFUL THAT WE
HAD THAT PARTNERSHIP AS I'VE
SAID AT ANY OF THE RETIREMENT
THAT'S WE'VE HAD RECENTLY,
YEAH, WE'RE LOSING AN
INCREDIBLE FONT OF EXPERIENCE
AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HOW THIS
VERY COMPLICATED AND OFTEN
CONFUSING CITY WORKS.
AND WE'RE GOING TO FEEL THAT
GAP.
AND I JUST, I KNOW, IS HOPE
THAT WE CAN MAKE IT OUT, BUT
JUST KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, YOUR
PRESENCE IS GOING TO BE DEEPLY
DEEPLY MISSED AND I'M JUST SO
GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU'VE
ALREADY GIVEN TO THE CITY AND
THE CITY IS VERY GRATEFUL FOR
YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
» THANK YOU.
>> Council President:
» Council President:
COUNCILMEMBER LEE?
>> J. Lee: YEAH, DEBRA
» J. Lee: YEAH, DEBRA
SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN SAID
MORE THAN ONCE OVER THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE LOST KEY
MEMBERS FROM THE BUREAU OF
ENGINEERING, WAS, WELL DEBRA IS
STILL THERE.
AND THIS RETIREMENT IS SO WELL
EARNED BECAUSE I KNOW HOW HARD
YOU'VE WORKED, BECAUSE YIZ OF A
PROJECT IN MY DISTRICT THAT YOU
WERE NOT PART OF.
YOU ALWAYS HAD YOUR HANDS-ON.
SO I JUST WANT TO STAND UP AND
SAY ON BEHALF OF CD12, THANK
YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE
DONE FOR OUR CITY AND THANK YOU
FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR
THE NORTHWEST SAN FERNANDO
VALLEY.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
» THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
JURADO?
>>
» >> Y. Jurado: THANK YOU, MR.
» Y. Jurado: THANK YOU, MR.
PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERNANDEZ FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
DEBRA, CD14 WOULD NOT LOOK THE
WAY IT DOES RIGHT NOW WITHOUT
YOU.
I HOPE YOU'LL COME AND
CELEBRATE THE PARK WITH US.
COME THIS SUMMER AND ALSO,
THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING US TO
HEIDI DUCKLER, WE HAVE SOME
GREAT IDEAS ON HOW TO WORK
TOGETHER IN THE DAM COMPANY.
BUT THE CITY, YOU CAN
DRIVE-THRU IT AND SEE ALL YOUR
FINGERPRINTS, LITERAL AND
FIGURATIVE LEON IT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF
DEDICATION.
>> Council President: THANK YOU
» Council President: THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER JURADO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH DEBRA, I
CONCUR CAN EVERYTHING THAT
OTHERS HAVE SAID.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT A PROJECT
THAT HAD YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER.
IN MY FIRST YEARS I TOOK YOU
AND OSAMA AND OTHERS IN
LEADERSHIP TO A BUILDING AND I
SAID THIS IS WHAT OUR DISTRICT
OFFICE HAS TO LOOK LIKE.
YOU REMEMBER THAT.
AND IN MY MIND I THOUGHT THERE
IS NO WAY THAT WE CAN DO IT.
AND YOU LOOKED AT ME AND SAID
WE CAN DO IT AND DO IT UNDER
BUDGET.
THAT PROJECT TURNED OUT SO
WELL, THAT OFTEN SOMETIMES WHEN
THE CONSTITUENTS WALK IN, THEY
OFTEN SAY HOW CAN HOW IN THE
WORLD AFFORD A NICE BUILDING IN
COMMUNITY.
SO I ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU FOR
THAT.
I ALWAYS INVOKE YOUR NAME
WHENEVER RESIDENTS BRING THAT
HUP.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
SERVICE AND THANK YOU FOR
THINKING ENOUGH OF THE PEOPLE
IN LOS ANGELES TO DEDICATE THIS
PART OF YOUR LIFE TO MAKE IT A
BEAUTIFUL PLACE FOR EVERYONE.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU.
» THANK YOU.
>> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU,
» E. Hernandez: THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
TO ALL THE FAMILY, FRIENDS AND
COLLEAGUES WHO JOINED US TODAY,
MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE FOR BEING
HERE AND GIVING DEBRA A PROPER
SEND OFF.
WE HAVE A RESOLUTION SIGNED BY
THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL
CEMENTING YOUR LEGACY HERE IN
LOS ANGELES.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN GIVING HER A
ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR HER
DECADES OF SERVICE TO THE CITY.
[APPLAUSE]
>> ALL RIGHTCIOUS THANK YOU SO
» ALL RIGHTCIOUS THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ SUCH A
GREAT PRESENTATION, I'M NOW ASK
THE CLERK AND CITY ATTORNEY TO
PREPARE US FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> YES, MR. PRESIDENT.
» YES, MR. PRESIDENT.
TO PEOPLE PROVIDING PUBLIC
COMMENT WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO
SPEAK, PLEASE STATE WHICH OF
THE AGENDA ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE
TO SPEAK TO.
YOU'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE PER UP
TO THREE MINUTES TOTAL FOR THE
ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE WILL TELL YOU WHEN YOUR TIME
IS UP.
WHEN SPEAKING ON THE AGENDA
ITEMS, YOU MUST BE ON TOPIC.
OUR GOAL IS TO GET THROUGH AS
MANY SPEAKERS AS WE CAN.
IF YOU ARE NOT ON TOPIC OR IF
WE CANNOT TELL WHETHER YOU'RE
ON TOPIC, YOU WILL GET ONE
BRIEF WARNING FROM ME OR THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
AT THAT POINT, YOU NEED TO GET
IMMEDIATELY AND CLEAR LEON
TOPIC.
IF YOU DO NOT SO, WE WILL MOVE
ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER.
THE ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THE AGENDA, ARE
ITEMS 9 THROUGH 27 AND ITEMS 29
THROUGH 31.
SO AGAIN, THE ITEMS OPEN FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE AGENDA,
ARE ITEMS 9 THROUGH 27 AND 29
THROUGH 31.
ITEM NUMBER 28 HAS BEEN
CONTINUED TO FEBRUARY AND AS
THUS NOT OPEN FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO
SPEAK FOR UP TO ONE MINUTE FOR
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT,
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY SPEAK
TO ANY OF THE ITEMS OR ANYTHING
ELSE IN THE CITY JURISDICTION.
I HAVE A COUPLE MORE
ANNOUNCEMENTS IF I CAN HAVE THE
INTERPRETERS MAKE THIS ONE
ALLOWED TO THE ROOM PLEASE, IF
YOU REQUIRE A SPANISH LANGUAGE
INTERPRETER, PLEASE MAKE SURE
TO PAUSE EVERY FEW SENTENCES SO
THE INTERPRETERS CAN INTERPRET.
>> Interpreter: [SPEAKING
» Interpreter: [SPEAKING
SPANISH]
>> City Attorney: DON'T WORRY
» City Attorney: DON'T WORRY
WE WILL PAUSE YOUR TIME WHILE
THE INTERPRETERS ARE
INTERPRETING SO GET THE SAME
AMOUNT OF TIME.
>> Interpreter: [SPEAKING
» Interpreter: [SPEAKING
SPANISH]
>> City Attorney: ADDITIONALLY
» City Attorney: ADDITIONALLY
IF YOU HAVE MADE A REQUEST
UNDER THE ADA IN ORDER TO MAKE
USE OF HAND HELD MICROPHONE,
PLEASE LET THE SERGEANT KNOW
WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED
OUT WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO
SPEAK.
SO ONCE YOU HEAR YOUR NAME
CALLED ALOUD, THEN YOU CAN
RAISE YOUR HAND AND THE
SERGEANTS CAN BRING YOU THE
WIRELESS HAND HELD MICROPHONE.
IF YOU MADE THAT REQUEST.
FINALLY THE ORDER THAT WE CALL
THE NAMES IS RANDOMLY GENERATED.
SO IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE AS
MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE, YOU
PLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR THE
NAME YOU SIGNED UP UNDER BEFORE
LINING UP ON YOUR LEFT HAND
SIDE.
AFTER YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED
ALLOWED, YOU CAN LINE UP ON ANY
ORDER ON YOUR LEFT HAND SIDE OF
THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, THANK YOU.
>> Clerk: I'LL BEGIN BY CALLING
» Clerk: I'LL BEGIN BY CALLING
THE FOLLOWING NAMES, KARINA R,
LARA, ANDREA FONG AND DAN GUS.
» City Attorney: I SEE ONE
PERSON COMING UP.
MR. HERMAN, TO THE EXTEND THAT
YOU ASK FOR THE MICROPHONE, I
ASK THAT YOU ADHERE TO THE
INSTRUCTIONS I'VE GIVEN.
PLEASE ABIDE BY THE PROCEDURES.
GO AHEAD.
WE'LL TAKE THE FIRST SPEAKER AT
THE PODIUM FIRST.
>> Speaker: OKAY.
» Speaker: OKAY.
OKAY.
I'LL GO.
>> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING,
» City Attorney: GOOD MORNING,
GO AHEAD.
>> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT.
» Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT.
>> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE
» City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE
MINUTE.
>> Speaker: ELECTED OFFICIALS
» Speaker: ELECTED OFFICIALS
MAY ASSUME NA PEOPLE WILL MAKE
THE MOST NOISE ABOUT WHAT IS
MOST IMPORTANT TO THEM.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ASSUMPTION
BREAKS DOWN WHEN IT COMES TO
EXTORTATION.
PEOPLE THREAT END WITH VIOLENCE
WHEN THEY GO TO THE POLICE,
WILL NOT GO TO POLICE.
PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY'RE BEING
VICTIMIZED AND THEY KNOW THAT
THEY'RE REFUSE TO GO LIFT A
FINGER.
YOU NEED TO WRITE A LETTER TO
THE GOVERNOR ASKING FOR A
MILITARY INVESTIGATION OF
POLICE MISCONDUCT.
HE WOULDN'T RISK STEPPING ON
THE TOES OF LOCAL OFFICIALS SO
IT REALLY IS YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT NONSENSE YOUR
BEING FED IN CLOSED SESSION BUT
I SUSPECT YOU'RE BEING TOLD NOT
TO HELP.
ANYONE WHO TOLD YOU THIS IS
DELUSIONAL AND JUST PLAIN BAD.
>> Clerk: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL
» Clerk: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL
UP STEVE HORWITNESSES, INDICATE
TEE WILL AFOON.
M ADU RO NICK SIMON AND
HARRIETTE ELLIOT.
>> Speaker: TEST, TEST, TEST.
» Speaker: TEST, TEST, TEST.
SMOKING SCAN, I WANT TO SPEAK
ON ALL ITEMS AND PUBLIC COMMENT.
WHAT IS MY TIME SIR, ALL RIGHT,
ASSHOLE, I GUESS IT'S THREE
MINUTES, PLUS ONE.
GOT IT.
TODOS CABRONES Y PUTAS.
>> Interpreter: ALL OF YOU
» Interpreter: ALL OF YOU
MOTHER FUCKERS, WELCOME TO MY
HOUSE, 2026.
>> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
» Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
>> Interpreter: I AM THINKING
» Interpreter: I AM THINKING
OF ALL THE ELDERS IN COUNCIL
DISTRICT 14, MOTHER FUCKERS.
>> Speaker: WHICH IS ITEM
» Speaker: WHICH IS ITEM
NUMBER 3.
>> City Attorney: ITEM 3 IS NOT
» City Attorney: ITEM 3 IS NOT
OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
ITEM 3 IS NOT OPEN FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
IF YOU WERE LISTENING EARLIER,
THE ITEMS ARE 9 THROUGH 27 AND
29 THROUGH 31.
SO THIS IS YOUR ONLY WARNING.
PLEASE SPEAK TO THE ITEMS IN
THE REMAINING 2 MINUTES AND 14
SECONDS OR I'M GOING MOVE TO
YOU GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> Speaker: SO SMOKING SCAN ON
» Speaker: SO SMOKING SCAN ON
ITEM NUMBER 30, CIVIL RIGHTS
IMMIGRATION, THANK YOU DONALD
TRUMP FOR AGING AND DISABILITY
AND PUBLIC SAFETY ON BEHALF OF
DAVID O CARTER WHO JUST GAVE
THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES A NICE
BEAUTIFUL FINE IN THE MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS FOR DOING NOTHING.
YES.
THE ASSOCIATED IMPERSONATING OF
FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT BY YOUR SO-CALLED
GROUPS CALLED AS LAHSA.
WE KNOW THAT, PERSONS UNDER THE
FALSE PRETENSE OF BEING PUBLIC
SAFETY OFFICERS, HAVE DONE
NOTHING, NOT ONE GOD DAMN THING
FOR HOUSING.
AND THAT ONE--.
>> City Attorney: THIS IS NOT
» City Attorney: THIS IS NOT
RELATED TO ITEM 30.
SO YOUR FINAL WARNING, STICK TO
THE ITEM OR LET US KNOW WHAT
ITEM YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO.
>> Speaker: SO YOU'RE SAYING
» Speaker: SO YOU'RE SAYING
DISABILITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY IS
NOT WHAT I'M SPEAKING ABOUT.
CAN YOU REFINE ME WITH THE
ANSWER.
>> City Attorney: IT DOES NOT
» City Attorney: IT DOES NOT
MATCH THE DESCRIPTION OF THE
ITEM.
>> Speaker: OKAY, FUCK THE
» Speaker: OKAY, FUCK THE
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT TO
THE IMMEDIATE AND HARASSED
THREATENED PERSONS OR PROPERTY
OF ANY OTHER FUCKEN METHOD THAT
COULD BE UNDERSTOOD.
40 USC POLITELY, FUCK YOU, BIG
HEAD!
THANK YOU, SMOKING SCAN FOR
THAT.
>> City Attorney: THANK YOU
» City Attorney: THANK YOU
YOU'RE WELCOME TO TALK ABOUT MY
BIG HEAD DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> Speaker: OH I GOT 3 MINUTES
» Speaker: OH I GOT 3 MINUTES
PLUS ONE, WHAT HAPPENED FOO.
>> City Attorney: WE GAVE YOU
» City Attorney: WE GAVE YOU
MULTIPLE CHANCES.
>> Speaker: GAVIN NEWSOM LADIES
» Speaker: GAVIN NEWSOM LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN, HAS ANNOUNCED NA
IT'S TIME TO CLEAN UP THE
HOMELESS CRISIS.
IF YOU BELIEVE THAT, THAT'S
LIKE SAYING, I HAVE A BIG DICK
IN MY HAND, WHICH YOU SEE I
DON'T.
THE ONLY DICK IS THIS ONE, IS
POINTING AT YOU, TO CREATE A
CRISIS THAT DAVID O CARTER A
FEDERAL JUDGE HAS ANNOUNCE IN
ADDITION YOUR INCOMPETENT
STUPID LAWS HAVE MADE THE
SITUATION WORSE LIKE THAT
JACKASS GOVERN WHO MADE HIS
STATEMENTS AGAINST TRUMP.
THANK YOU DONALD TRUMP FOR
SAVING AMERICA.
DONALD TRUMP HAS DONE AN
EXCELLENT JOB AT PROVIDING US
ALL THE SAFETY FROM ALL THE
DRUGS THAT THIS CITY HAS
ALLOWED AT THE AIRPORT AND THE
PORTS.
>> City Attorney: MR. HERMAN
» City Attorney: MR. HERMAN
YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED.
NEXT SPEAKER.
GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
>> Speaker: NO ITEM, JUST
» Speaker: NO ITEM, JUST
PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A
» City Attorney: YOU HAVE A
MINUTE.
>> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
» Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
COUNSELS HOLD ON.
GIVE TIME FOR TRANSLATION.
>> Interpreter: I LIVE CLOSE TO
» Interpreter: I LIVE CLOSE TO
7th AND WILSHIRE AND THERE
THERE IS A NEIGHBOR WHO HAS AN
APARTMENT, WHO HAS AN, HOW DO I
SAY THIS?
>> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
» Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
>> Interpreter: HE HAS A HIGH
» Interpreter: HE HAS A HIGH
AMOUNT OF MAIL ACCUMULATED IN
HIS FRONT DOOR AND BECAUSE HE
HAS NOT PICKED IT UP IN A
WHILE, MEANS KNOWING IS LIVING
THERE.
>> Speaker: GRACIAS.
» Speaker: GRACIAS.
>> Interpreter: THANK YOU.
» Interpreter: THANK YOU.
>> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
» Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
>> Interpreter: IN THE BOOK OF
» Interpreter: IN THE BOOK OF
JOHN DEAN HE SAYS THAT THERE IS
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS.
>> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
» Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
>> Interpreter: HE HAS ERASED
» Interpreter: HE HAS ERASED
PREVIOUS CRIMINAL RECORDS WITH
HELP FROM THE GOVERNMENT 6789
>> Speaker: SI.
» Speaker: SI.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
AND UNDER BUSH TOO.
>> Interpreter: IT WAS FIXED BY
» Interpreter: IT WAS FIXED BY
THE GOVERNMENT UNDER BUSH ALSO.
>> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT
» Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT
SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL
JESSICA ROGERS, LITTLE WAYNE,
EDGAR, JIM G AND CAESAR LOPEZ.
>> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING,
» City Attorney: GOOD MORNING,
WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO
SPEAK TO?
>> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT.
» Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT.
>> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU
» City Attorney: OKAY, YOU
HAVE ONE MINUTE.
>> Speaker: [BLOWING WHISTLE]
» Speaker: [BLOWING WHISTLE]
THIS IS PUBLIC TIME, NOT PUBLIC
TIME.
HALF THE REPS ARE DONE, CLOSE
THE LOS ANGELES CENTRAL JAIL,
MEN CENTRAL NEEDS TO BE CLOSED.
>> City Attorney: OKAY AND
» City Attorney: OKAY AND
BEFORE I MOVE TO THE NEXT
SPEAKER, PLEASE DO NOT BLOW A
WHISTLE OR LOUD MICROPHONE AS
IT GOES THROUGH THE SPEAKERS
AND WE HAVE STAFF THAT WEAR
HEADPHONES AND IT COULD DAMAGE
THEIR EAR DRUMS, NOT TO MENTION
IT'S A WHISTLE WE CAN HEAR IT.
>> Speaker: I'M KATIE, I HAVE A
» Speaker: I'M KATIE, I HAVE A
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> City Attorney: OKAY YOU HAVE
» City Attorney: OKAY YOU HAVE
ONE MINUTE.
GO AHEAD.
>> Speaker: A YEAR AGO, WE WERE
» Speaker: A YEAR AGO, WE WERE
ON FIRE AND I SAW THE CITY COME
TOGETHER IN A WAY THAT STILL
MAKES ME EMOTIONAL.
NONE OF YOU TOLD YOU THE PEOPLE
ON THE GROUND TO DO IT BETTER,
DOING THEIR BEST TO HELP
NEIGHBORS AND WHEN WE WERE
STILL WIPING CASH FROM OUR
CARS, I CAME HERE BEGGING FOR
HELP.
I ASKED YOU TO SHOW UP TO THOSE
BEING TERRORIZED BY ICE AND YOU
IGNORED ME AND ALL OF US.
THE MESSAGE HAS BEEN TO PUT THE
BLAME ON PEOPLE, TO PUT THE
RESPONSIBILITY ON US TO BE
PEACEFUL WHICH WE ALWAYS BEEN
NOT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR
LAPD WHICH HAS BEEN VIOLENT.
ROBERTO WAS KILLED BY ICE, YOU
SAID AND DID NOTHING.
IT HAS THE FAULT IS ON HIM.
LEAVING TERMINAL ISLAND, YOU
DID NOTHING.
THE MESSAGE SAID TO DOCUMENT
THEM FROM A DISTANCE.
EVERYONE LOVES TO SAY THAT L.A.
IS THE TESTING GROUND.
GIVE ME A MINUTE, I'M BEGGING
YOU.
>> City Attorney: HOLD ON, YOUR
» City Attorney: HOLD ON, YOUR
TIME IS NOT RUNNING RIGHT NOW.
YOUR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT IS
EXPIRED.
IF YOU CONTINUE ABOUT THE ICE
RAIDS, YOU CAN SPEAK TO ITEMS
29 AND 30, SO YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS, GO AHEAD.
>> Speaker: YES, PLEASE.
» Speaker: YES, PLEASE.
EVERYBODY LOVES TO SAY THAT
L.A. IS TESTING GROUND AND WE
ARE.
RENEE GOODE DIED BECAUSE OF THE
ACTIONS THAT HAVE HAPPENED HERE.
WE'VE WARNED EVERYBODY THAT
THIS WOULD HAPPEN.
WE TOLD EVERYBODY THAT WAS
HAPPENED.
KEITH PORTER WAS KILLED ON NEW
YEAR'S EVE AND NOBODY HAS SAID
ANYTHING.
THERE HAS BEEN BEEN A SFAIMENT
FROM THE MAYOR, NOBODY HAS SAID
SHIT, GIVE US SOMETHING TO
BELIEVE IN SXWLAIM.
WE NEED SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN.
THE CITY HAS A WHOLE HAS BEEN
CONTINUED TO STAY HOME AND NOT
TO STAND UP, YOU GUYS HAVE
HELPED DO THAT.
PLEASE DON'T POST ON SOCIAL
MAOEDS I CAN'T ABOUT WHERE IS
THE PLUS?
PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU, I AM
BEGGING YOU, DO IT DIFFERENTLY.
WE NEED YOU.
WE NEED SOMEBODY TO DO
SOMETHING.
LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED IN
CHICAGO LAST NIGHT.
PEOPLE ARE HERE, THEY'RE READY
TO STAND BEHIND YOU BUT WE'VE
BEEN CONTINUED THAT IF WE SHOW
UP, THEY WILL BE GET SHOT.
THEY WILL BE BEATEN.
OUR OWN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
WE NEED SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN.
WE NEED YOU GUYS.
WE NEED TO BELIEVE IN YOU.
GIVE US SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN.
THIS IS THE TESTING GROUND,
IT'S STILL BEING TESTED.
YOU GUYS CAN LIKE CHANGE THAT
AND I'M BEGGING YOU TO HELP US.
PLEASE.
>> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER.
» City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER.
GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
>> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, SIR
» Speaker: GOOD MORNING, SIR
AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE.
ALL ITEMS, YOU SAID 29 AND 30
WERE ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY AND
ICE AND ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO
WITH PALISADES, MAY I FINISH
SIR.
>> City Attorney: YOU HAVE
» City Attorney: YOU HAVE
THREE MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS AND
THAT'S 9 THROUGH 27 AND 29
THROUGH 31.
>> Speaker: SO GIVE ME ALL OF
» Speaker: SO GIVE ME ALL OF
THEM, SIR.
LET'S START WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
OFFICERS.
YOU KNOW, I'VE MENTIONED IT
BEFORE, WE HAVE THE FINEST
POLICE CHIEF IN THE CITY,
McDONNELL.
A LOT OF YOU MAY NOT LIKE HIM,
BUT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
SOMEBODY WHO IS PREPARED FOR A
JOB TO KEEP THIS CITY SAFE,
CHIEF McDONNELL IS THAT PERSON!
BUT I PERSONALLY HAVE TO SAY,
SIR, MR. McOFK DONNELL WHAT
HAPPENED?
GOD GAVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE IN CITY SAFER.
HE GAVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO
DO GOOD WHEN YOU SEE ICE PEOPLE
IN THE CITY WHO ARE DOING WRONG!
THAT'S NOT LAW, THAT'S CRIME!
SO I'M NOT BEING DISRESPECTFUL
AND I'M NOT AFRAID OF YOU SIR,
I RESPECTFULLY JUST ASK YOU TO
PLEASE, PLEASE, MAKE THIS CITY
SAFER AND DO WHATEVER YOU CAN
TO PROTECT OUR CITIZENS.
IN REGARDS TO, CAN I TALK ABOUT
THE PALISADES FIRES WAS THAT AN
ITEM.
I'LL TALK ABOUT IT, HE'S NOT
LISTENING.
IT'S NICE TO HEAR YOU ALL, TALK
ABOUT OH MY GOD, PALISADES, THE
OTHER FIRE, I APOLOGIZE, I'M
OLD, I CAN'T REMEMBER AND
EVERYBODY WANTS TO DO SOMETHING!
WHERE WERE YOU BEFORE!
THIS MORNING WHEN I HAD TO WAKE
UP EARLY, BECAUSE THE TREES
FELL DOWN, BECAUSE THERE WERE
65 MILES PER HOUR WINDS
KNOCKING DOWN MY TREES IN THE
BACK YARD, CAN'T DO ANYTHING
ABOUT THE WINTD OR RAIN?
BUT WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO?
YOU GIVE THE MATCH THAT WILL
LIGHT PORTER RANCH.
YOU FOLKS.
>> City Attorney: WHAT ITEM ARE
» City Attorney: WHAT ITEM ARE
YOU SPEAKING TO?
MR. CANDIDO, WHICH ITEM ARE YOU
SPEAKING TO.
YOU WANT TO MOVE TO GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENT.
OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.
>> Speaker: SIR, I WANT TO BE
» Speaker: SIR, I WANT TO BE
RESPECTFUL.
WOULD YOU CUT THAT OUT.
THIS IS REALLY RIDICULOUS,
YOU'RE ACTING LIKE.
SO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN PORTER
RANCH, WORRIED ABOUT THE TREES
FALLING, AND YET I'M WORRIED
ABOUT THE FIRE THAT TAKE PLACE.
AND THEN YOU COME HERE,
PALISADES, OH WE'RE HERE, I'M
REALLY SORRY, I CAN'T REMEMBER
THE OTHER NAME.
AGAIN, HERE YOU ARE, YOU HAVE A
CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING.
BUT YET YOU STILL ALLOW ILLEGAL
PARKING IN PORTER RANCH WHERE
THEY'RE TEARING UP THE AREA
WITH SPEEDING.
YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE
CRASHED?
I MAY HAVE 60 MILES PER HOUR
WINDS BUT I HAVE 80 MILES PER
HOUR CARS GOING UP RESEDA.
AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT?
JOHN LEE, YOU'RE LOOKING DOWN,
I'VE BEEN A CONSTITUENT UP
THERE FOR YEARS!
AND YET YOU CANNOT LOOK ME IN
THE FACE, RIGHT?
YOU KEEP THAT NICE SUIT BUT I
WORKED HARD FOR MY HOUSE.
I WORKED HARD, I WENT FROM THE
STREETS OF VAN NUYS TO PORTER
RANCH AND I NEVER FORGOT WHERE
I CAME FROM.
>> City Attorney: MR. CANDIDO
» City Attorney: MR. CANDIDO
YOU'RE NOW DISRUPTING THIS
MEETING, BECAUSE WE CANNOT MOVE
ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER.
YOU'RE TIME IS EXPIRED, WE NEED
TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>> Speaker: DO SOMETHING ABOUT
» Speaker: DO SOMETHING ABOUT
IT.
>> City Attorney: I'M GOING TO
» City Attorney: I'M GOING TO
ASK THE GENTLEMAN WITH THE
BEARD AND WHISTLE ON MY LEFT
HAND SIDE, DO NOT BLOW THAT
WHISTLE AGAIN, IF YOU DO IT
AGAIN, YOU'LL BE SUBJECT TO
REMOVAL PURSUANT TO RULE 7 AND
12.
MR. KANDIDO, YOU'VE ALREADY
RECEIVED YOUR FIRST AND FINAL
WARNING.
NEXT SPEAKER.
>> Speaker: HI GOOD MORNING.
» Speaker: HI GOOD MORNING.
IT HAS TO DO FOR ME FOR BEING
HANDICAP, NOT JUST ME BUT FOR
ALL PEOPLE WHO ARE HANDICAP.
>> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A
» City Attorney: YOU HAVE A
MINUTE.
>> Speaker: FOR VAN NUYS AREA,
» Speaker: FOR VAN NUYS AREA,
WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE SAFETY
FOR US BECAUSE I WAS HIT BY A
CAR AND THIS WAS BACK IN
20--JANUARY OF 23.
AND IT WAS ON MY BIRTHDAY, IT
WAS ON THE 26th AND I ENDED UP
GOING TO EMERGENCY HOSPITAL.
BUT THAT'S AS FAR AS IT WENT,
THANK GOODNESS FOR THAT.
BUT IT WAS THE IDEA STILL WHERE
I LIVE IS BETWEEN TWO BUILDINGS
AND THERE IS ONLY A LITTLE
SMALL LITTLE RED CURVE AND
THAT'S ALL THEY DID.
THERE WAS ONCE ABOUT A TIME, A
WHOLE, THE WHOLE ENTIRE AREA
WHERE THE BETWEEN TWO BUILDINGS
WERE.
THEY WAS A--RED.
>> City Attorney: SPEAKER YOUR
» City Attorney: SPEAKER YOUR
TIME IS EXPIRED.
BUT IF YOU CAN GO TO THE SIDE
OR THE BACK, JUST FOR A FEW
MINUTES PLEASE.
WE NEED TO GO TO THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
>> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT
» Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT
SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL
RM, LORI, MIKE W, ERIC ANDERS,
THAI FORMAN, JARED AND PALOMA
BUSTOs.
>> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING,
» City Attorney: GOOD MORNING,
WHAT ITEM.
>> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT.
» Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT.
?AOUF A MINUTE.
>> Speaker: GOOD MORNING,
» Speaker: GOOD MORNING,
EVERYONE, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M EDGAR AND I'M A FAST FOOD
WORKER.
I'VE BEEN WORKING IN THE FAST
FOOD INDUSTRY FOR SOME YEARS
AND I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU
TO SUPPORT THE FAST FOOD FAIR
WORK ORDINANCE AND THESE
ORDINANCE IS GOING TO BENEFIT
MANY OF FAST FOOD WORKERS OF
THEIRS.
MANY FAST FOOD WORKERS LIKE ME
WHO NEED TO GET PAID VACATIONS,
FAIR SCHEDULING, AND KNOW ABOUT
THEIR RIGHTS.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME.
HAVE A GOOD DAY.
AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
[APPLAUSE]
>> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, CITY
» Speaker: GOOD MORNING, CITY
COUNCIL.
>> City Attorney: WHICH ITEM
» City Attorney: WHICH ITEM
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
>> Speaker: I WANT TO SPEAK
» Speaker: I WANT TO SPEAK
ABOUT FAST FOOD.
>> City Attorney: YOU'LL HAVE A
» City Attorney: YOU'LL HAVE A
MINUTE.
>> Speaker: I'M CAESAR LOPEZ,
» Speaker: I'M CAESAR LOPEZ,
AND I WORK OFTEN WITHOUT PAY UP
TO 12 HOURS A WEEK.
I WAS NOT GIVEN BREAKS DURING
THIS TIME.
I LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK.
I HAVE A KAOUM DATED 21,000 IN
CREDIT CARD DEBT.
I AM TRYING TO SURVIVE.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I HAD THE
RIGHT TO GET PAID FOR THE
MISSED BREAKS.
NOUZ I KNOW THIS IS I WILL
LYLE, I'M DEMANDING TO BE PAID
WHAT I'M OWED THE TERMS OF TONS
OF FAST FOOD WORKERS ARE STILL
SUFFERING FROM WAGE THEFT AND
THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW IT.
LOS ANGELES COUNCILMEMBERS CAN
HELP US EQUIP WITH KNOW YOUR
RIGHTS TRAINING SO TOGETHER
WORKERS WITH WORK AND MEANT TO
PROTECT WON ASSUMERS AND
BUSINESSES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Speaker: I'M PALOMA AND I'M
» Speaker: I'M PALOMA AND I'M
PART OF LAYOLA LAW SCHOOL.
MANY IN LOS ANGELES ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO HOST THE WORLD CUP
AND OLYMPIC GAMES.
THIS BRINGS BILLIONS BUT ALSO
CREATE PRESSURE TO FINISH
CONSTRUCTION, THEY INCREASE THE
DEMAND FOR WORKERS
HOSPITALITIES AND EVENT
SERVICES, WE KNOW FROM PAST
OLYMPIC THAT'S WHEN THERE IS
PRESSURE FOR PAST AND CHEAP
LABOR, INCREASES ESPECIALLY FOR
IMMIGRANT AND WORKERS.
IDENTIFIED IN CONNECTION WITH
EVERY OLYMPIC GAMES AND WORLD
CUPS OVER THE PAST DECADES.
OUR OFFICE RECENTLY RELEASED A
REPORT THAT CLEAR PRACTICE
STEPS THAT THE CITY CAN TAKE
NOW, MAKING SURE THAT
CONTRACTORS ARE FOLLOWING RULES
AND FUNDING SURVIVOR TO PREVENT
HARM BEFORE IT HAPPENS.
WE'LL BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT
REPORT WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE CITY--SO THEY DON'T
COME AT THE EXPENSE OF SAFETY
AND DIGNITY.
THANK YOU.
>> City Attorney: THANK YOU,
» City Attorney: THANK YOU,
NEXT SPEAKER.
>> City Attorney: WHICH ITEMS
» City Attorney: WHICH ITEMS
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
>> Speaker: I'M U.S. BLUM, I'M
» Speaker: I'M U.S. BLUM, I'M
A U.S. VETERAN, HONORABLE
DISCHARGED.
I LIVE IN VAN NUYS AND BETWEEN
1509, I'M SORRY, 15049 AND
15105, THERE IS A WALKWAY THERE
THAT NEEDS TO BE PAINTED EITHER
RED OR BLUE, OR BOTH.
BECAUSE THERE IS CARS PARKED
THERE AND THEY PAINT IT.
AND IN MY BOOK, THAT'S
UNACCEPTABLE AND AND SOMEBODY
TOLD ME TO TAKE A BLUE WALKWAY.
I WANT IT DONE YESTERDAY.
I WANT BLUE LINES SO PEOPLE WHO
PARK THERE CAN GET TICKETED,
CAUSE AS IT IS RIGHT NOW, WE
CALL SOMEBODY TO COME AND GIVE
A TICKET THAT WILL NOT GIVE A
TICKET BECAUSE THERE IS NO
INDICATION AS TO WHAT HE DID.
>> SPEAKER YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED.
» SPEAKER YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED.
BUT IF YOU YOU CAN JUST WAIT
FOR A SECOND.
>> I'M DONE.
» I'M DONE.
>> OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER.
» OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER.
>> Speaker: GOOD DAY, I WOULD
» Speaker: GOOD DAY, I WOULD
LIKE TO DO THE GENERAL COMMENT.
I BELIEVE I HAVE A SUBJECT THAT
AFFECTS US ALL.
>> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU
» City Attorney: OKAY, YOU
HAVE A MINUTE, GO AHEAD.
>> Speaker: OKAY, MY I'M
» Speaker: OKAY, MY I'M
FREDERICK WILLIAM, I CALL A
CIVILIZED AMERICAN AND CITIZEN
OF THE WORLD.
WE HAVE INTERNATIONAL CRISIS,
WE HAVE A SITUATION THAT IS
AFFECTING ALL OF US, BUSINESSES
ARE CLOSING HERE IN LOS
ANGELES, I SEE THAT SO I MUST,
SO NUMBER MUST BE RISING TOO.
THE NUMBER OF BILLIONAIRES HAS
GROWN AND THE NUMBER OF DOLLARS
FOR THOSE BILLIONAIRES HAS
GROWN.
AND THIS IS, SIMPLE ARITHMETIC.
THE SIMth ARITHMETIC IN THIS
EQUATION, WE HAVE A NATIONAL OR
INTERNATIONAL CRISIS, WE NEED A
GRADUATED TAX REFORMATION, THE
SITUATION WITH THOSE AND OTHER
POVERTY LINE PAY NOTHING AND
THOSE ZILLIONAIRS.
>> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT
» Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT
SPEAKER BEGINS, I WOULD LIKE TO
CALL UP BRANDON, AUDIT L.A.,
GLORIA, MICHELLE SHE HAVEROF
AND NICK HOLDEN.
>> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING,
» City Attorney: GOOD MORNING,
WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO
SPEAK TO?
>> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT AND
» Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT AND
THE TWO RELATED TO THE ICE
RAIDS.
>> City Attorney: SORRY,
» City Attorney: SORRY,
GENERAL COMMENT AND WHAT?
>> Speaker: AND THE TWO RELATED
» Speaker: AND THE TWO RELATED
TO THE ICE RAIDS.
>> City Attorney: OKAY YOU HAVE
» City Attorney: OKAY YOU HAVE
TWO MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS, 29
AND 30, IF YOU CAN BEGIN WITH
THOSE FIRST AND THEN YOU CAN
MOVE ON TO GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> Speaker: MY NAME IS A ERIC
» Speaker: MY NAME IS A ERIC
I'M A PHOTOGRAPHER WHO HAS BEEN
DOCUMENTING ICE.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ FOR HOW
YOU ADDRESSED THE YEAR TODAY.
YOU SAID THE GLOVES ARE OFF,
AND I HOPE THAT'S TRUE, BECAUSE
WE NEED IT T.LAST NIGHT, I
MARCHED FROM MARCH MARIACHI
PLAZA FOR RENEE GOODE.
SO VISUAL METAPHOR, THERE WAS A
MOMENT WHERE WE WERE WALKING
ACROSS THE BRIDGE, ACROSS THE
L.A. RIVER SURROUNDED BY
INDUSTRIAL WASTE LAND, THE
DETENTION CENTER, SOMEWHERE
AHEAD OF US.
IT WAS WINDY AND COLD AND DARK
BECAUSE THE STREET LIGHTS WERE
ALL OUT ON THE BRIDGE BECAUSE
THEY HAVE RESERVED TO STEALING
COPPER WIRING.
IT STRUCK ME THAT WE'RE PAST A
TIPPING POINT.
WE HAVE TIPPED, THE MOMENT IS
HERE.
WE NYED MORE WORDS THAN WHAT WE
NEED HOPE.
THE GENTLEMAN THAT SPOKE ON
BEHALF OF KEITH PORTER'S BEHALF
IS CORRECT, THIS IS GOING TO BE
UNPRECEDENTED, THERE IS NO MORE
TIME TO WAIT.
I WAS GLAD YOU STARTED THE
MEETING LIKE THAT.
I KNOW YOU'RE ALL REQUIRED TO
SAY IT BY THE BYLAW OR
SOMETHING, I WOULD POINT OUT
THAT HAD YOU STARTED BY TURNING
YOUR BACK ON THE PUBLIC TO
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, PLEASE SHOW
ME I'M MISINTERPRETED, IF YOU
CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO RAIN IN
ICE, YOU NEED TO TELL US WHY.
GO PUBLIC, DO SOMETHING
UNPRECEDENTED.
THIS IS THE MOMENT AND WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE MORE
AFTER THIS.
THANK YOU.
>> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING,
» City Attorney: GOOD MORNING,
WHAT ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO
SPEAK TO?
>> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, THIS
» Speaker: GOOD MORNING, THIS
IS A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A
» City Attorney: YOU HAVE A
MINUTE.
>> Speaker: I WOULD LIKE TO SAY
» Speaker: I WOULD LIKE TO SAY
GOOD MORNING HERNANDEZ AND
COUNCILMEMBER JURADO.
NOW THE MATTER THAT I NEED UM,
ATTENTION ON, IS SPECIFICALLY
DEALING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
JURADO.
I LIVE IN CENTRAL CITY EAST.
AND IT'S SUPER AWESOME, I'M
PUTTING THE OTHER COUNCIL,
LITTLE TOKYO AWESOME AS WELL.
BUT PEOPLE ON SKID ROW FACE,
VERY UNIQUE.
I'M A MARKIST, I'M HARD LINE
MARKIST AND INTERACTING WITH
THE GOVERNMENT IN A MORE FLUID
MANNER HAS BEEN PRODUCTIVE FOR
THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE.
AND I THINK THE ATTENTION AND
DEDICATION TO WAR IS DEVELOPING
A METHOD THAT IS MORE IN LINE
THAT THEY KNOW IS MORALLY
RIGHT, MORALLY SOUND IN TERMS
WHAT OF WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO
ACHIEVE CAN BE DONE.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY HELLO TO
YSABEL JURADO FOR THE FIRST
TIME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I'M
HONORED TO BE IN YOUR DISTRICT.
OKAY.
THAT'S IT.
>> City Attorney: GOOD
» City Attorney: GOOD
AFTERNOON, WHAT ITEMS WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
>> Speaker: THE ITEMS RELATED
» Speaker: THE ITEMS RELATED
TO ICE AND GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT.
: >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU
HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS
AND ONE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> Speaker IN LIGHT OF THE
» Speaker IN LIGHT OF THE
MURDER OF RENEE GOOD, THE TWO
PEOPLE SHOT LAST NIGHT, I THINK
OF MY GRANDFATHER WHO STOOD UP
AND FOUGHT FASCISM OVERSEAS AND
ROLLING IN HIS GRAVE NOW TO SEE
IT COME TO OUR SHORES.
WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR GOOD
WORDS, WE NEED ACTIONS, WE NEED
BOLDNESS, WE NEED COURAGE TO
FACE THE MOMENT BECAUSE OUR
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS ARE UNDER
THREAT.
AND YOU CAN PRETEND LIKE
THEY'RE NORMAL TIMES, THOSE
TIMS ARE GONE.
WE NEED ACTION, WE NEED
PASSION, WE NEED CREATIVITY, WE
NEED PEOPLE TO AT LEAST STAND
UP.
IF WE GO DOWN, WE AT LEAST GO
DOWN SWING ISING, WE DON'T JUST
ROLL OVER.
I HAVE TO ADMIT, I'M AFRAID AND
I CAN IMAGINE A LOT OF YOU ON
COUNCIL ARE AFRAID.
BUT WE NEED COURAGE AND RESOLVE
BECAUSE, I HAVE SEEN THE VIDEO
OF THAT WOMAN BEING SHOT IN THE
FACE BY A FEDERAL THUG.
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SEE
THAT IN MY COUNTRY, WHEN I
HEARD, OF LIKE THE SHOOTINGS IN
PORTLAND, I GOT SCARED BECAUSE
I HAD TO CALL MY FRIENDS TO
MAKE SURE THEY WERE OKAY.
WE KEEP SAYING, WE NEED ACTION,
WE NEED A PLAN.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU GOING TO
DO?
I LOVED YOUR WORDS MS.
RODRIGUEZ.
BUZZ WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO
FOR US?
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP US
SAFE?
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PREVENT
PEOPLE FROM DYING AND BEING
KILLED AT THE HANDS OF A FEDS
RAL GASTAPO?
THANK YOU.
>> City Attorney: OKAY, NEXT
» City Attorney: OKAY, NEXT
SPEAKER.
GOOD AFTERNOON, WHICH ITEMS
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
>> Speaker: DEREK, I'M GOING TO
» Speaker: DEREK, I'M GOING TO
BE SPEAKING ON 29, 2 AND 30,
AND WOULD I LIKE TO MAKE A
GENERAL COMMENT AS WELL.
>> City Attorney: SO ITEM
» City Attorney: SO ITEM
NUMBER 2 IS NOT OPEN FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
BUT YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR 29
AND 30 AND ONE MINUTE FOR
GENERAL.
>> Speaker: OKAY, GOOD.
» Speaker: OKAY, GOOD.
I SUPPORT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
I SUPPORT DONALD TRUMP I
SUPPORT WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO
GET THESE ILLEGAL AND UNLAWFUL
INDIVIDUALS OUT OF THIS COUNTRY.
WHEN YOU GET IMMIGRATION UNDER
THE CONTROL.
WHEN YOU GET THESE ILLEGAL
ALIENS, IT CREATES JOBS AND
TUNS AND PATHWAY THAT'S
AMERICAN CITIZENS CAN ON AND
GET OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY'RE
BEING DENIED EACH AND EVERY DAY.
I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
SITUATION THAT HAPPENED WHERE
ICE HAD TO PROTECT ITSELF.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MEN AND
WOMEN WHO PUT ON UNIFORMS AND
PROTECT OUR COUNTRY FOR PEOPLE
WHO DON'T WANT TO BELONG HERE
FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO COME
HERE FREE AND DON'T WANT TO
FOLLOW OUR LAWS AND GET OUR
PUBLIC SERVICES FOR NOTHING AND
THEY DON'T WANT TO FOLLOW THE
PROCESS.
BUT INSTEAD OF US SUPPORTING
OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, WE WANT TO
CONDEMN THEM.
BUT NONE OF YOU HAVE THE GUTS
TO PUT ON THE SAME UNIFORM THAT
THEY PUT EVERY DAY PUTTING
THEIR LIVES AT-RISK IN HARM
WHEN THEY MAY NOT RETURN TO
THEIR FAMILIES.
KNEW YOU CAN CALL ME CRAZY ALL
YOU WANT, MY GRANDMA ALWAYS
SAID, THERE IS A THIN LINE
BETWEEN CRAZY AND COURAGE.
MANY WHO DON'T WANT HAVE
COURAGE SEE ME AS CRAZY.
THE PROBLEM IS THE SYSTEM THAT
WE HAVE CREATED.
THE OTHER ITEM IS 29, HOW DARE
YOU TRY TO MAKE PROTESTERS
COLLUDE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT TO
TELL THEM WHAT THEIR MOVES ARE
WHAT THEIR DEMONSTRATION AND
WHAT NR ROUTES ARE.
HOW DARE THIS GOVERNMENT
PREVENT PEOPLE FROM EXERCISING
THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
NOW MY LAST 20 SECONDS
REGARDING THESE ITEMS I WANT TO
BRING ATTENTION TO THE LAPD AND
CORRUPTION THAT EXIST IN THAT
DEPARTMENT SINCE WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT.
>> City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE
» City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE
ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> Speaker: LAPD IS A GROUP OF
» Speaker: LAPD IS A GROUP OF
THUGS.
THEY HAVE ACTED WITH INDECENCY
AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY,
THEY'RE NOT A PRO FEX AL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY HAVE FAILED TO PROVIDE ME
WITH RECORDS INCLUDING CRIME
REPORTS, BODY WORN BODY FOOTAGE
AND OTHER RECORDS THAT I
REQUESTED.
AND THEY NEED TO BE ACCOUNTABLE
OR I'M GOING TO GO INTO THE
SUPERIOR COURT OF COUNTY AND
FORCE THEM TO GIVE ME THE
RECORDS OF WHICH I CREATED.
THEY ALSO ARRESTED ME BECAUSE
OF MY ACTIVITY AS A GOVERNMENT
WATCHDOG.
I'VE BEEN 500 POUNDS, 400
POUNDS, I FOUGHT THE SAME BLACK
BITCH THAT PRACTICED DONALD
TRUMP, IF YOU THINK THEY ARE
GOING TO TAKE ME DOWN, YOU BET
BEHR CALL AND SEE HOW IT TOOK
ME DOWN.
IT IS GOING TO TAKE MORE THAN
FAT SHAMING.
>> City Attorney: SPEAK YOU ARE
» City Attorney: SPEAK YOU ARE
YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED.
THIS IS YOUR FIRST AND FORMAL
WARNING, DO NOT DISRUPT THIS
MEETING.
>> Council President: ALL
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, THANK YOU MR. CITY
ATTORNEY.
SIR, YOU'RE DISRUPTING YOUR
MEETING, THIS IS YOUR FIRST AND
LAST WARNING.
MADAM CLERK, WHAT IS BEFORE US?
>> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT,
» Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT,
COUNCIL MAY VOTE ON 9 THROUGH
22, 25 THROUGH 27, AS WELL AS
31, SIR.
>> Council President: ALL
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, THOSE ITEMS ARE NOW
BEFORE US.
LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE
ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE.
>> Clerk:
» Clerk:
>> Clerk: 14 AYES.
» Clerk: 14 AYES.
>> Council President: ALL
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT?
>> Clerk: NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER 2
» Clerk: NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER 2
AND THAT ONE WAS CALLED SPECIAL
BY AMENDMENT MOTION
McOSKER-HERNANDEZ.
>> Council President: ALL
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON
THE ITEM AS AMENDED.
CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE
VOTE.
>> Clerk: 14 AYES.
» Clerk: 14 AYES.
>> Council President: ALL
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT?
>> Clerk: NEXT WOULD BE ITEMS
» Clerk: NEXT WOULD BE ITEMS
23 AND 24 AND THOSE ITEMS WERE
CALLED FOR A SEPARATE VOTE BY
COUNCILMEMBER JURADO AS WELL AS
HERNANDEZ.
>> Council President: ALL
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, WE HAVE 23 AND 24 BEFORE
US CALLED SPECIAL BY
COUNCILMEMBER JURADO AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ FOR
SEPARATE VOTES, LET'S OPEN THE
ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE
THE VOTE.
>> Clerk: 10 AYES, 4 NOES.
» Clerk: 10 AYES, 4 NOES.
>> Council President: ALL
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT?
>> Clerk: NEXT WOULD BE ITEM 23
» Clerk: NEXT WOULD BE ITEM 23
AND THAT WAS CALLED SPECIAL BY
COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ AS
WELL AS COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN FOR
COMMENTS.
>> Council President: I THINK
» Council President: I THINK
THAT'S ITEM NUMBER 29?
>> Clerk: 29, CORRECT.
» Clerk: 29, CORRECT.
KO*UBS COUNCILMEMBER
SOTO-MARTINEZ.
>> H. Soto-Martinez: GREAT,
» H. Soto-Martinez: GREAT,
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
IN SPANISH WE HAVE A SAYING
SOLO EL PUEBLO SALVA EL PUEBLO.
WHICH MEANS ONLY THE PEOPLE CAN
SAVE THE PEOPLE.
NOW WHEN WE THINK ABOUT
EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING
NATIONALLY, I THINK WE CAN ALL
AGREE THAT WE CAN IMPROVE ON
THAT.
THERE IS NEED MORE MUCH
IMPROVEMENT.
NOW THIS MOTION CALLSED FOR A
FORMAL POLICY FOR LAUPTD TO
COMMUNICATE AND COORDINATE WITH
PROTEST ORGANIZERS AHEAD OF
TIME SO WE CAN PLAN FOR SAFETY,
SET CLEAR EXPECTATIONS AND
MINIMIZE THE NEED FOR HEAVY LAW
ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE ON THE
FRONTLINES.
NOW MANY OF US CAN POINT TO
DIFFERENT EXAMPLES OR ACTIONS
WHERE WE'VE BEEN TO WHERE WE
HAVE SEEN POSITIVE OUTCOME SXZ
ELEMENTS.
FOR ME, ONE EXAMPLE NA IS VERY
CLEAR, IS THE PROTESTS THAT
HAPPEN AFTER THE ARRESTS OF
DEBBIE HUERTA.
I ATTENDED THAT, REALLY MASSIVE
MARCH THAT WAS LEAD BY LABOR AT
GRANT PARK.
AND I REMEMBER NOTICING HOW FEW
OFFICERS WERE WITHIN EYESIGHT.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE L.A.
FEDERATION OF LABOR HAD
VOLUNTEERED MEDIC AND BUILT
CLEAR COMMUNICATIONS STRUCTURE
OF COMMUNICATION.
AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS
NOT ABOUT ASKING PERMISSION
ABOUT HOW WE PROTEST, IT'S
SIMPLY ABOUT COMMUNICATING WITH
LAPD AND OUR CITY PARTNERS SO
THERE ARE NO SURPRISES.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE KNOW,
THAT CAN HELP DECA LATE
SITUATION SXZ REDUCE THE NEED
FOR POLICE INTERVENTION.
THAT EXPERIENCE REALLY STUCK TO
ME AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
CHIEF COMING HERE AND HAVING A
DIALOGUE ABOUT THIS AND SAYING
THAT THEY'RE OPEN TO THIS A
DIFFERENT WAY OF HANDLING
PROTEST.
BECAUSE WHEN COMMUNICATION
HAPPENS UP FRONT, WE ALLOW FOR
PEOPLE TO CONTROL THE SITUATION
AND KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE.
WE SEE FEWER FLASH POINTS AND
FEWER CONFRONTATION AND FEWER
PEOPLE GETTING HURT, AGAIN THIS
IS ABOUT LETTING FOLKS PROTECT
THEMSELVES.
TO THAT END, THIS CALLS FOR LOS
ANGELES TO JOIN MAJOR CITIES
LIKE NEW YORK AND BOSTON IN
ADOPTING A PROTEST, UNDER THIS
MODEL, THE HEAVY ARMED OFFICER
WITH MIMENT REEQUIPMENT, ARE
STAGED A FEW BLOCKS AWAY AND
DEPLOYED ONLY IF THERE IS
VIOLENCE.
MANY ANGELINOS ASSUME THIS IS
ALREADY THE CASE BUT RIGHT NOW,
THE HEAVY ARMED OFFICER ARE
OFTEN TIMES PLACED DIRECTLY ON
THE FRONTLINE IN MY OPINION,
PREMATURELY AND WE'VE SEEN HOW
THAT HAVING THAT POLICE
PRESENCE CAN CREATE ESCALATION
REGARDLESS OF OFFICER
INTENTIONS.
I WANT TO THANK THE XHAOEF FOR
ENGAGING ON THIS ISSUE AND I
WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR
NR UNANIMOUS SUPPORT OF THIS
MOTION.
I BELIEVE THAT IF WE DO THESE
THINGS, WE CAN LESSEN LIABILITY
PAY OUT, CREATE A MODEL THAT
FACILITATES PEACEFUL PROTEST
AND MEETS THIS UNPRECEDENTED
MOMENT THAT WE'RE IN AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
AYE-VOTE.
>> Council President: ALL
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, DO WE HAVE OTHER
SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM.
I HAVE COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN ON
THE QUEUE?
>> N. Raman: THANK YOU, I JUST
» N. Raman: THANK YOU, I JUST
WANTED TO RISE AND THANK
COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ FOR
BRINGING FORWARD THIS MOTION.
IN THESE CHAMBERS WE'VE
REPEATED DOCUMENTED THE
VIOLENCE OF FEDERAL ICE
OFFICERS AND FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT THAT HAVE
TERRORIZED COMMUNITIES IN LOS
ANGELES BUT OUR COLLECTIVE
OUTRAGE ABOUT ICE IS PREMISE ON
UNSPOKEN PREMISE THAT WE'RE
DIFFERENT, WE'RE NOT USING OUR
LAW ENFORCEMENT POWERS TO
TERRORIZE FAMILIES AND WORKING
PEOPLE.
BUT I THINK WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN
SOME OF THE RESPONSE TO SEE
LOCAL PROTEST AND TO ICE
ACTIONS HAVE UNDERMINED THAT
PREMISE, THERE IS BEEN NUMEROUS
TESTIMONY AND VIDEO FOOTAGE OF
LAPD USING TEAR GAS, PROTESTERS
GETTING HIT BY LESS LETHALS,
JOURNALIST GETTING HIT AND
PROTESTERS GETTING HURT WHILE
EXERCISING THEIR RIGHTS.
NOW THEY HAVE OPERATED
OPERATIONAL POWER OVER LAPD
THAT'S BY DESIGN THAT'S HOW OUR
CITY IS DESIGNED.
AND AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, BY
LOOKING AT OUR AGENDA BY THE
BODY WHICH IS OUR POLICE
COMMISSION, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN
COMMISSIONED BY THESE ISSUED IN
GREAT DEPTH BUT I THINK THAT
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE AS A
BODY DO ENGAGE.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE
HAVE TO TREAT THIS MOMENT
DIFFERENTLY, THIS IS AMBITIOUS
ON HOW WE THINK ABOUT OUR
PROTEST RESPONSE.
WE'RE EXPECTING MORE PROTEST
TOMORROW.
WILL THEY LOOK DIFFERENT?
HOW QUICKLY CAN THEY MAKE
CHANGE.
WHEN MOTIONS COME FORWARD, THEY
TAKE YEARS FOR THEM TO MOVE
THROUGH OUR CREEKING SYSTEM.
AND I HOPE THAT BECAUSE OF THIS
MOMENT IS CALLING FOR CHANGE
THAT THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE, COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S
OFFICE AND MAYOR AND OTHERS
THAT HAVE DIRECT OVERSIGHT OVER
OUR PD, WILL HELP MOVE WHAT IS
EMBEDDED AND THAT WE CAN SEE
DIFFERENCE ON THE GROUNDS.
I HOPE THAT WE CAN SEE REAL
ACTION AS A RESULT OF IT.
THANK YOU.
>> Council President: THANK YOU
» Council President: THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN.
COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ.
>> M. Rodriguez: I WANT TO
» M. Rodriguez: I WANT TO
THANK YOU MR. SOTO-MARTINEZ FOR
THIS MOTION AND FOR HAVING THE
CONVERSATION AND I WANT TO
THANK MR. LEE FOR ALLOWING THAT
COME FORWARD FROM PUBLIC SAFETY.
THIS IS JUST A REMINDER AND A
NOTICE TO EVERYBODY IN EACH OF
THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES
WHEN WE HAVE ISSUES OF CONCERN,
WHETHER IT IS PUBLIC SAFETY
RELATED, WHETHER IT IS AROUND
REFORM FOR CHARTER REFORM,
CONVERSATIONS, WHETHER IT'S ON
HOMELESSNESS, IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT EVERYONE SCHEDULES THE
MOTIONS SO THAT THIS BODY HAS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER WHAT
OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE ACTING ON
OR WHAT THEY'RE NOT.
AND SO WHEN YOU'RE SITTING ON
MOTION SXZ AB TRUKTING THAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ENGAGE IN
A MORE COMPREHENSIVE
CONVERSATION, YOU'RE IN FACT A
AIDING AND ABETTING.
I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.
WE'VE WATCHED ITCIOUS WHERE
CONVERSATIONS ARE OBSTRUCT
ASKED POLICIES ARE NOT
ADVANCING.
BECAUSE THERE IS THIS, I DON'T
KNW, FEAR INHIBITION.
SO EITHER EVERYONE IS GOING TO
HELP ENSURE LIKE WE STILL HAVE
A CONVERSATION OR INTERACTIVE
REPORT THAT STILL HAS NOT BEEN
SCHEDULED.
WE STILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE A CONVERSATION AROUND
HOMELESS SPENDING IS HAPPENING
IN IN CITY OR WHETHER OR NOT
EX-PARTE COMMUNICATIONS WILL
ACTUALLY BE DOCUMENTED ON A
CHARTER REFORM COMMISSION THAT
IS HOLDING CONVERSATION ON WHAT
THE FUTURE OF THE CITY IS GOING
TO LOOK LIKE.
THERE IS ACTIVE OBSTRUCTION
HAPPENING AND ACTIVE
OBSTRUCTIONS OF MOTIONS COMING
FORWARD.
SO I'M GLAD IN MOTION IS COMING
FORWARD BUT YOU KNOW WHAT,
FOLKS, THERE IS A REASON WHY
THE PUBLIC IS UPSET AND THEY
HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE UPSET.
BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, THES
SILENCE THAT ENABLEMENT THAT A
LAWS PEOPLE P NOT SCHEDULING
MOTIONS FOR US TO START MOVING
THE NEEDLE ON THESE *ISHZ,
YOU'RE COMPLICITY.
NOT --I REALLY HOPE THAT THIS
MARKS A TREMENDOUS SHIFT NOT
JUST ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE
BUT ON SEVERAL ISSUES.
WHERE THERE IS BEEN A FAILURE
AND OBSTRUCTION TO HAVING THE
ACTUAL CONVERSATIONS THAT THIS
BODY NEEDS TO HAVE.
BECAUSE THE PUBLIC HAS EVERY
RIGHT TO BE PISSED OFF.
AND SO, THERE IS PLENTY, THERE
IS ENOUGH TIME FOR US TO HAVE
MEETINGS IN COUNCIL OR TO
ADVANCE THESE IN THEIR
RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES BUT
ENOUGH DELAY, ENOUGH EXCUSES.
EVERYONE NEEDS TO UPPED THE
ROLE THAT THEY SIGNED UP FOR
AND IF YOU WANT TO VOTE
SOMETHING VOTE AGAINST IT.
BUT TO BURY IT IN YOUR
COMMITTEE THAT NEEDS TO STOP
AND I HOPE IT STOPS IN THIS NEW
YEAR.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS BEING
MORE OF THE MODEL UNTIL EXAMPLE
OF CONVERSATIONS THAT WE WILL
HAVE SO THAT THE PUBLIC
ACTUALLY SEES VERY CLEARLY
WHERE EVERYONE STANDS.
THANK YOU.
>> Council President: ALL RIGHT.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT.
THIS ITEM IS--COUNCILMEMBER
McOSKER, YOU'RE ON THIS ITEM.
>> T. McOsker: I WANT TO SAY
» T. McOsker: I WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER FOR
ADVANCING THIS MOTION.
IT OCCURS TO ME WHEN WE FAUK
ABOUT THE PUBLIC, WORK WITHING
LAPD WORK WITHING US TO COME UP
WITH WAYS TO CREATE PUBLIC
SAFETY.
WHETHER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE
HARBOR PEACE PATROL OR
INTERVENTION ALIST, I VERY
OFTEN QUOTE A GUY AND I NEVER
GIVE HIM CREDIT, BUT I SAY VERY
WISE MAN WHO SAYS THERE IS NO
REASON TO TAKE THE PUBLIC OUT
OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
THERE IS NO REASON TO TAKE THE
PUBLIC OUT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
THANK YOU FOR THIS MOTION.
COUNSELS THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON THIS
ITEM, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE
THE VOTE.
>> Clerk: 14 AYES.
» Clerk: 14 AYES.
>> Council President: ALL RIGHT.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT.
WHAT'S NEXT?
>> Clerk: NEXT WOULD BE ITEM 30
» Clerk: NEXT WOULD BE ITEM 30
AND THAT WAS CALLED SPECIAL BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ FOR
COMMENTS.
>> Council President:
» Council President:
COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ.
>> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU,
» E. Hernandez: THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
ACROSS THE UNITED STATES WE'RE
SEEING A COORDINATED EROSION OF
PUBLIC COST IN THE IMMIGRANT
ENFORCEMENT.
HUNDREDS OF MILLION OF ICE AND
FEDERAL AGENTS, UNMASKED, AND
ANONYMOUS ARE OPERATING WITHOUT
TRANSPARENCY.
BY REMAINING MASKED AND
NAMELESS, THEY'RE HANDING A
TOOL KIT TO EVERY KIDNAPER.
THIS LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY HAS
OPENED THE DOOR FOR COPY CATS
TO WEAR THE GEAR AND CARRY THE
GUNS.
A MOTHER IN SAN PEDRO OR RESEDA
IS SUPPOSE TO TELL THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LEGIT
OFFICER AND SOMEBODY WHO MAY BE
IMPERSONATING A POLICE OFFICER
WHEN NEITHER SHOWS A BADGE OR
ID.
OUR COMMUNITY IS ASKING FOR TO
US ACT SO LET'S DO IT.
IDENTIFYING EVERY POSSIBLE
AMENDMENT TO OUR MUNICIPAL TO
MAXIMIZE ENFORCEMENT.
ALSO SEEKS A LEGAL ROAD MAP TO
GUARANTEE THAT ANYONE DETAINED
CAN DEMAND VERIFIABLE
IDENTIFICATION AND LEGAL
AUTHORITY.
THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
BLUMENFIELD FOR COULD
INTRODUCING AND COUNCILMEMBER
McOSKER FOR CO--AND PUBLIC
SAFETY FOR MOVING IT THROUGH.
AND IT'S NOT A LICENSE TO
TERRORIZE AND THIS COUNCIL
SHOULD MAKE THAT CLEAR.
LET'S USE EVERY TOOL WE CAN TO
HOLD IMPERSONATORS ACCOUNTABLE.
LET'S DO OUR POWER TO PROTECT
LIVES OF ALL ANGELINO FRZ FROM
THESE EN BOLD EN FOLKS.
>> Council President: THANK YOU
» Council President: THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ, LET'S
OPEN THE ROLL ON THIS ITEM,
CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE
VOTE.
>> Clerk: 14 AYES.
» Clerk: 14 AYES.
>> Council President: ALL
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT?
>> Clerk: COUNCIL HAS MOTIONS
» Clerk: COUNCIL HAS MOTIONS
FOR POSTING AND REFERRAL.
>> Council President: ALL
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, THEY'RE POSTED AND
REFERRED.
MR. McOSKER, YOU HAD COMMENTS?
ANIMAL SHELTER?
>> T. McOsker: NO ON ITEM
» T. McOsker: NO ON ITEM
NUMBER 2 WHICH PASSED, I JUST
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ITEM 2 CAME FROM WHAT VERY
OFTEN DO IN OUR DISTRICT,
WHETHER IT'S SANITATION YARD OR
FIRE STATION OR ANIMAL SHELTER,
WE GO AND VISIT AND WE CHECK
OUT THE OPERATIONS AND WE ARE
BEING RESPONSIVE TO OUR
CONSTITUENTS AND DOING THE JOB
TO WORK WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
WHOEVER IS RUNNING THAT
OPERATION AND IN THIS CASE, I
VISITED ANIMAL SHELTER AND
DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE
RESTRICTIONS ON COUNCILMEMBERS
BEING ABLE TO GO INTO PORTIONS
OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER.
YEAH, AND SO IN THESE U.STAIS
IT'S EASIER FOR OUR CONGRESSMAN
TO GET INTO A DETENTION MEMBER
THAN IT IS FOR COUNCILMEMBER TO
GET INTO A ANIMAL SHELTER WHICH
IS IS NOT RIGHT.
SO WE INTRODUCED A MOTION TO
GET THE THRUST, WHAT IS THE
RULE, WHAT ARE THE STANDING
RULES ACCORD TO GO ANIMAL
SERVICES, A DRAFT RULE CAME
BACK AND THE AMENDMENTS TODAY
WERE TO SAY WHAT ARE THE UNDER
PINNING FROM WHEN DOES THIS
COME?
WHAT AUTHORITY ARE YOU RELYING
ON?
AND HOW CAN WE COME WUP A
POLICY WHERE COUNCILMEMBERS CAN
VISIT A ANIMAL SHELTER AND DO
OUR JOBS WITHOUT MAKING AN
APPOINTMENT 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE
AND BEING TOLD THAT WE CAN'T GO
IN.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
APPROVING THAT MOTION, I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING BACK
BECAUSE JUST LIKE A FIRE
STATION, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO
GO INTO AN ANIMAL SHELTER AND
SEE THE OPERATION, THANK YOU.
>> Council President: THANK
» Council President: THANK
YOU, MR. McOSKER, THE MOTIONS
HAVE BEEN POSTED AND REFERRED.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, MEMBERS?
COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN?
>> N. Raman: JUST ON A LIGHTER
» N. Raman: JUST ON A LIGHTER
NOTE TODAY, COLLEAGUES, I DID
WAT TO SHARE THAT WE WERE
DELIGHTED TO RECEIVE A NOTE
FICK FROM THE GRIFFITH
OBSERVATION HAS BEEN A CARDED
THE 2026 EDUCATION PRIZE BY THE
AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL
ASSOCIATION, ONE OF THE FIELD'S
MOST ESTEEMED AWARDS.
AND IT CELEBRATES THE DOCTOR'S
COSMO AND INSPIRING FOR ALL.
WE HAD HAD THE PLEASURE FOR
CELEBRATING THE 90th
ANNIVERSARY HERE LAST YEAR WITH
DR. KRUPP AND HE SPOKE
BEAUTIFULLY AS HE ALWAYS DONE.
WE WISH YOU A HARDY
CONGRATULATION.
>> Council President: THANK YOU
» Council President: THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN.
COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER.
>> T. McOsker: BEFORE WE GET TO
» T. McOsker: BEFORE WE GET TO
ADJOURNMENTS, I DO HAVE AN
ANNOUNCEMENT, IF I MAY.
THIS WEEK IN OUR DISTRICTS WE
CELEBRATED DIA DEL REYES.
THE THEE KINGS DAY.
IN THE 1-5, WE CELEBRATED JUST
AS YOU DID, WE CELEBRATED THIS
LONGSTANDING TRADITION WITH
SWEET CAKES AND SMALL DOLLS NOD
OF THE ROSCA.
ON MONDAY, I JOINED THE
WILMINGTON SIN FRONTERAS FOR
THEIR DIA DE LOS REYES.
THE ROSCAS WAS DISTRIBUTED
ALONG WITH ENTERTAINMENT IN THE
COMMUNITY OF WILMINGTON IS NOT
QUITE YET DONE, EITHER THOUGH
JANUARY 6th HAS COME AND GONE.
I WANT TO INVITE TO YOU JOIN ME
FOR THE FIRST DIA DEL REYES,
TOMORROW FROM 2:00 AM TO 4:00
AM.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SCENIC
BOAT TOUR AND FIRST 500
FAMILIES IN ATTENDANCE WILL
RECEIVE THE TRADITIONAL ROSCA
AND PLEASE GET THE WORD OUT AND
BRING THE FAMILY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON
THE WILMINGTON WATER FRONT.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OUR
SPONSORS FOR ACTIVATING THE
WILMINGTON PROMENADE IN THIS
WAY.
THANK YOU.
>> Council President: THANK
» Council President: THANK
YOU, MR. McOSKER, ANY OTHER
ANNOUNCEMENTS?
SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK EVERYBODY
IN THE CHAMBER TO RISE FOR
ADJOURNING MOTIONS.
AISLES LOOK FOR ADJOURNING
MOTION TO SEE MY LEFT.
ALL RIGHT AND COUNCILMEMBER
RODRIGUEZ?
>> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU.
» M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES I RISE TODAY TO
ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF DR. A
KEELE BASHIR, A VISIONARY
LEADER AND TEACHER AND ONE OF
THE MOST RESPECTED VOICES IN
COMMUNITY INTERVENTION WHO
PASSED AWAY.
DR. BASHIR DEDICATED HIS LIFE
TO BUILDING, GROWING UP IN AN
ENVIRONMENT WHERE SURVIVAL WAS
HARD EARN AND DIGNITY WAS OFTEN
DENIED.
AND HOW THESE EXPERIENCED
SHAPED HIS VISION TO BRING
STRUCTURE, DISCIPLINE AND PEACE
WHERE TOO OFTEN THERE HAD ONLY
BEEN CHAOS.
DR. BASHIR FOUNDED THE
BROTHERHOOD THROUGH DISCIPLINE
KNOWN AS BUILD AND LATER
ESTABLISHED THE INNOVATION
TRAINING INSTITUTE.
THROUGH THESE ORGANIZATIONS, HE
TRAINED AND CERTIFIED COUNTLESS
INTERVENTIONIST, MEN AND WOMEN
WHO STAND ON THE FRONTLINES IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IMMEDIATE
ATING CON MEDIATING CONFLICTS.
HIS WORK WAS ROOTED IN THE
POWERFUL BELIEVE THAT THOSE
CLOSEST TO THE PAIN ARE CLOSEST
TO THE SOLUTION.
HE UNDERSTOOD, THAT ADDRESSING
VIOLENCE REQUIRES MORE THAN
POLICING BUT COMMUNITIES.
BUILDING CREDIBILITY AND
RESTORING TRUST NR WITHIN.
DR. BASHIR'S INTEREST REACHED
FAR BEYOND LOS ANGELES.
HIS TRAINING MODELS WERE
ADOPTED IN COUNTRIES ACROSS THE
WORLD FROM SOUTH AMERICA, TO
AFRICA AND ASIA.
HE ADVISED NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES AND
AUTHORED PEACE IN THE HOOD FOR
WORKING WITH GANG INVOLVED
YOUTH.
HE WAS HONORED WITH NUMEROUS
AWARDS INCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA
PEACE PRICE AND RECEIVED
HONORARY DOCTORATE FOR HIS
GLOBAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO PEACE
BUILDING.
YET REHE MAINED HUMBLE OFTEN
SAYING, DON'T JUDGE THE
POSSIBILITY OF WHAT CAN BE
BASED ON CIRCUMSTANCES.
TO THE END, DR. BASHIR STOOD AS
A MENTOR AND MIRROR TO OUR CITY.
REMINDING US THAT PUBLIC SAFETY
CANNOT EXIST WITHOUT TRUST AND
THAT REAL PEACE IS NOT
ENFORCED, IT IS BUILT.
HIS PASSING IS A TREMENDOUS
LOSS NOT ONLY TO THE FIELD HE
HELPED TO DEFINE BUT TO THE
COMMUNITIES THAT HE SERVED AND
EVERY ANGELINO WHO BENEFITED
FROM HIS UNBAIFSH WAIVERING
PEACE AND RESPECT AND LOVE.
TODAY WE HONOR HIS LEGACY
LEADER SON AND BOUNDARY TO THE
PEOPLE.
MAY HE REST IN POWER AND IN
PEACE.
>> Council President: THANK YOU
» Council President: THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
>> M. Rodriguez: er I'M JOINED
» M. Rodriguez: er I'M JOINED
TODAY FROM SO MANY OF THE
MEMBERS FROM B.C. PI WHO HAVE
BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN TRAINING,
DURING COVID I HAD SECURED
ABOUT A MILLION AND A HALF
DOLLARS SO THAT TRAINING OF
GRIT INTERVENTIONIST WAS
CONSISTENT ACROSS THIS CITY.
BECAUSE WHAT WE NEED, IS THE
ABILITY TO GIVE PEOPLE THE
TOOLS NOT JUST THE JOB BUT THE
TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO BE
AFFECTIVE IN THOSE ROLES AND
AKEELE ALONG WITH A KILLA AND
EVERYONE BEHIND ME, THAT WALKED
THE WALK.
THEY GAME THE NATIONAL EXAMPLES
FOR HOW TO TRAIN
INTERVENTIONIST AND GIVE PEOPLE
THE TOOLS TO DEAL WITH THE
TRAUMAS THAT THEY WERE CONFRONT
INING NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS OUR
CITY.
THAT WAS THE IMPORTANT WORK.
YOU CAN'T GIVE THESE ROLES TO
INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT THE TOOLS
FOR THEM TO BE AFFECTIVE,
CONSISTENT AND AFFECTIVE ACROSS
THE CITY.
WE LOST A TRUE HERO AND A TRUE
FRIEND.
IT'S REAL DIFFICULT TO DO THIS
WORK, TO BE IN OUR COMMUNITIES,
TO HELP OBSTRUCT THE VIOLENCE
OF WHAT WILL CONTINUE TO ENSUE
FOR NOT THE WORK OF THE VINCING
AND MANY PEOPLE I KNOW ARE
SUPPORTIVE OF THE WORK OF THE
INTERVENTIONIST THAT ARE OUT IN
THE STREETS DOING THIS
IMPORTANT WORK.
BUT OUR JOB IS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY HAVE THE TOOLS THAT
THEY NEED TO BE AFFECTIVE AND
TO NOT TURN OUR HEADS WHEN
THOSE RESOURCES ARE NOT BEING
PROVIDED TO THEM, TO ACTUALLY
LEARN HOW TO DO IT CORRECTLY.
SO COLLEAGUES I WANT TO TAKE
THIS MOMENT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I
APPRECIATE THE WORK AND THE
FRIENDSHIP THAT AND LESSONS
THAT I LEARNED FROM AQUILL AND
THE COUNTLESS TEXT MESS ANLZ
THAT--MESSAGES WITH THE
AFFIRMATION WHEN I TOOK
POSITION THAT'S DREW CRITICISM
FROM PEOPLE DOWN THE HALL, IT
WAS DOING WHAT WAS RIGHT.
HE WAS A MAN WHO STOOD IN DOING
WHAT WAS RIGHT.
AND EXEMPLIFIED THAT WITH EVERY
OUNCE OF HIS WORK AND HIS LIFE
LIVED AND WE ARE BETTER FOR IT.
THERE IS INTERVENTION ALIST
THAT WITH BETTER FOR IT AND
SAFER NOW BECAUSE OF THE
EXAMPLE OF HIS LEADERSHIP AND
FOR THAT I'M REALLY GRATEFUL
AND I KNOW HIS WORK AND LEGACY
WILL CONTINUE IN THE
INDIVIDUALS THAT DID THAT WORK
ALONGSIDE HIM.
AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO EACH
AND EVERYONE OF YOU.
THEY WORKOUT OF A STEN TORIAN
BUILDING.
I SPENT MUCH, I REMEMBER
AQUILA TELLING ME, I DON'T KNOW
HOW THEY'RE HERE IN THESE
MEETING AND GOING INTO JERSEY
AND MODELS ON HOW WE CAN DO IT
RIGHT AND BETTER.
THESE ARE THE VINCING THAT WERE
HELPING LEAD THAT SHIFT.
AND I HOPE THAT IN HIS MEMORY,
THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD
THAUP COMMITMENT TO MAKING SURE
THAT WE DO IT BETTER AND THAT
WE DO IT RIGHT AND THAT WE TAKE
NO SHORTCUTS, MAY HE REST IN
POWER AND IN PEACE.
[APPLAUSE]
>> Council President: THANK YOU
» Council President: THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER
RODRIGUEZ AND TO THE COMMUNITY
OF FRIENDS OF AQUILL ONE OF OUR
MOST ICONIC WARRIORS FOR PEACE.
JUST THIS WEEK, WE GOT THE NEWS
THAT LOS ANGELES HAD FEWER
HOMICIDES THIS YEAR SINCE
ANYTIME SINCE 1965.
AND THE BIGGEST DROP WAS IN
GANG-RELATED HOMICIDES.
THAT IS THE BEST TESTIMONY THAT
WHEN IT AQUILL START THISED
WEEK, WE HAD OVER 1,000
HOMICIDES WHEN HE STARTED THIS
WORK.
THERE IS A LOT OF CREDIT TO GO
AROUND BUT YOU CANNOT OVERLOOK
THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AQUILL AND
ALL THE INTERVENTIONIST.
WITH YOUR PERMISSION,
COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ, I
WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THIS
ADJOURNMENT.
MR. PRICE.
>> C. Price: I WOULD LIKE TO
» C. Price: I WOULD LIKE TO
JOIN AS WELL.
>> Council President: ALL
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, ALL MEMBERS ON THIS
ADJOURNING MOTION.
ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER
ADJOURNMENTS?
ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, WE ARE
ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
My whole team has been out here
since early early this morning
organizing. Food is really
expensive and people have food
insecurities. This should
stabilize how they feel about
what their next meal is. And
that's what we're trying to
satisfy. Two sides of the same
coin are at work in South LA
with funding for Green and
sustainable projects. Parks in
the area are getting EV chargers
and more tree coverage, both of
which will help bring down
pollution levels in the
neighborhoods. Where Harbor Park
in South LA were celebrating the
installations of the South LA
Ecolab for the EV chargers. This
is part of a bigger program,
universal Basic Mobility, which
is a 30 million investment in
South Los Angeles to bring
mobility options, access to
opportunity and increased
transportation equity. While
reducing greenhouse gas
emissions at the same time. The
bureau got invited to
participate in the TCC grant
program, and our role is to
install 16 EV chargers across
four different parks here in
South LA. Our charging program
is a little different than most.
Um, we install chargers on
existing infrastructure. Uh, we
found that our existing street
light circuits had extra
capacity when we converted to
LEDs. We currently have over 800
chargers throughout the city of
Los Angeles. So these chargers
are going to offer a convenient
place for people to charge close
to home, especially for people
who may have challenges charging
at home, like people who live in
multi-family housing. For South
L.A. Ecolab, we're working with
community organizations such as
Three People to increase the
community canopy in South LA,
call the community Canopy
expansion Project and its main
goal is to advance shade and
tree equity by planting 4000
trees in city parkways and also
distributing 2000 fruit or shade
trees to residents to plant in
their home. Both projects will
help each other. The charging
station will help with pollution
with less carbon monoxide in the
area and the tree planting will
help absorb that, uh, carbon
monoxide with the events that we
had in certain parks where we
gave away free seeds and like
you said, with the trees, we
also was teaching you how to
plant and provide and take care
of the tree. Also. This is the
first park that we're
completing. The installations.
We are working in different
parks in South L.A. where we are
also installing EV chargers. Our
next park will be Vermont
Square, South Park and the
Wetlands. La sanitation takes in
hazardous household waste at its
safe centers. The Ladwp is
hosting a customer service
Saturday on January 17th and
volunteer signups are open for
the 2026 Greater Los Angeles
Homeless Count. These stories up
next on City Beat. La sanitation
wants to let Angelenos know that
it's safe. Centers are permanent
collection sites for hazardous
household and electronic waste.
Safe stands for Solvents,
Automotive Flammables and
electronics. And the Safe
centers take in items such as
aerosol cans, batteries, paints
and more. La City Sanitation
advises keeping items in their
original containers if possible
, and placing waste securely in
the trunk, separate from
personal belongings. Residents
are allowed 15 gallons or up to
125 pounds per vehicle per visit
to the center. For more
information, visit Safe Center
under New battery collection
centers at the website.
Sanitation dot L.A. city dot gov