Meeting Summary
What Happened
Ten members were present at roll call; Council Member Price recused himself from Item 51 due to uncertainty over who was working on the project. The council adopted, without recorded opposition, a Hernandez-Price motion (Item 12) directing the City Administrative Officer and Chief Legislative Analyst to report back on options to support a guaranteed basic income or emergency cash assistance program for workers affected by the January 2025 wildfires, including using up to $1 million in 2024-25 Community Development Block Grant funds administered through the Community Investment for Families Department. The council also adopted a Rodriguez motion (Item 8) directing the Department of Building and Safety, LAFD, and Planning Department to report on stronger fire-mitigation and rebuilding standards following the Hurst, Kenneth, Palisades, and Sunset fires.
Contested Votes
Item 19 (Public Works Committee report and ordinance first consideration amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to update the approval process for metal plaques, plates, or letters embedded in sidewalks, including for the Hollywood Walk of Fame) passed 11-1, with Council Member Padilla casting the lone no vote. She argued the change improperly shifted the council's authority to approve or disapprove Walk of Fame honorees to the Department of Public Works, saying she did not believe avoiding public comment debates over which figures deserve recognition was an appropriate justification for the change.
Public Comment
Public comment covered a wide range of items open on the agenda (Items 1-2, 30-52, and a reconsidered Little Tokyo Business Improvement District item). A representative of United Parents and Students thanked the council for advancing the guaranteed basic income motion for wildfire-affected workers (Item 12) and urged that it be fully funded to reach housekeepers, gardeners, street vendors, and other informal workers. Multiple social-equity cannabis retailers, including owners of Green Paradise and Josephine and Billie's, urged the council to adopt a cannabis equity reform and market-stabilization motion, disband the Department of Cannabis Regulation, move the social equity program to the Department of Economic and Workforce Development, and extend the program to 2031 to align with state law SB 51, arguing that high taxes and unlicensed competition were driving licensed equity operators out of business.
Contested Votes
Tallies and member votes are the official record (LA City Clerk CVVS). Descriptions are drawn from the meeting transcript.
Item 19 — CF 24-0489 (Adopted): Public Works Committee report and ordinance first consideration amending the LAMC to update the approval process for metal plaques, plates, or letters embedded in sidewalks, including for the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
| Vote | Members |
|---|---|
| Yes (11) | Adrin Nazarian, Curren D. Price, Eunisses Hernandez, Heather Hutt, Hugo Soto-Martinez, John Lee, Katy Yaroslavsky, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Monica Rodriguez, Tim Mcosker, Traci Park |
| No (1) | Imelda Padilla |
| Absent (3) | Bob Blumenfield, Nithya Raman, Ysabel Jurado |