What Happened
The June 24, 2026 meeting opened with 10 members present for quorum. Council Member Ysabel Jurado announced an amendment for Item 14 and called Item 15 for a separate vote. Council Member Katy Yaroslavsky called Item 17 for comments. Council Member Tim McOsker called Item 13 for comments. Council Member Eunisses Hernandez called Item 36 for comments. Council Member Curren Price recused himself from Items 49 and 50 due to his status as a landlord. Items 3 through 5 (street lighting assessment district hearings, CF 26-0724, CF 26-0725, CF 26-0726) were continued to Friday, June 27.
Before public comment, Council Member Jurado delivered an extended statement on the ongoing Boil Heights cold storage warehouse fire, now entering its seventh day, describing the health, air quality, and environmental impacts on residents and small businesses. She outlined a package of motions focused on immediate relief (masks, air purifiers, air filters), public transit accommodations during smoke emergencies, unhoused resident protections, and accountability for how the fire started. She recognized community organizations including Promesa Boyle Heights, Inner City Struggle, East LA YMCA, DSA, and others, as well as cross-district cooperation from councilmembers Hernandez, Park, Soto-Martinez, Padilla, Hutt, McOsker, Lee, Rodriguez, Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, and Raman's offices, as well as the mayor's office, Controller Kenneth Mejia, and LAFD Chief Jamie Moore.
McOsker introduced a motion seconded by Bob Blumenfield to assert Council jurisdiction over a Board of Harbor Commissioners action certifying Port Master Plan Amendment No. 30, which would establish a truck and chassis parking lot along the 110 Freeway at the intersection of Wilmington and San Pedro. The clerk posted and referred the matter immediately.
A large batch of items—1–2, 6–7, 18–33, 35, 37–48, 51–52—passed unanimously (14 ayes). These included police and fire donations, board appointments, street lighting assessment procedural items, a $669,000 audiovisual upgrade donation from the LAFD Foundation (Item 26, CF 26-0783), a $467,000 Tablet Command software donation from the LAFD Foundation (Item 30, CF 26-0662), a $150,000 LAPD Foundation donation for the Ahmanson Recruit Training Center (Item 29, CF 26-0667), a $49,459 LAPD Foundation donation for the 77th Street Community Police Station (Item 31, CF 25-0633), multiple Rent Adjustment Commission appointments (Items 37, 40, 41), the LAHSA General Funds Homeless Shelter Services Agreement amendment (Item 19, CF 26-0384), and the Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan for FY 2026-27 Action Plan (Item 14, CF 26-0619, passed as amended).
Item 13 – Citywide Layoff Management (CF 25-0660)
McOsker called this item for comments to mark the successful conclusion of a multi-year effort to eliminate projected city layoffs. The item passed 14-0. He noted that the process began with a potential of 1,600 layoffs, was reduced to approximately 600 through council action, and ultimately reached zero through the use of an interdepartmental transfer portal developed jointly by the City Administrative Officer (CAO), the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), and the Personnel Department. All affected civilian workers—including those in LAPD—were placed in funded positions with their consent. McOsker credited the mayor's office, labor partners, and General Manager of the Personnel Department.
Item 15 – Extending Emergency Declaration Review Window (CF 17-0714-S1)
This ordinance on second consideration extends the timeframe for the City Council's consideration of local emergency declarations from 30 to 60 days. It passed 11–3, with Council Member McOsker subsequently requesting to be recorded as a no, bringing the recorded tally to 11 ayes and 4 nos, though the outcome did not change. The item was called for a separate vote by Council Members Jurado and Rodriguez.
Item 17 – Oil and Gas Drilling Phase-Out Ordinance (CF 17-0447-S2)
The Council voted 14-0 to readopt the city's oil and gas drilling phase-out ordinance, which amends the Los Angeles Municipal Code to prohibit new oil and gas extraction and make existing extraction a nonconforming use in all zones. Council Member Yaroslavsky, the item's lead champion, explained the history: the original ordinance was adopted in 2022 but was challenged in court by the fossil fuel industry, which argued state preemption. The California legislature subsequently passed AB 3233, authored by Assembly Member Dawn Addis and formally supported by the City of Los Angeles, clarifying that local governments have authority to regulate, limit, and prohibit oil and gas operations. Yaroslavsky stated the city has hundreds of active wells in CD5 and cited a previous zoning administrator interpretation obtained while the ordinance was being readopted. Nazarian noted his history introducing anti-fracking legislation in the state legislature 12 years prior and expressed gratitude to planning staff and stakeholders. Council President Harris-Dawson recognized the Stand LA coalition by name, citing over a decade of advocacy from organizations including Scope, Jefferson, Beautiful, CBE, and Physicians for Social Responsibility.
Item 36 – LAFD Sales Tax Ballot Measure (CF 26-1100-S8)
The Council voted 14-0 to certify the sufficiency of a voter initiative petition and advance a ballot measure for the November 2026 election. The measure would impose a one-half percent sales tax dedicated entirely to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), estimated to generate approximately $345 million annually. Funds would be restricted to core LAFD services including staffing, stations, and equipment, with an independent citizen oversight committee and annual public audits required. Council Member Hernandez spoke in support, citing both the January 2025 Altadena/Palisades fires and the ongoing Boil Heights warehouse fire as examples of the need for greater LAFD capacity.
Item 34 – Hygiene Trailer Repair, CD13 (CF 26-0887)
This motion by Council President Harris-Dawson and Council Member Raman for funding for hygiene trailer repair costs at the Schrader A Bridge Home site in CD13 passed 14-0 as amended by motion 34A.
Item 49 – RSO and Just Cause Ordinance Enforcement Reporting, CD14 (CF 26-0857)
A motion by Jurado and Blumenfield directing the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) to report specifically on Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) and Just Cause Ordinance complaints, violations, investigations, and enforcement in Council District 14 passed 13-0 as amended by motion 49A. Council Member Price was recused.
Item 50 – Renter Protection and Homelessness Prevention Program Amendments (CF 25-0400)
A communication from LAHD regarding amendments to the Renter Protection and Homelessness Prevention (RPHP) Program allocations in the LA County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA) FY 2025-26 Expenditure Plan passed 13-0 as amended by motion 50A. Council Member Price was recused. The item was a focal point of public comment (see below).
Public Comment
Public comment ran approximately 90 minutes and was dominated by two issues. The largest bloc of speakers addressed Item 50 and a related but not yet agendized motion on the Stay House LA (State House LA) coalition, identifying themselves as clients or volunteers of the Eviction Defense Network (EDN) and affiliated organizations including Inquilinos Unidos, Esperanza Community Housing, and the East Area Progressive Democrats. Speakers described the coalition as providing legal representation and tenant empowerment services to hundreds of families per month facing unlawful detainer actions, and said the coalition is facing imminent layoffs — EDN reportedly announced it would lay off 66% of its staff on July 17 — due to unfunded contracts. Multiple speakers said the contracts have been pending for approximately 15 months and called on the Council to instruct the City Attorney to execute four contracts with the Stay House LA program and direct LAHD to release funds, including April 2026 allocations, no later than July 1. One speaker representing the East Area Progressive Democrats named the organization and urged the Council to override what they characterized as obstruction by the City Attorney's office, including an alleged failed bidding process. Several speakers described personally facing eviction trial dates in late July, directly coinciding with the expected EDN staff reductions.
A secondary but well-organized bloc of speakers addressed Item 17 and the oil phase-out ordinance, identifying themselves as members of the Stand LA coalition, representing organizations including Black Women for Wellness, Esperanza Community Housing, and California Interfaith Power and Light. Speakers uniformly supported readoption of the ordinance and additionally called for two actions beyond the ordinance itself: revoking the Conditional Use Permits (CUPs) for the Warren/ENTP Banning drill site in Wilmington and the ENB Murphy drill site in West Adams, and using existing city authority to plug idle wells. Speakers from West Adams and CD15 cited personal health impacts including respiratory illness near active drill sites. Separately, representatives of United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Local 112 — the union representing LAFD firefighters — testified in support of Item 36, citing response time data, station and staffing shortfalls, and the ongoing Boil Heights warehouse fire as evidence of systemic underfunding.