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SB 79 upzoning, a smoke-shop crackdown, speed cameras, and a streetlight tax

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March 24th Three-minute briefing Recording Agenda
LA City Council meeting chamber on March 24, 2026
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Agenda items

  1. HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at True Dream Smoke and Market, Inc, located at 266 South Rampart Boulevard Council File 26-0217
  2. STATUTORY EXEMPTION, TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to Board of Harbor Commissioners (BOHC) Resolution No. 26-10676 and proposed Permanent Order No. 26-7416 amending Port of Los Angeles (POLA) Tariff No. 4, Section Three,… Council File 17-0164
  3. CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Speed Safety System Pilot Program authorized by Assembly Bill 645 (Friedman-Ting) Council File 23-1168
  4. PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an analysis of the impacts and implementation of Senate Bill (SB) 79 (Wiener), including the results of modeling analysis and options for upzoning and temporary delayed effectuation. SUBMITS WITHOUT… Council File 25-1083
  5. PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to preparing an Interim Control Ordinance (ICO) that prohibits the processing of any by-right land use permits for "smoke & vape shops" and the issuance of any related tobacco retailer permits for these uses within the… Council File 25-0916
  6. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the status of the Hydration Station Initiative Program, and related matters Council File 26-0158
  7. GENERAL EXEMPTION, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to quitclaiming a portion of a water facility easement, located in the City and identified as Assessor's Parcel No. 2706-007-035, to Sodnom Demberel and Batzorig Erdenechukhal,… Council File 26-0052
  8. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Second Amendment to an agreement with Black and Veatch Corporation for the North Haiwee Dam Seismic Improvement Project Council File 06-2072-S4
  9. HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to adopting the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) Resolution and Minutes; and issuing a supplemental tax-exempt multifamily housing conduit revenue note in an amount up to $2,500,000; and… Council File 20-1308
  10. EXEMPTION, HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Subsection D of Section 151.06 to require that annual rent increases that go into effect on or after the effective date of the subsection… Council File 23-1134-S2
  11. CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed Third Amendment to Contract between Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and Hensel Phelps Construction Co. for the Central Terminal Area Curbside Improvement Program Project at the Los… Council File 23-0550-S3
  12. ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed Contract with RideShark Corporation for a rideshare platform at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Council File 26-0255
  13. PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE and GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, INNOVATION, AND AUDITS COMMITTEES' REPORTS relative to the functional transfer of certain Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) auditing and accounting activities into a new Bureau of Police Oversight. PERSONNEL AND HIRING… Council File 25-0600-S129
  14. PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to provide for the establishment of salaries for the new, non-represented classification and pay grades of Corporate Services Manager (Class… Council File 26-0260
  15. PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Corinne Tapia Babcock to the Los Angeles Board of Fire and Police Pensions (LAFPP) for the term ending June 30, 2027 Council File 26-1200-S8
  16. CDs 1, 10, 13 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT AND ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the reconfirmation of the Wilshire Center, Merchant-Based, Business Improvement District (BID) and Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual… Council File 21-1108-S4
  17. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Century City, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID) Council File 22-0271
  18. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Downtown Industrial District, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID) Council File 12-0931
  19. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Downtown Center, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID) Council File 15-0241
  20. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Encino Commons, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID) Council File 14-0995
  21. CD 14 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Greater Lincoln Heights, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID) Council File 23-0461
  22. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Old Granada Village, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID) Council File 15-0094
  23. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the South Los Angeles Industrial Tract, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID) Council File 24-0317
  24. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Studio City, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID) Council File 24-0318
  25. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Pacific Palisades, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID) Council File 15-0460
  26. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a report on economic development best practices at a local government level and the most effective structure for the City to carry out economic development functions and strategies; and related matters Council File 25-1485
  27. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to instructing the Bureau of Contract Administration (BCA), in consultation with relevant departments, to report to Council within 30 days with recommendations on providing a pre-certification process to assist small and… Council File 25-1064
  28. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEES REPORT relative to instructing the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), with assistance of the Bureau of Contract Administration (BCA) and the City Attorney, to prepare a report summarizing self-service checkout conditions and requirements… Council File 25-1515
  29. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to modifications to the Program Year 2025-26 Workforce Development Board Annual Plan, Carry-in/Savings from Program Year 2024-25; and related matters Council File 25-1402
  30. ORDINANCE OF INTENTION SECOND CONSIDERATION relative to instituting maintenance assessment proceedings of the City of Los Angeles Streetlight Maintenance Assessment District No. 5500 Council File 26-0331
  31. COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR relative to the appointment of Gina Fields to the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners. Financial Disclosure Statement : Filed. Background Check : Completed. (Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee report to be submitted in… Council File 26-1200-S9
  32. MOTION (YAROSLAVSKY - BLUMENFIELD) relative to coordinating a street banner campaign to encourage participation and attendance at Earth Day LA 2026 for the period of March 2026 - April 2026 Council File 26-0328
  33. MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - JURADO) relative to coordinating a street banner campaign to promote the Woodland Hills - Warner Center Neighborhood Council and encourage participation for the period of April 16, 2026 to April 15, 2027 Council File 26-0330
  34. MOTION (LEE - RODRIGUEZ) relative to funding for the Friends of Oakridge from the Sunshine Canyon Community Amenities Trust Fund Council File 26-0333
  35. MOTION (LEE - JURADO, et al.) relative to funding for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Council File 26-0334
  36. MOTION (McOSKER - PADILLA) relative to coordinating a street banner campaign celebrating its graduates from the Class of 2025 along Western Avenue and Lomita Boulevard going east toward President Avenue in the Harbor City neighborhood Council File 26-0339
  37. MOTION (NAZARIAN - McOSKER) relative to amending the Council action of February 24, 2026 (C.F. 25-0160-S181) Council File 25-0160-S181
  38. MOTION (YAROSLAVSKY - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to funding for FIFA World Cup Fan Sites in Council District Five (CD 5) Council File 26-0346
  39. MOTION (JURADO for BLUMENFIELD - LEE) relative to funding for a facade improvement project in the Canoga Park Jobs & Economic Development Incentive (JEDI) Zone in Council District 3 Council File 26-0342
  40. MOTION (HUTT - LEE) relative to funding related to work on the Olympic Gateway Project Council File 26-0375
  41. MOTION (HUTT - HERNANDEZ) relative to funding to supplement the costs associated with removing and replacing trash liners in Council District Ten (CD 10) Council File 26-0011-S8
  42. MOTION (RAMAN - SOTO-MARTINEZ) relative to funding for costs related to Los Angeles Housing Department's (LAHD) postage and mailing services Council File 26-0376
  43. MOTION (HERNANDEZ - YAROSLAVSKY) relative to funding to allow the City and Heritage Square Museum the development of a Master Plan to identify opportunities to create more accessible and safe walking paths throughout the site Council File 26-0377
  44. MOTION (RAMAN - LEE) relative to reinstating the reward offer in the unsolved murder of Juan Cuevas for an additional six months Council File 24-0010-S6
  45. MOTION (HUTT - PARK) relative to amending the Council action of February 24, 2026 (C.F. 13-0160-S216) Council File 13-0160-S216
  46. MOTION (LEE - SOTO-MARTINEZ) relative to funding to support FIFA World Cup Community Celebration events in Council District Twelve (CD 12) Council File 26-0378
  47. MOTION (HERNANDEZ - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to funding for an environmental analysis, development of a cleanup plan (if needed), and project administration for the sampling of the brownfield property located in the right of way, near the intersections of Ann Street and North… Council File 26-0379
  48. MOTION (HUTT - HERNANDEZ) relative to amending the Council action of January 28, 2026 (C.F. 25-0416) Council File 25-0416
  49. MOTION (MCOSKER - HUTT) relative to funding to support FIFA World Cup Community Celebration events in Council District FIFTEEN (CD 15) Council File 26-0382
  50. MOTION (PARK - PADILLA) relative to funding for the SPA 5 Access Center in Council District Eleven (CD 11) Council File 26-0384
  51. PUBLIC WORKS and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to adding funds to the 2025-26 Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA) Program for the surge installation of solar-powered streetlights across the City, and related matters Council File 26-0205
  52. PUBLIC SAFETY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2025 Council File 26-0049
  53. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Council District Thirteen (CD 13) Public Assistance Trust Fund No. 904 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 Council File 26-0231
  54. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Council District One (CD 1) Public Benefits Trust Fund No. 889 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 Council File 26-0229
  55. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Council District Fifteen (CD 15) Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Harbor Division Police Assistance Trust Fund No. 888 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 Council File 26-0228
  56. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Council District Four (CD 4) Public Safety Trust Fund No. 884 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 Council File 26-0227
  57. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Council District Twelve (CD 12) Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Devonshire and Foothill Divisions Police Assistance Trust Fund No. 883 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 Council File 26-0226
  58. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the acceptance of a donation valued at $25,000 for employee wellness for the West Valley Community Police Station Council File 26-0285
  59. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the current policy and procedures for routine communication with Council offices regarding public safety activity within their Council districts, including but not limited to school shootings, federal enforcement activity, and protests Council File 26-0039
  60. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the acceptance of a donation valued at $57,070 for a replacement training system for the Olympic Community Police Station Council File 26-0282
  61. COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS (BOARD) relative to the Amendment to the Board Report (2022 Noncompliance Fee Appeals) Council File 26-0332
  62. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to remove a reference to the 6th Street Bridge Council File 22-0156-S2
  63. CONSIDERATION OF MAYOR REPORT relative to the appointment of Matthew Kaczmarek to the Board of Airport Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2029 Council File 26-1200-S11
  64. CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and RESOLUTION TO VACATE relative to vacating a portion of the alley northerly of Weaver Street between Milwaukee Avenue and Toledo Street, VAC-E1401407 Council File 21-1306

Public comment

9 comment segments captured. Transcribed from auto-generated captions and excerpted for publication.

Unverified speaker · General public comment

but did the did your neighborhood council file or submit a community impact statement for the SB 79 item? We did. And are you the, or are you here to speak on that on the neighborhood council's behalf, or is there another neighborhood council representative? No, I'm here as the Westside Neighborhood Council representative.

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Unverified speaker · General public comment

begins, I'll call up a few more names. Jumbo, Thomas Irwin, Greg Bonet, Herman, Carmina Calderon. Good morning. Andrew Soleimanian speaking on behalf of the LA Conservancy, item four is a general public comment.

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Unverified speaker · General public comment

But number five, Candid Omar AK today onion picker, field worker, from the age of 6 to 18, worked the fields. That's my item five. Now go to public comment. I too will not condemn Cesar Chavez because there was a lot of good that happened during those years. In 1979 in Denver, Colorado, I had the privilege of meeting him. He didn't impress me, but what he did and what and I pray to God and to the children if there was anybody hurt, I I'm sorry. I I hope it didn't happen. But when I meet you again, Mr. Chavez, I will ask you if it is true. But I can ask Miss Huerta. You were an adult. Why didn't you stop the abuse that was to come afterwards? You could have stopped it. You could have said no …

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Carmina · Items 1, 2, 5

All right, thank you. Good morning, folks. I'm Antonio with SAGE, or Strategic Actions for a Just Economy, and resident of South Central LA Council District 9. We recognize that we want to invest in our neighborhoods, but through an equitable development framework, mitigating the displacement of working-class residents, and to tackle the historical scars of redlining, or the racist practice of redlining. So which means we uplift the third option, right? To pause implementation of SB 79 until we as a city establish stronger protections for displaced residents in already economically burdened neighborhoods. We want to prevent folks from further falling into the streets or being housing …

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Gloria Villavicencio · Item 30

Hola. Estoy aquí para hacer un comentario público. I'm here to make general public comment. Good morning.

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Unverified speaker · General public comment

Hi, which items or general public comment did

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Oren Hadar · Item 30

begins, I'll call up a few more names. before I begin, people have been having their names called on item four regardless of whether they put in for general public comment or not. So does that mean that they'll there'll be another public comment period on item four No, I don't I don't believe so, no. So this is your opportunity in general. So you have a minute. yes, a good morning. Jacob Pierce, Abundant Housing LA, here in strong support of option three and in opposition to option one. you have important choices before you on the future of our city, but this isn't just about your choices, it's about ours. giving Angelenos options for places to live if they want to drive less or choose a …

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Unverified speaker · Item 62

Okay., Council Member Yaroslavsky., thank you, Council President., colleagues, I rise today in support of moving forward with the speed safety pilot program., this legislation authorized a pilot in six jurisdictions across our state. LA is, the last to implement it, and frankly, that's, embarrassing and unfortunate. But this pilot is limit And this pilot is limited to five years,, and we're already well into that five-year period. San Francisco already has its cameras in place, and the revenue's going back into traffic calming improvements, street improvements that makes our streets safer., just want to note how often we talk about how we don't have money to make street safety improvements …

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