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Palisades fire recovery, renaming Cesar Chavez sites, new fire commissioners, and honoring Wakisha Wilson

Everything we captured from this meeting — agenda items and public comment, with links into the recording.

March 27th Three-minute briefing Recording Agenda
LA City Council meeting chamber on March 27, 2026
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Agenda items

  1. CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or… Council File 25-0160-S143
  2. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEES' REPORTS relative to a transition plan to assist workers affected by the Phillips 66 refinery closure Council File 24-1314
  3. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the annual report regarding the Bradley Landfill Community Trust Fund No. 48M for Fiscal Year 2023-24 Council File 26-0220
  4. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Department of Transportation's (DOT) protocols and data retention policies that safeguard the privacy of motorists who receive a parking citation, and the privacy measures in place for future contracts with vendors Council File 13-0586
  5. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the feasibility of a bicycle lane camera enforcement pilot project along Hollywood Boulevard Council File 25-0558
  6. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to revenue-generating programs that are managed by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and any opportunities to increase revenue Council File 25-0600-S120
  7. CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY REPORT Department on Disability report relative to the staffing needs for Department on Disability and Information Technology Agency to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act Final Rule on web and mobile… Council File 25-0600-S78
  8. HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Cynthia Bourjac to the House LA Citizens Oversight Committee Council File 26-1200-S7
  9. PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Department of Fire and Police Pensions (LAFPP) Annual Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Council File 26-0267
  10. PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Personnel Department Employee Development Annual Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Council File 15-0550-S5
  11. INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (IS/MND), MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM; AND ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the Alameda Street Widening Project (Project), from Anaheim Street to Harry Bridges Boulevard, and the California… Council File 17-1317-S1
  12. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to vacating a portion of Canoga Avenue between Dumetz Road and Saltillo Street to narrow the public right of way to be consistent with a designation as a Collector Street Council File 26-0198
  13. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the use of Rapid Micro-Trenching in accordance with requirements established by the City Engineer and requiring a Street Damage Restoration Fee (SDRF) payment matching that of regular Micro-Trenching Council File 24-0041
  14. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORTS relative to the potential adoption of a Disaster Recovery District (DRD) pursuant to Senate Bill (SB) 782 (Perez) to support recovery in the Palisades Fire Disaster Area, and funding for a… Council File 25-0006-S38
  15. COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR relative to the appointment of John Perez to the Board of Fire Commissioners. (Public Safety Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please Visit… Council File 26-1200-S13
  16. COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR relative to the appointment of Jerry P. Abraham to the Board of Fire Commissioners. (Public Safety Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please… Council File 26-1200-S12
  17. COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR relative to the appointment of Jose Cornejo to the Board of Fire Commissioners. (Public Safety Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please Visit… Council File 26-1200-S14
  18. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (HERNANDEZ, SOTO-MARTINEZ - JURADO, MCOKSER) relative to collective bargaining between the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA), Education Workers United - Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 99, and the Los Angeles Unified School… Council File 26-0276
  19. PUBLIC SAFETY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 and 2023 Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Grant Program reappropriations for FY 2025-26 Council File 23-0690-S3
  20. The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled The City of Los Angeles v. Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV33753.… Council File 26-0324

Public comment

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

Bamby Salcedo · Item 14

moment I want to dedicate it to all of our community. I know that earlier in the program you dedicated a moment of silence, and what I want to do is to dedicate a moment of power for our community. So, when I say trans, you say power! Power! Trans! When I say trans, you say power! Trans! Trans! Okay, [cheering] so Trans! speaker Trans! Thank you. Trans! Okay. Trans! [cheering] Trans! So Trans! speaker You're not going to silence me. I appreciate your public comment. At this point, I need you to continue with your public comment. Otherwise, you're going to forfeit your speaking time. We want to make sure that our people are supported, are served, and to make sure that yes, yes. You'll get …

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Unverified speaker · General public comment

[cheering] [cheering] The nature behind simplifying is Snyder Okay, folks, we need To everyone in the audience, we we have to get through public comment, okay? If we can't get through public comment and we can't continue this meeting, then we'll have to clear the room. So, I'm going to ask that you please just let us finish public comment. The fastest way to get through this is to ignore what the speaker is saying. We do apologize. It does not represent the views of this council, individual members, their staff, or the city at large, but we have to let him finish his public comment. Mr. Herman, I'm going to ask that you please tie it to something within the city subject matter jurisdiction. …

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Unverified speaker · Items 1, 14

I I want to thank the you for your comments towards Mr. Marquezi. It's something I couldn't do. I have to be respectful Okay, so you challenged him. So and him and I don't get along. I understood. But speaker, Mr. Candido, stick to the items first and then you can speak to general. this is why I come down to City Council, days like this when you have groups in the in the in the community who are fighting for their rights and I get to sit there and because I'm trying to fight almost every weekend and we hear them Mr. Candido, it's good to see you, but again, to do public just general public comment, sir.

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Unverified speaker · Item 14

[cheering] So let's see here. Mr. Police Abuse on item number one there. Let's see here. You're abusing your constituent with a $4,200 lien there, Mr. Police Abuse, Mr. President. So if you're tired of police abuse, why are you finding some family $4,000 for some lien? You know, it stops it starts at home. Cancel the lien, then you can about being a victim rather than being a victimizer at the same time. Now we get to 14, the fire. What fire? Was there a goddamn fire? I was out of town for a couple of years. No, there was a goddamn fire. Oh, two goddamn fires. This one here is what? The Pacific Palisades fire? I gave the feds what I had on it. I told them how it started. I showed them my …

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Sebastian Brock · General public comment

[snorts] [cheering] [applause] Good afternoon. What

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Lisa Ceballos · General public comment

[cheering] [applause] GOOD AFTERNOON. WHAT

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Unverified speaker · Items 14, 18

[cheering] LONG LIVE TGI PEOPLE. It's [applause] Madam Clerk, we want to recess the regular meeting and go into the special meeting. Thank you, Mr. President. I'll call the quorum. Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McCosker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto Martinez, Yaroslavsky. 14 members present and a quorum, Mr. President. All right. Mr. City Attorney, can you prepare us for public comment for the special meeting? Yes. So, I'm not going to reread all of the rules, but we are now in the special meeting. So, the only thing that is open for public comment during this special meeting are items [clears throat]

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Unverified speaker · Item 22

Giving you wide latitude, and you weren't on topic. So, that's your time. That's your time. This is your first and only formal warning. Do not disrupt this meeting. If you continue to disrupt this meeting, then you'll be subject to removal pursuant to Rule 7, Rule 12. We need to move on to the other speakers. You've been warned, Mr. Spindler. If you continue to disrupt, all right, you're removed from this meeting. Welcome back. Mr. Spindler, please exit the chambers immediately. You've been removed from this meeting, Mr. Spindler. Please exit. Mr. Spindler, you've been removed from this meeting. Mr. Spindler continues to disrupt the meeting after being asked repeatedly to leave the chamber. …

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Sheila · Items 22, 25, 34

I know you know the rules. This is not on the agenda, and there is no general public comment. I just wanted to sneak it in sneak it in there. Would you like to speak Thank you. All right, that concludes public comment for the special meeting. Madam Clerk, what's before us? Thank you, Mr. President. Just to confirm, called special in this meeting are items 22, 25, 34, and 35. So, right now the council may take a vote block on items 23 through 24, 26 through 33, 36 and 37. All right, let's open the roll on those items. Close the roll, tabulate the vote. 14 eyes. All right, what's next? Moving first to item 22A. You can take item 22 as amended by 22A. All right, let's open the roll. Close the …

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