ULA housing money, a San Pedro recovery facility, oil-well oversight, and fast-food worker rights

Unverified speaker · Item 82

Item 82. All right. Thank you. I'm with the project here. This is a very simple two lot subdivision that's ready to go and be recorded at the county., we are just here to request that one council member might please make a motion to adopt this item forth with which would allow the Bureau of Engineering to deliver that map to the engineer the recorder's office tomorrow and the county is waiting to receive it tomorrow so that it can be recorded tomorrow. So, if we could just get that item adopted forth with so that it can be recorded tomorrow to meet some obligations that the ownership has, it would be tremendously helpful. Thank you so much. Bloody, What the hell is your bloody hair? Look at …

Unverified speaker · Item 40

please. It's Sorry about that, Mr. Dick Tater. But pumpkin head on item 40 here. I'm want to disclose that current indictctor current price on 14 indictments regarding the funding to balance and maintain housing. Now, if I was smoking scat, I'd be writing you guys a letter right now saying, "Fuck housing. What the are you going to do about it?" That's the honest truth. I mean, a white guy like me speaking to all you in here. There's no vulgarity in America. This is called the First Amendment. Mr. Pumpkin Head, I hear a background voice. Are you going to stop it or you just going to let them talk over me, Stay on topic or I'm going to move you to general. All right. Watch your language. Now, …

Martha Cisneros · General public comment

Just general public comment. Good morning, council members, president. My name is Martha Cisneros, a lifelong Angelino residing in Boil Heights, Council District 14. Bringing back Brooklyn Avenue, Macy Street should be a no-brainer, but somehow feels like 1993 deja vu. That ignored backdoor scheming feeling. And here we are 30 plus years later. I told you so does not apply because who knew the n this 1993 blunder would come back to haunt us. I am perplexed as to how easy it is to remove historic names in this city without any consideration to its rich history or its residents. Since 1875, present to present day, Brooklyn Avenue and Macy Street bring so bring no scandals, bring no crime, …

Stuart · Public comment

Should I start? My name is Stuart Silver. Yeah. And what

Stuart · Public comment

General. My name is Stuart Silver. I'm with Silver RV Park. I'm here to talk to you about the position the city is in. We have five different lawsuits against the city presently. Three with the state, two with the federal. The federal is a $20 million lawsuit with two separate lawsuits for civil rights violations and everything else that occurred. I presently have two RV parks that are in litigation. one in Macoster's area and the other one in Rodriguez's area. These parks have been completely approved and built out 100%. One of them just got opened because we had to go to court eight different times. We have not lost once. This has been going on for two years. Now I find out the city wants …

Diana Ibara · Public comment

Good morning. My name is Diana Ibara, native Angelino., I want to speak about bringing back the name of Brooklyn Avenue. Thank you. And your consideration is greatly appreciated. I am the founding president of the Boil Heights Historical Society, but prior to that I in the 1990s, I started researching my amazing community of Boil Heights, never knowing its history. So Brooklyn Avenue is important with its identity and connected to the first families even before it was known as Boil Heights. So I'm asking for your consideration as you start renaming replacing Cesar Chavez who I al I also knew. But thank you. I'm hoping that we'll see Brooklyn Avenue once again. Thank you for your …

Christina Gonzalez · Item 10

Good morning. What

Unverified speaker · Item 32

And we are given emails and phone numbers if there's ever any moment that we have questions because of there's any doubts. Speaker, your time is expired, but I'm going to ask the interpreters to please interpret the last sentence. But yes, we we are very we are very much appreciative of all these resources that we have received. Thank you. My name is Fernando. I work in wieners in district 5. I'm here to ask that you approve the fast food fair work ordinance. I declared myself on strike in Wieners after finding out that the boss was stealing wages. finding out the management tried to intimidate us to make us abandon this strike. But me and my co-workers, we have been informed of our rights …

Sochi Madano · Item 10

Good morning. Testing. Testing. Thank you. I want to start with the one that confronted that I don't know what the item number is that confronted Mr. McCoscer and the one that confronted Mr. Lee. If you see the difference, you know that Mr. McCosker stayed and listened and even made eye contact with his constituent. Mr. Lee ran off like a little chicken. and you know, he owes me an apology and he owes the speaker an apology. So, good job, Mr. McCosker. I'll give you credit for that. I know it's not easy to take, you know, to sit here and hear criticism, but I will give you credit for that. But I'm here I also want to talk about number 41. And you know, I I I'm thinking of Smoke and Scan may …

Lorraine Keeling · Public comment

Item. Yes. I'm Lorraine Keeling and I want to speak about I I live in a home in San Pedro. And that home was supposed to always be for senior citizens. And now it seems that something else is happening. And it could be end up drug addiction. And with that, our seniors would have to move. And at my age, that would really be an imposition. And I feel that drug addiction is a choice. Old age is God's choice. So I want to look after our seniors and not have that home become a senior a drug addiction. Thank you very much.

Unverified speaker · General public comment

To the honorable members of the city council, I stand here before you regarding the council file 26-0430. I am here to address a profound historical grievance. In 1993, the renaming of Brooklyn Avenue was forced upon us, silencing the residents and taxpayers of Boil Heights while prioritizing outside interest. This maneuver did didn't just change a sign. It raised a vital layer of our community's diverse heritage. History cannot be buried. Since 1875, Brooklyn Avenue has remained the true identity of this corridor. It is time for the council to rectify that wrong and restore the name to the people. Furthermore, I would propose that the space known as Loru Square be renamed to an honor a …

Steven Spielberg · Item 10

Item number 10. 10 and general. Great. good morning, council members. My name is Steven Spielberg and I'm the senior vice president of affordable housing for Alliant Communities, a developer of affordable workforce and mixed income housing. I've been developing housing in Los Angeles area for the past 20 years. So, I've had the opportunity to work in many of your districts. I'm here today to ask you to approve the ad hoc committee on measure ULA's recommendation to issue funding awards based on LAHD's recommendation. As one of the developers selected to receive an award, we're truly grateful and excited for the opportunity to develop 200 affordable homes for individuals and families of the …

Unverified speaker · Item 53

just item 53 and then general comment, please. Right. You said which items? 53. 53. Okay. And general. Yes, sir. No problem. Thank you, councilman and council women., several of your agenda items today. Bring me here. housing policies, secret determinations, land use controls, and they're being shaped in real time in Granada Hills, California with the Morning Star elder care facility, which I hope is on your radar. Morning Star is you will see this case and I want to be very clear about what is at stake. This project places a dependent population of people who cannot self- evacuate into a very high fire severity zone on a constrained too late evacuation route. And the reason this is …

Martha Carrasco · General public comment

Good afternoon. My name is Martha Carrasco and I'm a resident 38 years in Granada Hills. I'm here for public comment. I am here to oppose the use of AB130 streamlining and the SQA exception of the Morning Star project at the corner of Shosonyi in Granada Hills in district 12. This site is zone A1K which is intended for low density uses. A 98 unit 247 elder care facility with assisted living and memory care is institutional in in scale and simply does not match that zoning. This project requires discretionary approval. Therefore, it is not truly consistent and should not qualify under AB130. Traffic and safety are major concerns. Shosonyi is a narrow and low and two-lane road and serves as a …

Unverified speaker · Public comment

Good morning, General. Just Good morning, council members. I'm very upset with the fact that Mr. Council Member John Lee left without here and listening to what we needed to say. I'm here to oppose the morning star for building up the Chosony and Rinaldi Street in Granada Hills for elderly care. And so at this point, all I need to say is that this 98 unit 247 elder care operation with staffing shifts, deliveries, and emergency vehicle activity. That level of intensity is not consistent with A1 K1 zoning or the general plan and not clear. Finding of consist consistency have been demonstrated. AB130 was not intended to exempt projects of this scale is constrained high-risk location. Using it …

Felix · General public comment

Hello. Hello, I'm here to give public comment. My name is Felix and I'm a member of the Fast Food Workers Union. And I work in a McDonald's where they treat us like objects, not people. and I am here to speak about the need to pass the fast food fair work ordinance. There are more than 50,000 Angelinos that are working in the fast food industry and the majority of them do not know their rights. And I am one of those. And the only training that I ever received consisted of videos that are played for us that simply instruct us to mimic everything. And they treat us as if we were robots and they just have a sign. So we want something new. We want dedicated time to set aside to truly understand …

Steven · Public comment

I have a a a reap case that's that's here today. I'm sorry. A what? a reap. let's see. S66, I believe. General. Yes. Okay. Yes. I'm my name is Steven Holmes. I'm here I'm a member of council district 8 and I'm also a builder. I'm building a unit on on the back of my unit. I'm here because of the fact that you guys put me in reap over some chipping paint and a screen. It's a guy in front of my in front of the building right now. A homeless guy unfortunately. and he's giving grace while everybody else is getting tickets. So, I'm just asking the council to give small mom and pops owners some grace to get through this process. When you try to call the building department, it's a eight to 5 to 8 …

Unverified speaker · Item 1

I'll be calling more names. Richard Scandiato, Richard Welsh, Irwin Buucy, Zachary Smith, and Cararissa Copac. Good afternoon. I'm going to speak to items 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 26 27 28 29 So, there are multiple items related to lighting up city hall. You know, various causes that you claim to support. So you light up city hall a different color to represent that issue and then you post on social media how you support that issue while meanwhile no legislation is going through this council at all in support of that issue or anything like or doing anything about it or anything like that. It's all performative and it all blows through city's very limited resources for a vanity project that doesn't …

Unverified speaker · General public comment

No. So, I need you to identify the items. And this is the last time I want to ask you politely. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8. That's fine, but those are not items related to homelessness. So, again, you can speak to item five. You can speak to item three, but they are not related to homelessness. Okay. I I'd like for the the humans of the city council, Hue M- an to empanel or schedule a hearing with us congressional.

Unverified speaker · Item 15

so items number 1, 3 to 8, 15, and 26, 26 to 83. So all items. Yeah. So item number one we're in favor of. it's high time we have an industrial business district so we can actually have multiple industries in downtown and we can have a thriving city that attracts business. that's just my opinion. Whether it will happen or not, that's yet to be seen. Moving on to items number 3 to 8. so this is a little bit of critique. I don't know why the items are exempt from SQUA. I don't know if you guys are going to have a discussion about that or not, but just curious why all these items are exempt from SQA and which city engineer is it that made this recommendation? That's something that would be …

Ask You · Item 44

Good afternoon. My name is Brandon. I would just like to speak on three things. The general comment would be one and then two other items. Item number 44. Thank you. item number 44, I just want to relate to the situation of the Olympics coming to town., I didn't grow up in high school, you know, learning about politics, but I did I was fond of it during the Obama run with Mr. Romney. I was a senior in high school during that era. So, it was fun., but yeah, I I lived a great time. There's kids out there that are blessed with great amusement in their childhood and there's kids that aren't. And I was one to be blessed with great amusement. And to the city of Los Angeles, I just want to say …

Alonso · Item 10

item 10 in general public comment. Yes, Good afternoon. What

Angelina Eskel · Public comment

good afternoon. My name is Angelina Eskel and I am a member of San Pedro., and I've been there for 26 years. Right now, I'm here in support of circle number 10 for rehabilitation. We are very enthusiastic about this process because we've waited since 2015. I've been a participant every step along the way. They have informed us with community meetings for to with for the whole community. And they have done it because I'm part of community. to motivate people of the community to come to the events and meanwhile I thank you for allocating the funds. We are very appreciative as as residents to all you all of the council members because without your support this rehabilitation would not have …

Daniel · Item 10

I'd like to speak on agenda item number 10. course., hi everyone. My name is Daniel Barahas. as a resident and community leader of a public housing site, it is very important that we see the expansion and development of new homes for our housing community. this will not only impact our older residents, but also younger people like me who are in need of a redevelopment. The housing authority of the city of Los Angeles has done an amazing job at keeping our residents well informed on the redevelopment and doing their jobs and keeping our communities housed. I hope that with the approval of these funds, we can together make a difference. Thank you. That's all I got to say.

Rich Scandalato · Item 15

the people sitting on that row. Yeah. Item number 15. Thank you very much for the your the opportunity to speak in behalf of favor of Tim McGosker's Councilman McGowsker's motion of December 10th. My name is Rich Scandalato, resident of San Pedro for 52 years. I'm going to keep it short. I'm speaking today on behalf of myself and Jerry Gaines, our secretary. There make six quick brief statements. One, the proposed area is in close proximity to several areas that serve alcohol. There's no question in my mind that the real face value of both addressing alcohol and drug as well as the as well as elderly need to be addressed equally. There's no evidence that a proper land use review has been …

Unverified speaker · Item 15

and Mr. Herman hold just a second. So and Mr. Herman, this is your first and only formal warning. Do not disrupt this meeting. I believe he just left, but we will remind him when he comes back., apologies. So for item 15 in general or Yes, that's correct. 15. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. McCoscer or Council Person McCoscer for having us out here today. Sorry I missed the memo on the denim. it would have been a little more comfortable. Our community in San Pedro is made up of eight some 85,000 people plus and with the proposal of turning the senior living housing facility at 2100 Southwestern Avenue into a sober living drug rehabilitation center. This is going to cause a tremendous demand on …

Unverified speaker · Item 15

Hi, I'm talking about item 15. 15 in general. Good afternoon. What

Zachary · Item 15

Thank you. My name is Zachary Smith., I'm a resident of San Pedro. I live across the street from 2100 Western. I'm in support of item number 15 masks motion., I've served this county of Los Angeles as a public defender for 23 years., I also have lost two of my siblings to the disease of addiction. I I have placed people with Fred Brown in San Pedro clients of mine. I'm very knowledgeable at the area of addiction. I also as a criminal defense attorney have seen how well-meaning ideas poorly implemented create backlash and don't serve the people it intends to serve and it also needs to serve the community and have some community support. I can't support the way it's being proposed now and it …

Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez · Council discussion

Council member Lee seconds. What's next? Commendatory resolutions for approval.

Councilmember Traci Park · Item 33

Council member Hudado seconds. What's next? Mr. President, it's time for the flag salute. All right, we'll ask everybody in the chamber to stand. And I'm going to ask our budget chairwoman, Councilwoman Yarlowski, to lead us in the pledge of allegiance. Thank you, Council President. If you are able, please stand. Right hand over your heart. Ready, begin. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands nation indivisible and justice. All right, madame clerk can uh we run through our agenda for this morning. Thank you, sir. Items 1 through eight are items noticed for public hearing. For item number one, the tabulated value of the opposing ballots cast …

Councilmember Ysabel Jurado · Item 10

Council President, I'd like to call item 10 special for comments. All right. Item 10 for comments. Hudado. Any other specials members? All right. Uh, seeing none, no other specials. Uh, Madame Clerk, what items are available for votes at this time? Thank you, Mr. Chair. And if I can just confirm, Council Member Rodriguez, your item called special is 56.

Councilmember Monica Rodriguez · Budget and funding

it's Council Member Rodriguez. 56 is your item. She's asking 56. 56. Yes. Thank you. Before the council are items 9, 11- 14, and 16 through 20, 24, and 25. All right, let's open the roll on those items. Close the ro. Tabulate the vote. 12 eyes. 12 eyes. All right, what's next? Would the council like to move on to presentations? Let's uh move on to presentations. All right, we'll begin first with denim day. Uh, everybody looking great in their denim. That'll be led by Council District 7, Monica Rodriguez. Good morning. How are you? It's good to see you. Good morning, colleagues. Well, it's an honor to uh again be leading with in, you know, with all of you. Uh this annual tradition, which is …

Councilmember Traci Park · Item 61

Thank you so much, Councilwoman Yaroslavski. Um, and uh for the thoughtful remarks about the need to invest in the systems themselves that promote justice and protect victims. Um, we're here up today of course for Denim Day, but it's really a lot more about a lot more than what someone wore and even what started as one court case. Today, this is actually about the systems and whether they believe women and girls when they come forward. Um, I'm really proud to stand with peace over violence. Patty, thank you to your and team for the incredible work that you do on the front lines of this issue day in and day out around the city. But if it's going to work, we have to be honest about what we …

Councilmember Nithya Raman · Item 15

All right. Any other um changes before we go to our second presentation? All right. With that, we're going to call on Council Member Hurado and Council Member Sto Martinez. Thank you so much, Council President. I want to first of all thank all the labor leaders and community organizations here today. Is labor in the house? Is the immigrants rights movement in the house? Thank you. That's right. So we are here to celebrate May day in the city of Los Angeles will be which will be happening in two days. Uh every year on May 1st people around the world come together to celebrate international workers day. Originally a celebration in recognition of the hay mark hey market affair in Chicago of …

Councilmember Ysabel Jurado · Item 65

Thank you. I'd like to send item 65 forth with as well. All right. 654th width without objection. Thank you. All right. I think we're at items seven and eight. It's seven and eight. Motion by council member Park. All right. Uh let's open the roll on that item as amended. Close the roll. Tabulate the vote. 13 eyes. All right. What's next? Next is item number 15, called special by council member McCoscer.

Councilmember Tim McOsker · Item 19

Thank you very much, Mr. President, and thank you members for allowing the item to be reopened. We heard from six speakers today. And I want to thank the speakers for being very careful about selecting a few folks from the community on this subject because if the item had been opened and we had allowed all comments, I will tell you I held a town hall on this issue and we had 400 people in the room and then we went to Zoom. We had 500 people on Zoom. This is a gigantic issue in the community and I'll be very brief because we've been here long but this is a piece of property at the south end of the district that was a high school when I was a kid growing up and became a property of the arch …

Unverified speaker · Item 20

19. Thank you. Um, so sorry there's a lot going on today. Okay. Thank you, Council President. Um, so colleagues, uh, at its core, this appeal is about whether or not oil operators can move forward with certain types of well maintenance without city oversight, even when those activities pose real risks to nearby communities. After we were required to resend the previous oil drilling ban, there was a gap in how wellmaintenance activities were being regulated, we started to see an increase in well maintenance across the city, including in my district, often with limited notice and little clarity on what approvals were required. That's why on May 5th, 2025, I asked the zoning administrator to …

Councilmember Curren D. Price, Jr. · Item 40

Mr. President, excuse Would you like to move item 40 fourth width, please? Item 40. 44th with without objection. That'll be the order. All right. Uh we are at item number 21 that's been amended. Uh let's open the roll, close the role, tabulate the vote, 12 eyes. All right. What's next? Next is item number 22 called special by council member Yerlovski for comments.

Unverified speaker · Item 10

Thank you, Council President. So, colleagues, uh, knowing we were going to discuss this today, this is about city civic branding. Uh, I started counting how many different versions of the LA city seal I noticed this week as I went about my work. I counted five. They're all used in official capacities. Um, that is in addition to more than 30 different logos across city departments, separate logos for each bureau within public works, and then all the individual programs within those departments. All of this exists within the same city family. Uh this is how we present ourselves as an organization. For constituents, it creates confusion in a region with multiple levels of government and …

Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky · Department oversight

So this is a close session item. So we're ready to go to close. No comments before closed. Um, no. I think we need to go into close. Okay. All right. Uh, sergeants, we're going to prepare the room for close session. Uh, members, we ask that you limit yourself to two staffs. Members, uh, and obviously the city attorney, mayors, and controllers office uh, in the room. Everybody else should be gone. And we please ask you to do so quickly in as much as we're very short on time this morning. The Tusco Theater is located in Kenoga Park. There is so much already here to offer. Cultural events, performances, folks do annual via theos mto festivals, there is art walks, there is musical events, …

Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky · Budget and funding

Thank you. Uh we're going to start budget and finance uh committee uh with budget hearings at 145. 145. All right. Uh and uh what's before us, Madam Clerk? Council has motions for posting and referral. They're posted and referred announcements, members. Any other announcements besides committee times? Council member Park. Thank you, Council President. Um, April 7th was World Health Day, which commemorates the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization. Uh, LA Los Angeles has always been a leader in advancing health for all Angelinos. And I am really proud to be joined today by one of our own public health leaders, Ron Ko, who serves as CD1's appointee to our city's health …