LA City Council Meeting - May 15, 2026

Unverified speaker · General public comment

I have a couple more announcements. If I could have the interpreters please make this first one aloud to the room. If you require a Spanish language interpreter, please make sure to pause every few sentences so the interpreters can interpret. time while the interpreters are interpreting so you will get the same amount of time as everyone else. Thank you. Additionally, if you've made an accommodation request pursuant to the ADA with the clerk's office in order to make use of the wireless handheld microphone or if you would like to make such a request, once you hear the name that you signed up under called aloud, please raise your hand so the sergeants know to provide you with that wireless …

Unverified speaker · Item 20

Thank you. Candy doing his James Almos impression from last week. I want to thank those wage warriors who are fighting item 20. I I sit there at home and I'm watching them and I see some of them and I I just think, yes, fight for your wage, but you some of you have the potential to even be better than that. Some of those people have the ability to go to go on and own their business or go into whatever they want. So, dream bigger. I I hope somebody from those groups are listening because I saw some really good potential there. And to those of you those of you on this circle here who supported the workers, I thank you. and Mr. Costco, your Nicholas from your office is an amazing man that was …

Unverified speaker · Public comment

Here we are for another week of ignoring the elephant in the room. By now, it's obvious that there's a serious dysfunction in the criminal justice process, including your employees, the LAPD. So, why haven't people taken the obvious step of asking for a National Guard level investigation? I can think of three reasons. They were they were persuaded from acting. They were intimidated from acting. Or as was my case until a couple years ago, they were physically prevented from acting. Pre per P perhaps there was some legitimate reason in the past to intentionally allow this suffering to continue. I don't know, but there isn't now and there hasn't been for a long time. So, please take the modest …

Unverified speaker · Public comment

I think the Jewish community is a very resilient group of people that have persevered for many centuries. I've had the privilege of living with and knowing many Jew Jewish people and Israelis in my neighborhood. I know that as a Muslim, I know that Muslims and Jews have lived peacefully both in the south in the Middle East and in Africa. I know that Muslims and Jews had the best collaboration in in Spain when both the Arabs and the Moors conquered and occupied Spain for over 800 years. I hope these last years don't diminish the deep profound relationship that Muslims and Jews have.

Unverified speaker · Public comment

Bye. Good afternoon. I don't know if you've been seeing recently online, but Chub the Builder has been going around harassing black folk. White people should not be able to allow White people should not be saying I'm cool with them saying That's no problem. But there should be a bill in California under hate speech under white people saying it's not cool. I don't like it. There has to be some account accountability held because there's a problem with the GA is cool but when you get to the ER it's it's a problem. Sure. To hold your time for a moment. We have a rule speaker you've used the nword. I know the context you're using in it, which is a violation of rule 7. This is your only warning …

Unverified speaker · General public comment

My name is Eric. I'm a photographer who's been documenting the city's response to ICE since June., 340 days after ICE invaded LA, the president of the police commission openly said on the record that she's afraid to limit collaboration with ICE in case doing so angers Trump. I don't really understand what I can expect any of you to hear about from other parts of government. So, I want to tell you that on Tuesday, the LA Sanctuary Coalition presented on how dangerous and harmful it is for the community to see LAPD protecting ICE. Police Commission President Rasher Shields asked the LA Sanctuary Coalition, "How should we make sure that quote nothing that is done actually creates even more of …

Unverified speaker · General public comment

So, thanks Bob. I'm going to make $10,000 the quick way. You are a no good Bob. Dirty like you is should not be president of this city council. You're just a dirty Hold his time, please., madame clerk, please pause the speaker's time. Speaker, you have used the cword, which is a violation of rule 7. This is your only warning that the word that the cword's variations as described in council rule 7 may not be used again in this council meeting. any future council meeting or any future council committee meeting. If you violate rule seven again by using the C-word, you will forfeit your speaking time and could be subject to removal pursuant to rule 7 and 12. Please resume the timer. So, you …

Councilmember Nithya Raman · Council discussion

Council Member Lee, Council Member Herado, you may take the podium. While we are waiting for that presentation,

Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez · Council discussion

Good. Thank you so much.

Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez · Department oversight

you have Thank you so much, Mr. Before we uh move on, I just want to acknowledge we have Glenn Feliz Elementary School in the back. Can young kiddos get up and say hello to everyone? So, they're here. Mr. Herman, you will sit down. You You are disrupting the presentation. These kids are taking a lot of leadership in Atwater Village. They we recently celebrated Earth Day by planting over a dozen trees and now they're here at city hall to learn all the things that we're doing. Thank you so much, Councilman Ramen and Lee for Give me a couple seconds to acknowledge Glenn Fel Elementary. Say hello everyone. Hello. Say hello. You're on You're on TV. Wave. Wave for the cameras. Hello. Wonderful. …

Unverified speaker · Council action

we have three two more three more. Oh god gotcha. Thank you. [applause] I uh I am so excited to recognize our next honore, Jordan Lucas. [applause] And I I um I really really am so excited. I wasn't feeling too well, but I wanted to be here to make sure that we lifted you up today. Uh Jordan is of Hawaiian and Filipino descent and raised in Southern California. He comes from a family with an esteemed athletic lineage. His grandfather played football for the US Naval Academy. His father played basketball for the University of Hawaii and his brother competed in basketball basketball at Oregon State University and the University of Nevada. Today, he continues this legacy on the volleyball …

Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez · Council discussion

Los Angeles. Thank you so much, Ma. Thanks so much, uh, Mr. Chair. Now, it is my honor to declare today, May 15th, Meta World Peace in the city of Los Angeles. [cheering] [applause] Oh, and we do have we we do have now have speakers who would like to also um honor our guest, Council Member Urad. speakers. We could do a duet. Um, I just want to say thank you for, you know, your leadership in basketball and mental health and also for contributing to Cal State LA. Go Golden Eagles. Uh, proudly represent them. And so, thank you for all your contributions and um, you know, and look forward to seeing what things come things to come from you. So, thank you so much,

Councilmember Heather Hutt · Council discussion

I I want to say congratulations on Metal World Peace Day and also want to say that, you know, it was incredible that you felt confident enough to talk about mental health, but it has made a change in our culture and I appreciate that. We're hoping to all work with you to do even more. Thank you and congratulations. Thank you. Thank you,

Councilmember Curren D. Price, Jr. · Council discussion

Thank you, Mr. President. Uh this is really a special special treat. Thank you uh Councilman uh for for bringing world better world peace with us today. you know, this is you're you're a pioneer and a leader, not just on the court, but in the community. That's what really makes a difference. And you're you're committed to mental health uh is so very important at especially at this time. And as a black man, stepping up and standing up for that, it's even more powerful. And so, we just appreciate you, appreciate the the leadership. We appreciate Hugo Sto Martinez for bringing you in today. Uh and for anyone who can change their name can also change the world. So, thank you Meta Peace. Thanks …