ULA fight sets the tone before recess
The last Council meeting before recess centered on Measure ULA, new call-in comment rules, business improvement districts, the Boyle Heights fire emergency and ballot labels.
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2026 City Council briefings
LA City Council meeting briefings from 2026, newest first.
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Housing and Homelessness
Housing committee tracks money, beds and lease-up
The committee reviewed LAHD housing investments, Alliance settlement compliance, TLS lease-up, affordable-housing application timing and the Harbor Interfaith Bridge Home lease.
Charter reform takes over a marathon meeting
Charter reform ballot files, LAPD governance, downtown housing, worker protections and two closed-session items turned the June 30 meeting into a long governance fight.
Council splits over tenant-defense payments
Streetlight assessments, the Boyle Heights emergency, ULA eviction-defense payments and an Arroyo Seco continuance moved through Council.
Council clears a downtown art park
El Corazon Art Park, the Boyle Heights Community Plan Update, Port truck parking and lawsuit settlements moved through Council.
LA restarts its oil-drilling phaseout
Oil drilling, Fire Department funding and rental assistance moved forward as tenants and Boyle Heights residents pressed the city for action.
Housing and Homelessness Committee cancellation
The posted June 17 Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting was canceled, with no agenda items heard.
Measure ULA edges toward the ballot
The Council voted 9–5 to begin drafting possible ballot language to amend Measure ULA, approved a Palisades fire-victim exemption, and recessed into a special meeting…
Measure ULA, housing funds and a fight over homelessness spending
Residents defended Measure ULA and tenant protections before the Council debated federal housing cuts, LAHSA and who pays for the region's homelessness response.
Philippine Independence Day, worker protections and Skid Row sweeps
The Council convened with 10 members present and adjourned about one hour and 48 minutes later.
Cannabis rules, housing, speed cameras and World Cup spending
The council changed course on cannabis social-equity licenses, advanced 46 affordable apartments for women, moved LA's speed-camera program forward and approved…
Small-business protections and a $41 million trash question
The council started work on protections for commercial tenants, advanced the next version of LA's commercial-waste system and approved year-end budget adjustments.
Fire overtime, shelter care and climate accounting
The council approved funding to cover Fire Department overtime and unused sick-time deficits, set compensation for the new Animal Services general manager and…
Committee presses Alliance and Homekey costs
The committee reviewed Alliance settlement progress, Project Homekey costs, LAHSA reappointments, Chavez Gardens and Queen Apartments financing.
More housing near transit, with a temporary pause
Housing policy dominated the agenda.
Streetlight fees, worker schedules and skateboards
The council advanced a new citywide streetlight assessment, funded a peer-training pilot, approved a skateboarding-event permit and moved the Climate Emergency…
Interim housing, legal-aid delays and fair schedules
In a short Van Nuys meeting, the council approved two Hope the Mission interim-housing leases, amended a nonprofit lease and designated Los Angeles Azules Square.
The city budget, Animal Services and Skid Row sweeps
The council adopted Los Angeles' budget for the coming fiscal year, confirmed a permanent head of Animal Services and moved forward on development, film-industry and…
Housing and Homelessness Committee cancellation
The posted May 20 Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting was canceled, with no agenda items heard.
Housing and Homelessness Committee cancellation
The posted May 6 Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting was canceled, with no agenda items heard.
Housing and Homelessness Committee
Official record page for the April 15 Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting.
Housing and Homelessness Committee special meeting
Official record page for the April 10 Housing and Homelessness Committee special meeting.