Regular City Council - June 12, 2026
Los Angeles City Council

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[00:41:45] >> in advance of uh calling the role. Today
[00:41:48] is Friday the 12th day of June in the
[00:41:51] year 2026.
[00:41:53] Um
[00:41:55] if we uh if madam clerk, if you'll call
[00:41:58] the role, we can begin our proceedings.
[00:42:00] >> Thank you. Blumenfield, Harris, Dawson,
[00:42:02] Hernandez, Hut, Herado, Lee, Macoscer,
[00:42:04] Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price, Ramen,
[00:42:07] Rodriguez, Otto, Martinez, Yerislavski.
[00:42:09] 10 members present, and a quorum, Mr.
[00:42:11] President.
[00:42:14] >> All right. Um, first order of business,
[00:42:16] >> approval of the minutes of June 10,
[00:42:18] 2026.
[00:42:19] >> Council member Lee moves. Council member
[00:42:20] Hernandez seconds. Next,
[00:42:22] >> commendatory resolutions for approval.
[00:42:24] >> Council member Hudado moves. Council
[00:42:25] member Ramen seconds. Madam Cler, can we
[00:42:27] run through our agenda for this morning?
[00:42:29] >> Yes, thank you. Item number one is an
[00:42:30] item notice for public hearing. Items
[00:42:32] two through four are items for which
[00:42:33] public hearings have been held. 10 votes
[00:42:35] are required for consideration.
[00:42:36] >> All right. Without objection, those
[00:42:38] items are before us. What's next?
[00:42:41] >> Would any members like to call any items
[00:42:42] special?
[00:42:43] >> Council member Rodriguez.
[00:42:44] >> Yes. Item three uh is I have an
[00:42:47] amendment. That's
[00:42:48] >> amendment for item three.
[00:42:49] >> All right. Uh Council Member Hernandez.
[00:42:52] >> Thank you, Council President. Uh
[00:42:53] continue item two for two weeks.
[00:42:56] >> All right. Uh any other specials
[00:42:58] members? To my left, to my right. Uh
[00:43:01] seeing none, madam clerk, what items are
[00:43:03] available for votes at this time?
[00:43:04] >> Thank you. Just to confirm for item two,
[00:43:06] that will be continued two weeks to
[00:43:07] Friday, June 26, 2026. So the only item
[00:43:11] available for council to vote on today
[00:43:13] is item item four at the moment.
[00:43:15] >> All right, let's open the role on that
[00:43:17] item. Close the role. Tabulate the vote.
[00:43:22] >> 10 eyes.
[00:43:24] >> All right, what's next? Would the
[00:43:26] council like to move on to
[00:43:27] presentations?
[00:43:28] >> All right. Um,
[00:43:30] our first presentation, uh, a very
[00:43:32] exciting presentation that we do and,
[00:43:34] uh, have a lot of bright young energy in
[00:43:36] the room will be led by Council Member
[00:43:39] Rodriguez of the Seventh Council
[00:43:40] District.
[00:43:59] Don't get shy. How are you?
[00:44:02] >> All right. Good morning, colleagues.
[00:44:04] Well, it is my honor to welcome and
[00:44:09] recognize the fourth cohort of the
[00:44:12] Olivia Mitchell Youth Council. Please
[00:44:14] give them a round of applause.
[00:44:18] [applause]
[00:44:19] >> Actually, guys, stand up. You need to be
[00:44:21] You need to stand. Come on. You got to
[00:44:22] You got to let us see you. Stand on up.
[00:44:24] >> Yes. Everyone stand. Come on. Stand up.
[00:44:26] Stand up. Get recognized.
[00:44:29] [applause]
[00:44:36] You can have a seat. [laughter]
[00:44:38] Thank you. Um, you know, it's uh it's so
[00:44:42] special when you when having the honor
[00:44:46] of serving on the city council is an
[00:44:48] incredible privilege, but helping to
[00:44:51] create something that allows other young
[00:44:55] people to discover a potential passion
[00:44:58] and pathway for service in their city is
[00:45:03] doing this in the namesake of who I have
[00:45:06] always cherished. and hello who I've
[00:45:10] always someone that I've always
[00:45:11] cherished and actually was responsible
[00:45:13] for my first introduction into city
[00:45:16] hall. Olivia Mitchell uh is really just
[00:45:19] a full circle moment and to have you all
[00:45:21] here as the fourth cohort having
[00:45:24] established this Olivia Mitchell Youth
[00:45:26] Council for me is one of the most
[00:45:29] incredible privileges of my life that we
[00:45:33] are now going to see more and more young
[00:45:34] people getting introduced to the
[00:45:36] importance of the work that happens here
[00:45:38] at city hall to learn how to be
[00:45:40] effective advocates of change. And
[00:45:44] that's why I'm so delighted when I look
[00:45:45] at the diversity uh from the
[00:45:47] cross-section of the city that you all
[00:45:49] represent, making sure that everyone has
[00:45:51] a voice from every part of the city.
[00:45:54] This is just one of the best moments to
[00:45:58] every year be able to welcome the new
[00:46:00] cohort. And I can't believe how quickly
[00:46:02] we just continue uh to ascend in this.
[00:46:05] But it was back when I was student body
[00:46:07] president at San Frernando High School
[00:46:09] at my elma mater that I was first
[00:46:11] invited to city hall by under the
[00:46:14] leadership of Mayor Tom Bradley and a
[00:46:17] Miss Olivia Mitchell that I got my start
[00:46:20] and I found my passion and my voice and
[00:46:22] I just hope that this experience for all
[00:46:25] of you is going to in evolve into the
[00:46:28] very same thing for your for you and for
[00:46:31] your community. And so with that, I want
[00:46:33] to say welcome and congratulations to
[00:46:36] the fourth cohort of the Olivia Mitchell
[00:46:38] Youth Council.
[00:46:45] You know, as a member of the youth
[00:46:47] council, uh, and and the whole idea
[00:46:49] behind this is again to prepare you all
[00:46:52] and educate you on the inner workings of
[00:46:54] city hall. You know, a lot of people
[00:46:56] learn how to complain about things. Very
[00:46:59] few people spend the time to learn how
[00:47:00] to fix it. And your job is to work with
[00:47:04] our city departments and understand the
[00:47:07] inner workings of why how we spend money
[00:47:11] and how it is uh allocated and how you
[00:47:15] can be involved with helping to shift
[00:47:18] those ad allocations. For example,
[00:47:20] there's a whole host of reforms that are
[00:47:22] being proposed uh including how much
[00:47:25] money we dedicate to investing in our
[00:47:27] park system. And it's shameful that as a
[00:47:30] city we don't spend even a single full
[00:47:32] percent of resources in investing in our
[00:47:35] parks when parks are such a critical
[00:47:37] part of what so many communities and
[00:47:40] families, you know, really sustain their
[00:47:43] life on. And so those are the types of
[00:47:45] decisions that are so critically
[00:47:47] important that I want this youth council
[00:47:50] to lean in on, start asking questions,
[00:47:53] and getting a better understanding of so
[00:47:55] that together we can help build and
[00:47:58] deliver the very city that we're all
[00:48:00] incredibly proud of. And so that's what
[00:48:02] this moment is all about today. And so
[00:48:04] I'm just delighted to be to have you all
[00:48:07] here in council chambers and uh and to
[00:48:11] help you kick off on this journey. uh
[00:48:14] over these next uh several months which
[00:48:17] I think are going to be transformative
[00:48:19] for each of you and I see some of the
[00:48:22] activists that were part of helping to
[00:48:24] lead the call for change in creating the
[00:48:27] city's youth development department
[00:48:29] here. So when I talk about the power
[00:48:32] that is contained in these pews,
[00:48:35] it's palpable.
[00:48:37] You all have the ability to lead change
[00:48:39] from where you are. and I just want to
[00:48:41] continue to foster and nurture that. And
[00:48:44] I know that's what's going to happen as
[00:48:46] a result of your work here on the Olivia
[00:48:48] Mitchell Youth Council. And so I uh at
[00:48:51] this time I'd like to invite the uh one
[00:48:55] of the members of the Olivia Mitchell
[00:48:57] Youth Council, Vice President Rebecca
[00:48:59] Garcia of Council District 6 to share a
[00:49:03] few words.
[00:49:05] [applause]
[00:49:09] Good morning everyone. Um, as we were
[00:49:12] getting ready for today's culmination, I
[00:49:14] found myself thinking about thank you
[00:49:16] notes. I considered writing one, but
[00:49:19] then I realized that if I included
[00:49:20] everything I wanted to say, we'd
[00:49:22] probably be here well past lunchtime, so
[00:49:24] you're getting the condensed version.
[00:49:25] [laughter]
[00:49:27] When I looked back at this year, racking
[00:49:30] my brain for how I could articulate my
[00:49:32] experience accurately and briefly, I
[00:49:35] kept coming back to one idea. Doors.
[00:49:38] This program opened doors. Some doors
[00:49:41] led to new opportunities. Some led to
[00:49:43] new experiences. Some led to
[00:49:45] conversations, connections, and rooms
[00:49:47] that many of us may not have found
[00:49:49] ourselves in otherwise. And those doors
[00:49:52] did not open on their own. To the staff,
[00:49:55] thank you for meeting young people where
[00:49:57] they were, for your enthusiasm, your
[00:50:00] willingness to answer questions, and for
[00:50:02] helping us con help helping connect us
[00:50:04] with the people, resources, and
[00:50:06] opportunities that made this experience
[00:50:08] possible. To the family, friends,
[00:50:10] mentors, and loved ones in the room,
[00:50:13] thank you for supporting the young
[00:50:14] people in your lives. Opportunities
[00:50:16] matter, but so does having someone in
[00:50:18] your corner encouraging you to take
[00:50:19] them. And to my fellow cohort members,
[00:50:22] congratulations.
[00:50:24] Each of us came into this program with
[00:50:26] different interests, different
[00:50:27] experiences, and different ideas of what
[00:50:29] we wanted to get out of it. Some of us,
[00:50:31] again, discovered new opportunities.
[00:50:33] Some of us built new skills. Some of us
[00:50:35] found ourselves in rooms, conversations,
[00:50:37] and areas we could have never
[00:50:39] anticipated.
[00:50:41] This program was not about creating one
[00:50:43] destined path for everyone to absolutely
[00:50:45] follow. It was about introducing us to
[00:50:48] possibilities. It was about giving us
[00:50:50] opportunities to learn, explore, ask
[00:50:52] questions, build connections, and delve
[00:50:54] deeper into the city. One of the biggest
[00:50:56] lessons I've taken from this year is
[00:50:58] that the best opportunities, they don't
[00:50:59] end with the people who receive them.
[00:51:01] They continue when that person turns
[00:51:03] around and holds that door open for
[00:51:05] someone else. And as we celebrate today,
[00:51:08] I want that to be something we all carry
[00:51:10] forward. I don't know where everyone's
[00:51:12] path leads from here. Some of us may
[00:51:14] continue in public service. Some of us
[00:51:15] may pursue entirely different passions.
[00:51:17] And some of us are just getting started
[00:51:19] on our journeys. But wherever that
[00:51:22] journey takes you, this is a milestone
[00:51:24] worth celebrating because potential
[00:51:27] isn't just a thing we possess. It is
[00:51:29] something we act on. It's built every
[00:51:32] time we raise our hand, ask a question,
[00:51:34] take a chance, apply for something we're
[00:51:37] not sure we'll get, or step into a room
[00:51:39] where we don't know anyone yet. Each
[00:51:41] step you take is expanding the potential
[00:51:44] of what's to come. So, be proud of what
[00:51:47] you've accomplished. Be excited for
[00:51:49] what's ahead. And wherever your journey
[00:51:51] takes you next, I hope you'll continue
[00:51:53] creating and pursuing opportunities not
[00:51:56] only for yourself but for others as
[00:51:58] well. Whether you were the person
[00:52:00] opening a door, supporting someone as
[00:52:03] they walk through it, or the person who
[00:52:05] chose to step through it yourself, thank
[00:52:07] you. And to my fellow cohort members,
[00:52:10] congratulations. I can't wait to see
[00:52:12] what's next. Thank you.
[00:52:17] >> [applause]
[00:52:20] >> Thank you. In addition to each of these
[00:52:23] uh young people that have been part of
[00:52:25] this journey, uh we had also introduced
[00:52:29] this council had adopted the
[00:52:31] introduction because we have uh two
[00:52:33] representatives per council district. Uh
[00:52:36] it was I believe last year that I
[00:52:39] introduced the motion that this council
[00:52:40] adopted that we have two appointees from
[00:52:45] the indigenous community also
[00:52:48] represented uh on that cohort. And so I
[00:52:50] look forward to that being incorporated
[00:52:52] into this going forward so that we can
[00:52:55] really respect the true history of the
[00:52:58] city of Los Angeles. And so I look
[00:53:00] forward to also that being part of the
[00:53:02] future cohort activity. And so at this
[00:53:04] time, I'd also like to invite our
[00:53:07] executive director uh general manager of
[00:53:10] the youth development department, Lisa
[00:53:12] Salazar.
[00:53:15] Good morning. And and thank you uh thank
[00:53:18] you to uh Councilwoman Rodriguez for
[00:53:20] being a great champion these past years.
[00:53:23] Thank you to the city council. Thank you
[00:53:24] to Mayor Bass for your continued support
[00:53:27] of the LA City Youth Council. Um, I want
[00:53:30] to tell you this year, this group of
[00:53:32] young people have taken on some uh
[00:53:36] really um impressive tasks. They started
[00:53:39] the year by learning the budget process.
[00:53:41] They went deep on that. They were
[00:53:43] trained by the CEO's office. They put
[00:53:46] together a budget letter where they
[00:53:47] outlined their budget priorities which
[00:53:50] was included in our uh department budget
[00:53:52] proposal. Uh then they quickly jumped
[00:53:55] into uh conversations, critical
[00:53:57] conversations regarding the creation of
[00:54:00] the new community investment department.
[00:54:03] They met with the CAO staff and CLA
[00:54:06] staff and let me tell you after those
[00:54:08] meetings, those staff walked away and
[00:54:10] said, "Whoa, these young people, they
[00:54:13] know their stuff." Um so appreciate your
[00:54:15] perspective on that and and the work
[00:54:17] that you did there. They've also uh
[00:54:20] co-designed a regional youth leadership
[00:54:23] uh summit that we had here in city hall
[00:54:26] with over a hundred young leaders from
[00:54:28] not only the city of Los Angeles but the
[00:54:30] county of Los Angeles where they came
[00:54:32] together and discussed policy issues
[00:54:35] that are important to them drafted
[00:54:37] recommendations that are now in a report
[00:54:40] and just uh last month they co-designed
[00:54:43] and um and hosted uh our fourth annual
[00:54:46] youth expo at Ali Trade Tech. where we
[00:54:49] had hundreds of young people and their
[00:54:50] parents and families along with close to
[00:54:53] a hundred exhibitors um who were there
[00:54:56] to share resources and programs uh that
[00:54:59] are available to young people across the
[00:55:01] city. and and now um today their journey
[00:55:06] uh culminates with their capstone
[00:55:08] projects where they have uh looked into
[00:55:10] your committees chosen uh policy that is
[00:55:14] pending uh going through your committees
[00:55:17] have made recommendations and they're
[00:55:18] going to present those recommendations
[00:55:20] this afternoon. So, I'm very excited uh
[00:55:24] for the future of this group of young
[00:55:26] people, our cohort four.
[00:55:29] And uh let me tell you, if we can uh
[00:55:31] bring them back as a future workforce,
[00:55:34] uh the city will only be a better place.
[00:55:36] Thank you.
[00:55:39] [applause]
[00:55:41] Thank you, Lisa. And so with that,
[00:55:44] colleagues, again, congratulations to
[00:55:47] this fourth cohort. You make our city
[00:55:49] proud. You make our communities proud
[00:55:52] and we look forward to your continued
[00:55:53] service to the city of angels. Thank
[00:55:56] you.
[00:55:57] >> Thank you so much, Councilwoman
[00:55:58] Rodriguez, and thank you to the Olivia
[00:56:00] Mitchell Youth Council. Uh it is
[00:56:04] exciting to see uh who you will be and
[00:56:07] and what you will do uh in our great uh
[00:56:10] city. All right, we'll move to our next
[00:56:12] uh presentation. Uh I'll yield the floor
[00:56:14] to Council Member Park of the 11th
[00:56:17] District.
[00:56:48] That's not flat. Be careful.
[00:56:52] >> Thank you.
[00:56:54] >> All right. You can hear me. [laughter]
[00:56:56] Good morning, council president and
[00:56:59] colleagues. Today, it is my great honor
[00:57:02] to recognize an extraordinary leader,
[00:57:05] advocate, and community servant whose
[00:57:08] dedication has helped guide the Pacific
[00:57:11] Palisades through the most challenging
[00:57:13] time in its history. The president of
[00:57:16] the Pacific Palisades Community Council,
[00:57:19] Sue Cole. [applause]
[00:57:23] [cheering]
[00:57:28] In the aftermath of the fire, dozens of
[00:57:31] organizations emerged with unique
[00:57:33] missions and goals to support our
[00:57:36] recovery efforts. These groups brought
[00:57:39] neighbors together, identified needs and
[00:57:42] next steps, and provided hope and
[00:57:45] clarity when it was needed most. Yet,
[00:57:48] among all of those remarkable community
[00:57:50] organizations, one stands out as a
[00:57:53] beacon of community advocacy, civic
[00:57:56] engagement, and unwavering spirit, and
[00:57:59] that's the PPCC.
[00:58:01] During those early days following the
[00:58:04] disaster, when thousands of residents
[00:58:06] were displaced, heartbroken, and
[00:58:08] searching for answers, the PPCC became a
[00:58:12] community lifeline.
[00:58:14] I'll never forget the very first Zoom
[00:58:16] meeting where more than a thousand
[00:58:18] people looking for information,
[00:58:21] reassurance, and a path forward joined
[00:58:25] the meeting. Amid the uncertainty and
[00:58:28] the emotion, there was one leader who
[00:58:31] remained calm, composed, and focused.
[00:58:35] She guided that meeting with remarkable
[00:58:38] poise and compassion, bringing order
[00:58:41] amid chaos and reminding everyone that
[00:58:44] they weren't alone.
[00:58:46] What was so incredible, though, is that
[00:58:49] Sue, like so many others, had just lost
[00:58:52] her own home and her church and her
[00:58:56] office and her entire community, just
[00:58:59] like so many thousands of others.
[00:59:02] But instead of focusing on her, Sue
[00:59:06] focused on literally everyone else and
[00:59:11] set about the work of helping to account
[00:59:14] for and stabilize thousands of families.
[00:59:19] Sue, you and I worked closely together
[00:59:22] before the fire, but I know now that
[00:59:25] there's a reason the universe made us
[00:59:28] friends long before I took office.
[00:59:31] That bond we shared, that close
[00:59:34] communication provided the foundation
[00:59:36] that we needed for what lied ahead.
[00:59:40] Especially as those countless hours and
[00:59:42] days stretched into weeks and months and
[00:59:47] tested us in ways that we just never
[00:59:50] could have imagined.
[00:59:53] >> You aren't just my friend
[00:59:56] these days. You're my family.
[01:00:04] Through Sue's leadership, the PPCC
[01:00:08] served as a trusted advisor to my
[01:00:11] office, a vital partner in our recovery
[01:00:15] efforts and a unifying force that kept
[01:00:18] the community connected and informed
[01:00:20] every step of the way.
[01:00:23] Sue aligned and coordinated the dozens
[01:00:25] of grassroots organizations and
[01:00:27] integrated them into a PCC committee
[01:00:30] structure that mirrors the long-term
[01:00:33] recovery planning and work of our
[01:00:35] partner AECOM. Her commitment to service
[01:00:38] extends far beyond her role with the
[01:00:40] PPCC.
[01:00:42] A graduate of Northwestern University,
[01:00:44] she built an impressive professional
[01:00:46] career as a respected realtor. For more
[01:00:49] than 35 years, she's been with Berkshire
[01:00:52] Hathaway. She and her husband Bob have
[01:00:56] an incredible family and have made the
[01:00:58] Palisades home for more than three
[01:01:00] decades. Since joining the PPCC in 2013,
[01:01:04] Sue has served in numerous leadership
[01:01:06] positions from youth sports rep to area
[01:01:09] rep for the Alphabets and Village
[01:01:11] Neighborhoods to vice president and
[01:01:14] ultimately as president. a role that she
[01:01:17] has served with distinction for the last
[01:01:19] two years. Her community service
[01:01:22] portfolio is equally impressive,
[01:01:24] including support for the Westside Guild
[01:01:26] of Children's Hospital, Collegebound
[01:01:29] Today, the Union Rescue Mission, the
[01:01:31] Pacific Palisades Task Force on
[01:01:33] Homelessness, and the Berkshire Hathaway
[01:01:36] Charitable Foundation.
[01:01:39] What makes Sue truly exceptional is not
[01:01:42] only her leadership, but her character.
[01:01:45] Throughout the recovery process, she has
[01:01:47] consistently acknowledged the work of
[01:01:49] city agencies, community organizations,
[01:01:52] volunteers, and residents. She
[01:01:54] celebrated the accomplishments of
[01:01:56] others, elevated important voices, and
[01:02:00] fostered a spirit of collaboration that
[01:02:03] strengthened the Palisades during its
[01:02:05] most difficult moments.
[01:02:08] Sue, while rebuilding your own home in
[01:02:11] the alphabet streets, you never stopped
[01:02:13] showing up for your neighbors. You never
[01:02:16] stopped advocating for your community.
[01:02:19] And you never stopped believing in the
[01:02:21] future of the Pacific Palisades.
[01:02:25] I'd like to bring forward now another
[01:02:27] extraordinary palisadian, LA Unified
[01:02:31] District Director to Nick Melvine,
[01:02:33] Allison Polehill, who spent January 7th
[01:02:37] evacuating students out of the Palisades
[01:02:40] while her own home burned. Allison, come
[01:02:43] on up.
[01:02:45] [applause]
[01:02:49] >> Thank you. Um, good morning, esteemed
[01:02:52] council members. It is my honor honor to
[01:02:55] recognize a remarkable leader, a
[01:02:58] neighbor, and a friend, Sue Cole.
[01:03:02] Many of us know Sue as a successful
[01:03:04] realtor, a longtime resident of the
[01:03:06] Palisades, a devoted mother raising five
[01:03:10] five children and her love for our
[01:03:13] community. For more than three decades,
[01:03:15] she has been woven into the fabric of
[01:03:17] the Palisades through our schools,
[01:03:19] sports programs, churches, businesses,
[01:03:22] and civ civic organizations.
[01:03:25] But it is Sue's service to this
[01:03:28] community during its most difficult
[01:03:30] moments that bring us together today.
[01:03:33] When the fire forced residents to
[01:03:36] evacuate on January 7th, Sue was facing
[01:03:39] uncertainty and fear, as was everyone
[01:03:42] else. And as she left her home, she
[01:03:45] gathered a few essential belongings. And
[01:03:49] among them were two Pacific Palisades
[01:03:54] Community Council binders.
[01:03:57] Okay? Not her valuable children's baby
[01:04:01] books, silver things, her two binders
[01:04:05] for the community council. And that
[01:04:08] detail says everything about Sue. It
[01:04:11] really does. At a moment when most
[01:04:13] people would understandably be focused
[01:04:15] on themselves and their families, Sue
[01:04:18] was already thinking about our
[01:04:20] community. And as president of the PPCC,
[01:04:23] she immediately stepped into that role
[01:04:25] that would demand extraordinary
[01:04:26] commitment, resilience, and leadership.
[01:04:29] And the days, as Tracy said, Council
[01:04:31] Member Park, excuse me, the weeks became
[01:04:33] months, and Sue never ever stopped
[01:04:36] showing up for us. She attended meetings
[01:04:38] at every level of government. She worked
[01:04:40] alongside of our electeds, public
[01:04:42] agencies, community leaders, and
[01:04:44] residents. She answered questions,
[01:04:46] shared information, advocated for our
[01:04:48] families, and helped to ensure that the
[01:04:50] voices of the Palisades residents were
[01:04:52] heard during the recovery and rebuilding
[01:04:54] process. And Sue possesses a rare gift,
[01:04:58] a very rare gift that has been
[01:05:00] invaluable throughout the recovery
[01:05:02] process. She is incredibly diplomatic.
[01:05:08] Palisadians are a lot, not going to lie.
[01:05:12] In a time when emotions run high and
[01:05:14] difficult decisions had to be made, she
[01:05:17] brings people together. She listened
[01:05:20] respectfully to differing viewpoints,
[01:05:22] built bridges between residents and
[01:05:24] government officials, and found common
[01:05:26] ground where others saw obstacles. Her
[01:05:29] ability to lead with both conviction and
[01:05:31] grace earned the trust of our community,
[01:05:33] and that was very hard to do. Sue
[01:05:36] understands that effective leadership is
[01:05:38] not about creating division. It's about
[01:05:40] bringing people together. And most
[01:05:43] importantly, she helped provide
[01:05:44] something our community desperately
[01:05:46] needed during its most vulnerable time.
[01:05:48] Hope, stability, and trust. When people
[01:05:53] were overwhelmed, Sue was steady. When
[01:05:55] people were frustrated, Sue listened.
[01:05:57] When people wondered whether the
[01:05:59] Palisades would ever be the same again,
[01:06:01] Sue reminded us that our community's
[01:06:04] strength has never been found in
[01:06:06] building alone. It's found building
[01:06:08] together. And her leadership is totally
[01:06:11] not recognized by her own recognition.
[01:06:15] In fact, this is incredibly
[01:06:16] uncomfortable for Sue, I imagine,
[01:06:19] not by seeking credit, but by doing the
[01:06:21] work. That is what she has done. not by
[01:06:23] forcing on what was lost and focusing on
[01:06:26] that, but by helping us focus on what
[01:06:29] can be rebuilt. Sue's love for Pacific
[01:06:31] Palisades, her dedication to its
[01:06:33] residents, her tireless tireless efforts
[01:06:35] on behalf of this community have made an
[01:06:38] immeasurable difference. And on behalf
[01:06:40] of our entire community, many people
[01:06:42] wanted to be here today as well and they
[01:06:44] could not. Um, it is my privilege to
[01:06:46] honor Sue Cole for her extraordinary
[01:06:48] leadership, her unwavering commitment to
[01:06:50] the public service, and her profound
[01:06:52] impact. Sue, thank you so much,
[01:06:55] [applause]
[01:06:59] Alison. Thank you so much for the very,
[01:07:01] very kind words. And now, it is an
[01:07:03] extraordinary honor to get to introduce
[01:07:06] Sue Cole to say a few words. Come on up,
[01:07:08] Sue. [applause]
[01:07:12] >> Thanks very much, guys. Hope this won't
[01:07:14] be too repetitive and I hope I can keep
[01:07:16] breathing through this.
[01:07:18] Uh, President Harris Dawson,
[01:07:20] Councilwoman Park, and fellow council
[01:07:22] members, family, friends, and neighbors.
[01:07:26] It's an incredible privilege to stand
[01:07:29] before you today in this historic
[01:07:31] chamber at LA City Hall.
[01:07:34] I want to begin by thanking Councilwoman
[01:07:36] Park from the bottom of my heart for her
[01:07:39] kindness, generosity, and friendship in
[01:07:42] bestowing this incredible honor upon me.
[01:07:45] It means more than I could adequately
[01:07:48] express.
[01:07:50] I also want to thank my dear friend
[01:07:52] Allison Holddorf Polehill for her kind
[01:07:55] words and constant encouragement during
[01:07:57] the past two years.
[01:08:00] I was born and raised in Los Angeles and
[01:08:02] I've lived here my entire life which you
[01:08:05] know you can probably tell is a really
[01:08:06] long time.
[01:08:10] So standing in this hallowed place is
[01:08:12] especially meaningful. For the past 32
[01:08:15] years, Pacific Palisades has been my
[01:08:18] home. For much of that time, I was busy
[01:08:20] raising five children along sometimes
[01:08:23] with three stepsons.
[01:08:26] And yes, I can assure you eight is
[01:08:28] definitely enough.
[01:08:30] Between family work and the everyday
[01:08:32] chaos of life, I never had much time to
[01:08:35] focus on local government. But
[01:08:37] eventually, I came to understand how
[01:08:40] profoundly it shapes the life of every
[01:08:43] community. I had heard of the Pacific
[01:08:45] Palisades Community Council, but I
[01:08:47] didn't really know what it was about.
[01:08:50] What I did know was that I wanted to
[01:08:51] give something back to the community
[01:08:54] that had given so much to me and to my
[01:08:56] entire family. So 14 years ago, I joined
[01:09:00] the community council.
[01:09:02] Over the years, I had the privilege of
[01:09:04] serving as an area rep, vice president,
[01:09:06] and ultimately president. Those years
[01:09:09] brought challenges that at the time
[01:09:12] seemed enormous. We dealt with a
[01:09:14] motorcycle gang roaring through town,
[01:09:16] revving their engines every Wednesday
[01:09:19] night at 11. People were very upset.
[01:09:22] We debated a major development project
[01:09:24] in our village. We celebrated the
[01:09:26] creation of George Wolfird Park. And we
[01:09:29] tackled some serious public safety
[01:09:31] issues. Teenagers on Friday nights at
[01:09:34] the rec center, having fights, setting
[01:09:36] off fireworks, and yes, even lighting
[01:09:39] fires. doing wheelies on motorbikes in
[01:09:41] the middle of sunset to disrupt traffic,
[01:09:44] just wreaking havoc wherever possible.
[01:09:48] We thought those were the big
[01:09:49] challenges.
[01:09:51] Now we look at those days really as the
[01:09:53] good old days. Little did we know what
[01:09:56] was coming.
[01:09:58] On January 7th, 2025, the world as we
[01:10:01] knew it changed forever. Virtually
[01:10:04] overnight, our homes disappeared.
[01:10:08] Lifetimes of memories vanished. Entire
[01:10:12] neighborhoods were destroyed. Families
[01:10:15] were displaced. 12 people died.
[01:10:19] The community we loved was completely
[01:10:21] obliterated.
[01:10:23] Nothing can prepare you for that kind of
[01:10:26] loss. The grief, the fear, the confusion
[01:10:31] and uncertainty.
[01:10:33] It was absolutely heartbreaking and
[01:10:35] horrific.
[01:10:37] And in those darkest moments, we asked
[01:10:40] ourselves, "Where do we go? Where do we
[01:10:42] turn?" The answer came quickly.
[01:10:45] Councilwoman Tracy Park and her
[01:10:48] extraordinary staff were there. They
[01:10:51] were among the first boots on the
[01:10:53] ground, even before the flames were
[01:10:55] extinguished, and they've never left.
[01:10:58] For the past 18 months, Tracy has stood
[01:11:01] with our community every step of the
[01:11:02] way, supporting us, holding us up all
[01:11:06] hours, day and night. She has listened,
[01:11:09] advocated, comforted, fought for
[01:11:11] resources, and carried our concerns
[01:11:14] directly into the halls of government.
[01:11:17] When we needed leadership, she was
[01:11:19] there. When we needed answers, she was
[01:11:22] there. when we simply needed someone to
[01:11:24] stand with us to give us hugs, she was
[01:11:28] there. And and there's very powerful
[01:11:30] things going on in hugs.
[01:11:33] For that, we will always be grateful.
[01:11:36] But we also turned to one another. The
[01:11:38] community turned to our community
[01:11:40] council for guidance, information, and a
[01:11:43] path forward. Our council members have
[01:11:45] worked tirelessly since the fire, day
[01:11:48] and night, giving their time, energy,
[01:11:51] and hearts to our community. I could not
[01:11:55] be more proud to call them my colleagues
[01:11:59] and even more importantly,
[01:12:02] my good friends.
[01:12:04] You will never find a more dedicated,
[01:12:07] compassionate or generous group of
[01:12:09] people. [applause]
[01:12:13] So today, my thanks are many. Thank you,
[01:12:16] Tracy, for giving so much of yourself to
[01:12:19] our community over the past four years,
[01:12:21] and most especially these past 18
[01:12:24] months. Thank you, Aruse and Star, and
[01:12:28] to all of the remarkable staff whom I
[01:12:31] will miss dearly. [applause]
[01:12:36] Although hopefully,
[01:12:38] yeah,
[01:12:40] [applause] hopefully I'll still be
[01:12:41] around. We can still have some fun.
[01:12:45] And thank you also to Mayor Bass who has
[01:12:48] been very, very supportive to our
[01:12:51] community since the fire.
[01:12:53] Thank you to my fellow community council
[01:12:55] members and to the residents of Pacific
[01:12:58] Palisades for your unwavering commitment
[01:13:01] to one another and to the common good.
[01:13:05] And thank you to everyone who came here
[01:13:07] today. Council members, friends,
[01:13:10] longtime friends, neighbors.
[01:13:16] The road home has been longer and harder
[01:13:19] than any of us imagined, but we are
[01:13:22] definitely moving forward together. We
[01:13:25] are resilient.
[01:13:27] We are determined.
[01:13:29] We are what's now known as Pali strong.
[01:13:34] and one day soon we'll be home again.
[01:13:36] So, thank you and I love you all very
[01:13:40] much. [applause]
[01:13:47] [applause]
[01:13:53] >> As you're making your presentation,
[01:13:54] Council Member Park, I've got Council
[01:13:57] Member Rodriguez on the queue.
[01:13:59] >> Great. I wasn't going to miss this
[01:14:01] opportunity, Sue.
[01:14:03] um you know the words that everyone
[01:14:06] shared about you is uh the person that
[01:14:09] I've come to know and admire in the wake
[01:14:11] of such tragedy. You have been such a
[01:14:16] calm stoic force for good in an in in a
[01:14:21] time that many people have attempted to
[01:14:24] exploit
[01:14:27] the harm that your community has
[01:14:29] endured. all everything that that you
[01:14:31] all have experienced, the trauma
[01:14:34] and we've watched
[01:14:37] these very disgusting tactics that have
[01:14:40] attempted to
[01:14:43] insert themselves. You have always been
[01:14:46] a very cleareyed, calm, and stoic force
[01:14:49] for good. And it's been an honor uh over
[01:14:53] the course of the last uh year and a
[01:14:55] half to get to know you better. and and
[01:14:57] and all the folks at the Palisades.
[01:14:59] Those of you that have come to the ad
[01:15:01] hoc committees, those that I've met when
[01:15:03] I've been up in the Palisades multiple
[01:15:05] times, you all are just incredibly, you
[01:15:10] know, we talk about resilience in this
[01:15:12] city and it's really we often refer to
[01:15:15] and talk about resilience as a construct
[01:15:18] of how we are, you know, the types of uh
[01:15:22] mitigation and prevention work that we
[01:15:24] do as a city. um you're resilient in
[01:15:27] such a very different and profound way
[01:15:29] and it's palpable and it is really it's
[01:15:33] just such a force multiplier for good.
[01:15:35] So, thank you Council Member Park for
[01:15:38] bringing in this uh incredible woman.
[01:15:41] It's it's wonderful to have you here and
[01:15:43] for you to get the flowers that you
[01:15:44] deserve because this is tireless work
[01:15:48] and um and you know, government can't do
[01:15:52] it all. It'll never be a single solution
[01:15:56] that we can just unilaterally do. It
[01:15:58] really takes a combination of
[01:16:00] partnership with the people of the city
[01:16:02] to help make incredible change. So,
[01:16:06] thank you for being, I think, one of the
[01:16:08] greatest examples of that and uh
[01:16:10] congratulations on this well-deserved
[01:16:12] honor. [applause]
[01:16:16] >> Thank you so much, uh, Councilwoman
[01:16:18] Rodriguez. Thank you, Council Member
[01:16:19] Park. And thank you, uh, so much uh,
[01:16:21] Sue. It's been so comforting to see your
[01:16:24] face in the various convenings and
[01:16:26] decision-m processes every time. It just
[01:16:29] gives me it it just calms me down a
[01:16:32] little bit uh to know that you're there
[01:16:33] as a stakeholder and know that you're
[01:16:35] consistent and committed to the uh to
[01:16:37] the to the community. There was a time
[01:16:39] there my my staff had to to to correct
[01:16:42] me because I actually thought you were
[01:16:43] part of the CD11 team because you were
[01:16:46] everywhere. I thought you were I was
[01:16:48] like, "Oh, they got a new staff member."
[01:16:50] So, um, again, thank you for your your
[01:16:52] service to your neighbors and to this
[01:16:54] city. Councilwoman Park,
[01:16:55] >> thank you, Council President, and for
[01:16:58] your ongoing support of our recovery
[01:17:00] work. And Councilwoman Rodriguez, thank
[01:17:01] you. You've been a tremendous partner,
[01:17:03] and we appreciate the support and the
[01:17:04] collaboration um, in all things Palace
[01:17:07] AIDS recovery. You've just been great
[01:17:08] for us. So on behalf of the LA City
[01:17:11] Council, the mayor, and the countless
[01:17:13] thousands of residents whose lives you
[01:17:16] have touched, we wanted to take a moment
[01:17:19] and say thank you and acknowledge you
[01:17:21] for your extraordinary service and
[01:17:23] leadership. So Sue, thank you.
[01:17:25] [applause]
[01:17:44] Thank you, Council President.
[01:17:45] >> Thank you so much, Councilwoman Park.
[01:17:49] Our uh next presentation, we're going to
[01:17:51] ask uh Council District 7, Council
[01:17:54] Member Rodriguez, and Council District
[01:17:56] 5, Council Member Yaroslowski to lead
[01:17:59] us.
[01:18:05] Come on.
[01:18:38] Certainly.
[01:19:41] Uh, thank you, Council President.
[01:19:44] Colleagues, today I'm very proud to
[01:19:46] recognize Alberto Elteré Cortez,
[01:19:51] Elena Hovll, and Fernando Matamoros. I
[01:19:55] also want to welcome Guatemala's Council
[01:19:57] General Patricia Ninth Santiso Estrada
[01:20:01] Decalon, who joins us today. Council
[01:20:05] District 5 is proud to be home to Larasa
[01:20:08] 97.9.
[01:20:10] So many people across Los Angeles start
[01:20:12] their mornings, drive to work, pick up
[01:20:15] their kids, and go about their day with
[01:20:17] this station in the background.
[01:20:20] Alberto's voice has been part of those
[01:20:22] daily routines for years. People know
[01:20:25] him and love him because he's funny,
[01:20:28] honest, and direct. They also know how
[01:20:31] much he cares about the community he
[01:20:33] speaks to every day. You see that in his
[01:20:36] work off the air as well, from food
[01:20:39] drives and toy drives to rental
[01:20:41] assistance efforts and support for
[01:20:42] families in difficult moments.
[01:20:45] This recognition comes a few days after
[01:20:47] June 7th, which marked one year since
[01:20:49] federal immigration raids began
[01:20:50] terrorizing communities across Los
[01:20:52] Angeles. For many families, the fear
[01:20:55] hasn't gone away. Parents still worry
[01:20:57] when they leave for work. Children still
[01:20:59] carry that fear with them. People still
[01:21:02] need to know where they can turn for
[01:21:03] help.
[01:21:04] Alberto understands that he uses his
[01:21:07] platform to reach families with
[01:21:09] information that they can trust. Through
[01:21:11] operasion operasion espan esparansza, he
[01:21:15] helped families affected by the raids
[01:21:16] get food services and support from
[01:21:19] people they knew. That work brought
[01:21:21] together community organizations, local
[01:21:23] leaders, and partners across Los
[01:21:24] Angeles. Over the past year, LA has
[01:21:27] shown just how resilient we are in the
[01:21:29] face of so much fear and uncertainty.
[01:21:31] That resilience doesn't happen on its
[01:21:33] own. It comes from people who step
[01:21:34] forward, earn trust, and stay present
[01:21:37] when their communities need them.
[01:21:39] Alberto has been one of those people.
[01:21:41] We're also recognizing two people who
[01:21:43] also helped make this effort possible.
[01:21:45] Elena Hovll, program director at KAX
[01:21:48] 97.9 Larasa, helped identify what
[01:21:51] families needed and coordinated support
[01:21:53] with urgency and care. Fernando
[01:21:56] Matamoros of the RJC Foundation helped
[01:21:58] get food and resources to families
[01:22:00] through his work with the RJC food bank
[01:22:03] organization. Alberto Elena and Fernando
[01:22:05] stepped up when families needed steady,
[01:22:08] trusted support. Thank you all so much
[01:22:11] for your work on behalf of Los Angeles.
[01:22:13] And I'd like to invite Councilwoman
[01:22:14] Rodriguez to share a few remarks as
[01:22:17] well.
[01:22:19] >> Thank you, Councilwomanski
[01:22:22] and colleagues. It's it's a privilege to
[01:22:24] be here and celebrating someone that has
[01:22:27] whose voice has been part of the
[01:22:29] airwaves for a decade uh over at Larasa.
[01:22:33] And it's important I want to also take a
[01:22:36] moment in addition to recognizing
[01:22:38] Alberto um one of the things that
[01:22:40] council member Yaroski indicated was
[01:22:42] that uh you are known for being funny,
[01:22:45] direct, and honest.
[01:22:47] >> Is that what derived uh Eli?
[01:22:50] >> Yeah.
[01:22:51] >> Okay. Well, then I might have to add
[01:22:52] that to my uh my my moniker here. Um, so
[01:22:57] I'd also like to take a moment to also
[01:22:58] welcome the consul of Guatemala,
[01:23:02] Patricia uh uh Santis Santiso Estrada de
[01:23:07] Calderon to the John Ferraro Chambers.
[01:23:10] Welcome to LA City Hall. uh but uh and
[01:23:13] also to recognize Elena Hov uh from
[01:23:17] Larasa and Fernando Matamoros from JRC
[01:23:20] food bank organization. Thank you so
[01:23:22] much for your critical work that's
[01:23:23] helped to close the gap when so many are
[01:23:26] f so many of our families are
[01:23:28] struggling. You know, it's critically
[01:23:30] important that people find, you know,
[01:23:32] representation matters and the
[01:23:36] accessibility
[01:23:37] and communications that you all do on
[01:23:40] the radio are so critically important to
[01:23:43] reaching the millions of members of our
[01:23:47] community who are desperately looking
[01:23:49] for answers, needing the help during
[01:23:52] these incredibly difficult times. And so
[01:23:54] I want to thank you because you know our
[01:23:57] the city of Los Angeles obviously you
[01:23:59] know we are half of the composi
[01:24:01] composition of Los Angeles is Latino and
[01:24:04] for them to find a trusted voice on the
[01:24:06] radio with h marrying humor, honesty and
[01:24:11] direct communication is the best way to
[01:24:15] communicate to our community. And so I
[01:24:18] want to thank you for uh your incredible
[01:24:20] work in being that voice. I know it can
[01:24:22] be tough. I know it's emotionally
[01:24:24] draining to experience so much of what
[01:24:27] we continue to have to speak of in terms
[01:24:30] of how our community continues to endure
[01:24:32] these assaults. But I know we are so
[01:24:37] much better and so much stronger as a
[01:24:40] result of our leaning on each other
[01:24:43] during these most difficult times.
[01:24:44] Because again, it's not just the elected
[01:24:47] officials. It's all of us coming
[01:24:49] together in every media market to ensure
[01:24:52] that our voices are heard and that are
[01:24:54] spreading far and wide. And so I want to
[01:24:56] thank you um you know I I want to thank
[01:25:00] you Alberto for your uh operation
[01:25:04] espiransa
[01:25:05] and that work because
[01:25:08] that is what we hope to all do is give
[01:25:11] hope to our community and with the work
[01:25:14] that you do it's uh it's making a
[01:25:17] difference at a time when we are
[01:25:20] desperately underresourced but we are
[01:25:23] pulling together as one community to
[01:25:25] show up and deliver for the people who
[01:25:27] need us most. And for that, I want to
[01:25:29] thank you for all collectively being a
[01:25:32] force for catalytic change in our city,
[01:25:35] but well beyond the city limits because
[01:25:37] we know the airwaves reach beyond the
[01:25:40] city of Los Angeles. And it's for that
[01:25:43] that I am proud to be a partner with
[01:25:44] you, Council Member Yurrosovski, on
[01:25:47] helping to provide these well-deserved
[01:25:50] recognitions to these individuals for
[01:25:53] all of your incredible work during these
[01:25:54] difficult times. Thank you so much.
[01:25:59] [applause]
[01:26:02] >> Thank you so much, Councilwoman
[01:26:03] Rodriguez. It's now my pleasure to
[01:26:05] introduce uh today's honore, Alberto
[01:26:08] Elter Cortez.
[01:26:11] >> [cheering and applause]
[01:26:14] >> Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very
[01:26:16] much. I never I I I don't remember being
[01:26:18] this nervous uh back in the day when I
[01:26:21] say yes in front of the judge. But uh
[01:26:24] right now I'm very glad and I thank to
[01:26:26] the city of Los Angeles, all the council
[01:26:28] members and council member Jeruski.
[01:26:30] Thank you for the honor of receiving
[01:26:32] this uh recognition. Um, I do believe
[01:26:35] that as a broadcaster, it's not just my
[01:26:38] labor to uh be up in the mornings since
[01:26:41] 5:00 a.m. um cheering up our community
[01:26:45] or or saying jokes or playing music. I
[01:26:47] think it we have to give back to our
[01:26:49] community. And um last year in March
[01:26:53] when all this immigration rage started
[01:26:56] um in the city, the people was afraid to
[01:26:59] go out of their houses. to go out of
[01:27:02] work and we wanted to do something and I
[01:27:05] called Fernando here right here with me
[01:27:08] uh from the food bank. Come with me
[01:27:10] Fernando
[01:27:12] and and I said we have to do something
[01:27:14] and we started uh finding a way to get a
[01:27:18] lot of food and then I talked to my boss
[01:27:20] here Elena. I want to give you an
[01:27:22] applause. Come with come with me. And we
[01:27:25] we have this plan of okay organizing the
[01:27:28] community. We did a radio tone which is
[01:27:30] a broadcast all day broadcast and people
[01:27:32] from all community came to the broadcast
[01:27:34] to bring us food and in the same day we
[01:27:37] be we were we were getting the food we
[01:27:40] were taking it to the houses of the
[01:27:41] people. So we were doing this for about
[01:27:45] two or three weeks and then now every
[01:27:47] month we keep doing it and visiting all
[01:27:50] the communities around LA and I just
[01:27:52] want to say that with the help of a
[01:27:54] community wasn't me alone it was a
[01:27:56] community coming together to help each
[01:27:58] other in that time of need and thank you
[01:28:00] very much for this recognition and we
[01:28:03] will continue I will continue to do we
[01:28:05] want to continue to do it until God give
[01:28:07] us life. Thank you.
[01:28:15] Thank you so much. Um,
[01:28:18] so in recognition of your extraordinary
[01:28:20] service and dedication to the people of
[01:28:22] Los Angeles, it's really my honor uh to
[01:28:25] present these certificates to Alberto
[01:28:27] Eluribé Cortez, Elena Hovll, and
[01:28:30] Fernando Matamoros.
[01:28:33] And then I'll turn it over to you,
[01:28:34] Council President.
[01:28:37] All
[01:28:56] right, another big round of applause for
[01:28:58] honores. Mr. Alberto, thank you so much
[01:29:01] for your service.
[01:29:05] All right,
[01:29:12] >> we'll go right into our next
[01:29:14] presentation
[01:29:15] which will be led by the council member
[01:29:17] of the 14th district, council member
[01:29:19] Hurado.
[01:29:26] >> Good morning colleagues. Before I head
[01:29:28] to um our next presentation, I am proud
[01:29:30] to welcome the Study LA summer fellows
[01:29:33] from Lyola Mry Mount University. These
[01:29:36] students, come on, stand up. These
[01:29:37] students are spending their summer
[01:29:39] gaining hands-on experience through
[01:29:41] internships across Los Angeles and today
[01:29:44] they're visiting here as at city hall.
[01:29:46] So, welcome. [applause]
[01:29:50] This is your city hall. Go Lions. So,
[01:29:52] thank you for being here. All right. And
[01:29:55] now we are going into our next
[01:29:57] presentation.
[01:30:02] Happy Philippine Independence Day. It is
[01:30:04] my pleasure to welcome Nico Zuniga who
[01:30:08] will perform the Philippine National
[01:30:10] Anthem.
[01:30:14] >> If you can stretch out the legs, please
[01:30:16] stand.
[01:30:22] Fore!
[01:30:30] Foreign! Foreign!
[01:30:41] Lulu pigapul
[01:31:09] mighty.
[01:31:14] >> [singing]
[01:31:22] >> feeling more
[01:31:28] [singing]
[01:31:37] >> [singing]
[01:31:40] [applause]
[01:31:42] >> Thank you so much, Mo. It's an honor to
[01:31:45] once again lead the city council
[01:31:47] celebration of Philippine Independence
[01:31:49] Day. Uh the day today, June 12th, is
[01:31:53] actually when we celebrate Philippine
[01:31:55] Independence from Spain. We celebrate
[01:31:58] Philippine Independence from the United
[01:32:00] States on July 4th, uh 1946.
[01:32:04] And in 1986, we celebrate a dictatorship
[01:32:07] ending in the Philippines. It is not
[01:32:10] lost on me that last year was a
[01:32:13] specifically arduous year for us here in
[01:32:16] the city of LA. As the first Filipina
[01:32:19] council member whose parents left the
[01:32:22] Philippines because of martial law, here
[01:32:24] in the city of LA, we are faced with the
[01:32:27] onset and danger of martial law. and
[01:32:30] that irony is not lost upon me that that
[01:32:32] was something that we faced here and
[01:32:34] there are so many lessons that we can
[01:32:36] learn and so this Philippine
[01:32:38] Independence Day has specific importance
[01:32:41] uh for me and for our community it has
[01:32:45] been years 400 years of occupation
[01:32:48] colonization
[01:32:49] and you know um it was Spanish it was a
[01:32:53] Japanese occupation under which my Lola
[01:32:57] fed Japanese soldiers in order to make
[01:33:00] sure that our fam the rest of her family
[01:33:02] was safe and my other lolas were
[01:33:04] prisoners of war during the Japanese
[01:33:07] occupation. And after that it was the
[01:33:09] American uh colonization.
[01:33:12] And so even though we have our
[01:33:15] independence legally and
[01:33:17] internationally,
[01:33:19] that uh history of occupation and
[01:33:22] colonization stays in the Philippine
[01:33:24] psyche. And we continue to fight for our
[01:33:27] liberation in all the spaces that we are
[01:33:29] in, especially when our labor,
[01:33:31] especially women's labor throughout um
[01:33:34] the world, is the primary export of a
[01:33:37] Philippines that is independent but not
[01:33:39] economically independent and rid of
[01:33:41] moral corruption. And so that's
[01:33:44] something that we continue to fight for.
[01:33:46] And so that's what the nallayan the day
[01:33:50] of freedom means to me and to all of us.
[01:33:53] You know, this independence and those
[01:33:56] ideals, they cross oceans with our
[01:33:57] families. For immigrants looking for
[01:33:59] opportunities with workers organizing
[01:34:01] for fair wages, safe workplaces, and
[01:34:04] dignity on the job with parents who work
[01:34:06] double shifts so their children could
[01:34:08] have an opportunity they never had. And
[01:34:10] they're alive right here in the city of
[01:34:12] LA.
[01:34:15] Filipino communities are part of the LA
[01:34:17] story, and many of our families are
[01:34:19] seeking opportunity. But many of our
[01:34:21] families have seen success and stability
[01:34:25] and that is through the hard work of our
[01:34:27] bachelor Filipino communities that
[01:34:29] migrated here and that have also become
[01:34:32] part of who we are and carry our
[01:34:34] struggles with us and through us to
[01:34:36] succeed. As a daughter of immigrants,
[01:34:39] this story is personal. You all know it.
[01:34:42] And that's why I'm so inspired by
[01:34:43] organizations that come to celebrate the
[01:34:46] immigrant experience and know what
[01:34:47] solidarity looks like Tangol Migrante
[01:34:50] Migrante Gabriela Anakbayan LA Mallaya
[01:34:55] Los Angeles the Southern California
[01:34:57] Filipino
[01:34:58] American Student Alliance the Filipino
[01:35:00] Workers Center and the countless
[01:35:02] community leaders workers and advocates
[01:35:04] and volunteers who have stepped up
[01:35:06] during this moment not because they had
[01:35:08] to but because they understood that our
[01:35:10] liberation is tied together and that if
[01:35:13] one community is living in fear, all of
[01:35:15] us have a responsibility to show up and
[01:35:18] because that's what Bayanhon is. That's
[01:35:20] what solidarity means in Capwa. Uh to
[01:35:23] know that is a deeply Filipino value.
[01:35:27] It's the same value that brought
[01:35:28] Filipino farm workers and Latino farm
[01:35:30] workers together in the labor movement.
[01:35:32] The same value that built mutual aid
[01:35:34] networks together during the pandemic
[01:35:36] that shows up every day. And when
[01:35:38] neighbors help neighbors, families
[01:35:39] support families and communities refuse
[01:35:42] to leave people behind. And to me,
[01:35:44] that's what today is also about. Not
[01:35:46] just celebrating freedom, but fighting
[01:35:48] to make sure everyone gets to experience
[01:35:50] it. And not just honoring the
[01:35:51] sacrifices, but living up to them. Not
[01:35:54] just asking whether we're free, but
[01:35:56] asking whether our neighbors are free,
[01:35:58] too. And that's why I'm so proud to be
[01:36:00] here today. And so, I get to stand on
[01:36:03] the shoulders of generations of Filipino
[01:36:05] Angelenos. I like to say I stand on the
[01:36:07] shoulders of a lot of 4-foot giants in
[01:36:09] my family who made this moment possible.
[01:36:12] Nurses, caregivers, teachers, city
[01:36:15] workers. Let's give it up.
[01:36:19] LA city uh Filipino employees, also
[01:36:22] known as Leface, you know us. um our
[01:36:26] city controller, organizers, advocates,
[01:36:29] small business owners, labor leaders,
[01:36:31] public servants, and people who spent
[01:36:32] decades building the city often without
[01:36:35] recognition because they believed in
[01:36:36] living things better than they found
[01:36:39] them and also not looking for the
[01:36:41] limelight and just doing their work. And
[01:36:43] so really want to appreciate them and
[01:36:45] support them. And it is my honor to
[01:36:47] welcome our city controller, Kenneth
[01:36:49] Mahia,
[01:36:51] for a few words.
[01:36:57] Good morning everyone. Maboohai, thank
[01:36:58] you so much. Uh, Council Member Herado,
[01:37:00] you basically said everything that I was
[01:37:02] going to say, [laughter] but I just want
[01:37:04] to say um, you know, 128 years of of
[01:37:07] independence from Spanish colonial rule.
[01:37:10] You know, we're here today now. And a
[01:37:13] lot of the work that has been done here
[01:37:16] is because, like what council member
[01:37:17] said is due to the our ancestors and
[01:37:19] their struggle for for freedom and for
[01:37:21] justice. And so we're lucky to be here
[01:37:23] today to to continue honoring them
[01:37:25] whether it's in city hall or it's in any
[01:37:27] other job perspective that we do whether
[01:37:30] it's we are our nurses whether we are
[01:37:33] accountants whether we're in the post
[01:37:36] office or in the US Navy or wherever you
[01:37:38] think uh us Filipinos we're very proud
[01:37:41] and we're a strong people and I just
[01:37:43] want to thank the uh the council uh for
[01:37:45] honoring us on this independence day and
[01:37:47] I want to thank all the LAFACE members
[01:37:49] and all the city employees as well Uh
[01:37:52] the controllers's office is nearly 30%
[01:37:54] Filipino. I didn't make it that way. It
[01:37:56] just happened to be like that. And you
[01:37:58] know, I just want to say thank you again
[01:38:00] for everyone. And happy Filipino
[01:38:01] Independence Day. Salam po. Thank you.
[01:38:06] >> Thank you, city controller Mahia for
[01:38:08] being the first of all first for the
[01:38:10] Filipino community here. And now it is
[01:38:12] my great honor to introduce Joan Taglay
[01:38:15] uh on behalf of the LA city employee
[01:38:17] association. Lefes.
[01:38:21] Good morning [applause] everybody. Good
[01:38:22] morning esteemed council members. I am
[01:38:26] uh here today to relay a message from
[01:38:29] our um LAF president Lolita Mahia. She
[01:38:32] is currently on her way from the
[01:38:34] airport. Um so she has asked me to relay
[01:38:37] her message to you. Uh good morning
[01:38:40] everyone. On behalf of the Los Angeles
[01:38:42] Filipino Association of City Employees,
[01:38:44] LAFES, I am deeply honored to welcome
[01:38:47] you to our celebration of the 128th
[01:38:49] Philippine Independence Day. Today, we
[01:38:52] gather not only as public servants, but
[01:38:54] as proud members of the global Filipino
[01:38:57] community here at Los Angeles City Hall,
[01:39:00] a space that symbolizes democracy,
[01:39:03] representation, and unity. This is more
[01:39:06] than just a cultural celebration. It is
[01:39:09] a powerful reminder of who we are, where
[01:39:12] we come from, and what we stand for. On
[01:39:16] June 12th, 1898 in the Philippines, the
[01:39:19] Philippine flag was proudly raised in
[01:39:22] the national anthem was played for the
[01:39:24] very first time. After more than 300
[01:39:27] years of colonial rule, the Filipino
[01:39:30] people declared their independence, a
[01:39:33] declaration rooted in courage,
[01:39:35] resilience, and the unwavering belief in
[01:39:38] freedom and dignity. But the
[01:39:40] independence did not come easily, nor
[01:39:43] was it perfect or immediate. Our
[01:39:45] ancestors endured hardship, made
[01:39:47] countless sacrifices, and pushed forward
[01:39:50] with a gift of endurance and
[01:39:52] determination. That spirit of
[01:39:54] resistance, perseverance, and unity is
[01:39:57] something that we carry with us today,
[01:39:59] especially as Filipino Americans working
[01:40:01] in public service. Here in Los Angeles,
[01:40:05] Filipinos make up one of the largest
[01:40:07] American communities. And yet, for many
[01:40:10] years, we have remained under
[01:40:11] reppresented in leadership roles, in
[01:40:14] policy decisions, and in public
[01:40:16] perception. But these things are
[01:40:18] changing. Bit by bit. Our voices are
[01:40:20] growing louder and our presence and is
[01:40:23] becoming stronger. Today as city
[01:40:26] employees, we don't just serve the
[01:40:28] public. We represent. We show up every
[01:40:31] day with the same values passed on to us
[01:40:33] by our families. CPAG at Jaga, meaning
[01:40:38] hard work and perseverance. We carry
[01:40:41] with us Bayanihan values that emphasize
[01:40:44] community, loyalty, and compassion.
[01:40:47] These aren't just cultural traits. They
[01:40:49] are leadership values and they are
[01:40:51] exactly what our city needs now more
[01:40:54] than ever. Lefes is proud to uplift
[01:40:56] these values and to create a space where
[01:40:59] Filipino heritage is not just preserved
[01:41:01] but celebrated and empowered. Whether
[01:41:04] it's through mentorship, cultural
[01:41:06] awareness, or simply being visible, we
[01:41:08] honor our history by continuing to break
[01:41:11] barriers and create opportunities for
[01:41:13] future generations of Filipino Americans
[01:41:15] in public service. So to our city
[01:41:18] leaders, elected officials, fellow civil
[01:41:21] servants, and special guests, thank you
[01:41:23] so much for standing with us today. Your
[01:41:26] presence is a reminder that our stories
[01:41:28] matter, our voices matter, and our c
[01:41:31] culture has a meaningful place in this
[01:41:33] city that we proudly serve. To my fellow
[01:41:36] Filipinos, may we continue to lead with
[01:41:39] compassion, serve with dignity, and
[01:41:42] celebrate who we are with pride.
[01:41:49] Thank you. [applause]
[01:41:53] That was so beautiful. Thank you so
[01:41:55] much. Now, it's my honor to present this
[01:41:58] resolution recognizing Filipino
[01:42:00] Independence Day and celebrating Leface
[01:42:03] for its decades of leadership,
[01:42:04] mentorship, and service. Through its
[01:42:06] commitment to uplifting Filipino city
[01:42:08] employees and fostering the next
[01:42:10] generation of public service, Leface has
[01:42:12] helped to ensure that Filipino
[01:42:14] leadership continues to thrive
[01:42:15] throughout this city government. So,
[01:42:17] please join me in congratulating and
[01:42:20] thanking Lefay for its enduring
[01:42:22] contributions to our community and the
[01:42:24] city of Los Angeles.
[01:42:34] >> Oh, sorry.
[01:42:35] >> [laughter]
[01:42:45] >> Oh, Cora come.
[01:42:56] >> Okay.
[01:42:58] >> Okay. Thank you all for celebrating with
[01:43:00] us today and happy Philippine
[01:43:03] Independence Day.
[01:43:06] Thank you so much,
[01:43:09] Councilwoman Hurano, and happy
[01:43:10] Philippine Independence Day. Our next
[01:43:13] presentation will be brought to us by
[01:43:14] Council Member Hut of the 10th District.
[01:43:52] Come on. Come on.
[01:43:55] There you go. Come on.
[01:44:00] >> Thank you, Mr. President and colleagues,
[01:44:04] um, today I rise to introduce a
[01:44:06] resolution proclaiming June 27th, 2026
[01:44:11] as Play in the City of Los Angeles.
[01:44:16] Play Day was envisioned as a national
[01:44:19] day of play and launched by one of
[01:44:21] CD10's true pre true treasures, the LA84
[01:44:27] Foundation. For the past three years,
[01:44:30] the LA84 Foundation, in partnership with
[01:44:33] my office, has hosted Play Day right in
[01:44:36] the heart of West Adams. And I'm excited
[01:44:39] to announce that this year's event will
[01:44:41] even be bigger and better. As Team USA
[01:44:45] takes the field later today at LA
[01:44:49] Stadium, it's important that we never
[01:44:51] forget the kids that play on the
[01:44:53] playground and soon become worldclass
[01:44:56] athletes. The idea behind Play Day is
[01:45:00] simple. Every child deserves access to
[01:45:03] play. Play Day celebrates the power of
[01:45:06] sports, play, movement, and it brings
[01:45:09] communities together to help young
[01:45:12] people thrive. I'm joined today by youth
[01:45:15] from Little Tokyo Service Center, the
[01:45:18] LA84 Foundation grantee, LA84 Foundation
[01:45:24] board member Wendy Ch. Oh, there you
[01:45:26] are. And of course, Sam the Eagle.
[01:45:34] >> In just a two years,
[01:45:36] as we all know, we'll welcome the world
[01:45:39] for the Olympics and Parolympics Games.
[01:45:42] As we prepare for that moment, we must
[01:45:45] ensure that every child can experience
[01:45:47] the benefits of play and physical
[01:45:50] activity.
[01:45:52] As we enter a historic era of global
[01:45:55] sport, playday reminds us that the true
[01:45:58] legacy of these events begins with kids
[01:46:02] having a place to play. I invite all
[01:46:06] Angelinos to join us for play day on
[01:46:08] Saturday, June 27th from 10:00 a.m. to 3
[01:46:12] in front of the LA84
[01:46:15] Foundation headquarters at 2141 West
[01:46:18] Adams Boulevard. This event is free and
[01:46:22] is open to the public, but registration
[01:46:24] is required. So go to l84.org
[01:46:29] so that you can register to participate.
[01:46:32] With play day just a few weeks away, I
[01:46:35] encourage everyone to come out, get
[01:46:36] active, experience the transformational
[01:46:40] power of play. As you all remember
[01:46:42] during pandemic our children were inside
[01:46:46] and many of them are suffering from
[01:46:49] diabetes type two and obesity. I call it
[01:46:53] diabetes and we have to prevent that as
[01:46:56] much as possible by making our parks
[01:46:59] available by making sure that there are
[01:47:01] space for them to safely play. So that's
[01:47:04] what this transformational day will be
[01:47:07] like. An opportunity to move, dance, and
[01:47:11] play. With that, it's my pleasure to
[01:47:14] introduce LA84 Foundation board member
[01:47:17] Wendy Chang.
[01:47:19] >> Thank you.
[01:47:23] [laughter]
[01:47:25] >> Thank you, S. Thank you so much,
[01:47:27] Councilwoman
[01:47:29] Heather Hunt, for your leadership on
[01:47:33] this resolution. You were there with us
[01:47:35] from the beginning and champion for play
[01:47:39] equity, ensuring all kids have the right
[01:47:42] to play. We are grateful and honored
[01:47:45] that this body is proclaiming June 27th
[01:47:50] as play day in the city of LA. Thank
[01:47:53] you.
[01:47:55] Joining us today are as you mentioned
[01:47:57] are youth from Little Tokyo Service
[01:47:59] Center LTSC which is a grantee of the
[01:48:04] LA84 Foundation.
[01:48:06] LTSC is a trusted community institution
[01:48:10] serving the greater Little Tokyo
[01:48:13] neighborhood. Exa expanding access to
[01:48:16] sports and play opportunities for youth
[01:48:20] through its Mikasa program and
[01:48:22] afterchool program and the sports youth
[01:48:25] leadership program.
[01:48:27] LTSC provides sports play, leadership
[01:48:31] development, and mentorship
[01:48:33] opportunities that empower young people
[01:48:36] to become coaches as well as role
[01:48:39] models. We believe in bringing the
[01:48:42] transformational power of sports and
[01:48:44] play to all children regardless of
[01:48:48] gender, race, zip code, ability, sexual
[01:48:52] orientation, or social economic status.
[01:48:56] Period.
[01:48:57] Our vision for play day is to create a
[01:49:00] national day of play annually that
[01:49:04] celebrates the power of sport and
[01:49:07] movement in every community. Think of it
[01:49:09] as an Earth Day for play.
[01:49:12] Play Day honors that spirit that was the
[01:49:15] 1984 Olympic Games around culture,
[01:49:19] community, art, food, and of course
[01:49:22] sports.
[01:49:24] The event will be hosted by NBC 4's
[01:49:27] Lolita Lopez and will feature over 20
[01:49:31] sports activations
[01:49:34] and games from squash, skateboarding,
[01:49:37] archery to soccer, and basketball. And
[01:49:40] it wouldn't be a block party without
[01:49:43] food trucks.
[01:49:45] We will also be joined by LA pro sports
[01:49:49] teams including Angel City Football
[01:49:52] Club, the Clippers, Kings, Galaxy Rams,
[01:49:56] and the Sparks.
[01:49:58] This year's musical performers represent
[01:50:01] the incredible talent and diversity of
[01:50:04] Los Angeles.
[01:50:05] Featuring Topshelf Brass Band, Plaza
[01:50:08] Dearasa,
[01:50:10] Youth Mariachi Ensemble, Sierra Sellers,
[01:50:14] Drummers of Compton,
[01:50:17] Los Negrete, Fam, Girls Make Beats, and
[01:50:22] Unique.
[01:50:25] Council members, I hope to see many of
[01:50:27] you at playday on Saturday, June 27th at
[01:50:31] our headquarters on West Adams from 10
[01:50:34] to 300 p.m. It's free and open to all
[01:50:38] ages. Um, as mentioned, you would just
[01:50:41] simply register at l84.org
[01:50:45] to secure your spot. Thank you again,
[01:50:48] Council Member Hut. Thank you for the
[01:50:52] presentation of your work and your close
[01:50:55] and your work to close the play equity
[01:50:58] gap. I will hopefully see you at the
[01:51:01] double dutch activation.
[01:51:03] >> Oh yeah. [laughter]
[01:51:05] >> Yes.
[01:51:07] Thank you all and have a great day of
[01:51:10] play.
[01:51:11] >> Thank you.
[01:51:14] And so I have a a
[01:51:19] recognition
[01:51:22] a a certificate of recognition um is
[01:51:25] hereby presented to play date for 2026
[01:51:30] from the 10th district is signed by all
[01:51:32] members of the city council to recognize
[01:51:35] what a great
[01:51:38] >> initiative this is. And then
[01:51:44] >> well that's for play date and this is
[01:51:46] for the LA84 foundation
[01:51:49] >> for their work in in recognizing how
[01:51:52] important play is.
[01:51:54] >> Thank you.
[01:51:54] >> So thank you
[01:52:01] [laughter]
[01:52:21] Thank you.
[01:52:29] >> Thank you, Mr. President.
[01:52:33] Hold up.
[01:52:34] >> I am so sorry. Councilwoman Hut in LA
[01:52:36] 84. I have Council Member Rodriguez on
[01:52:38] the queue.
[01:52:40] >> Hold up there. Hold up.
[01:52:42] >> Hold up. Come on back, Sam and the whole
[01:52:44] crew.
[01:52:45] >> Listen, you can't bring Sam the Eagle in
[01:52:47] and not let us talk about it because for
[01:52:49] those of us who are from Los Angeles
[01:52:51] know how iconic Sam the Eagle is from.
[01:52:54] And yes, come on, Sam. Let a little We
[01:52:57] want more arms. We want There it is.
[01:53:01] >> [applause]
[01:53:02] >> Jesus.
[01:53:06] >> It's the chairwoman of the 80s caucus,
[01:53:08] everybody. [laughter]
[01:53:09] >> That's right. But, you know, it's just a
[01:53:12] reminder, you know, uh, Council Member
[01:53:14] Hut, you underscored the incredible
[01:53:16] importance of our parks because none of
[01:53:18] this is possible without a very strong
[01:53:21] commitment to our parks and making sure
[01:53:23] that it is equitable across this city.
[01:53:26] And so, I want to thank you uh for all
[01:53:28] of your work. Of course, LA84 has done a
[01:53:30] remarkable job taking the the proceeds
[01:53:34] uh from the greatest games uh in our
[01:53:38] city's history, and we just look forward
[01:53:40] to being able to continue that level of
[01:53:42] legacy with the responsible and
[01:53:45] productive implementation of these LA28
[01:53:48] games. But always happy to have Sam
[01:53:51] visit us in council chambers. It's the
[01:53:53] best part of my Oh, no, Sam, you're
[01:53:55] amazing. And uh it's just one of the
[01:53:58] favorite childhood moments of the 80s.
[01:54:01] So yes, as chairwoman of the '8s caucus,
[01:54:04] thank you Sam for being here today.
[01:54:06] >> Uh members, if you look in your bag,
[01:54:08] that LA84 left, you get you have a pin
[01:54:11] with Sam Eagle on it.
[01:54:12] >> Oh, look at there.
[01:54:13] >> All right.
[01:54:14] >> Feel free to add it to your ensemble
[01:54:17] today.
[01:54:17] >> Thank you, Councilwoman Hutton. Thank
[01:54:18] you, Council Member Rodriguez. And uh
[01:54:21] thank you to everybody that's here. Uh
[01:54:23] Sam, you are now 42 years old.
[01:54:27] too old to be twerking. [laughter] Um,
[01:54:30] everybody, and I don't remember any
[01:54:31] twerking in ' 84. I'm just going to say
[01:54:33] that.
[01:54:34] >> Um, I don't I don't know if you remember
[01:54:36] that, Council Woman.
[01:54:37] >> Roger Rabbit.
[01:54:38] >> Yeah, but the Roger Rabbit was in ' 84.
[01:54:41] So, uh, but again, thank you all so
[01:54:42] much, uh, for the jewel that is, uh, the
[01:54:46] LA Amateur Athletic Foundation, LA84.
[01:54:49] Thank you so much.
[01:54:57] All right. Uh,
[01:55:00] madam clerk, I believe that takes us to
[01:55:01] public comment.
[01:55:05] >> Thank you. Yes. The council may now move
[01:55:06] on to public comment.
[01:55:08] to people providing public comment. When
[01:55:10] it is your turn to state uh speak, uh
[01:55:13] please state whether you would like to
[01:55:15] uh speak to item number one, which is
[01:55:18] the item numbers one and three are the
[01:55:21] items available for public comment. You
[01:55:23] will have one minute per item up to
[01:55:24] three minutes up to two minutes total
[01:55:26] for the items open for public comment.
[01:55:28] When speaking on the agenda item, you
[01:55:29] must be on topic. Our goal is to get
[01:55:31] through as many speakers as we can. If
[01:55:33] you are not on topic or if we cannot
[01:55:34] tell whether you're on topic, you will
[01:55:36] get one brief warning from me or the
[01:55:38] president. At that point, you need to
[01:55:40] get immediately and clearly on topic. If
[01:55:42] you do not do so or you again stray off
[01:55:44] topic, you will forfeit the rest of your
[01:55:45] speaking time and we will move on to the
[01:55:47] next speaker. Um, and I made a mistake.
[01:55:50] Okay. The items open for public comment
[01:55:51] today is item one. Members of the public
[01:55:54] may also speak for up to one minute for
[01:55:56] general public comment. During general
[01:55:57] public comment, members of the public
[01:55:59] may speak to any of the items or
[01:56:00] anything else within the city's subject
[01:56:02] matter jurisdiction. We will tell you
[01:56:04] when your time is up. I have a few more
[01:56:06] announcements before we begin. I'll ask
[01:56:09] that the interpreters please make this
[01:56:10] first announcement aloud to the room. If
[01:56:13] you require a Spanish language
[01:56:14] interpreter, please make sure to pause
[01:56:16] every few sentences so the interpreters
[01:56:18] can interpret.
[01:56:33] Gracias.
[01:56:34] >> Don't worry, we will pause your time
[01:56:36] while the interpreters are interpreting
[01:56:38] so you will get the same time as
[01:56:39] everyone else. Thank you.
[01:56:50] Additionally, if you've made an
[01:56:52] accommodation request pursuant to the
[01:56:54] ADA with the clerk's office or if you
[01:56:56] would like to make one today in order to
[01:56:58] make use of the wireless handheld
[01:56:59] microphone after you hear the name you
[01:57:01] signed up under called aloud, please
[01:57:03] raise your hand so the sergeants can
[01:57:05] provide you with the wireless
[01:57:06] microphone. Finally, to help us run
[01:57:08] efficient public comment period, please
[01:57:10] wait until you hear the name you signed
[01:57:12] up under read aloud before lining up in
[01:57:14] any order to speak. Thank you.
[01:57:19] >> I'd like to begin public comment by
[01:57:20] calling up a few names. Ember Knight,
[01:57:23] General Dogen, Ronnie, Joe Sergeant
[01:57:26] Gunny, TCU, and John Chimera.
[01:57:54] Speaker, you'll have one minute for item
[01:57:56] one and one minute for general public
[01:57:57] comment.
[01:58:15] good to say if you need one good example
[01:58:18] in the stateas.
[01:58:34] for you to take away your
[01:58:36] belongings outside of your homes,
[01:58:49] >> It is my uh right to have my in my
[01:58:53] house because that's where I live,
[01:58:56] So you if you're here to
[01:58:59] protest on your leans, you come here and
[01:59:01] you do it just like I did because it's
[01:59:05] unconstitutional for this city
[01:59:07] to extort money from you and put you out
[01:59:10] of your houses cuz they're a
[01:59:12] bunch of slimy criminal
[01:59:15] corrupted city. Just like I said. Now
[01:59:19] into my general public comment.
[01:59:23] You know, case 26E
[01:59:26] MCM Smok and Scan 01210-01
[01:59:31] smok and scan. It was all in pursuit of
[01:59:36] penal code 20 415 and 403 again. I'm
[01:59:40] bringing it back because I am really
[01:59:43] emotionally irre irreversibly harmed by
[01:59:47] the by this government. Why
[01:59:50] does local government continue to allow
[01:59:54] violence in public meetings? Why?
[01:59:58] Because we have a racist dumb
[02:00:01] attorney that don't do their
[02:00:03] jobs and do their homework,
[02:00:05] right? 42 USC 1983. How about Cohen
[02:00:11] versus California? Or how about
[02:00:13] Bagdarian versus United States?
[02:00:17] Bagarian versus United States. What's
[02:00:20] the statement in that? Shoot the
[02:00:39] >> Speaker, would you like to speak to item
[02:00:41] one andor general public comment?
[02:00:44] Uh, hi. Um, I'm uh I'm Ronnie. I I live
[02:00:49] in uh Korea Town and I'm a member of
[02:00:52] Miglante Los Angeles. We we fight for
[02:00:55] the rights of Filipino migrants. Uh I've
[02:00:59] been homeless before and approached the
[02:01:01] consulate of the Philippines for help,
[02:01:04] but they didn't uh give us assistance.
[02:01:07] Uh I heard the city is talking to the
[02:01:09] consulate Filipino consulate about the
[02:01:12] Filipino about housing the Filipino
[02:01:14] athletes. Um uh we were wondering uh
[02:01:19] what what what about the Filipino
[02:01:20] workers?
[02:01:22] Uh they need help too and uh some of us
[02:01:25] are facing homelessness.
[02:01:28] Uh we are celebrating Independence Day
[02:01:30] today but I don't see how the
[02:01:32] Philippines is free.
[02:01:35] There there are US military bases in the
[02:01:37] Philippines and we are forced to leave
[02:01:39] our our home to work out abroad. Um and
[02:01:44] we face abuse from our employers and
[02:01:47] neglect from our government.
[02:01:50] That's all. That's all.
[02:02:01] >> Before the next speaker begins, I'd like
[02:02:03] to call up a few more names. Michael
[02:02:04] Acriman, Greenspan, Jay Goats, Johnny G.
[02:02:08] Raelo Martinez, and Cesar Lopez.
[02:02:11] >> Thank you, speaker. Would you like to
[02:02:12] speak to item one andor general public
[02:02:15] comment?
[02:02:15] >> General public comment.
[02:02:16] >> You'll have one minute.
[02:02:18] >> Good morning, city council. I would like
[02:02:20] to wish all the elementary school kids a
[02:02:23] successful graduation. I know that we
[02:02:25] have parochial and public schools
[02:02:27] initiating initiating graduation. I
[02:02:30] would also like to acknowledge the
[02:02:32] teachers and staff who make sure as the
[02:02:34] pre-teens who go on to high school that
[02:02:36] they did all they could so these upand
[02:02:38] cominging adults will be prepared for
[02:02:41] the real world. Hopefully all educators
[02:02:44] and students will realize that an
[02:02:46] ethical society makes a better society.
[02:02:49] Let's celebrate together as partners in
[02:02:51] communities so we can create a better
[02:02:54] tomorrow in Los Angeles and beyond. Have
[02:02:57] a blessed summer to all summer 2026
[02:03:00] graduates and congratulations.
[02:03:02] Also, I would like to appreciate the
[02:03:04] Zhao family and congratulate Maywa Zhao
[02:03:08] for her graduation tomorrow from UCLA.
[02:03:11] Thank you.
[02:03:24] Speaker, would you like to speak to item
[02:03:26] one and or general public comment?
[02:03:28] >> Uh yes, item one and public comment.
[02:03:30] >> You have one minute for each.
[02:03:32] >> Thank you. Uh number one was uh in
[02:03:35] regards to an appeal and I apologize I'm
[02:03:38] not as focused. Uh, but I heard a a
[02:03:41] previous speaker talk about all of this
[02:03:44] and that. Uh, and Mr. Herman, you know,
[02:03:46] you're so such a specialist and you seem
[02:03:49] to know everything. You know everything.
[02:03:53] Uh, you know, why don't you shut up and
[02:03:54] put up and uh maybe run for an office or
[02:03:57] something? But it gets tiring uh hearing
[02:03:59] you uh be the expert uh on these kind of
[02:04:03] issues. Uh, I want to go into uh public
[02:04:06] comment quickly. Wayne Spitler. boy. I
[02:04:09] mean, I thought he was running for city
[02:04:10] hall. I thought he might be sitting over
[02:04:12] there. He has all the answers. He's an
[02:04:14] accountant. He's a lawyer. Yeah, he
[02:04:17] doesn't give us any proof. All of us are
[02:04:20] here to fight corruption. But Mr.
[02:04:23] Spindler, where were you when it came to
[02:04:25] the election? You know what it takes? It
[02:04:27] takes balls to run for to collect those
[02:04:30] signatures and get out there and face
[02:04:32] the public. So, hopefully next time you
[02:04:34] will. Oh, and then where's Andrew?
[02:04:37] Andrew, what's his graveer? He's the one
[02:04:39] that talks about uh Chief uh McDonald
[02:04:43] and says all these things are happening.
[02:04:45] But wait a minute, isn't he and the uh
[02:04:48] lady, Miss Dumont, the ones that
[02:04:50] attacked the senior here in city council
[02:04:53] and caused almost $10,000 worth of uh uh
[02:04:57] teeth damage, mouth damage. I mean,
[02:04:59] these guys talk about, but they can't
[02:05:01] stand behind their word. They have no
[02:05:04] substance. So, uh, we all agree, all of
[02:05:07] us back here agree about corruption. We
[02:05:09] want to end that. We want to end the
[02:05:11] Martinez curse. So, uh, come on, guys.
[02:05:16] >> Speaker, your time is up.
[02:05:30] >> Speaker, which items you like to speak
[02:05:31] to?
[02:05:33] Um item one and then general.
[02:05:35] >> Okay, you'll have one minute for each.
[02:05:37] Please start with the item.
[02:05:39] >> My name is Roelio Martinez,
[02:05:42] board of supervisor, district 4
[02:05:44] candidate.
[02:05:46] Uh so regarding item one, um this one
[02:05:51] parcel is a very reactionary
[02:05:55] um item number. What I re what I would
[02:05:58] recommend as a best practice that I've
[02:06:00] seen a lot of municipalities do is list
[02:06:04] the number of properties within the city
[02:06:06] limits that have code violations
[02:06:09] for the sake of transparency.
[02:06:12] And then when it says that there is a
[02:06:14] lead I'm sorry a lean on said property
[02:06:17] it does not state what type of lean. Is
[02:06:21] it a mechanic's lean? Is it a property
[02:06:23] lean? What type of lean? also for the
[02:06:26] sake of transparency.
[02:06:28] Now, moving on to general. Um, today at
[02:06:32] 1 p.m. I couldn't find the agenda or the
[02:06:35] meetings, but today there's going to be
[02:06:37] three significant things that um the
[02:06:41] council will be voting on. One, council
[02:06:43] expansion. Two, rank choice voting.
[02:06:47] Three, more LAPD oversight. So, again,
[02:06:51] these are extremely important things. I
[02:06:53] could not find the material nor anything
[02:06:57] that validated that these three things
[02:06:59] are going to be speak spoken about um at
[02:07:02] 1 p.m. today. But I just wanted to let
[02:07:04] everybody know that hopefully Oh, and
[02:07:07] I'm sorry the point of that was that
[02:07:11] ironically there's a World Cup game
[02:07:14] being held at the same time. So
[02:07:15] hopefully the council did not say let's
[02:07:18] speak about these three items when
[02:07:21] people's attention when it was going to
[02:07:23] be elsewhere. One more time, my name is
[02:07:26] Roelio Martinez, supervisor for district
[02:07:28] 4. Thank you.
[02:07:39] >> Uh speaker, which items you'd like to
[02:07:40] speak to?
[02:07:43] Um, I'm here to give a public comment.
[02:07:46] >> Okay, you'll have one minute. I
[02:07:48] >> have one minute.
[02:07:51] My name is Cesar Lopez. I'm here to ask
[02:07:54] for your support in passing the fast
[02:07:56] food fairwork ordinance. I work in a
[02:07:58] fast food restaurant, Subway, and I
[02:08:00] think vacation time and paid time off is
[02:08:02] necessary. If I had vacation time or
[02:08:05] paid time off, I would look into
[02:08:07] learning more about my rights,
[02:08:09] interested careers, and education like
[02:08:11] social studies, environmental studies,
[02:08:14] electronics, law, and medical fields. I
[02:08:16] would also use it to get plenty of rest
[02:08:19] and go to the beach or to the park and
[02:08:21] enjoy the city I live in. I think this
[02:08:23] is something every worker deserves the
[02:08:25] right to have, no matter our job. We all
[02:08:28] want to be able to count on paid time
[02:08:30] off. We need your support to make paid
[02:08:33] time off for fast food workers a legal
[02:08:36] right in our jobs. Please support the
[02:08:38] fast food fair work ordinance.
[02:08:50] >> General comment
[02:08:54] I have been informed by Mr. Armando
[02:08:56] Herman that I have not been making my
[02:08:58] point clearly enough. So here it is. I
[02:09:01] would like each of you to publicly ask
[02:09:03] the governor to have criminal
[02:09:05] investigators from the National Guard
[02:09:08] look into police misconduct. I am
[02:09:10] convinced that a military level
[02:09:12] investigation is the only way to con
[02:09:15] confront entrenched corruption and
[02:09:17] nothing will improve until this happens.
[02:09:20] So to anyone here in the audience, if
[02:09:22] this makes sense to you and if you truly
[02:09:24] want to stop this horrifying misconduct,
[02:09:27] I urge you to repeat it here yourselves.
[02:09:30] And if it doesn't make sense, please go
[02:09:32] to my Twitter and educate me about what
[02:09:34] you think I'm getting wrong. It's m a c
[02:09:38] km2.
[02:09:42] [applause and cheering]
[02:09:50] >> Um, my name is Pico. Um, I'm here to uh
[02:09:55] uh speak it. I am here. Uh um
[02:10:00] >> would you like to get general public
[02:10:01] comment?
[02:10:02] >> Basic to
[02:10:05] >> I'm here uh facing right now. Um I live
[02:10:10] almost um 17 years.
[02:10:13] >> Um I've been u my mom uh almost 26
[02:10:16] years. Um
[02:10:19] um North stop arrest bring me uh to my
[02:10:21] house and um
[02:10:24] oh my gosh um
[02:10:28] oh my gosh um
[02:10:31] stop me harassment me to a house
[02:10:34] stop being uh terrorized to over to the
[02:10:37] house and
[02:10:40] that's it
[02:10:42] [applause]
[02:10:46] helping
[02:10:53] Hi. Hi everyone. My name is Mimi.
[02:10:56] >> Which items would you like to speak to?
[02:10:57] >> I'm sorry.
[02:10:58] >> Which items would you like to speak to?
[02:10:59] Item one or general public comment or
[02:11:01] both?
[02:11:01] >> General public comment.
[02:11:02] >> You have one minute.
[02:11:03] >> Hi everyone. My name is Mimi. I am part
[02:11:06] of Migrante, which is an organization of
[02:11:09] Filipino migrant workers. I'm also part
[02:11:11] of the same organization as Vic. And the
[02:11:13] reason we are here today is because Vic
[02:11:16] um and his mother who lives in historic
[02:11:18] Filipino town for more than 20 years is
[02:11:20] facing eviction and they have been
[02:11:23] brought to court for nearly now the
[02:11:25] third time um by a slum landlord named
[02:11:28] Mark Nasab and North Oak Property
[02:11:31] Management. Um this is a pattern we're
[02:11:33] seeing all over um historic Filipino
[02:11:35] town LA and it's a Filipino migrants
[02:11:38] that are being that are suffering
[02:11:40] because of this. Um, and we want to see
[02:11:43] the city take action to actually protect
[02:11:45] Filipino migrants, tenants, and other
[02:11:48] workers. Um, especially at this time
[02:11:50] when we see ISIS attacking our
[02:11:51] communities. I also want to add that
[02:11:53] just three days ago, there was a
[02:11:55] Filipino caregiver that was kidnapped
[02:11:58] and detained to Atlanta whose family is
[02:12:00] from Pasadena. Um, and we've been or
[02:12:03] working to fight for the rights of
[02:12:05] migrants. So, um please uh work with us
[02:12:09] um to um continue to defend migrants
[02:12:11] rights.
[02:12:21] >> Speaker, which items would you like to
[02:12:22] speak to?
[02:12:23] >> Uh general public comment, please.
[02:12:24] >> You'll have one minute.
[02:12:26] >> Hi, council. My name is Jay. I'm a
[02:12:28] student at UCLA and a member of Anakin
[02:12:30] UCLA. Um, yesterday we learned that the
[02:12:32] UCLA School of Engineering received
[02:12:33] funding from semiconductor companies
[02:12:35] that have offices in the Philippines.
[02:12:37] The Philippine government surrendered
[02:12:38] 4,000 acres of land to the US under the
[02:12:40] PACE silica initiative for semiconductor
[02:12:42] manufacturing. Semiconductors act as the
[02:12:45] brain of modern warfare, driving
[02:12:46] everything from guided missile systems
[02:12:48] to unmanned combat drones and radar
[02:12:50] tracking. In 1991, Filipinos came
[02:12:53] together and kicked US troops out of the
[02:12:55] Philippines because we refuse to be a
[02:12:56] colony of the US. But I am alarmed that
[02:12:59] the Philippines is being turned into one
[02:13:00] big US military base under the Trump
[02:13:02] Marcus regime. Last month, the
[02:13:04] Philippine government also hosted the
[02:13:06] biggest joint military training
[02:13:07] exercises between the Philippines and US
[02:13:09] military in Philippine history. These
[02:13:12] exercises launched the day after 19
[02:13:14] people, including two Filipino
[02:13:15] Americans, Kaisor from Seattle and Ly
[02:13:17] Preles from San Diego, were killed by
[02:13:19] the Philippine military while helping
[02:13:21] farm workers in a rural community. This
[02:13:24] is the opposite of independence. As a
[02:13:26] youth, we don't want this war. We don't
[02:13:27] want to fight in this war and we don't
[02:13:28] want our schools involved in killing my
[02:13:30] people back home. That's why we call
[02:13:31] upon the council to
[02:13:32] >> your time is up.
[02:13:45] >> Hi, I will be speaking on the general um
[02:13:48] comment.
[02:13:52] My name is Love. I'm a member of
[02:13:55] Gabriella LA, a Filipino women's
[02:13:57] organization. I want to talk about one
[02:14:00] of our members, ate a mother of two
[02:14:02] small children who is now homeless after
[02:14:05] escaping her abusive husband.
[02:14:07] Uh she is now in a shelter where they
[02:14:09] are given spoiled food, banned from
[02:14:12] accessing accessing the fridge or the
[02:14:16] ability to cook. Uh, Filipino women like
[02:14:19] ate a do not come from an independent
[02:14:21] Philippines since they are forced to
[02:14:23] escape poverty and and forced by a
[02:14:26] deeply corrupt government, a government
[02:14:29] empowered and funded by the US
[02:14:30] government only to be forced to come
[02:14:32] here and be homeless.
[02:14:35] um forced to live in inadequate um in an
[02:14:39] inadequate um privatized shelter because
[02:14:42] LA city government opts out of its
[02:14:45] responsibility to provide ample uh
[02:14:47] public service. Um I would like to love
[02:14:51] to speak with those who care about
[02:14:52] people like a and work with them for
[02:14:55] genuine solutions. Thank you.
[02:15:05] Speaker, which items would you like to
[02:15:06] speak to?
[02:15:08] >> Uh my name is Jonathan. Uh general
[02:15:11] public.
[02:15:12] >> Okay, you'll have one minute.
[02:15:13] >> Okay. Uh yeah, I wanted to speak as
[02:15:16] international coalition for human rights
[02:15:18] in the Philippines. We are coalition
[02:15:19] exposing and opposing the human rights
[02:15:21] violations being conducted in the
[02:15:23] Philippines. And as I see the poor
[02:15:25] conditions created by the forest US
[02:15:27] bases in the Philippines that are
[02:15:29] testing its weapons on the Filipino
[02:15:31] people and on the land poisoning the
[02:15:33] land and reaping its resources from its
[02:15:35] people. We've conducted factf finding
[02:15:37] missions at the US backed and funded the
[02:15:39] attacks of Niger 19 that killed two
[02:15:41] Filipino Americans Kan L who part of it
[02:15:44] US the Philippine government consulate
[02:15:48] spends its money on harassing and spying
[02:15:50] on Filipino Americans rather than
[02:15:52] providing services. I wanted to ask like
[02:15:55] questions why is there a Philippine
[02:15:58] national police office here in Los
[02:15:59] Angeles rat tagging activists and
[02:16:02] banning Filipino Americans from going to
[02:16:04] the Philippines? Why are overseas
[02:16:06] Filipino activists being put on
[02:16:08] blacklist banned from traveling to their
[02:16:10] home country? We're calling for US out
[02:16:12] of the Philippines and PMP out of LA.
[02:16:15] Thank you.
[02:16:17] [applause and cheering]
[02:16:28] >> Speaker, you'll have one minute for item
[02:16:29] number one and one minute for general
[02:16:31] public comment.
[02:16:32] >> Let's see here. number one. That's
[02:16:35] right. That's good. You cover up that
[02:16:38] shiny bald head. Let's give my keys a
[02:16:40] hand.
[02:16:43] The the light reflects off your head and
[02:16:46] blinds me. Thank you for that, sir. And
[02:16:48] item number one, Markeesy the pimp, 717
[02:16:53] West 98 Street, pimping again, pimping
[02:16:57] his constituents for $4,259
[02:17:02] for godamn lean. Nobody can afford it.
[02:17:06] Bald head, nobody's got money in CD8. I
[02:17:11] drive through there. Even Unicus will
[02:17:15] not go through there. Isabel has never
[02:17:18] been there. And of course, Buckethead
[02:17:22] don't even know what I'm talking about.
[02:17:24] So, as you see, I call on the mighty
[02:17:28] Buckethead to wave the lean on item one,
[02:17:32] help the ghetto. So, again, now we're
[02:17:35] honoring voter fraud.
[02:17:38] >> Yes, everybody. Voter fraud.
[02:17:42] Woo!
[02:17:44] I love voter fraud. If you see one of
[02:17:47] these, and you're going to see thousands
[02:17:50] of them all over the city, ask yourself
[02:17:53] a question. Did I really vote? Did my
[02:17:57] vote really matter? Was my ballot
[02:18:00] no? Cuz every time you vote, eight of
[02:18:04] these nia voters vote against you. So,
[02:18:07] you see, your vote doesn't count. It's
[02:18:09] not one person, one vote. It's one
[02:18:13] godamn homeowner and 10 grifters to
[02:18:17] vote. That's what we do. Now, as you
[02:18:20] see, Markeesy, you letting them scream
[02:18:23] at me. You're letting them call me out.
[02:18:27] But remember, I told you my real daddy
[02:18:30] was really a black man. I'm black, too,
[02:18:34] I going to be here to
[02:18:36] watch the FBI arrest your ass.
[02:18:42] >> Before the next speaker begins, I'd like
[02:18:43] to make a quick announcement. Because we
[02:18:45] have more names than we have people in
[02:18:48] the chambers, if you haven't been called
[02:18:50] and would like to give public comment,
[02:18:53] please come up to your left right now.
[02:18:55] Thank you.
[02:18:56] >> Uh LA can speak on general public
[02:18:58] comment. You'll have
[02:19:01] >> uh from for here's for council member
[02:19:04] Gerorado. Yesterday in Operation Healthy
[02:19:06] Street sweep popped up on Sixth Street
[02:19:09] next to our office. This block had not
[02:19:12] been swept in months and people as
[02:19:14] always had no idea it was coming. Our
[02:19:16] human and civil rights committee sent a
[02:19:18] letter a month ago to you Gerorado and
[02:19:22] haven't received response yet. Uh nearly
[02:19:24] every day we get members telling us
[02:19:26] about the traumatic and violent impacts
[02:19:29] these sweets are imposing on them. And
[02:19:31] through all the stories, the one thing
[02:19:33] that's always consistent is uh no notice
[02:19:37] or either not enough time to uh retrieve
[02:19:39] their stuff. And so um while the council
[02:19:42] office claims to work with LAPD in the
[02:19:45] bids to coordinate sweeps, the only
[02:19:47] people who don't know that the sweep is
[02:19:49] happening is your constituents on the
[02:19:51] block. Right. And and so this a problem
[02:19:54] because uh you got CCA that's putting in
[02:19:57] uh complaints and stuff like that and
[02:19:59] they're not there or neither nobody from
[02:20:01] your office CD14 is to facilitate or
[02:20:04] coordinate your complaints. So it always
[02:20:06] end up in the wrong person.
[02:20:07] >> Speaker, your time is up.
[02:20:21] Speaker, would you like to speak to item
[02:20:23] number one andor general public comment?
[02:20:25] >> General comment.
[02:20:26] >> Okay, you'll have one minute.
[02:20:28] >> Let's get the honorable council. My name
[02:20:31] is Queen AJ. Pronouns your majesty. I'm
[02:20:34] a member of LA KN here and I came to
[02:20:36] speak on a general comment. Um, I'm just
[02:20:38] wondering why are houses folks in Skidro
[02:20:41] not offered the same warnings about
[02:20:43] these violent sweeps as other members
[02:20:45] across the district and the city.
[02:20:47] Speaking specifically to the honorable
[02:20:49] council parado, we know that well the
[02:20:52] paper says that we know you understand
[02:20:54] these concerns, but personally I'm not
[02:20:56] sure of that because we've never seen
[02:20:58] your office do any outreach during the
[02:21:00] sweep. We've never seen your staff at
[02:21:02] any of the sweeps, nor have we seen you
[02:21:04] before, during, or after to see how
[02:21:06] people's lives are dramatically impacted
[02:21:08] once you allow the sweeps to happen. So,
[02:21:10] while we are 100% against sweeps
[02:21:12] happening at all, at the very least, can
[02:21:14] we get the same treatment for other
[02:21:16] communities as the members in your
[02:21:18] district, which includes sufficient
[02:21:20] notice for the sweeps? I would ask, why
[02:21:23] do we not deserve that? But I'm going to
[02:21:25] give you an answer. We deserve that. Do
[02:21:27] something, Council Member Herado. Thank
[02:21:29] you.
[02:21:38] Thank you,
[02:21:39] >> speaker. Would you like to speak to item
[02:21:40] one or public? Okay, you'll have one
[02:21:42] minute.
[02:21:43] >> Uh, my name is Jessica and I'm with LA
[02:21:45] Ken. Um, and I'm a resident of Skidro
[02:21:48] here to speak on general comment.
[02:21:49] Council member Herado. About a month
[02:21:50] ago, LA Ken sent your office a letter
[02:21:53] outlining the need for better notices
[02:21:55] instead of the metal signs for Operation
[02:21:58] Healthy Streets. Since we sent a letter,
[02:22:00] LAN members have come here weekly to
[02:22:02] continue raised awareness uh and we're
[02:22:06] requesting action. At least respond to
[02:22:08] our letter. Why hasn't your office
[02:22:10] replied?
[02:22:11] Some uh so my question is simple. What
[02:22:14] is the plan to address these issues and
[02:22:16] when do you plan to respond? Our
[02:22:18] community deserves more than silence.
[02:22:21] Weekly we do community watch in your
[02:22:23] district. Not once have we seen anyone
[02:22:26] from your office doing outrage before,
[02:22:28] during, or after sweeps. But we
[02:22:30] continuously witness people being
[02:22:32] harassed, displaced, and pushed from
[02:22:34] block to block and watch everything they
[02:22:36] own being destroyed or thrown away. All
[02:22:38] the while struggling to survive. LA
[02:22:40] County is 100% against the OS, [snorts]
[02:22:43] but if the city insists on carrying them
[02:22:45] out, then resour
[02:22:54] All right, that concludes public comment
[02:22:56] for today's uh meeting. Want to thank
[02:22:57] everybody that came to share with us.
[02:22:59] Madam clerk, what's before us?
[02:23:00] >> Item number one.
[02:23:03] >> All right, let's open the roll. Close
[02:23:05] the roll. Tabulate to vote.
[02:23:10] >> 11 eyes.
[02:23:11] >> All right. What's next?
[02:23:13] >> Item number three as amended by motion
[02:23:15] 3A.
[02:23:16] >> All right. Let's open the roll on that
[02:23:18] item. Close the roll. Tabulate to vote.
[02:23:21] >> 11 eyes.
[02:23:22] >> All right. What's next?
[02:23:24] >> The council has motions for posting and
[02:23:26] referral.
[02:23:26] >> They are posted and referred.
[02:23:27] Announcements, members.
[02:23:30] Council member Rodriguez.
[02:23:32] >> Yes. as well. Uh the World Cup has
[02:23:35] kicked off with uh a very exciting game,
[02:23:39] but I know we each have some of our uh
[02:23:42] games happening this weekend in our
[02:23:44] community. But I wanted to share our
[02:23:46] watch parties that uh commence tomorrow
[02:23:49] with Brazil versus Morocco at Silar
[02:23:52] Park. Then follow on Thursday, June
[02:23:55] 18th, Mexico versus Korea. And I know
[02:23:59] Council Member Hut, you've got quite the
[02:24:01] show that's going to be happening for
[02:24:03] that program. And uh on Thursday, July
[02:24:07] 9th, obviously for the quarterfinals,
[02:24:08] that will be determined. But we want to
[02:24:10] invite everybody to come out to Silar
[02:24:12] Park. We've got some really exciting
[02:24:15] activations, including uh folks being
[02:24:18] able to design their own jerseys. So,
[02:24:20] want to invite you out and we'll start
[02:24:22] doing our celebrations tomorrow. Thanks.
[02:24:24] >> Thank you uh so much, Council Member
[02:24:27] Hut.
[02:24:28] Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, I want to
[02:24:31] announce that tonight six o'clock, we're
[02:24:33] going to have movies in the park at
[02:24:34] Rineer Park in our South Robertson area.
[02:24:38] That'll be really uh fun for the kids
[02:24:40] and school's out now. And then um next
[02:24:44] week, June 18th, Mexico versus Korea,
[02:24:48] Korea versus Mexico, whichever way you
[02:24:51] want to say it. They both have uh one
[02:24:54] one game. So, it's going to be truly
[02:24:57] exciting. That'll be at So,
[02:25:00] International Park, Normandy, and
[02:25:03] Olympic.
[02:25:04] >> All right. And council, you're going to
[02:25:06] have to pick a side between Mexico and
[02:25:08] South Korea. I'm just saying, [laughter]
[02:25:12] Council Member McCoscer,
[02:25:14] >> I have an announcement where we don't
[02:25:15] have to pick a side. We're all on the
[02:25:16] same side. Tomorrow we are going to be
[02:25:19] once again hosting Junth at Peek Park,
[02:25:22] Pec Park in San Peter from 10:00 to 7.
[02:25:26] It's uh with the San Peter Community
[02:25:27] Network which is our oldest black
[02:25:29] organization uh in the harbor area
[02:25:32] really u continuing organization in the
[02:25:34] harbor area and we have our traditional
[02:25:36] PC park event which will be great
[02:25:38] barbecue. We'll have presentations.
[02:25:40] We'll have music. We'll have a lot of
[02:25:41] fun. All free. Come on out to Peek Park
[02:25:44] tomorrow 10:00 a.m. 700 p.m.
[02:25:46] >> All right. Thank you, Mr. McCosk.
[02:25:48] Council member Hernandez.
[02:25:50] >> Thank you, Council President. Uh on
[02:25:52] Monday, January 5th, sorry, January June
[02:25:56] 15th, starting at 9:00 a.m., uh we are
[02:25:59] going to be streaming four games at
[02:26:01] MacArthur Park. So, please join us at
[02:26:03] MacArthur Park this Monday, June 15th.
[02:26:06] We're going to have Spain versus Cape
[02:26:07] Verde, Belgium versus Egypt, Saudi
[02:26:10] Arabia versus Uruguay, and Iran versus
[02:26:12] New Zealand.
[02:26:13] >> All right. Thank you so much, everybody.
[02:26:15] Uh and uh congratulations to everybody,
[02:26:18] all of our restaurants and parks and
[02:26:19] bars and folks that had activation last
[02:26:22] night. The city looked and felt uh alive
[02:26:24] and energetic last night. And the crown
[02:26:26] jewel was uh council district 9 with
[02:26:29] what was it 48,000 people inside the
[02:26:32] coliseum to see the Mexico game. It was
[02:26:34] huge and it was uh beautiful. So uh
[02:26:37] congratulations. It was they're great
[02:26:39] pictures. Um a a sea of green uh
[02:26:43] representing Mexico. uh right uh in
[02:26:47] council district 9. So again, thank
[02:26:48] everybody and all the offices that have
[02:26:50] uh participated to bring uh FIFA uh
[02:26:54] World Cup to life here in the city of
[02:26:56] LA. Uh seeing no other announcements,
[02:26:58] members, I'll ask everybody in the
[02:26:59] chamber to rise for adjourning motions.
[02:27:02] I'll look to my left first. I see
[02:27:04] council member Hernandez.
[02:27:07] >> Thank you, Council President.
[02:27:14] Okay.
[02:27:16] Um, thank you colleagues. Thank you
[02:27:18] council president. I would like to
[02:27:20] adjourn today's meeting um in
[02:27:23] remembrance of Mutulingum Cinodori.
[02:27:26] Mutingum Cinodori loving lovingly known
[02:27:29] to many here in the US's map was a
[02:27:32] pillar for his family and the Sri Lankan
[02:27:34] immigrant community in the antelope
[02:27:35] valley. His life journey began began in
[02:27:39] Pungai Idutivu near Japna Sri Lanka in
[02:27:42] 1946 and carried him across three
[02:27:45] beautiful continents and countries. In
[02:27:48] Wales he studied mathematics and in
[02:27:50] London he studied computer science and
[02:27:52] accounting. It was there that he met his
[02:27:54] wife Vanmudi. Shortly after their
[02:27:57] marriage they welcomed their first
[02:27:58] daughter Darusha marking the beginning
[02:28:01] of a new chapter. After completing his
[02:28:04] studies, he journeyed to Lancaster to
[02:28:06] join his older brother, Morty Cinodori.
[02:28:09] It was in the Antelopee Valley that his
[02:28:11] family grew, welcoming his next
[02:28:13] children, Dshin and Shobana.
[02:28:18] He followed an eclectic and innovative
[02:28:20] career. He worked in accountancy and
[02:28:22] studied business administration at Calid
[02:28:24] LA and flourished in entrepreneurship,
[02:28:26] running a photo lab, shipping center,
[02:28:29] jewelry, retail, and real estate.
[02:28:31] Mulingum was endlessly energetic,
[02:28:34] evident in the joyful rhythms of his
[02:28:36] days. Whether he was walking his
[02:28:38] granddog at 5:00 a.m., hitting the gym
[02:28:41] every morning, befriending neighborhood
[02:28:43] crows with food, and playing with his
[02:28:45] grandchildren until their stomachs hurt
[02:28:47] with laughter. In a world where strength
[02:28:49] is increasingly equated with anger and
[02:28:51] subjugation, Mulingum constantly showed
[02:28:54] through his actions that true strength
[02:28:56] lies in compassion and empathy. He
[02:28:59] proved that strength is not how hard you
[02:29:01] can strike someone down, but how
[02:29:03] gracefully you can lift someone up. That
[02:29:05] success is not measured by how much you
[02:29:07] have, but how much you give. And he gave
[02:29:10] and sacrificed so much for the people he
[02:29:12] loved. He has survived by his wife, his
[02:29:15] three children, and three grandchildren,
[02:29:18] Yishan, Anukica, and Rya. He especially
[02:29:21] loved playing with the three of them,
[02:29:23] and his youthful energy brought them
[02:29:24] endless joy. His grandkids were always
[02:29:27] so excited when they heard that was
[02:29:29] coming to visit. Wherever life took him,
[02:29:32] from Joffna to London to Lancaster to
[02:29:34] Berkeley to St. Louis and to the Globe,
[02:29:37] his presence moved every community he
[02:29:39] touched. His infectious laugh and loving
[02:29:41] demeanor will be deeply missed. Through
[02:29:44] all the years and journeys, his spirit
[02:29:46] remained forever young, 27 years old to
[02:29:49] be exact. May he be resting in the warm
[02:29:51] embrace of our ancestors. Thank you.
[02:29:55] Thank you so much, Council Member
[02:29:56] Hernandez. Looking to my left, looking
[02:29:59] to my right. Seeing no other journeying
[02:30:01] motions, we're journ. Thank you so much,
[02:30:03] everybody.