Los Angeles City Council Meeting – October 3, 2025
Los Angeles City Council Meeting – October 3, 2025
The meeting opened at approximately 9:31 AM with a quorum of 10 members. It included unanimous approval of the consent calendar, several ceremonial presentations recognizing labor history, women’s empowerment, and community organizations, public comment, a vote on a single reconsidered item, and adjournment motions.
Consent Calendar
- Council approved items 1–11 (for which public hearings had been held) unanimously with 10 ayes.
- A request to reconsider item 6 was granted by a 10‑aye vote, bringing that item back for separate consideration.
Presentations & Recognitions
- Pullman Porters Centennial: Council President Harris‑Dawson and Councilmember Hutt led a recognition of the 100th anniversary of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and Maids. Speakers included Yvonne Wheeler (LA County Federation of Labor) and representatives of the Authors Study Club. The council presented a certificate honoring the union’s role in civil rights and labor movements.
- SAG‑AFTRA Los Angeles Local President Jodi Long: Councilmember Yaroslavsky honored outgoing president Jodi Long for her leadership, including her work on AI protections and bringing production back to Los Angeles. Remarks were made by former Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su and SAG‑AFTRA National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree‑Ireland. Long spoke about representation and the importance of keeping film production in Los Angeles.
- New Economics for Women (NEW) 40th Anniversary: Councilmembers Blumenfield and Hernandez honored NEW for 40 years of economic justice, including development of 1,800 units of affordable housing, homeownership assistance, charter schools, and workforce development. Speakers included founder B. Stotzer and CEO Leticia Andueza.
- Wiffendale Club 80th Anniversary: Councilmember Hutt recognized the Wiffendale Club, founded in 1945 as a safe gathering place for people of color. The club provides scholarships and community programming. Club President Carrie Hinley accepted the certificate.
- Bechtel Corporation 127th Anniversary: Councilmember Rodriguez recognized Bechtel for its global infrastructure projects, including the Hoover Dam and LA Metro’s first phase. Dr. Ziad Hakim (General Manager) highlighted the company’s commitment to small business partnerships.
- Jane Kennedy Recognition: Councilmember Hutt (on behalf of Councilmember Price) honored Jane Kennedy, the first African American female sportscaster on national network television (CBS NFL Today). Kennedy spoke about her career, struggles, and her new memoir “Plain Jane.” A city council resolution was presented.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Speaker 1 (Mr. Graebner): Protested city layoffs of hundreds of city employees while increasing LAPD funding. Criticized council for prioritizing police budget over workers.
- Speaker 2 (America): Raised parking shortage in South Central due to new apartment construction without adequate parking. Urged council to address the issue.
- Speaker 3: Called for an end to police non‑feasance and criticized council members for not acting. Also commented on preference for an appointed city attorney.
- Speaker 4 (Harriet Elliott): Read a technical statement about beam‑forming technology and surveillance; was cut off after exceeding the one‑minute limit.
- Speaker 5 (James Tony): Urged protection of affordable housing programs (EHV, Section 8, LIHTC), immigrant rights, and LGBTQ+ protections. Quoted Micah 6:8.
- Speaker 6: Similar to previous, emphasized support for emergency housing voucher households and trans‑inclusive protections.
- Speaker 7: Protested the council for having no substantive agenda items, blaming them for budget mismanagement and criticizing specific members.
- Speaker 8: Wished Mayor Bass a happy birthday and praised her actions.
Key Outcomes
- Consent Calendar (Items 1–11): Approved unanimously (10‑0).
- Item 6 (Reconsidered): Approved with a vote of 9‑1 (one no vote). The specific content of item 6 was not detailed in the transcript.
- The council also approved commendatory resolutions and presentations.
Adjournment
- The council adjourned in memory of Adol Bilberry (longtime city employee and community member) and Dr. Jane Goodall (renowned primatologist and conservationist, who had visited city hall in 2019). No further business was conducted.
Meeting Transcript
Most women do not. Stage three or four. That's a very different situation. There is no early detection test for ovarian cancer, which is another reason why women get diagnosed late. I think the next steps is women, we just have to push forward. As a woman who's a surgeon and a scientist who really focuses on this disease, I'm not gonna give up until we make major progress. And we're committed to doing so. Access to sport is vital for LA's youth. At Nickerson Gardens, the latest edition completes a sports trifecta. They have football fields, basketball courts, and now an LA Dodgers Dream Field will have youth stepping up to the plate and knocking it out of the park. It's opportunity. It's a point of pride. Looks beautiful. It's in combination with the Rams field and with the Lakers basketball courts. It's phenomenal. But it would also bring programming and opportunity for young boys and girls to play baseball and softball and maybe pursue some dreams. Yeah, you know, I just can't believe when I showed up this morning and saw this field final. Uh it is incredible. It is the most beautiful ball field I think I've seen in a community anywhere. This is a place where we'll be talking 20 years from now or 15 years from now that many of the players in the uh the NBA in the National Football League and the Major League Baseball. They'll be saying when they're interviewed, I got my start on these fields here. At the Housing Authority, we believe that it is important to create affordable housing opportunities, but also to enrich our communities with places like the Dream Field here at Nickerson Gardens. We know that children that are active, children that are playing sports, uh, grow up to be healthy and strong and smart. And so these fields are about these children and these young people and giving them the opportunity to thrive. I'm very excited with the investments being made that's pouring into this community, and I'm very grateful as a leader here. We want to say thank you very much to the Dodger Foundation to all the foundations who are poured into our community. We're very grateful. From that dream feel to the real field, let's go future Dodgers. LA Civil Rights visited Cal State LA for a know your rights fair. The department's new We Belong campaign and resources. Let the students know their rights and let everyone know they are part of LA in these challenging times. Today we are at my beloved alma mater, Cal State LA to launch the We Belong campaign in partnership with CIFD and the entire city family. We know Mayor Bass wants us to share the word that we have an inclusive city, and today we have a resource fair on the campus of Cal State LA at the University Student Union to send a strong message that we stand with all Angelinos as we declare Los Angeles is for everyone. We're honored to be here today at Cal State LA in partnership with the LA Civil Rights Department and the mayor's office to send a very clear message to Angelinos, especially to immigrant Angelinos. And that message is that we belong. We all belong. And this campaign is more than a brand. It is really elevating the inclusivity and the commitment of the city to be inclusive. Regardless of where someone was born, we know that in Los Angeles, one out of every five households has a person that is a mixed status household. And so our department, the community investment for families department, is really proud of the fact that our resources are available to everyone, regardless of their immigration status. What we care most about is that we want to make sure that we connect people to resources that cause Los Angeles home. It's important for the city to provide these services because during a time like this, we stand with immigrants, and right now this is the time to do that. And you know, what better way to do it than Cal City LA, where a large portion of the student body is Latino, and that is the community that really is, you know, under attack by the federal government. And so getting that information out is really what's important. And so that's why, you know, campaigns like this are so critical to the community. I feel that they will be very excited that the LA County LA City is here to support. So in case that they don't know about some of the service that they're in their community, they can reach out to the office of civil rights and also be able to get a vision of support in their communities. I think that the students will know that we belong to LA, that LA is for everybody, and that they should not be afraid of anything living in LA. Going green is good for business, and it is also supported by the city. LA Sanitation held a networking event to highlight the incentives and grants they have for businesses getting certified as sustainable and green.
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