All 19 matches will be broadcast at Union Station.

This is the only free location in all of Los Angeles that will be hosting a fan zone where fans can come to see the FIFA broadcast shown both in Spanish and English.

And we're showing it throughout Union Station, both in the fan zone and on a 76-foot LED screen inside the waiting room.

The fan zone will be fully interactive with a lot of different things for friends and family to do.

Guests should definitely register on eventbrite so that they can solidify their position.

However, on the day of the event, folks can also come to Union Station, scan a QR code and register there.

The event is free for the public, so anybody can come to the event as long as they register on event right.

Come kick it with recreation and parks.

Well, it's the only app built by Metro for Metro Riders.

So you have a lot of options, a lot of great apps out there, but this is the only one where we're working with our customers, with our riders to make the experience customized for Metro and for Los Angeles.

If you want to kind of plan your trip from point A to point B.

If you're in a location and you want to figure out how to get to another location, you can see all the bus and rail lines and bike options near you.

You could customize your favorite stop.

Many of our riders take the same trip every single day to work to school.

So if you want to customize the experience just around those lines, the app begins to learn who you are and the experience kind of molds around your trips that you take every day.

We also have put a bunch of Metro amenities and features into the app.

So if you want to find a bathroom, want to find a tap retailer.

If you're looking for a bike locker, you can do that as well.

We are going to start listening to our riders and beginning to improve the app over time.

So it becomes something unique to Metro, unique to Metro riders and unique to LA.

My role here today is to demonstrate how customers are going to pay using their credit and debit card fares on Metro and across over 26 participating agencies.

You can use the same car that's already in your pocket or in your digital wallet to pay for the transit fee.

So all you do is take a plastic cart, you tap at the readers once, wait for the confirmation on the reader's screen, and then you just continue to write.

This is not only for about one event.

This was always a Metro's long-term fair modernization plan, and it just aligns well with the work.

This ability to pay using credit and debit card is just another convenient way for our riders who are daily riders, occasional or visitors who we will see a significant amount coming for the FIFA World Cup, as well as for the Olympics and Para Olympics in 2028.

The electrifying roar of the crowd during a pivotal match is an unrivaled experience.

Every second on the pitch counts and the action is entrancing from discovering the starting 11 to analyzing team performance and finding star players descending to total prominence on the World Cup stage.

Bring it on.

Local and international World Cup supporters are flocking to the FIFA fan festival, taking place at the LA Memorial Coliseum, filling the stadium with noise and joy, creating an unforgettable fan experience in a legendary sporting arena.

Welcome to FIFA World Cup here in Los Angeles.

We are kickstart was finding a venue and then deciding what we were going to do in this venue to make it a very exciting fan festival for the people that are attending.

If you've been here before and you came for football games, and now you're coming for this, you're gonna be shocked.

The World Cup is a 39-day event this summer.

The FIFA fan festival is going to be really meant to be this large-scale opening weekend celebration.

As you can see behind me, massive screens, interactive food displays all over the place.

We have great entertainment, all these immersive experiences.

People are gonna have a really amazing time.

We've got characters walking around, we've got labubu, we've got Paw Patrol, we've got the FIFA mascots for the kids to enjoy.

But most importantly, if you're here to watch the matches, you grab something to eat and drink, you grab a seat, and you're watching it on five different screens here with everybody else.

And you it's like you're at the match live.

It's all meant to be family friendly.

Tickets for this event are only $10.

It's 12 and under are free.

People will be able to take Metro to this fan festival fast, easy, and affordable.

Only $1.75.

We have two rail stations right next door.

Short walk from our USC stations right here to the Coliseum.

To make it easier for riders and fans to identify which buses they want want to ride, we have wrapped our buses in the official World Cup colors and logos for Los Angeles.

What we did was we captured all the iconic sites in Los Angeles, which is what you see on the exterior.

And then an extra surprise and delight is we partnered with West Coast Customs to really, I say pimp out our buses.

This project is critical, not just for Poquoima, but for the entire San Fernando Valley and City of Los Angeles.

This community has been historically underinvested, often lacking the basic stormwater infrastructure that at times leads to road flooding on many of our San Fernando Valley streets during rain events.

We are celebrating the groundbreaking of the stormwater capture project right here at David M.

Gonzalez Rec Center.

As the rain falls on the project, it's going to be captured.

These bays are designed to purify the water and to remove any contaminants before it's actually infiltrated into the groundwater basin.

So the project has multiple benefits because it's going to remove that water that would otherwise flow into Tongawash and maybe bring some pollutants with it.

And it's also going to recharge the groundwater, improving the city's water supply and our lesser dependence on imported water.

And on top of that, when we restore everything, we're going to have all the facilities that we were disturbing in the park and restore them to brand new facilities.

So we're going to have two new baseball fields and new amenities to the park facility.

It's a win-win for the community.

We're working closely with the staff here at the Rec Center to make sure that while the construction is going on, that we're still providing recreational programs for the communities that we serve.

This project is the result of years of collaboration with the Department of Water and Power with Recreation and Parks and other agencies that we have to coordinate with to develop this.

So this is one of nine projects that have been funded.

It's the first one to get out to construction, so we're all really excited to see the first one rolling.

The True Spirit of Soccer lies in its accessibility, requiring little more than a bowl to ignite a match.

Whether indoors or in the fields like this one, local parks are supporting the next generation of athletes in discovering the joy of soccer, developing essential agility and finding the rhythm on the field.

Cultivating these fundamental abilities is truly at the heart of the city of LA's mission.

Providing comprehensive youth and adaptive sports initiatives from traditional programs to blind soccer to empower individuals throughout every corner of our city.

That is, this event is the first event that's kicking off FIFA.

Everyone knows it's coming to LA.

We are here to introduce children to the game of soccer.

A lot of children don't know, depending upon which country you're from, it's the number one sport outside of the United States.

But just to learn the new sport, that's why we're here today.

We're gonna have a soccer clinic that's going to teach those who don't know and improve upon the skills of others the game of soccer.

I think I'm gonna get in there and try to do some footwork myself.

I'm hoping that there's a lot of you know children and not just children and kids but adults too to understand you know the game of soccer.

In America, that's not our first sport.

So someone like myself can inspire now and we start and we stick with it.

We're good at it.

Okay, but it's just getting that start.

So you ask my goal is to change the culture and the image of the sport of soccer by being here today.

Kids need to be outside.

That's what the Watt Summer Games is about.

We have education, we have the sport.

Most of all, we just have a whole lot of fun.

Why is it important for Sign With Me to be here?

We have partnered with the LA Watts Summer Games with the friends of LA Watts Summer Games with Khalifa Bay.

Why?

Because we know that you have many individuals with disability that's not included in the mainstream.

And so we want to be able to provide that awareness and that you know understanding and that collaboration and say, hey, let's welcome all individuals in our athletics, our Olympics, our sports, and different events and activities.

Come on and get your kids outside.

That's that's the crux of it.

Is to bring your children outside to enjoy the sunshine.

In the spirit of the World Cup, Housing Authority decided to do a youth soccer tournament and connect our young people to the countries that are participating by giving them replica uniforms with the colors and styles of the countries that are participating in the World Cup.

We're at Cal State LA, and we are launching the Hackla World Cup Youth Tournament.

We will have young people from across the city from 11 public housing communities participating in this tournament.

So young people from the ages of 10 to 13 will be competing in this World Cup over the course of the next 30 days.

So I see this as a great opportunity for our youth to grow together, not only in their respective community, but also in the community surrounding them.

There are so much going on, so many countries involved, not a lot of access to get into the games, and we wanted the kids to feel like they were a part of it.

So the Housing Authority, we believe that it's very important, not only to provide stable, affordable housing, but also to create those opportunities that allow our children and our young people to thrive and what better way than through the sport of soccer.

It's just beautiful to see community coming together, you know, and hold the game of soccer can bring so many people together, and it's really special to be part of it.

We will never forget those 241 men and women of Los Angeles Police Department who've given everything they had in the performance of their duties on behalf of others, most often others that they had never met before.

Today was the annual memorial ceremony that commemorates the uh sacrifice of 241 Los Angeles police officers.

Our men and women sacrifice everything physically and mentally to serve our community, to take that time out to honor our fallen and more importantly show the families of the fallen that we are here for them.

We will always be here for them.

It means a whole lot.

I think it's one of the most important things that I could come to as a commissioner to understand and recognize the sacrifices that officers have made throughout this department.

It's just very meaningful to me as we're making policies to making sure we're doing everything we can in terms of public safety and officer safety.

Fernando was a very happy, vibrant person.

Um you can easily feel his energy the moment he walked into the room.

I was living right through that guy.

You know, when I was younger in my teenage years, I was like, oh, I'm gonna be a police officer and I'm gonna do this.

I didn't do it, but um I was very proud, always hearing stories and I'm looking forward to this, and it's just something he always wanted to do as a little kid.

So just to know that he accomplished that, amazing.

I want to just keep his memory alive and you know, always remember the silly vibrant person, like I said that he was, and it's just very important to keep that going.

The city of Los Angeles is immersing itself into the soccer experiences surrounding the world cup, curating a series of global cultural activations that celebrate the spirit of sports and community participation throughout the entire city.

Through five designated community viewing locations, Angelinos and guests alike are invited to discover vibrant traditions and sound and spirit, strengthening the enduring bonds that define our city's diverse tapestry, featuring the dynamic movements of lion dancers and afro-Paruvian artists alongside the resin rhythms of taiko drummers and Korean traditional musicians, these live performances transform local gathering spaces into hubs of international artistic exchange for an unforgettable and immersive viewing experience.

Throughout the duration, we will be showing the World Cup games at three parks every single day.

And these are community celebrations meant to really bring people from across Los Angeles out to the city's parks and actually have a sense of civic pride around the World Cup.

It's meant to really bring a community vibe, a community feeling, and a sense of community excitement across LA.

I'm just so excited at the Department of Cultural Affairs to bring forward so many performers that are representative of who we are as a city.

There's a lot of things we can do.

It's open to everyone, and I think it's really cool that everyone helps make this happen.

So we're really excited because we've created a partnership with the US Soccer Federation who today contributed a hundred tickets for kids across Los Angeles to be able to attend the World Cup along with their families.

Today they announced that me and my family got tickets to the World Cup.

I'm looking forward to seeing the atmosphere, the vibe.

I'm excited to be able to see Los Angeles come together.

This is such a moment for us to both celebrate the World Cup and show off who we are as a city hosting so many games.

I'm excited to watch Mexico.

Vamos, Mexico.

As you can tell, I have the USA and Korea uh scarf, so I'm hoping one of these teams make it into the finals.

Come check us out.

Come to one of the events.

It's gonna be amazing time here in LA.

If you want more information about how to participate and kick it in the park, you can go online and you can Google Kick It in the Park and you'll find a website that tells you all the different events that are happening across the city.

We're here at the Los Angeles Coliseum for the Los Angeles Fan Fest celebrating the World Cup.

And we're at we're at Fan Fest down here of the FIFA.

So we came down uh to watch a little bit of games, see a lot of people with different types of you know cultures and jerseys, it's been awesome to see.

Mundial de those vita.

Vamos!

Yeah, we're excited to watch Brazil versus Morocco.

Today's Morocco's against the world.

And I hope that we're gonna have a great game.

Let's see who wins.

Everyone's eating, everyone's enjoying themselves.

There's music, everyone's taking pictures, videos.

Um definitely core memories to happen all throughout the World Cup.

I'm from Thai and my friend Fam Lao.

We here for the first time and we're just chatting the goodbyes here and hope big and we love USA.

We share for the USA.

I'm a Messi fan, so I really hope we can win the second championship.

Uh this world cup.

Go Argentina.

Messi, Ankaramesi.

Ankaramesi.

Look at this.

This is incredible.

I got people from all around the world here, and it is um.

It's miraculous.

It's absolutely wonderful.

This has just been a lot of fun, you know, just seeing everybody get together for this wonderful event.

Oh, I'm just looking forward to meeting some friends, looking forward to meeting good people.

Looking forward to meeting people from all over the world, different countries.

You know what I'm saying?

Europe, South America, Asia, everywhere, man.

It's this is gonna be awesome.

It's gonna be beautiful.

We're all different people, we all like different teams, and even so we still support each other no matter what.

World Cup is the best that you win that can show the to show the work of how to get along with each other and how to make a peace.

That's my opinion, yeah.

Good to see you.

I don't know yet, but good to see you.

Awesome.

Ecuador, just being here.

I can't tell you how much it means.

I don't care what happens, we're just so happy to be here.

I am from Bosnia, take me to America, one of the children's youth expo is an annual event where we bring together all the resources that the city of Los Angeles has to offer through its departments and also through its community-based organization partners.

There are resources here to help kids find jobs or earn to help kids learn, which there's a number of schools here A12, adult schools, community colleges, universities, and then most importantly during the summer play.

So our Department of Recreation and Parts is here, along with a number of other organizations that offer amazing fun recreational programs throughout the summer.

When I go around throughout the expo and see the different types of tables, it's giving us opportunities of how to be involved in your community or what you can be paid for, or any sort of internships or job opportunities that you can get being a citizen of LA and kind of also giving back to your community as well.

I just wanted to let you know that parents are absolutely critical and important for the future of young people to encourage them to join the workforce.

Find out what they're interested in, art, entertainment.

It's all here today.

The tables are everywhere.

No matter what their interest is, there is someone here ready to and waiting to plug you in.

First of all, there are support systems out there.

You just have to do the research.

Sometimes we feel like we're alone, but we're not.

Luckily, we live in Los Angeles, and there's lots of services out here.

I represent the Los Angeles LGBT center.

But we don't just support people of the LA LGBT community.

We support all persons, right?

We're all a big family, and so there's the various services out there.

Mental health services, education services, workforce services, um, and they can all be used together holistically to support yourself and your family.

It's so important for young people to understand the very basics of what it takes to get a job.

Maintaining eye contact, introducing themselves, filling out an application, knowing how to write a resume, and just sitting in front of somebody and talking about what they're passionate about, what their career goals are, and sometimes they don't even know what that is.

So this gives them an opportunity to walk around and learn about different careers.

As a matter of fact, today upstairs we have a resume writing lab, we have a mock interview cafe, and then we have a financial literacy workshop.

So once they start earning a paycheck, they know how to manage their money and budget for the future.

My hope is that every young person walks away with a better understanding of what's available to them, what programs and resources are available to them while they're on vacation during summer, how to apply for them, where they're located, what they're all about.

So if they get that is my goal that every young person walks away learning something new about a program that this great city has to offer.

Today is about ensuring all residents have an equal say in decisions that shape their lives every single day.

If you live here, work here, pay taxes here, and raise your family here, you deserve to have a voice in the city of Los Angeles.

That's what residential voting is about.

We know that there's hundreds of thousands of folks that have legal permanent residence, DACA, TPS.

Some of them don't have anything, but yet don't have a choice over their local elections.

They send their kids to school.

They don't have a say over who makes decisions over the things in their classroom.

When they walk down the street, they don't have a say over what their council member does.

And so I believe that it's only fair to allow folks uh to have the opportunity to vote.

I'm an immigrant myself.

I came to the United States um when I was three years old.

I've been living in this country for a little over 20 years, and I still don't have a pathway to citizenship, despite the fact that me and my family have been contributing, you know, for decades to the city.

And you know, as someone who's been organizing for the last seven years and has mobilized thousands of voters, I think it's our turn to be able to cast our ballots as well in the city.

Everybody wants to vote, and we are happy that he proposed this kind of deal.

You know, I work hard, and I thought I get that the money, but uh baselap or face up, oh my god, it goes to the Texas.

There's no question that this is low.

But as a resident here, we should allow us to vote soon.

The process will take some time.

You know, it first has to get out of rules committee, then it has to be passed by full city council.

And then if it goes to the voters, voters will decide in November whether that's a good idea or not.

You know, we hope that the folks that are able to vote can see that this is an issue of fairness and that if you live here, pay your taxes, contribute to this uh great city, then at the very least, they should give us city council the ability to have this debate and make some changes to who can vote in local elections.

But uh this is still a long process to go.

Thank you so much for watching.

Catch these stories and more on Channel 35 or at LACity.gov forward slash TV and follow at LA City on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube.

Until next time, show up in your community, shoot for a goal, and enjoy everything Los Angeles has to offer.

All right, good morning, and welcome to the regularly scheduled meeting of your Los Angeles City Council.

Today is Tuesday, the twenty third day of June in the year twenty twenty six.

Public comment for this morning's meeting will be taken in person in this chamber.

Madam Clerk, let's begin our proceedings by calling the role.

Approval of the minutes of June seventeenth, twenty twenty six.

Councilmember Hutt moves, Councilmember Rodriguez seconds.

What's next?

Commendatory resolutions for approval.

Councilmember Padilla moves, Councilmember Lee seconds.

Can we uh what's next?

Mr.

President, today is Tuesday, and it's time for the flag salute.

I'll ask everyone in the chamber to rise, face the flag, and follow along with Mr.

McCosker of the One Five.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

If everyone could face the flag, right hand over your heart.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

And to the Republic for which it stands.

One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

All right, Madam Click, let's run through our agenda.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Items one through seven are items noticed for public hearing.

Items eight through 17 are items for which public hearings have been held.

Items 18 through 52 are items for which public hearings have not been held.

Item 53 is an item scheduled for closed session for which public hearings have been held.

Item 54 is an item scheduled for closed session for which public hearings have not been held.

Ten votes are required for consideration.

Alright, without objection, those items are now before us.

Uh members, this is now the time for specials.

See, Councilmember Rodriguez's name on the team.

Item 15 for a separate vote, please.

I for a separate vote.

Councilmember Soto Martinez.

Mr.

President, I have an amendment for item number 14.

Should be circulated soon.

All right.

Councilmember Yaroslavski.

Thank you, Council President.

I'd like to call item 17 for comments.

All right.

Councilmember McCosker.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Uh, item 13 for comments.

All right.

Councilmember Hernandez.

Council President, I'd like to call item 36 special for comments, please.

Three six for comments.

Any other special members?

Councilmember Price.

Since I am a landlord.

Thank you.

Five zero for Mr.

Price recusal.

Councilmember Jurado.

Council President, I'd like to call item 15 special for or a separate vote, and I have an amendment for item 49, which should be circulating shortly.

All right.

Any other specials members?

All right.

Seeing no other specials, uh, Madam Clerk, what items are available for votes at this time?

Pardon me.

Council Member Herado, was that one five or five-zero?

Thank you.

One five, not five zero.

All right.

Uh, which items are available for votes at this time.

Mr.

President, there is a request to continue items three through five to Friday, June 26th.

Without objection, that'll be the order.

The council may now take a vote on items eight through twelve and sixteen.

All right, let's open the roll on those items.

Close the roll, tabulate the vote.

I'll rise.

All right.

Uh what's next?

Thank you.

The council may now move on to public comment.

All right, before we go to public comment, I want to uh direct everybody's attention to our uh colleague who represents Boyle Heights.

Councilmember Jurado of the 14th district uh to give us important updates about uh why we can't see more than two blocks away from this building this morning.

Thank you for that, Council President.

Colleagues, today I rise on behalf of a community that has spent the last week carrying a burden it did not create.

For nearly a week, families in Boyle Heights in East Los Angeles have been living with smoke, odors, ash, disrupted routines, and serious concerns about what this means for their health and well-being.

Parents have been worrying about their children.

Seniors have been wondering whether it is safe to leave their homes.

Workers have been navigating commutes through smoke and uncertainty, and small businesses have been trying to keep their doors open while facing the same concern as everyone else.

And through it all, neighbors have been checking in on one another.

That resilience deserves to be recognized, but resilience is not the same thing as responsibility.

People are tired, they're anxious, and they deserve answers.

Last Wednesday, a fire erupted at a cold storage warehouse facility in Boyle Heights.

Well, it began as a structure, fire quickly became a prolonged emergency involving heavy smoke, air quality concerns, environmental monitoring, and a massive response from firefighters and emergency personnel across multiple agencies.

While much of the attention has focused on the warehouse itself, I want to focus on the people living through the crisis every day.

From the very first day of this emergency, my focus had been simple.

Make sure residents have information they can trust and resources they can use.

Every morning since the fire began, I've started my day at the command post receiving updates directly from LAFD and emergency responders, so our office can get the most accurate information possible to the people who need it most.

And every day after those briefings, my team has gone to work and I really appreciate them.

While firefighters focus on containing the fire, CD 14 focuses on people living around it.

We are securing masks, air purifiers, and emergency supplies.

We're creating flyers, knocking on doors, answering calls, checking on families, and making sure residents have clear, timely information in the language that they can understand, going block by block through the neighborhood most impacted by the fire, including homes directly across the street from the warehouse.

We are meeting people where they are because in a crisis, resources are only as helpful as it can get into the hands of the people most affected.

And that work continues, and we're not doing that work alone.

What I have witnessed over the last seven days is the best of Boyle Heights, the best of the East Side, and the best of Los Angeles.

Our community has shown up in extraordinary ways.

Proyecto Pastoral, inner city struggle, East LA YMCA, Boyle Heights Bridgerunners, Boyle Heights Chamber of Commerce, Inclusive Action, Centro CSO, Union De Vicinos, LA Forward, DSALA, neighborhood councils, faith leaders, small businesses, volunteers, people who have spent days knocking on doors, translating information, distributing supplies, checking on seniors, helping families navigate resources, and making sure residents do not face this crisis alone.

When a community was hurting, people showed up and they continue to show up.

And I'm deeply grateful for that partnership.

And we talk a lot about city family.

And we use it here, and I didn't really know what it meant, but this past week has shown me what it truly means to be part of one.

On day one, Councilmember Hernandez sent air purifiers so that we could give it to the folks right across from the warehouse.

Then Councilmember Park and her team immediately connected with my staff and help guide us through the realities of responding to this kind of emergency while also trying to figure out what do we keep going on our other city city council work.

She and Councilmember Soto Martinez personally delivered resources directly to our office, and for that, we really thank you.

Controller Mejia bought air filters on his own and helped pack masks.

Councilmember Padilla helped load boxes of air purifiers onto trucks and headed directly into the neighborhoods most impacted by the fire and trucks driven by the mayor's office staff to help distribute and also across the city.

Council offices have stepped up however they can.

Councilmember McCosker, Councilmember Lee, your staff provided a truck.

Councilmember Hutt sending two teams, Councilmember Rodriguez, Councilmember Yarzlavsky, your chief of staff, also Councilmember Lee, chief of staff loading boxes, and Councilmember Blue Enfeld from the earliest, helping us to find resources, whether it's masks or air purifiers.

And the mayor's office, they've been alongside us every step of the way, helping coordinate resources and making sure Boyle Heights gets the support it needs.

I mean, it was her advocacy to do a joint declaration with the county to get the governor to declare a state of emergency so that we could get ahead of this fire with all the resources we need.

And you know, that has been such a fabulous partnership, and so I can't underscore how much the mayor's office has helped us in this process to address the need.

People keep asking one simple question what do you need?

And every time we ask for help, someone answers, and this crisis is not over.

Families are still dealing with smoke, uncertainty, and concerns and about what they are breathing.

Residents still need resources.

Residents still need information, and residents still deserve answers.

And that is why yesterday I announced a package of motions focused on immediate relief, public health, and accountability.

These motions are grounded in what we have been hearing directly from residents over the last week.

If we're asking people to limit their exposure to smoke, we should be making it easier for them to do so.

That means getting more masks, air purifiers, air filters into the community.

It means reducing the amount of time transit dependent residents are forced to wait outside during a smoke emergency.

It means ensuring that unhoused Angelinos are not put in situations that increase their exposure during environmental emergencies.

And it means demanding answers about how this fire happened, what oversight existed, and whether there are warning signs and what changes are needed to prevent something like this from happening again.

But relief alone is not enough.

Residents deserve answers, they deserve to know what happened, they deserve to know what burned, and they deserve to know what risks remain.

And they deserve clear information that you can understand and use to make decisions for themselves and their families.

And let me be clear: this is only the beginning.

These motions are the first step toward meeting the immediate needs of residents and beginning the work of accountability.

As the emergency evolves from the fire suppression to cleanup to recovery and investigation, my office will continue bringing forward actions focused on transparency, public health, environmental justice, and accountability.

Because when the fire is finally out, the questions, the cleanup, and the impacts on residents will remain.

And for generations, Boyle Heights has carried environmental burdens that many communities never think about.

I mentioned last week when we talked about parks that the east side has been the trash can of the city of Los Angeles for too long, and that's why park advocacy was so important.

It has also been bearing the burden, just like other black and brown communities, of the environmental burdens.

And when a major industrial fire happens here, the response cannot be slow, vague, or incomplete.

It needs to have the same urgency, transparency, and protection as any other community in Los Angeles, and our neighbors in East LA deserve the same.

I want to thank, you know, I want to thank council member price, also, um, and council member uh Ramon and Council President for also sending their staff over.

I really appreciate it.

I just want to say that this has really been an all-city council departmental mayor's office, controller, city attorney effort.

And like I mentioned, I didn't know what city family meant, and now I know what they all y'all put the family in it.

And especially in crisis, we set aside our differences and unite, and I thought that was really powerful.

Before I close, I also want to thank Chief Jaime Jamie Moore and the firefighters of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

We see your dedication on Father's Day.

There were so many fathers that were out there.

They've been working 24-7.

Um, and so we appreciate their sacrifice and grateful for their service.

In addition, want to thank Supervisor Hilda Solis, Senator Maria Leno Dorazo, Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez, and all of our city county, state partners, and every emergency responder, city employee, community organization, volunteer who has stepped up during this response.

Boyle Heights did not create this crisis, and Boyle Heights should not be left to carry the burden of cleaning it up alone.

And to the residents of Boyle Heights in East LA, we hear you.

We are there with you, and we will continue to keep fighting with you, and we will continue showing up every day until this community gets the answers, resources, and support it deserves.

So thank you, Council President, for giving me this time, and thank you, City Family.

Thank you, and thank you so much for your leadership, Councilmember.

Through these uh last harrowing days.

Alright, uh, Mr.

City Attorney, if you can prepare us for public comment.

Yes, Mr.

President.

To people providing public comment, when it's your turn to speak, please state which of the agenda items you'd like to speak to.

You'll have one minute per item, up to three minutes total for the items open for public comment.

When speaking on the agenda items, you must be on topic.

Our goal is to get through as many speakers as we can.

If you are not on topic, or if we cannot tell whether you were on topic, you will get one brief warning from me or the council president.

At that point, you need to get immediately and clearly on topic.

If you do not do so, or if you again stray off topic, you will forfeit the rest of your speaking time, and we will move on to the next speaker.

The items open for public comment on the agenda today are items one and two, six and seven, eighteen through fifty-two and fifty-four.

So again, the items that are open for public comment on the agenda are items one and two, six and seven, eighteen through fifty-two, and item 54.

Items three through five have been continued to this Friday, uh June 26th, and are thus not open for public comment today.

Members of the public may also speak for up to one minute for general public comment.

During general public comment, members of the public may speak to any of the items or anything else in the city's subject matter jurisdiction.

We will tell you when your time is up.

If you require a Spanish language interpreter, please make sure to pause every few sentences so the interpreters can interpret.

Don't worry, we will pause your time while the interpreters are interpreting, so you will get the same amount of time as everyone else.

Thank you.

Additionally, if you've made an accommodation request pursuant to the ADA and would like to you make use of the wireless handheld microphone, or if you would like to make a request, once it's your turn to speak, please raise your hand so the sergeants know to provide you with that wireless handheld microphone.

Finally, in order to help us accommodate as many people as possible, as you can see, we have a full house today.

Uh, we would appreciate it if you please wait until you hear the name that you signed up under, called aloud before lining up in any order to speak.

Again, the order in which the names are called is at random.

That is to say it is randomly generated.

It is not necessarily in the order in which you signed up.

Thank you.

I'd like to begin public comment by calling up a few names.

Harriet Elliott, White Nazi, Cynthia G, Jason Cunningham, Margarita Capato, Renee Pittman, Hans Johnson, and Rabbi Cox.

Okay, first speaker.

Good morning, Pumpkin Head.

Before we begin, hold us time.

So Mr.

Herman, we have been through this before.

So because you are at the podium right now, I will let you proceed with your public comment, but you know the rules.

If you would like to, you are more than welcome to withdraw that request.

I'm not encouraging you to do so.

It is up to you.

But we cannot play guessing games on where you would like to speak.

So I assume this is all in the spirit of trying to waste everybody's time here.

So if it happens again, I will give you a warning and it will constitute a warning for removal.

So you have three minutes for the items and one minute for general.

Go ahead.

So everybody that believes in housing department, you've all been fooled.

Don't let these fools make fools of you.

How many years have you heard of them providing you with housing?

But yet not one goddamn answer or solution, right?

But they're gonna raise the taxes on you, right?

They're asking for that, right, Mr.

Price, 10% hike in taxes in Los Angeles.

When people can't even afford the rent, what is rent stabilization for then?

What are the protocols for addressing the motherfucking violations, including escalation procedures and enforcement?

Yeah, dickhead, I'm on page 61, motherfucker.

Recommendations to improve transparency.

So you see, a white motherfucker like me knows how to reduce and repeat violations by strengthening the enforcement.

One, I I can't tell which item you're on, but to the extent you're on the same item, that was 49.

You did rent mention rent stabilization, you have exhausted your minute on that item.

Please move on.

Again, you know the rules.

If you don't identify the item that you'd like to speak to, and I can't tell, then I will have to interrupt you.

So I need you to identify which items you'd like to speak to before you begin.

I don't have to address anything to you, or direct my attention to you.

So this is your only warning.

You are now off the agenda.

If you do it again, I'm gonna move you to general.

I'm referring to the civil rights of equity and the fucking wetback immigration and aging and disability.

Coxucker.

That once again, housing LA citizens is not an oversight.

It's a fucked up situation where people of minorities cannot afford to pay the rent.

So you citizens.

I've asked you politely to identify the item.

You've refused to do so.

This sounds like general public comment.

You've so I'm gonna move you to general.

So general public comment.

You have one minute.

Go ahead.

Now, dickhead, last week you allowed a white man to attack me in this facility and did no warning or no kick out, but you targeted me after the white man on that side of the podium was in my face yelling at me while you dickhead were talking to me.

Two fucking arguments going on in the same fucking house that I control the narrative.

But yet you kick me out for two fucking days, you fucking pumpkin head.

Right smoking scan?

You with the pimple on your face, dickhead, didn't do the same enforcement that you should have done when allowing a person to attack me at the podium when I was sitting over there.

That's why I'm here now defending that issue while you suck a dick.

Fuck Korea, fuck China, God bless Donald J.

Trump, and put your stupid ass behind bars.

All right, and that is your public comment.

If we hear you again, it will constitute a disruption, and you will be eligible for removal.

Uh, to be clear, just for the record, I have no idea what incident you are talking about.

Uh, you know the rules, and for everybody who's here, we do appreciate your patience, and we apologize for what you just heard.

Uh, we do have to, Mr.

Herman, congratulations.

This is your first formal warning, and uh for the purpose of being removed.

Do not disrupt me while I'm trying to address the members of the public.

Again, we appreciate your patience.

Unfortunately, this is a common occurrence.

Uh, Mr.

Herman is a regular attendee at these meetings.

Uh, the quickest way to get through this is to simply ignore him.

Uh, good morning.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

General public comment and item 50.

Okay, so you have one minute for the item and one minute for general.

Please begin with the item.

Go ahead.

Good morning, members of the city council.

I want to start by thanking my council member, Isabel Jurado, for all her efforts this weekend.

Um, and then I want to move on to talk about homelessness.

Homelessness, the homeless count has been down, but actions that this council plans to take is gonna cause it to increase.

And actions that this council is failing to take is going to cause it to increase.

You cannot reduce homeless services 15%.

You cannot reduce homeless services at all, and you cannot reduce eviction defense services.

I issued a layoff notice to my staff for June 12th, and we were able to raise just enough money to be able to keep the staff on staff until until July 17th.

Now, there is someone in the audience who has that's the one minute, right?

General, go ahead.

We have someone in the audience that is gonna testify, hopefully in Farsi, but I guess I hear you don't have a Farsi interpreter, so maybe one of us will use Google Translate.

She has been begging me to represent her on the 21st of July in a trial in Van Heist Court.

I cannot make that would be Mr.

Blumenfeld district.

I cannot make that commitment to her because I may have 66% less staff and no services to City of LA residents as of July 17.

Think about what that means.

Thank you, Speaker.

So your time has expired.

Next speaker.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

I'd like to speak to uh public comment and item 50.

Okay, so you have one minute for each.

Please begin with the item.

Go ahead.

Uh good morning, Councilmember Hernandez.

My name is Lawrence Vasquez.

I'm uh EDN uh TEP student, and um they were very helpful to me.

I um uh had an eviction file for me, and on March the second, um it was dismissed because of the things that I learned from EDN uh from their web uh tutorials and from the help from the staff and the lawyer that subbed into my case on the day that I came to court.

I learned something, and uh the attorney had to dismiss the case because they didn't uh mail me a paper that they had filed with the court.

The second time I was um eviction was filed, Tormi, I had learned even more, and the attorney had to give me the RSO forms that are supposed to be in the front of the front.

One minute for general, go ahead.

Right.

In the front uh where the mailboxes are at in the laundry room.

I didn't even know about these forms, but I learned about them, and this was my defense, and they had to dismiss the case.

For the attorney, uh, the only win for him is that I get evicted.

They don't want anything else.

This is what we're all dealing with right now.

Every person that gets evicted is dealing with an attorney or a law firm that that's all they do, is evict people, evict a person, get paid.

Evict a person, get paid.

Uh in the words of Michelle Obama at the library address, they are us and we are them.

Release the funds today.

Sign the paperwork for it, and sign the rest of the funds so that people like me don't get evicted, senior citizens, families with children, and uh individuals.

Thank you.

Mia Gualtieri, Sharvi Reddy, Catherine White, Sylvia Esparza, Dominga Solerzano, and Megan M.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Public comment.

Okay, so you have one minute.

Go ahead.

Uh, I'm a callin' a Ross.

Uh a principio, say Titulu.

Oh, go ahead, translate.

Yes, something that was brought that came to attention for me was uh the author Colin A.

Ross.

Uh, Principio, uh say tituloso libro bluebird.

And at first he titled his book Bluebird.

Pero ahora se titula uh Los Médicos de CIA.

But now it's titled Los Medicos CIA, the doctors of the CIA.

Uh, uh Colin Ross Dice, no I ningun um uh ejemplo de uh personalidad multiple and uh la naturaleza.

The author Colin A.

Ross says that there's no examples of multiple personalities in nature.

Solo and La Pagina de Wikipedia, no uh include uh Colin Ross, the and uh La Pagina de uh Personalidad Multiple.

Only in the page on the Wikipedia page is Colin A Ross and not included with uh multiple personalities.

This is a trap by uh intelligence services.

Porte uh la verdad, it's uh a similar uh uh Edom.

Because truthfully it's similar Edom.

Gracias.

Thank you.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Why just speak to uh 16 and uh uh general public okay, so item number sixteen.

So item sixteen is not open for public comment as the public hearing was held at committee, but you can speak to it during general.

So you have one minute for general public comment.

Go ahead.

Okay.

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

Good morning to Councilman Hugo Otto Martinez.

I am your constituent.

Here's the situation.

Well, before I go further, my name.

Jason J.

Scribbles Cunningham, CEO of J Scribbles Music.

I am a professional recording artist by trade.

And uh, so uh 2025, as we all know, those fires hit, and while those fires hit uh it was a lot, property destroyed, venues destroyed, places where I perform it was destroyed, but what was left was the place where I was in for California, which is in your district.

And while I'm writing at this place, now I got to find more venues.

I have to find more venues where I can perform.

So, speaker, speaker, your time has expired.

We do have to move on to the next speaker.

Okay, thank you.

Speaker, I need you to vacate the podium.

Speaker, at this point, you are disrupting the meeting insofar as we need to move on to the other speakers.

We have a lot of people here.

So I'm gonna ask that you please do not disrupt this meeting.

This is your first and only formal warning.

We're gonna move on to the next speaker now.

Sergeant, so if I can ask you to please explain the rules to the gentleman, I would appreciate it.

Okay.

Sir.

Good morning.

Yes, we see.

Which uh which, sorry, what would you like to speak to?

I'm can you hear me?

Yes, we can hear you.

I'm gonna speak on item sixteen, homelessness.

Okay, so uh like the last speaker, item 16 is not open for public comment, but you can speak to it during general.

One minute, go ahead.

I'll speak on general.

Number one five, five zero.

Okay, let me see.

Okay, so if you're hold on, so five zero is open for public comment.

You have one minute for item number 50 and one minute for general if you'd like.

So please begin with the item.

Go ahead.

Okay, thank you.

Good morning, council member Adrian Nazarian, and all council members.

My name is Marcella Thompson.

I am a 66-year-old disabled senior citizen, native Angelino studio city resident living on fixed social security income.

I'm here today because I know firsthand how important individualized eviction defense network services are for people facing the loss of their homes.

Over the past year, I've been involved in eviction proceedings while also dealing with serious health challenges.

I have undergone numerous spinal surgeries over the course of my disability and need two additional surgeries to relieve severe thoracic spinal cord disorder.

Managing my health is difficult enough.

Facing the possibility of eviction and homelessness at the same time was frightening, exhausting, and detrimental to my health.

General public comment.

During COVID, I had to go through four years of living in nursing homes, living with friends, dutifully paying my rent, and I had my spine reconstructed.

I have a spine that is of titanium and everything else.

Unfortunately, I am facing eviction once again, but if it weren't for eviction defense network coming to my rescue, I would have been living on the street, which I have never ever experienced in my entire life.

I am hoping and praying that you will come up with the funds to help them help us.

They shouldn't be evicted, neither should we.

Thank you.

Your time has expired.

Next speaker.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

General comment.

You have one minute.

Go ahead.

There's a lot of blame to go around between the elected officials, the staff attorneys, and the police, but I have to say that the lion's share goes to the police because they should know better than to believe what the city attorneys are feeding them.

The police should know that when they expel people from council without giving them a citation so they can challenge the expulsion in court, they are violating due process.

The Brown Act does not replace due process, it goes on top of it.

This is an example of the obvious but less damaging misconduct.

The really horrifying stuff isn't so obvious.

The fix is obvious.

You should ask the governor for a military-level investigation of government misconduct, and so should anyone in the audience here who actually wants the misconduct to stop.

Anything less will cause unnecessary suffering.

Next speaker.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

I'm here speaking on item 50 as well as public comment.

Okay.

So you have one minute for each.

Go ahead.

Thank you.

I'm Hans Johnson, representing the East Area Progressive Democrats and our 1200 members throughout Los Angeles.

I'm here to commend two of our Eastside and Northeast Council members, Isabel Jurado and Nithya Rahman, for their ordinance to enact urgent release of funds necessary and essential for the human rights and protection of Angelinos from eviction, including members of our club.

I'm proud to be joined here today by one member of our club in particular, Linda McShann, who has endured a year of terror and constant threats to evict her onto the street despite being in her 70s and being a lawful tenant for many decades.

Throughout the last year, many of you know and Angelinos have had to endure a federal invasion and the terrifying consequences of massed armed agents patrolling our streets, ambushing our residents, and taking away loved ones and neighbors.

Tenants throughout the city have had to endure a similar ordeal, and we are here today to ask that the council take urgent action to appropriately release funds that should not be withheld.

Because of the public, because of the public outcry, or because of the public intervention wrongfully from the city attorney, I want to thank the two sponsors of this ordinance and urge other council members to show that you recognize the importance of these funds to represent tenants.

This is about the tenants.

It's not about the politics of the ordinance.

It's not about the thumb on the scale by the city attorney who wrongfully instituted a bidding process, and then when that fit when that failed to obstruct the funding, then fell back on substantive objections to the tenant protection funds.

You have the power to do what's right.

On behalf of the largest democratic club in the city and the state of Los Angeles, state of California.

And before the next speaker begins, I if we could just hit pause for just a second.

Councilmember McCosker.

Thank you very much, Mr.

President and members.

A few moments ago I introduced a motion seconded by Bob Bloomfield.

Thank you very much, regarding a 245.

It's a 245 to assert jurisdiction over the Board of Harbor Commissioners, June meeting uh action certifying a port master plan amendment number 30 to establish a truck and chassis parking lot along the 110 freeway at the intersection of Wilmington and San Pedro.

And I'm going to ask Mr.

President that the clerk post and refer this matter immediately given our schedule.

And if you require a motion, I'm happy to make a motion.

Uh without objection, that can be the order, madam clerk.

Thank you.

That motion is posted and referred.

Thank you so much, Mr.

McCosker.

Thank you.

Next speaker.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Um item number 50 and general public comment.

Okay, so you have one minute for each.

Go ahead.

Hi, my name is Cynthia.

I'm a program manager for Statehouse Del A.

I've been doing this work for a while now and have seen on the grounds why it's so necessary to make sure that we agendize the motion that Isabel Jurado and Nithia Roman presented at the H and H committee.

When we talk about homelessness uh prevention, right, and homelessness in general, we're never really looking at what is gonna help systematically the tenants of LA.

And this program, State House Del A, has been doing that.

You see the numbers that we've been able to put in the report.

The city um has that information, the city attorney has that information.

What is that I am unclear is why have the funds not been distributed.

Um now that we have this fire in CD 14, I have a lot of family members right now that are being directly affected by this fire, health-wise, environmentally wise, and we don't know the type of impact this is gonna create long term.

Um what I do know is that we ensuring that these services are and these contracts are signed, it gives CD 14 and other districts that are being affected financial assistance, rental financial assistance that I see a lot of family is going to need support with.

The fire means not a lot of people are going out to work.

It means people are going to have to start evacuating because of health risks, and not being able to make rent is gonna create a bigger burden in each of your districts.

So I really urge everyone here to take a look at the motions that we have set in place, understand why this is of utter importance.

You have so many people out here today letting you guys know that if this doesn't pass soon, you're going to have a bigger problems in your hands.

So please, please, please take a look at these motions, agendize them, make sure that we have these funds and support now before a bigger systematic issue is at play.

Thank you.

Thank you, next speaker.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Um necessito traduction, por favor.

See, adelante.

Buenos días, my name is Margarita Copado.

Commentario Publico General.

Good morning.

My name is Margarita Copparo.

I'm here to talk about item 50 and a general public comment.

I urge the president of the council to include in today's agenda the motion regarding State House LA.

I order him to uh for them to organize with the city attorney and make those contracts be uh formal for state house LA.

De favor les pido que firmen.

As I ask you as a favor to please sign that because many are not getting the help that they need.

They're working without a salary, and many of you wouldn't like to work for no sense.

Thanks to that help.

I was able to hire a lawyer and paid him no money, and this is my third lawsuit due to unlawful detainers.

Um, and I have a kid with special needs, and he's wondering if we're going to be homeless.

You know, let's cost a firma.

El dinero salir de su bolsillos.

I tend to pensar si sales of bolsillos.

Muchas gracias.

I don't know why is it so hard for you to sign those papers to sign them because the money is not coming from your pockets.

I mean, if so, you would think about that.

Thank you.

Uh good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Item 17 and general public comment.

Okay, so item 17 is not open for public comment as public comment was held at a public hearing was held at committee, but you can speak to it during general.

So you have one minute for general.

Go ahead.

Great.

Hi, my name is Mia Galteri.

I'm a constituent of District 13, and I am here in support of the readoption of the oil phase out ordinance.

An overwhelming body of scientific evidence confirms that oil drilling harms people's health.

We need the city to take action today to move forward this oil phase out ordinance as a commitment to Angelinos that our health, our safety, and the our futures matter more than the profits of oil companies and CEOs.

Now, and we are calling for the zoning administrator to revoke permits for the Warren ENP banning drilling site and the ENB Murphy drill site.

We also demand that the city council uses the city's existing authority to plug idle wells.

The fact the fight to phase out oil drilling does not end with the passage of this ordinance.

We need the city to take urgent action now to protect communities.

Thank you.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

A general public comment.

Okay, so you have one minute.

Go ahead.

My name is Megan Emmy, representing the downtown women's center.

We provide women in survivor centered services in Skid Row, a neighborhood that encompasses 8% of LA's homeless population in less than 0.1% of its geographic area.

Street strategies identified for 10 to 15% reductions include hygiene services, medical interventions, and meals in Skid Row, an area with the most concentrated health needs in LA.

Most unhoused Skid Row residents rely on benefits with upwards of 76% dependent on SNAP and 78% dependent on Medicaid.

Reduced access to SNAP benefits begins this month due to HR1, and medical services, risking far more costly public health interventions.

We respectfully urge city council to maintain these vital services.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next speaker.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Agenda number item number 17, so general comment.

Okay.

So we have one minute for general.

Go ahead.

Okay.

My name is Sylvia Sparza, and I live a few blocks away from the Murphy drill site in West Adams, and I'm calling for the City Council to readopt the oil phase out ordinance.

I'm here because the scientific evidence clearly shows that the residential oil drilling adversely affects our community health and air.

In light of Boyle Heights warehouse fire, I think we all understand the fear of breathing in unknown toxic chemicals.

We all realize the importance of clean air and the danger of industrial sites in neighborhoods.

The Murphy drill site has received over 60 violations for failing to follow city and state rules.

This ordinance will help shield my nine and eight-year-old daughters, my neighbors, and a non not insignificant number of children that go to school in the nearby areas.

And they've been subjected to this for years, years.

Thank you, next speaker.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Item 50 and general comment.

Okay, so you have one minute for each.

Uh please begin with the item.

Go ahead.

My name is Char V.

Reddy.

I'm a volunteer with the eviction defense network.

And I've seen people walk into our offices scared, holding papers that threaten their homes.

These are people who would end up on the street if not for the staff who welcome them, who strengthen them, and who teach them how to defend themselves in a system that they are completely unfamiliar with, that they've never seen before getting these papers.

If there is any doubt that the State House Coalition needs this funding, please look around.

Look at the tenants who have shown up today.

Many of them in the middle of their cases that threaten their houses, their homes.

They've shown up, they have kids at home, they have work to do, they have jobs to get to, they have disabilities, making it difficult for them to get here today.

But they've come here because they believe it is important that we get this funding.

It is not something that is unexpected or that's a surprise to anyone.

This is funding that's been promised to the coalition.

All that we are asking is that we get the funding so we can keep doing the work that everyone knows needs to be done, that people have shown up today to have get done.

I'm sorry, you're on general.

Thank you.

Your time has expired.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Good morning.

I'm here to speak about item 50 and also general comments.

Okay, so you have one minute for each.

Go ahead.

Thank you.

My name is Catherine White.

I am the director of operations and patient care for Woundwalk.org.

We are a street medicine team that's been providing care on Skid Row for the past two years.

I'm here today to speak about the city's policies and funding regarding homeless services and how fully funding housing is true harm reduction.

Housing is harm reduction.

Safe shelters, harm reduction, access to detox and rehab beds is harm reduction.

Mental health care is harm reduction.

Access to health care, wound care, hygiene services, and good nutrition is harm reduction.

Recovery support is harm reduction.

Clean streets and safe public spaces are harm reduction for our whole community.

Woundwalk is opposed to the city's policy of allowing the distribution of drug paraphernalia to vulnerable populations.

Harm reduction policies should reduce harm.

There is no safe way to use fentanyl, methamphetamine, or crack cocaine.

Clean pipes don't mitigate the most devastating risks of methamphetamine and cocaine, including heart damage, strokes, psychosis, hypersexualization, aggressive behaviors, lung damage, kidney damage, and other devastating health consequences.

The risk of opioid overdose and severe addiction are not eliminated by increasing unfettered access to drug paraphernalia and needles in public spaces.

If we want to reduce harm, we should boldly invest in interventions that clearly support recovery and stability, including housing.

The funding on the line today is the investment that helped people stabilize, recover, and rebuild their lives.

And now is not the time to cut back on those services, including tenant protections.

But stop the tax funded distribution of illegal paraphernalia into our communities now.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next speaker.

Before the next speaker begins, I'd like to call up a few more names.

Greenspan, Rocky, Lydia Gallopu, Becca Schrotter, Rich Ramirez, Daniel Melling and Rena.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Good morning, my name is Domingo Solorsano, and I need interpretation, please.

Okay, and what items.

Okay, so you have one minute for each.

Go ahead.

So del district is um member de ASE.

Good morning, I'm Domingo Solorsano, I'm from district nine, and I'm a member of Ace.

So in Kilino or Del Distrito Municipal Install President del Consejo a que actu de immediato.

I am a tenant organizer, I'm an activist, and I belong to the municipal district, and I urge the president to immediately act.

In the order del Diamotion de S HLA para ordenar al Fiscal Municipal Kevin Los Quattro Com tratos con el programma is Tai House LA.

To move forward with the motion for SHLA and to order the city attorney to formalize the four contracts with state housing LA.

LA a losing and to order LAHID to release the funds for them to immediately uh send the amounts included in the budget and to expedite the payment process for the organizations to keep working with tenants through State House A.

Alosinquilinos a la ciudad de Los Angeles.

And if there is a further delay, there will be uh a bigger impact and a higher risk of the tenants to um be in the situation of being without a house.

And to please release the funds because they are already there.

So if you can please do so because otherwise we will be affected and we will end up on the street.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Good morning.

I'd like to speak to item 50 in the general public comment.

Okay.

So you have uh one minute for the item and one minute for general public comment.

Uh before you begin, if you'd like to, you can uh move the microphone if you'd like to.

That's comfortable for you.

I appreciate that.

Go ahead.

You have one minute for each.

Good morning, Councilmember Hernandez.

I um thank you for your undivided attention.

I sent you the mayor and the city attorney letters in support of EDM, and I have copies with me today.

My name is Margaret Alarcon.

I was born at the Women and Children's Hospital on Mission Road, and I am still here.

I'm a long-term disabled tenant of Lincoln Heights.

I face two eviction proceedings, both dismissed.

I could not afford a lawyer.

EDN was there.

Disability cases are very complex.

They require individualized support to gather evidence, know our rights, and prepare for trial.

EDN does not just provide legal help, it empowers people to show up for themselves and each other.

For disabled tenants like me, videos and classes alone are not enough.

These funds were promised.

April, May, and most of June.

They showed up for us.

Preventing evictions is humane.

Advance the April 2026 allocation.

Release the funds by July 1st.

Pay them.

Keep families housed.

Thank you for your undivided attention.

I have the letters here if someone would like to take them.

So thank you.

Yes, you can all if you have materials to provide to the council, you can always provide to the sergeants on your way out.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Good morning, everyone.

So sorry because I do not speak English well.

I live in Woodland Hills and I am here today because I am fighting fighting uh and eviction case in Los Angeles.

My jury trial is scheduled for 21 July 2026.

I came to the United States with my husband and my 12 years old son to build a better futures.

I do not speak English well, I do not understand the legal system, my landlord has attorneys.

Thank you, Speaker.

Your time has expired.

But so just to uh for everybody here, if you would like an interpreter, if you speak another language other than English or Spanish, and you contact us beforehand, usually two days, we'll do our best to have an interpreter here.

You can make those requests with the clerk's office.

It's actually right over that way near the bridge.

But we do need to move on to the next speaker.

Thank you for your public comment.

Thank you.

Next speaker.

I assume uh all items in general public comment.

You have three minutes for the items and one minute for general.

Please begin with the items, and I'm gonna ask that you identify the items before you begin speaking.

Yes, douchebag.

Already douchebag.

So let's see.

Number 50.

Let's see here.

Why are you gonna give 36.3 million dollars, Moni Cow to this motherfucking item after you screaming all months and months that the city don't have the money?

That's what we're gonna do, Money Cow.

Did you lie to us?

Did you lie to us?

Yes, you did.

Anybody that wanted to cut this fund, you lied to the taxpayers because it says there's no impact on the general fund.

So that means you try to cut the renters out to help the Zionist Jews.

Let's give the number 50 a hand.

Right.

Yes, you got caught in another lie, but the worst part is Nithya Raman Noodle, who waved it out of committee.

She didn't even care to hold a meeting.

She just moseied her ass home to her three million dollar house.

We get the 51 USC care medical group for the health care of the and house.

What about goddamn housed?

What about the people who are in fucking rent control departments?

How about the people who pay market rent, Marquisie?

Why don't you give some people the fucking money for that?

I agree, so you can speak to this during general, but I need you to speak to item 51 specifically.

Then speak to 51.

This is your only one.

It says your time is paused right now.

I am trying to give you instruction.

At this point, you are disrupting the meeting.

This is your first and only formal warning.

Your time is paused.

Do not speak over me.

Do not speak over the other council members.

Or the council president.

So you have been warned.

If you continue to do it, you will be removed.

You're disrupting the meeting, Mr.

Spendler.

One more warning and you're out.

So stick to the items and we're moving to general.

Go ahead.

Okay.

I fucking talked about the housed.

The committee says unhoused.

I'm telling you what the housed should get.

That's clearly on the fucking topic.

Liar.

Lying bar card fraud liar.

So why don't you give people that pay market rent, unlike Hugo who gets rent control?

How about give some people a market rent a fucking break for once, huh?

So now what do we got here?

See how you have to fight for your right to speak.

Free speech, my ass.

Great.

You were warned before.

You were off topic again.

You're now on the general public comment.

Sure, motherfucker.

Sure, motherfucker.

You know who's watching this meeting this morning?

They're 3,300 miles away in a certain building next to a dirty fucking pool.

Overlooking the Lincoln Memorial.

That's why I'm here today.

I want you to see DOJ.

I want you to see how they violate and discriminate on content-based discrimination.

They don't like what I say because I won't give them bribes.

I will fuse to pay off any of these 15 council members.

I could pay any one of these 15 council members to get rid of my problems.

I refuse to do it.

I do not want to be an accessory to a felony.

The only way you get your street lights, pay them off.

The only way you get rid of an encampment, pay them off.

This is a pay-to-play criminal organization where you can't speak.

So on behalf of the taxpayers and Mr.

Pratt, fuck you all.

Great.

Your time has expired.

Justin FYI again, Mr.

Spindler is our other infamous or one of our other infamous gadflies.

For anyone who has been at these meetings before or who's watched on Channel 35 or via YouTube, you can certainly see that we do not discriminate based on content.

They are allowed to insult us, and they do so almost every single day.

We again appreciate your patience, and uh with that, we will move on to the next speaker.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Yes, I'm here for public general comment for item 17.

Okay, so we have one minute.

Go ahead.

I'm Becca Strada from District 15 and a director of California Interfaith Power and Light.

I'm in favor of readopting the oil phase out ordinance.

As a faith leader, I'm concerned about the environmental impacts of neighborhood oil drilling, as well as the numerous health impacts that are caused amongst families, children, and vulnerable communities living near these oil wells.

This ordinance was passed in 2020 or 2022, but now we need the city to get us back on track to shut down oil wells citywide.

When you vote on this issue, you'll be faced with a moral decision to protect the working class families or allow multi-million dollar oil companies to become even richer.

Please, I urge you to take action now.

Readopt the oil phase out ordinance, shut down oil or idle oil wells that still leak oil into our ground, and please urge the zoning administrator to revoke the permits for the Warren and Murphy drill site.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next speaker.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Uh item 17 and general comment.

Okay.

So you have one minute for general.

Go ahead.

Great.

Hi, my name is Daniel Melling.

Um, I'm a resident of uh Hollywood in Council District 13, and I am co-chair of the Liberty Hill Foundation's environment and justice donor circle.

I'm here to speak in support of readoption of the phase out ordinance.

It's vital that we move this forward for the health, safety, and future of our children and our community.

I grew up in neighborhoods that had clean air, and uh not everyone has access to that.

The disparities are really clear with a lot of the oil drilling sites being close to low-income communities of color.

Uh the council has supported this uh phase-out measure through multiple hurdles, and I'm excited to see it move forward.

But we have two additional asks.

One is to call on the zoning administrator to revoke the permits for the banning drill site and the Murphy drill site.

And the second is to use city authority to plug existing idle wells.

I think we can move these uh two forward alongside the pays out ordinance.

Thank you.

Thank you, next speaker.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Uh, general public comment and item 36.

Okay, so you will have uh one minute for item 36 and then one minute for general.

Please begin with the item.

Go ahead.

Thank you.

Good morning, honorable council members.

My name is Doug Coates.

I'm the president of the United Firefighters of LA City Fire Local 112.

We're asking you today to basically take one step, and that's support this ordinance to fund the LAFD and let the voters decide in November.

This ballot measure will provide new revenue that is dedicated entirely to the fire department for staffing stations and equipment.

The LFD is nearly half the size it should be to protect our nearly four million people.

In 1965.

We had 3,379 firefighters today.

Today, we have 3,387.

That's only eight more firefighters today than the 1960s.

60 years later.

While the call vote, while the call volume has nearly roughly five times the amount of calls, and we have six few fire six fewer fire stations than the 1960s.

Our response times have nearly doubled than the national average.

General.

This ballot measure will fund more firefighters and paramedics, repair and build new fire stations, and replace a reserve fleet that is more than 95% out of service.

95% out of service.

This ballot measure will save lives.

It's accountable.

All new revenue must be spent on core LAFD services and existing levels of the LAFD funding that must be protected.

It creates an independent citizen oversight committee and requires annual public audits.

Please support your LAFD and let the citizens of LA vote on November 3rd.

Again, the Boyle Heights incident shows that major incidents can happen at any time.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next speaker.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

General public comment and number item 36, please.

Okay.

So you have one minute for item 36 and one minute for general.

Thank you.

Good morning.

My name is Richard Ramirez.

I'm the Vice President of UFLAC Local 112 and also a firefight paramedic for LAFD.

I want to remind everyone why this ballot measure is so important to the LAFD and its residents.

National safety standards recommends a firefighter reach a cardiac arrest within four minutes, and that 28 firefighters should be on scene within eight minutes of a serious incident.

Across most of LA, the LAFD arrives at nearly double the time.

As mentioned by Councilmember Gerardo, citizens' health was at risk recently with the Boyle Heights fire.

Also, your firefighters' health is at risk.

They were exposed to toxic uh waste, hazardous uh materials, and smoke, and we still showed up without any question.

With depleted resources, this is a serious problem when just a few seconds in emergency can mean the difference between life and death.

A recent study also found that the LAFD needs roughly 62 additional stations to serve a citizen the size of LA.

We need twice, we need twice as many firefighters and paramedics and hundreds of additional trucks, engines, and ambulances.

That's why firefighters took on our backs to finally fund the LAFD the way it should look to serve our citizens correctly.

This measure will fund firefighters and paramedics, ambulances, engines, wildland fire apparatus, and new fire stations and rebuild fire stations.

And unlike any other charter amendment this council is now considering, it will provide a new revenue source of about 345 million dollars a year that must be spent to the LAFD core services, must be spent towards the core services.

It's not exaggeration to say that this is the biggest measure in the history of our fire department.

It's one of our chance, it's it's our only chance to make the diff to make the difference and make things right.

And we're asking for your support today to put it on the November ballot.

Thank you.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Good morning.

General public comment item number thirty six.

Okay, so you have one minute for each.

Please begin with the item.

Go ahead.

Thank you.

Good morning, council members.

My name is Ryan Quigley.

I'm a firefighter paramedic with the Los Angeles Fire Department for the past 23 years.

I'm also the current secretary for the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, local 112.

I want to tell you the under what understaffing actually looks like.

It's a 911 call coming in, and the nearest engine is out on another run, so help comes from farther away.

And the clock keeps running while the family waits and hopes we make it on time.

It happens because the system is stretched too thin.

We're answering five times the calls that we did in 1960s with the same number of firefighters and fewer stations.

Our response times are nearly double the recommended standard, and that's on a good day.

Right now, as the Boyle Heights fire enters its seventh day.

We have between 80 to 100 sworn LAFD firefighters on scene, and the ripple effect is impacting every single one of your council districts.

Firefighters from other parts of the city have to move up to cover to help staff the Boiler Heights fire.

But who's backfilling their positions in the communities?

We don't have enough people, we don't have enough extra apparatus, but that's what is happening right now.

But this is what's happening right now.

We brought this measure forward because we can't afford to wait on the city, and neither can the people we protect.

This is our plan to undo the decades of underinvestment in our department.

More crews on the streets, equipment that actually works, and stations closer neighborhoods that have wait waited the longest for help.

We're asking you to please move this forward today and let the people we serve make that choice in November.

Our next ask will be to have this ballot measure be the focus of every conversation until the ballots are closed in November.

Thank you for your time.

Before the next speaker begins, I'd like to call up a few more names.

Emma Silber, Marshella Thompson, God Miguel, Wendy Miranda, Mayam Garibi, and Dina Cruz.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Good morning.

I would like to address item number 50 and general public.

Okay, you said 50 is in 5-0.

5-0, yes.

Perfect.

You have one minute for the item and one minute for general.

Please begin with the item.

Go ahead.

Thank you, City Council and Council President.

May I respectfully request your attention, please?

I am here as a representation of the EDN defense network system.

I am a tenant that I can tell you personally that I already would have been a member of the unhomed community if it wasn't for the soulless, soulful, heartful acts of the eviction defense network.

I have been a part of it since April.

Well, technically March, and I have been working with them countless times, and I have learned through their incredible program how to not only learn my rights, but to defend myself to get the guidance I need, to be able to figure out countless amounts of paperwork, to be able to stand up and defend myself and my rights to be able to be homed.

That is a general right that we should have the tools like EDN and the love and respect and the guidance that they provide for all of not just myself but thousands and thousands of our community.

I don't know what I would have done without them, and they need their funds.

They've already worked for their funds, and I am respectfully requesting to please release the April funds and do it before July 1st.

Because I personally don't know.

If I'll have representation, I'm waiting for my trial date, and without them, I wouldn't have known what to do, and I wouldn't be standing here today.

I'd be already beyond the streets.

So please, please don't let it go to any votes.

Give them what they already deserve and what they've already worked for.

Please, thank you very much.

Thank you.

Next speaker.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

I guess it's item 50 now and general public comment.

Okay, so you have one minute for each.

Go ahead.

Okay, Councilmember Hernandez, I am your constituent.

Thank you for your undivided attention.

I'm a student at EDN and a homeless advocate at the Vanta Black Ministries.

I have direct experience and the and uh I have direct experience of the absolute horrors of homelessness.

If you don't support organizations like EDN, then you are a direct contributor to contributor to rat infested encampments, drug addiction, mental illness, elder abuse, child abuse, murder, rape, suicide, and animal abuse.

These horrific and demonic realities cause hate and division amongst the people of the city of Los Angeles, which you orchestrate with our blood on your hands when you ignore organizations like EDN.

I've never heard of an organization that works for free and takes care of the people that you claim to care about when you're trying to get elected.

Pay EDN what you already owe them and keep on funding them.

All glory to my master, the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

Thank you, next speaker.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

General public comment.

Okay, so you have one minute.

Council members, as we speak, the U.S.

and Iran are in fragile negotiations to end ongoing war.

Negotiations, Israeli leaders have repeatedly vowed to sabotage.

Today also marks one year since Israel's bombing of Iran's Avine prison, the deadliest event of the 12-day war that drew the U.S.

into direct conflict.

In Aveen, Iran holds its highest profile political prisoners and anti-government dissidents.

Israel struck Aveen with six American-made missiles during visiting hours, killing over 70 people.

Among them innocent passers by prisoners in their cells, including a U.S.

citizen, a five-year-old Mehrad Kheiri, killed with his mother, one of the social workers whose lives were taken.

The attack destroyed the prison's clinic and its library.

Israeli minister Gideon Sa'ar absurdly claimed the strike was to free the prisoners.

Bombs don't liberate people.

Renowned activist Narguez Mohammadi, herself imprisoned for defending women's and minority rights, called it what it was a war crime.

Council members, if we stand with ordinary people here and in Iran, we must divest city funds on Israelis.

We have to move on to the next speaker.

And as we wait for the next speaker to come up, just an FYI.

If you run out of time during your public comment, or if we run out of time and you're unable to speak today, you can always provide additional public comment in writing at LA Council Comment.com.

Again, that's LA Councilcomment.com.

You can find that URL at the towards the top of every council agenda.

You can also do a quick internet search, and it should be one of the first things, if not the first thing that comes up.

Thank you.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

General public comment and item 550.

Okay.

So you have one minute for each.

Go ahead.

Good morning, City Council members.

My name is Jay Gaines.

Thank you, Council President Dawson and Councilmember Hutt.

Today, I just want to say, really, thank you for taking the time and careful consideration for the matters that we have before you.

We really need to see the eviction defense network and the Stay House LA organizations get the funding that they need to do the work that they do.

I was actually homeless.

I'm a product of a public school system.

I am a native of the city of Los Angeles.

At 66 years old, I am still at it, working hard every day to make Los Angeles a better place.

However, I did spend a number of years homeless, living on the streets here in Los Angeles.

I worked my way up out of it.

And in the six years that I've been in my apartment, I was facing eviction for a time.

The eviction defense network was there for me, trained me to represent myself to face the difficulties of just navigating a court system which is nothing like anything we're taught in school.

So I want to thank you all for your careful consideration and getting this done so that more people do not end up homeless like I was, because you guys, you see it every day.

You have to drive past it to get here.

It's terrible out there.

We don't need more people becoming homeless.

Thank you for your time.

Thank you, Speaker.

Next speaker.

Good morning.

And before you begin, I believe we've received your accommodation request.

Let's see how it goes.

Um, and then we'll make a determination uh depending on how it goes.

But which items or what would you like to speak to?

One and fifty.

Okay.

And they might be mangled into each other because of my disability.

Okay.

So you you have one minute for item one and one minute for item 50.

Go ahead.

Uh my stomach is uh really nervous right now.

I have spoken to um Soto Mayor.

He's my uh rep.

I am surviving a network of white supremacists.

I just can't believe I'm even here.

Um, the most recent one was on June 4th some guy called Alex he lives a couple houses down from me and he came over to my house with his sledgehammer and he sledgehammered my metal fence for an hour and a half and I pretended that I wasn't home and I when it happened I just kind of blocked it all away because it's been the most latest attack of many white supremacy attacks.

I wish that all of you even in the corner over there chit chatting amongst each other can hear this because a lot of people in Northeast LA are experiencing white supremacy attacks.

I've heard of another case of a comedian that has an Afro Arabic last name getting swatsuka signs um put on his garage when he came back from vacation him and his little kids were horrified I've had uh people try to run over my mother when she's coming out of um our there's a police report about that I've had to pick a guy's face on a line note when you threatened pause your time for just a second just so uh is this related to landlord issues or rental protection issues or that okay so it doesn't sound like it's item one but what we can do is you you you've used one minute and then you're doing great uh you also have one minute for general public comment again we'll continue to assess your accommodation requests thank you thank you for now can we start his time at one minute for the for general public comment go ahead okay um also to get the uh housing thing uh the 50 it's um I am seeing a lot of elderly people in my neighborhood being displaced there's an elderly couple that under a very weird technicality they were kicked out by Bruce J.

Real Estate.

They're literally on the floor when I go outside and I've known these people my whole life probably I've seen them around there it's horrible but um so I wanted to comment on that but I wanted to say that it the Copper Keg liquor store from my the corner of my house the barbershop Fentons the Saddlers Kara McConnell Dana Catalona there's a lot of people oh and there's also a group I'm not even kidding you people there's a group of racist white 12 year old girls that are bringing other girls by my house calling me a crazy guy and a monster because a network of white supremacy females in 2006 started to lunch their bodies at me.

So thank you you did great I think investigated by the city attorney's office understood.

So thank you for your public comment uh next speaker before the next speaker begins I'd like to call up a few more names Regina Serrano Jessica Brown Chelsea Landeros Irma Martinez Nathan Gordon and Margaret Alcorn.

Good morning what would you like to speak to?

Item 49 in general okay so you have one minute for each go ahead please begin with the item good morning my name is Dina Cruz and I'm here to speak to our council member Jurado I don't see her.

Is she in the house?

Yes I don't see her can somebody point her out to me I I you changed your look but um I don't see her is she because this message is for her my name is Dina Cruz I have lived in Boyle Heights for 22 years and I took time off work today.

That is why I wanted to see her because I I it's costing me a lot of money to be here.

Thank you for your efforts and for saying the right things regarding the Boyle Heights warehouse fires we must not allow lineage to blame third parties we must hold them accountable and not let this be another excite no bankruptcies we must protect the area impacted and our firefighters which are here today thank you for your service shout out to the Red Cross for our park and our parks for the shelters they are fabulous but more needs to be done to help demystify the stigma and perception of seeking help also I like the lack of safety is alarming my son goes to Bravo Medical Magnet and he cannot walk to school despite despite it being walking distance gangs are rampant and graffiti on Wabash must be removed every other day because this is a war.

And without the community having to call do not put the burden on the community.

Our unhoused neighbors need weekly outreach and resources for the cleanups.

Not they get cleanup, they get resources, and then and then the resource comes back a month later.

That's not okay.

And in regards to the item for um the violations or our RSO, I am a victim.

I am a survivor of keys for cash.

And I have a lot of cases from 2018 to 2019 that I was disserviced and mistreated.

And so I think we need more protections.

And I hope that Ms.

Jurado heard what I said today.

Thank you.

Thank you, next speaker.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

General public comment.

Okay, so you have one minute.

Go ahead.

Okay, thank you.

My name is Emma Silber.

I'm a member of the Stand LA coalition.

I'm here to speak in support of uh the phase-out of oil drilling citywide.

First, I want to thank Councilmember Yaroslavsky for her leadership moving this ordinance forward over the last few years and for standing with frontline communities impacted by oil drilling.

I also want to thank the planning department for their tireless work drafting this ordinance for the second time.

We need the city to take action today to move this oil phase out ordinance forward as a commitment to the health and safety of all Angelinos.

But phasing out oil drilling is just the first step to protect residents.

We need the city to take urgent action now, and we're calling for the zoning administrator to revoke permits for the Warren ENP banning drill site and the ENB Natural Resources Murphy drill site.

We are also here to demand that the city council use the city's existing authority through LAFD to plug idle wells.

Thank you.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Um item 17 and general public comment.

Okay, so you have one minute for uh general public comment.

Go ahead.

My name is Wendy, and I'm with Esperanza Community Housing, a member of Stat LA.

I'm also a constituent of CD 15.

I am here in support of readopting the oil phase out ordinance.

The science is clear.

Neighborhood oil drilling is fundamentally incompatible with protecting public health.

We carry this evidence in our bodies.

We have experienced countless nosebleeds and headaches, asthma, and even cancer.

The fight to phase out does not end here.

We need the city to take urgent action now.

The city already has the authority to plug idle wells, and the city can urge the zoning administrator to revoke permits for the Warren ENP banning drill site and the ENB Murphy drill site.

We need the city to make a commitment to us and place our health and safety and future over corporate and industry profit.

Lastly, I want to extend my solidarity with the State House Del A folks, sign the contract and fund State House Del A now.

Thank you.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Um I come in on number 15.

Okay, so you avoid it.

My name is your I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, ma'am.

Before you start her time, uh, just to members of the public, we're we're at an hour and 20 minutes of public comment that we've taken.

We're gonna take about 20 minutes more, and then we've got to get down to business uh so we can take votes before we lose members.

Thank you, and my apologies, you can go forward.

So my name is Georgina Serrano, community organizer with Inquilinos Unidos.

Um please request release the March 2020 invoices reimbursement.

We already done, you know, do the work.

Um we need the money for continue doing the work.

Um State House LA is providing legal services every month for more than 500 people.

This is families who have a legal representation.

Um, to advise this, but for legal representation, we have more than 200 families represented in court and avoid evictions.

So, what happened EU as a council do not receive your salary for two months?

No, nice.

So it is our case as our organizers.

Families need the support, and we need the support from you.

Please, please, we want to continue provide the services.

So, so your time has expired.

I believe you requested general public comment.

Um, I do apologize, but we we have to apply the rules equally.

So if you'd like to provide, and this goes for everybody.

If you run out of time like we have now, um, you can provide additional public comment in writing at LA Council Comment.com, but we do need to move on to the next speaker.

So thank I'm sorry?

I requested number 15.

You said number 50?

Yes, apologies.

Go ahead.

Thank you.

So the families need the 60 days, no the 30 days to uh don't be evicted because the uh risk into the situation and fires in this area.

So we really need for everybody who are helping, no longer delay, no holding the money, please provide the phones we need to avoid the eviction.

Today, we don't want to wait no more time.

Please do it today.

We an advanced thing for your collaboration.

Thank you.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Uh, general comment 49 and 50.

Okay.

So you have two minutes for the items and then one minute for general.

Please begin with the items.

Go ahead.

Okay.

Um, my name is Jessica Brown.

I was used currently, or however you want to look at it, reside in cancel district number 10.

And I would just like to talk about how flawed the entire system is.

My landlord successfully put the address of an entire different unit into the LAHD portal and then onto court documents.

Put the actual address that I lived at.

On this past Friday, completely unknown to me, but they had planned this strategically for at least a week when they swiped out my entry code into my door.

So I could leave, but if I left, I couldn't lock the door, which was preventing me from being able to pursue my legal abilities and to pursue work opportunities.

The major flaw in this system, it doesn't end with LAHD.

It also fails, falls onto you because I tried reaching out to you.

I tried reaching out to the mayor, and when the mayor repeated back what she thought my case was about, she said it was addiction.

That is incredibly hurtful.

And so after here, I get to go back across the street to try to win back my life that my landlords had no rights to take.

I filed the appropriate documents with LAHD, inciting fraud.

I do not appreciate you reaching your phone and rolling your eyes at me, sir.

Hello.

And you continue to do so when you recognize that you are in the wrong.

All of you recognize that you are in the wrong.

That's why you can't look at me.

I want you to remember this.

You have the opportunity to protect all of us.

EDN, General.

EDN, they need, they are doing the better job than LAHD is.

And I haven't had a chance to work with them yet.

The person, my new friend, my new family who took me in at the very last minute, Miss Lydia.

Her and her her husband have taken me in.

The American Legion of Hollywood.

They have donated food to me, to which my landlord threw away.

My landlord, she sent me a notice saying that my property would be properly taken care of.

That is not what happened.

I got a notice that she is was actively trashing my things.

Brand new stuff, brand new food that I had very intentions to to eat.

I was saving a turkey since last Thanksgiving that I got from one of this, so they don't have to pay the relocation.

So for 49, absolutely.

Carry that through and carry it to you.

Speaker, your time has expired.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Good morning.

I'm here to speak on items 50 and general comments.

Okay, so you have one minute for each.

Please begin with the item.

Go ahead.

My name is Nathan Gordon.

I urge Councilmember Hernandez and I urge the council president to act now and agendize the State House LA motion to instruct the city attorney to execute the four contracts with the State House LA program and instruct the Los Angeles housing department to release the allocation funds immediately.

There is a problem here in Los Angeles.

Corporate landlords have are incentivized to evict tenants.

Many of them are very vulnerable, elderly, and disabled.

They are forced to navigate a legal system that no one has been taught how to do in high school, and most people cannot.

If the city wishes to prevent gentrification and to prevent an ongoing housing crisis that's only going to increase taxpayer costs for all citizens of Los Angeles, we urge the council to please execute the four contracts such that Los Angeles Law Flaw, the legal aid council of Los Angeles, can receive their funding.

Okay, next speaker.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Good morning.

I'd like to speak to item 17.

Okay, so you have one minute for general.

Go ahead.

Oh, okay.

Hello, my name is Tiana, and I am the environmental justice director with Black Women for Wellness and a part of the Stand LA coalition.

For far too many decades, black and brown communities have been breathing contaminated air.

Children have been playing in parks and going to school mere feet from highly toxic oil operations.

And as a result, families have been forced to enter avoidable health harms, ranging from reproductive issues to respiratory impacts.

I am calling on my city representatives to remedy this environmental racism and adopt the oil well phase out ordinance.

I also urge this council to go further to protect Angelino's most in harm's way by revoking the permits for the Murphy drill site in South LA and the Warren site in Wilmington and by plugging hazardous idle wells.

While this ordinance stands as a testament to the strength of people power over big oil's interests, and I am so grateful for its hopeful passage today.

It is also imperative for the city to use its breadth of existing powers to keep oil operators in check and advance environmental justice.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next speaker.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Good morning.

I would like to speak to items 50 and general comment.

Okay, so you have one minute for each.

Please begin with the item.

Go ahead.

Uh thank you so much this morning.

My name is Dwayne, D U A N E, Middle Initial R L S Dame Folk, F O L K E.

Bob Blumenfeld, I've known since the day he started in politics.

He came to my house in Sherman Oaks, that I had that was now foreclosed upon.

As a result, I ended up in an apartment in Van Nuys where I am now facing an eviction.

I also had gotten help from Councilman Raman over the years and have been a big supporter of hers.

I'm desperate, ladies and gentlemen.

I need your help.

I am the poster child of an individual who has done everything to try to do the right thing.

Councilman Price may even recognize me because I've been a lawyer in the community for years, but I'm now facing homelessness because my son, who had a mental health issue, was not granted a reasonable accommodation.

Without the eviction defense network and bet the set, the other organization and other organizations without the funding that they need.

General public comment.

Without the funding that they need, people like myself, I am the face of who they are helping.

We can't get their help without your help.

Please have the city attorney sign the documents that need to get done.

Please, we need the help.

Thank you.

Thank you, next speaker.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Uh item 50 and public general public comment.

Okay, so you have one minute for each.

Go ahead.

All right.

Um, I'm here today to speak on the importance.

Oh, my name is Carolina Castillo.

I'm here to speak on the importance of the State House and lay program through my own experience.

When the primary leaseholder of our household, my mother passed away in 2020, I left my family shattered.

As if fighting for her well-being wasn't difficult enough.

The battle to keep our home was only just beginning.

After my mother's passing, our landlord decided that we didn't deserve to keep any of her things.

And she began to harass us to get rid of the items because they were excessive.

We started getting harassed with multiple inspections over and over again that had no clear instructions.

During one of the three-day notice periods, my sister was said to give birth.

And when I reached out to my landlord's attorney to hold off as a reasonable accommodation, do you think they even bothered to answer?

No.

We endured two rounds of meritless evictions that were draining of your energy and demoralizing.

You feel helpless and hopeless.

In my search for help, I found State House LA, and I cannot tell you how lucky and grateful I felt to learn that our great city had such a wonderful program to offer.

General.

Thanks to this program, I was able to receive direct representation from neighborhood legal services and bedside legal services.

And I learned what my rights were as a tenant from the tenant empowerment program offered by the eviction defense network.

If these wonderful organizations hadn't been made available to us, my family would have been kicked out to the streets.

And if you think the homeless epidemic is bad, imagine how it's going to be as people are losing their homes as we speak because tenants are not getting rental systems or representation from these wonderful programs whose organizations are now facing layoffs because the contract that should have been signed 15 months ago is still pending.

Please urge the city attorney to sign the contract.

Please agenda and make it a priority to release emergency funds to help the tenants now.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

And um, right here for number 50.

Okay.

So you have one minute for the item.

Go ahead.

I am here today once again to bring attention to all of you people that are sitting up there, sitting there supposed to be helping the Los Angeles here and provide.

We, the people of Los Angeles, asked to stay the House LA contract April no later than July 1st, is what I'm here to ask of the city council.

Councilman Raman, why did you pull your support?

I believe us of the Los Angeles people would like to hear an answer from you in regards of your last decision to support your people.

And Council President Harris Dawson.

I understand now it's on your help of responsibility to make this decision, knowing that us people of Los Angeles are now gonna know that it's you that's gonna be at fault for all the families and the people that is gonna be increasing of the homeless out there.

Is what I brought up from last week.

I don't know what you expect us to be of the people here in the city of Los Angeles for you to help us.

Here in the city of Los Angeles, has only been receiving hurt and damage, and there is hasn't been anything that's been ever been supported or anything of use that has been increasing that the communities, all communities has been divided.

I don't know why we are divided when we should be united people.

Speaker, your time has expired.

Next speaker.

That concludes uh public comment for this morning's meeting.

Uh at over an hour.

Thank you to everybody who uh came out uh and made their um petitions clear.

Uh really uh appreciate everybody who's doing that.

We got someone disrupting the meeting in a blue shirt, Mr.

City Attorney.

Mr.

Grabener, this is your first and only formal warning.

Please do not disrupt this meeting.

I understand there are still people here, but we have taken public comment for over an hour and a half.

Again, you're here most days.

There are some days when we can't get to everybody.

All right, Madam Clerk, what's before us?

And Mr.

President, I apologize.

Mr.

Grabner, it has been warned, he is still disrupting this meeting and is eligible for removal if you would like.

Councilmember Price.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Uh, out of the minutes of caution, I'm accusing myself from item 49.

As its contents have been amended.

Uh, and I am a landlord.

All right, so now you're 49 and 50.

Uh recused.

All right, uh, Madam Clerk, what's before us?

Thank you.

The council may now vote on items one through two, six through seven, eighteen through thirty-three, thirty-five, thirty-seven through forty-eight, fifty-one through fifty-two.

All right, let's open the roles on on those items.

Close the roll, tabulate to vote.

14 ayes.

Alright, what's next?

Next is item 13, called special by Councilmember McCosker for comments.

Councilmember McCosker.

Thank you, Mr.

President and members.

I'll be very brief on this.

I just want to take the opportunity to pull this item off to reflect where we have been and where we are today on the layoff process.

It was two budgets ago that we had the prospect of laying off 1600 employees to meet the challenges of lower income, obviously, and and urge other urgent budget needs.

And we we as a council were able to reduce that number down to about 600.

But then over the course of a fiscal year, with excellent work by the CAO and personnel office, personnel department and CLA and the committees that address this issue, we were able to come up with a process where through movements inside departments, and then a transfer portal that we affectionately called it throughout the city, we were able to get that number down today to zero to zero.

And with the new budget, we were able to make sure that all civilians within the police department were able to stay on, and then no one had a layoff.

And it is often that we give ourselves ammunition to talk about things that go poorly, things that we haven't done well.

I just want to highlight the fact that the working with the mayor, working with the CLA, working with the CAO, and our excellent executive uh general manager of the personnel department, and constant constant meetings in various committees, we were able to accomplish this.

So it's just a moment to say that when we work hard and have a singular purpose working with our labor partners, we can do things like this.

So I just wanted to commend everyone and thank everyone for their efforts to make sure that we were able to hang on to our most valuable asset, which are human beings and their careers, and put them in put each folks in positions of their with their consent, with their consent to transfer into positions that were funded and met the values of our budgets.

So thank you.

Thank you so much, uh Mr.

McCosker.

And thank you for being the leadership on this council along with our budget chair to make sure we saw it all the way through to the end and to where we are at this point.

So thank you for that.

Uh all right, let's open the roll on this item.

Close the roll, tabulate the vote.

14 ayes.

All right, what's next?

Next is item 14, called special for an amending motion.

So to Martinez Herado.

All right, that motion is before us as amended.

Let's open the roll, close the roll, tabulate the vote.

14 ayes.

Alright, what's next?

Next is item 15, called special for a separate vote.

All right, let's open the roll on this item, call special by council districts 14 and 7 for a separate vote.

Close the roll, tabulate the vote.

11 ayes, three no's.

All right, we're requested this.

Council can you record me as a no on this item?

All right, we can record council member Cosco as a no, it doesn't change the outcome.

Thank you.

That is correct.

And there is also a request to send this item forth with.

Without objection, that'll be the order.

Uh what's next?

Thank you.

Next is item number seventeen, called special by Council Member Yarislavski.

Council Member Yaroslovski.

Thank you, Council President.

Um, colleagues, I'm proud to support this item today, which uh hopefully, if we adopt it, we'll readopt the city's oil ordinance.

Uh getting to this point took years of work.

In 2022, the city council voted to adopt an ordinance putting LA on the path to phase out oil drilling.

And I want to recognize and thank our colleagues who were on the council then and voted for it.

Some of you are or many of you are still here.

Um, but as the fossil fuel industry loves to do, big oil sued and challenged our authority, arguing that state law uh preempted us from engaging in this really important work.

And they did it with other jurisdictions across the state as well.

And that's why we worked with assemblymember Dawn Addis to make clear that local governments have the authority to protect their communities from oil and gas drilling.

And thanks to her bill AB 3233, which the city of Los Angeles formally supported, it's now unequivocal that cities have the authority to regulate, limit, and prohibit oil and gas operations within our jurisdictions.

The findings in AB 3233 state, quote, protecting public health, safety, and the environment is of the utmost importance to all Californians.

In order to protect public health and safety, cities and counties must have the authority to regulate oil and gas operations within their jurisdictions, including operations that may otherwise be approved by the state oil and gas supervisor.

They continue empowering cities and counties to regulate, limit, or prohibit oil and gas operations in their jurisdictions will therefore enable communities to make decisions that align with their needs.

It's pretty clear we have this authority.

Colleagues today, Los Angeles is making a decision that aligns with our need to turn the page on urban oil drilling.

The absence of an enforceable oil ordinance has had real consequences for our communities.

In my district, community members had to fight for basic precautionary measures in response to oil well maintenance work.

Working together, we secured a zoning administrator interpretation on that specific issue, which has helped hold the line while the city moved forward with readopting this ordinance today.

We know the industry will continue to fight us at every turn.

We all got that letter from Manat, but we've done the work.

Their work is reflected in the ordinance, the findings, and the environmental documents before us today.

Most importantly, I want to thank the community members who've kept the dangers of oil extraction in urban neighborhoods at the forefront.

Thank you so much to so many of you for being here today.

In my district, we have hundreds of active wells, and our neighbors are ready to move into the next chapter.

Across the city, residents, especially the members of the Stand LA Coalition have centered frontline communities and pushed Los Angeles to meet this moment.

The work, of course, does not end here.

This is one chapter.

There are other tools available to help reach our shared goal of eliminating urban oil drilling from our communities, and I'm committed to using them.

So colleagues, I urge your I vote.

Thank you.

Thank you so much, Councilmember Yarzlovsky, and special shout out to the Stand LA coalition who's in the back.

Yes, give yourselves a big round of applause for sticking with this issue for uh in excess of 10 years.

Um I remember uh actually uh Joanne Kim, who works as the chief of staff in my office, lives in West Adams.

I remember when it was just neighborhood, you know, neighborhood meetings and living rooms and in backyards and in churches and church halls.

Uh, and it grew into a movement that now has impacted the entire state of California, and it shows the power of everyday Angelinos from Wilmington to the West Side to the West Adams to South LA, what we can do together uh to provide relief for uh so many people that uh aren't necessarily involved in the work.

And so scope, Jefferson Beautiful, CBE, physicians for social responsibility, and all the organizations.

We want to make sure we lift you up this morning and celebrate what you've accomplished.

Councilmember Nazarian.

Thank you, Council President.

I just wanted to echo the sentiments of everything that's been said.

Thank you to my colleague, Katie Arslovski, and thank you to Bob Blumenfield also for doing their part and their work.

Uh, I can only imagine if it's as gratifying it is for me, how gratifying it is for both of you and everybody else who's had a hand in this.

So I just wanted to just give a special thank you.

I know you started the work, uh, Ms.

Yaroslavsky.

I'm glad that I was able to help uh finish it now with this one step.

Uh I know the cost uh Council Member McCosker has also been extremely helpful on fighting this fight along the way.

Colleagues, I have to tell you one of the reasons why this is also so gratifying and so important.

Twelve years ago, I introduced anti-fracking bills in the legislature.

And at that time, we were at a place where these bills would die a miserable death of getting only one vote in policy committee hearings.

So to be here now and to be able to actually do take this step and be able to bring it to completion, and it's just one step of many more steps to come in our efforts of curbing such practices, reckless practices from the past.

I I very much appreciate everyone's work on it, and I gotta give a special shout out to planning department and to uh the all the stakeholders that are here today uh and have continued their work over the decades, uh, as well as the city staff and some of the consultants that I had the pleasure of working with and meeting with to understand the work that they had done.

So thank you all for your hand in this.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Uh Mr.

Desering.

Seeing no other speakers, uh, let's open the roll on this item, close the roll, tabulate to vote.

14 eyes.

All right, what's next?

Next is item 34 as amended by motion 34A.

All right.

This item as amended is before us.

Let's open the roll, close the roll, tabulate to vote.

14 ayes.

All right, what's next?

Next is item 36 with amending motion or motion 36C, and also call special for comments by council member Hernandez.

Council Member Hernandez.

Thank you, Council President.

No part of LA is immune from the growing threat of fire, whether it's the devastating fires that hit Altadina and the Palisades last year or the Boyle Heights warehouse fire currently affecting air quality and public health across the whole city.

Every one of our districts is feeling the impacts.

When these emergencies happen, our constituents expect us to be prepared.

They expect firefighters to have the staffing, equipment, and resources they need to respond quickly and to keep people safe.

As climate change and corporate negligence continue to make these emergencies more frequent and more severe.

We have a responsibility to be honest about the conversation that will um that it will take to protect our communities.

This measure gives the voters a chance to weigh in on that question directly.

I support putting this measure before the people and trusting Angelinos to decide.

Thank you.

All right, seeing no other speakers on the queue on this item.

Let's open the roll, close the roll.

Tabulate to vote.

14 ayes.

All right, what's next?

Next is item number 49 as amended by motion 49A.

All right, this item as amended is before us.

Oh, excuse me, one moment.

There has been a review.

Mr.

Price is recusing on item number 49.

And 50.

All right, Mr.

Price is recused.

Let's open the roll on this item as amended.

Close the roll, tabulate to vote.

13 ayes.

Alright, what's next?

Next is item 50.

As amended by amending motion 50A.

Alright, this item as amended is before us.

Let's open the roll.

Close the roll, tabulate the vote.

Then we'll ask Mr.

Price to come back.

What's next?

Would the council like to go into closed session for items 53 and 54?

Uh yes.

Closed session means uh two people per council office.

Uh someone from the mayor, controller, and city attorney staff, and any uh appropriate staff from departments.

We'll ask everybody else to depart the chamber.

At this time, Mr.

Soto Martinez, item number 14, forthwith without objection, that'll be the order.

Um, someone here ready to and waiting to plug you in.

I would like to share to the families who are uh looking for support systems.

First of all, there are support systems out there.

You just have to do the research.

Sometimes we feel like we're alone, but we're not.

Luckily, we live in Los Angeles, and there's lots of services out here.

I represent the Los Angeles LGBT center, but we don't just support people of the LA LGBT community.

We support all persons, right?

We're all a big family, and so there's the various services out there.

Mental health services, education services, workforce services, um, and they can all be used together holistically to support yourself and your family.

It's so important for young people to understand the very basics of what it takes to get a job.

Maintaining eye contact, introducing themselves, filling out an application, knowing how to write a resume, and just sitting in front of somebody and talking about what they're passionate about, what their career goals are.

And sometimes they don't even know what that is.

So this gives them an opportunity to walk around and learn about different careers.

As a matter of fact, today upstairs, we have a resume writing lab, we have a mock interview cafe, and then we have a financial literacy workshop.

So once they start earning a paycheck, they know how to manage their money and budget for the future.

My hope is that every young person walks away with a better understanding of what's available to them, what programs and resources are available to them while they're on vacation during summer, how to apply for them, where they're located, what they're all about.

So if they get that is my goal that every young person walks away learning something new about a program that this great city has to offer.

Today is about ensuring all residents have an equal say in decisions that shape their lives every single day.

If you live here, work here, pay taxes here, and raise your family here, you deserve to have a voice in the city of Los Angeles.

That's what residential voting is about.

We know that there's hundreds of thousands of folks that have legal permanent residence, DACA, TPS.

Some of them don't have anything, but yet don't have a choice over their local elections.

They send their kids to school.

They don't have a say over who makes decisions over the things in their classroom.

When they walk down the street, they don't have a say over what their council member does.

And so I believe that it's only fair to allow folks to have the opportunity to vote.

I'm an immigrant myself.

I came to the United States when I was three years old.

I've been living in this country for a little over 20 years, and I still don't have a pathway to citizenship, despite the fact that me and my family have been contributing, you know, for decades to the city.

And you know, as someone who's been organizing for the last seven years and has mobilized thousands of voters, I think it's our turn to be able to cast our ballots as well in the city.

Everybody wants to vote, and we are happy that he proposed this kind of bill.

You know, I work hard, and I thought I get that money, but uh baselap or face up, oh my god, it goes to the deck.

There's no question that this is alone.

But as a resident here, we should allow us to vote soon.

The process will take some time.

You know, it first has to get out of rules committee, then it has to be passed by full city council.

And then if it goes to the voters, voters will decide in November whether that's a good idea or not.

You know, we hope that the folks that are able to vote can see that this is an issue of fairness and that if you live here, pay your taxes, contribute to this uh great city, then at the very least they should give us city council the ability to have this debate and make some changes to who can vote in local elections.

But uh, this is still a long process to go.

While the World Cup comes around every four years, three decades have passed since the United States last served as a host nation.

This makes the global excitement even more profound, presenting a unique once-in-a-generation spectacle.

The Los Angeles is singularly equipped to enact.

Through the World Cup, we transcend the routine rhythms of daily life, uniting in the defining match moments.

People pass that reverses a team's destiny, or the collective ecstasy of a goal realized or spectacularly denied.

Beyond the pitch, we find connection to the symbols of our heritage and the longing to celebrate international cultures under a unified artistic and sporting banner.

And that's a win for local communities and residents for another generation of youth and for the city of Los Angeles itself.

Thank you so much for watching.

Catch these stories and more on Channel 35 or at lacity.gov forward slash TV and follow at LA City on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube.

Until next time, show up in your community, shoot for goal, and enjoy everything Los Angeles has to offer.

Capture the excitement of the FIFA World Cup and cheer on your team in a community setting with music, food, and team apparel.

It's all about celebrating living history at the birthplace of Los Angeles.

The first ever El Pueblo de Los Angeles Heritage Festival is transforming Pico House into Celebration Plaza from Friday, June 26th through Sunday, June 28th.

Head downtown to El Pueblo and join in the fun from 10 a.m.

to 10 p.m.

each day.

Find more at El Pueblo.la City.gov.

Jumpstart the celebrations for America's 250th anniversary and a centennial of historic Route Sixty Six with the ever-popular cars and stripes forever.

This year's show is a new location, right in front of the battleship Iowa in San Pedro.

Enjoy dozens of classic cars and motorcycles on display, live local entertainment, an assortment of food trucks, and a beer garden.

This free family-friendly event is open to all ages.

The evening ends with a dazzling fire work show.

Cars and Stripes Forever is on Friday, June 26th, beginning at 5 p.m.

Learn more at LA Waterfront.org.

Get ready to rep your team at the Noho Football Fest.

This will be a high energy open air watch party plus street festival with music, food, and community vibes.

A live DJ will keep up the energy all day.

There'll be a fun-filled kid's own, Noho's favorite food trucks serving up the eats, as well as games, photo ops, and brand activations.

Enjoy special guest appearances by star athletes and meet and greets.

Magnolia is where the community comes to celebrate the game.

Reserve your free ticket for Noho Football Fest watch party on Saturday, June 27th, beginning at noon.

Find more at CD2.lacity.gov.

Get your pride on and celebrate with the community at San Fernando Valley Pride.

Head to Van Eyes Boulevard for the Pride March at 3 p.m., then enjoy the festival from four p.m.

at the Van Nice Civic Center.

Join the fourth annual San Fernando Valley Pride to be loud and show that everyone belongs.

San Fernando Valley Pride is on Saturday, June 27th, beginning at 2 30 p.m.

Find more at SFV Pride.org.

A thousand drones are set up to light up the night sky to celebrate Independence Day.

Head to the Handsome Dam Recreation Center for an amazing light display with a beach party beginning earlier in the day.

Catch food trucks, a kid zone, and fun for the family at the city's 40 acre water wreck facility, which has the biggest pool in the valley.

Join the community to celebrate at the Independence Day drone show and beach party on Sunday, June 28th from 5 p.m.

Learn more at CD7.lacity.gov.

That's what's happening around Los Angeles.

The Science Center provides an opportunity for children and visitors of all ages to participate in science and not just read about it.

So this is where you can do science.

This is where you can do engineering.

This is where you can explore phenomena.

And I'm so excited to invite you down to the science center.

We have so many different zones where visitors can experience different environments, different ecosystems, and they can learn how those ecosystems are interconnected.

We have desert zone, we have the polar zone, we have the kelp zone, we have the inner tidal zone, we have a hundred and eighty-eight thousand gallon saltwater tank where we have fish and kelp forests just as it is off the coast of California here.

And so it allows visitors to have that perspective of being in the water with the fish, being in the water with the kelp.

In addition, they can go up to the top of the tank, they can look down from the top of the tank and see what it's like from that perspective.

And finally, they can also go to a touch tank where they can actually get up close and personal with some of these animals and be able to touch and learn more about them.

So we hope that visitors take away the interconnectedness of all ecosystems and how changing one part of an ecosystem can affect another part of an ecosystem.

We also hope that they take away the beauty and the inspiration behind these ecosystems, what it's like to experience them, what it's like to visit them, and what it's like to want to protect them and want to learn more about them.

But this is mummies of the world.

In Mummies of the World, we have on display intentionally mummified and naturally mummified animals and people from South America, from Europe, and from ancient Egypt.

Including we have a selection of mummies that have never before been seen in Los Angeles, and we have CT scans of the full body mummies that let you look beneath the surface.

Mummies of the world is being shown in a science center, not in a cultural history center.

So we tend to look at this through the lens of science.

And through the lens of science, we're able to study more about the history of human health.

We're able to study the process of mummification and learn that mummification preserves biological and cultural evidence that let us know much more about our human history.

So we balance fun and learning by using hands-on inquiry-based science.

So that is really the inspiration behind the whole science center.

And here at the Game On exhibit, our visitors are actually able to participate in sports and experience the sport.

So the visitors are encouraged to play, to kick, to throw, to bat, and this is really an opportunity to not just be reading about science or reading about physics, but to be doing science and doing physics.

So we'll be here through the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics.

So I think it's an incredible opportunity as we prepare for the Olympics to visit Los Angeles for children and visitors of all ages to come down and get an experience of science behind sport.

So the general admission to the science center is always free.

So we're very proud of that, and we invite all of our Angelinos and all of our visitors across California and the U.S.

to come down, not just to game on, but to the science center.

We have hands-on exhibits throughout where you can participate in your own learning, have active investigations, opportunities to see live animals, opportunities to see space, and I just would encourage all Angelinos to come down and check us out and spend some time here.

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There is a big network of communications that most of us don't realize.

We usually ignore a radio tower.

We have 33 different radio sites with 31 radio towers.

And these are critical.

So it's very critical that they maintain it and it's working all the time.

Alright, good morning.

Good morning, morning.

So today we're gonna go ahead and change the bulbs at top of the beacon.

That will fall to Mike, Alberto.

While we're going up, we're also going to be hiding some cables that might need weatherproofing.

So if you look at these bulbs, they're special type of walls because they're a little extra large.

One of the things I'm most proud of.

We have not had an incident since I've been here.

Um everybody goes home at night.

Communications keep working and goals are met.

So right here it's okay because it's a ladder.

With the ladder, you have your safety guide wire.

This piece attaches to that, so you're safe going straight up the ladder.

Once you get to the very top where we're going to be, it's a monopole.

So after you get off the ladder, you won't be able to use this no more.

So you're gonna be using a positioning lanyard.

Safety will be the primary thing on my mind.

One foot in front of the other, one hand in front of the other, ensuring that I make it home safe.

I would say four to six hours if it's just the bulb that needs to be replaced.

This one probably takes a little longer just because it's the biggest tower that we have here at the city.

Oh, it's bad!

The connector?

Yeah.

Hey, Steve.

Yeah, go ahead.

Yeah, weatherproofing first.

Uh we are weatherproofing some of these antennas over here.

Okay, about so what causes the equipment on the towers to malfunction can be weather, moisture, uh high winds, simply the age of the antennas or the connectors.

So the ongoing maintenance of radio towers, it is an ongoing job.

Yeah.

And our last stop will be the beacon bolts.

Up at the very top.

Your crucial flybys from LEPD.

We need to know that there's a tower right underneath them.

Awesome views.

It's a view that only tower climbers live and see.

Mount Lee's pretty awesome, right?

Because it's kind of like dead center for city communications and operations.

Every city entity comes through Mount Lee.

I'll be in a turn on frequency standby.

For what reason?

Uh let's coordinate our effort.

Go for 16.

All resources hold the channel.

I'll get it from operating clear.

What we do is important.

It keeps fire and PD moving all the time.

Alright.

That's it.

This location is one of the things.

What else can we say?

It's iconic because you got the Hollywood sign down below.

You see it in movies all the time.

They span out and you see the tower, and you know, people never really question what what goes on on that tower.

Alright, Rocky back.

Great job guys.

If you live or visiting Southern California, this is probably one of the best places you could choose because it's accessible.

If you do run into any country trouble, there's going to be people around.

If you're new to hiking, it's a very safe place to start.

I would say if you want to choose Griffith Park, the reason you would do it is because you're getting history.

You can see the Hollywood sign, you can see the Griffith Park Observatory, and if it's a clear day, you can see downtown LA Century City out to the ocean at times.

They've even got down below.

There's a cave that they filmed the Batman car.

And you know it when it drove out for the Batman movie.

So you can just, if you want something short, you can park there and just walk up and be like, hey, this is where a movie was made.

So super fun.

One of the basic do's is you definitely want to stay on trail.

These trails are maintained, so there's a less likelihood of you getting hurt on the trails as opposed to off the trail.

So you can see the path right here.

There's a sign posted caution rattlesnakes and the little no-foot path sign.

Uh, this is actually an animal path.

So the animals form this path, and over time people start walking over to that.

Those paths, we do not maintain them, they're very uneven, and you're also stepping into basically the homes of the animal wildlife in here.

So we're trying to keep people on the trails and off of the animal paths because you're starting to basically invade the animals' territory, disturbing their their homes, and there's a higher likelihood of you getting lost or getting injured off the designated trails.

You do sometimes see a snake, and I'm never afraid of them.

They're always at the side of the road, they don't like me, they hear me stomping along.

So they just head off into the bushes.

If you encounter wildlife in the park, you have to be mindful that you're in their home.

This is their habitat.

We're the ones that are visiting.

So if you see any wildlife, just let them be, let them do their thing.

Bring your dogs, just make sure that they're on leash.

The last thing we want for them to do is to see a squirrel running across or a coyote and try to chase after them and then they're lost.

And also be mindful of the weather conditions.

If it's really hot and you're gonna take them hiking on a trail, the floor is a lot hotter on the trails than it is on grass or anything else, and so there is the possibility that you're gonna end up burning your poor animals' paws, then they overheat, get dehydrated.

Um, so just be mindful of the weather conditions and just make sure that your animals are hydrated and they're on the leash.

Oftentimes even off into the evenings, it keeps your LAFD pretty busy, but you can rest assured that the Los Angeles City Fire Department is very well prepared and ready to assist anybody that may become sick or injured on one of these trails.

Um, anywhere from airborne assets like our helicopter rescue teams to uh ground assets like brush patrols, um, fire engines and firefighters.

So typically what we'll do is we'll have firefighters come on foot and they'll coordinate rescues with helicopters uh to assist them uh rescuing anybody that may be hurt or injured or sick on that trail.

So if you find yourself having a little bit of difficulty in the middle of the hiking, you know it's gonna complicate your ability to get off of that trail and make it back to your vehicle safely.

There's an acronym that's called stop.

Right?

You wanna stay put, you want to think, you want to observe, you want to plan.

So stay put, don't move because when you move, it makes it difficult for rescuers to be able to access where you're at.

You wanna think about where you're at and how to articulate that information.

Observe your area before it starts to get dark on you.

So if you have any landmarks, you can communicate that to potential rescuers and then start coming up with the plan, right?

If you need to maybe come up a cliff or you need to assist yourself in helping get rescue, come up with the plan.

So that's an acronym we like people to try and memorize if they find themselves in a precarious situation.

You want to make sure if you're gonna be hiking in peak season, like in the spring or summertime, consider hiking in the morning when the weather's a lot cooler, or in the afternoons when it's not as warm.

If you're gonna be hiking in the fall or winter, be assured that it's not gonna be raining on you at some point when you're on that trail because uh that brings a whole nother element uh to your ability to get on and off that trail, such as uh water, rock and debris flows, uh making the trails a lot slipperier, sometimes being washed out.

So those are some things to consider depending on the climate and the weather you're gonna be experiencing.

I look at my weather app anytime gonna hike to make sure I know if it's gonna rain or if it's gonna be super hot.

That impacts when I go and what I bring with me.

Wearing a hat is really important, the shields from the sun and the sunscreen.

Doing a little bit of research what the weather is gonna be doing that day.

Are we gonna be in a red flag day?

Are we gonna be having a high heat advisory?

Is it gonna be raining?

All these things are gonna affect your ability to be able to stay safe and have a good time while you're hiking on the trails.

It's my passion.

I love being outdoors.

I love the fresh air, I love the nature.

Um, I love breaking the sweat and getting the exercise.

Getting away from the city and kind of in a quiet place.

I feel more centered.

It's a stress release.

Just gives you the space for yourself and for your brain to have a race from all the things that are going on in the world and to just look up and see, you know, the trees and the view.

Vegetation management here in the Sepulveda Basin has been ongoing.

What we've been doing is looking at areas that might have a higher impact of fire spread during high wind events, any areas that might be connected to brush fire danger, and we're taking a look at that and managing the fuel by using our crews, our heavy equipment, and goats.

Fire grazers, we're a company that mow the lawns of several places all throughout the Los Angeles area, and we use goats.

We clear fire hazardous vegetation.

Once they're out here, we've got three guard dogs in there now.

Okay, cool.

We're gonna protect them and take care of them.

That's how it works.

When I first became a council member and I noticed and caught that every year I had to use some of my discretionary funds to clear the brush here to avoid the fires.

I was hoping that we were gonna be able to get some gold search and here we are.

And look how beautiful they look, how happy they look.

Oh thank you.

Everyone is super excited to finally see our city thinking outside the box for something that we know works.

They are definitely helping supplement our work.

They're consuming the fuel, and what it's gonna do is it's gonna limit the large fire breakout in the summertime by limiting the fuel now, it's gonna help us later.

Can I give it a kiss?

We do.

What these guys are going to do is they're going to devour all the weeds in the area that will turn into flashy fuels later in the season after they dry out.

It's uh not an invasive procedure.

You don't have tractors driving around, and we're just very, very, very excited that we're able to support this project.

I'm looking to get the goats into my district.

We have some hillsides that are tough to clear for humans, but for goats they'll be a breeze.

The goats their pay is is what they eat and what they eat is what they're supposed to do.

So it's all it's a win-win scenario.

You know, it's it makes sense.

I could I could see having some some LA goats become uh, you know, regular city employees.

Well, snakes are part of the natural landscape of Los Angeles, and when activity levels increase, then the chance of human and animal interaction increases as well.

So rattlesnakes can be encountered pretty much anywhere throughout the greater Los Angeles area.

Rattlesnakes tend to be less active in the fall and winter and more active in the spring and summer.

But the thing to remember is that rattlesnakes are always around in Southern California.

Well, I think the most popular location for rattlesnakes in LA is right here at the LA Zoo.

We have a really diverse rattlesnake collection on display.

But uh, if we're talking about how commonly rattlesnakes are encountered, the thing is with rattlesnakes, they are shy, secretive creatures with simple needs.

If they have food, water, and shelter, they can make just about any place home.

Snakes are gonna go wherever they find food.

One of the best ways you can avoid having snakes come onto your property or into your home is to ensure that if you have any garbage or refuse, you put it in the appropriate cans.

Because if there's garbage outside of the cans or outside of your home, those are gonna attract rodents and naturally rodents are gonna attract snakes.

In addition to that, you can ensure that you don't have any openings or closings at your foundation or in your attic spacing, making sure you can clear those up, make sure you patch them up.

Snakes can fit into holes the size of a corner.

So, you know, rattlesnakes are known for their rattle at the end of their tail, right?

The sound that they make, but we can't rely on the sound of a rattle to alert you of its presence.

Rattlesnakes don't always rattle.

Now, if they think they haven't been spotted, they'll often stay quiet.

If you see a rattlesnake while you're hiking, walking your dog, or playing in your backyard, or if you hear a rattlesnake, what you want to do is you want to freeze right on your tracks and make sure that you can identify where that snake is at or where that rattle is coming from.

Once you've identified where that snake is at, you want to back away slowly to avoid getting bitten.

It's important to understand that snakes are only gonna strike when they feel threatened, and typically they're gonna want to get away from you just as much as you want to get away from them.

They can strike anywhere from one and a half to two thirds of their body length.

So effectively, if you have a three-foot snake, they can strike at one and a half to two feet of their length.

With children, you want to make sure that you keep them at least at arm's length distance from you, ensuring that you're able to grab them and pull them to safety.

When it comes to pets, specifically dogs, where you're hiking on trails, it's important to keep them on a very short leash.

Oftentimes Angelinos like to use the retractable leashes, and those leashes give the dogs a lot of freedom, but they're also allowed to get into areas that have been unexplored, effectively putting them in an area where they may be bitten by a rattlesnake.

So a dry bite is a bite from a venomous snake that does not result in invenimation.

That means no venom is delivered through the hollow fangs of the rattlesnake.

And it does happen.

Now it's estimated that somewhere between 20 to 40% of wild rattlesnake bites are dry bites.

But the fact of the matter is, you can't tell just by looking at the bite of a dry bite or not.

So every venomous snake bite is a serious medical emergency that needs prompt attention.

It is rare that rattlesnakes cause fatalities, but every venomous snake bite is a serious medical emergency, and the only treatment for envenimation is antivenom, and that's administered at a hospital.

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The Barnstall Gallery Theater is a three hundred seat performing arts space located as part of the Barnstall Art Park here in East Hollywood.

We're tucked in a corner between the Barnstall Junior Art Center, and then on our other side is the LA Municipal Art Gallery.

We're primarily a rental facility.

So we try and make everyone's dreams come true.

It is incredibly popular with different arts centers and different arts groups, community theaters, professional theaters, we have dance companies who do their concerts, we have local colleges and high schools and elementary schools that do their graduations and their culminations.

We do film screenings, young artists, emerging artists, groups with very small budgets are treated and welcomed the same way as big commercial productions.

That you can be a very seasoned veteran and come in here and feel like you're having a wonderful intimate conversation with the audience.

You can be a four-year-old with your first recital and being able to feel like this is your stage, or we call it's sort of sized for someone little, someone big, feels like home to them.

And that BGT is where they always go.

It's a go-to space for their annual event.

And I think that kind of relationship in a community is so important these days.

The performing arts are intrinsic to the quality of life for Angelinos.

And it's invaluable to have the opportunity to be able to elevate and support the communities in which we are based who are creating a legacy of artwork that will enrich the city of Los Angeles and its cultural identity in terms of performing arts.

We offer music and visual arts classes to youth in the area, mostly from six to seventeen.

However, we also have pre-K classes to introduce young children to music.

All the teachers here have been involved in the arts their whole lives.

So this historic building was first built in 1929 as the first operator-assisted phone company in the San Fernando Valley.

After the building was abandoned by the phone company, it fell into disrepair.

It was restored because Proposition K allocated funds to provide programming for youth.

So this is a dedicated youth arts center.

During the year, local schools walk to us during their school day to supplement or to include an arts program which they may not be able to receive at their school.

The importance of arts education, I don't think can be overstated.

I think by now hopefully everybody knows that arts education helps children to work together in groups, it helps them to focus, critically think, self-expression is also incredibly important creativity, and also it could be a path to a career for many uh young people.

For example, all of the staff here are involved in the arts in their art form outside of teaching here.

Um, and they they have good memories, they come back.

So we see how the arts is shaping these kids.

Having on healthy society is having healthy uh investment in the arts.

We have uh several ways of getting into contact with us.

We have an Instagram page at Canoga Park Youth Arts.

We have a Facebook page, Canoga Park Youth Arts Center.

Bye everyone, I'll see you next week.

The spirit of celebration is sweeping across Los Angeles as World Cup Fever takes over.

Forty eight teams are competing in the tournament across cities in Canada, Mexico, and the US.

And the diversity that defines LA ensures every match has a local contingent to root for.

Regardless of which teams take to the pitch beyond the rival race and the prowess of individual athletes, the city is committed to ensuring this World Cup is as inclusive as possible for all Angelinos.

As the eyes of the world turn toward the alley matches, the city continues to showcase its status as a pre-eminent global destination and a vibrant place in which to live, work, and socialize.

So whether you're here for the contest, the fandom, or your goals, welcome to Los Angeles.

Across the globe, the beautiful game is driven by the passion of its supporters.

And the fans here in LA possess an unmatched energy.

From the opening kickoff of eight matches being played here in SoCal, both the local community and a global audience will be captivated by every moment of drama on the pitch.

Beyond the stadium, there are opportunities for everyone to participate in the celebrations.

But there really is something on offer for everyone with a vibrant array of cultural festivities and social gatherings across the state.

Even LA's Union Station is host to one of the main free official fan zones.

So whether you're arriving or departing, you can connect to every moment of the World Cup action.

So we want to bring the game to the community, bringing youth, adults, seniors, everyone together to celebrate the 2026 World Cup.

The community can come out and watch the matches on our LED screens, but there will also be resource booths, food vendors, and also family friendly activities, including soccer clinics at some of the sites.

So our events are free, held at our local recreation centers throughout the city.

This is the only free location in all of Los Angeles that will be hosting a fan zone where fans can come to see the FIFA broadcast, shown both in Spanish and English, and we're showing it throughout Union Station, both in the fan zone and on a seventy-six foot LED screen inside the waiting room.

The fan zone will be fully interactive with a lot of different things for friends and family to do.

Guests should definitely register on eventbrite so that they can solidify their position.

However, on the day of the event, folks can also come to Union Station, scan a QR code, and register there.

The event is free for the public.

So anybody can come to the event as long as they register on event right.

Come kick it with recreation and parks.

If you want to kind of plan your trip from point A to point B.

If you're in a location and you want to figure out how to get to another location, you can see all the bus and rail lines and bike options near you.

You can customize your favorite stop.

Many of our riders take the same trip every single day to work to school.

So if you want to customize the experience just around those lines, the app begins to learn who you are, and the experience kind of molds around your trips that you take every day.

We also have put a bunch of Metro amenities and features into the app.

So if you want to find a bathroom, want to find a tap retailer, if you're looking for a bike locker, you can do that as well.

We are going to start listening to our riders and beginning to improve the app over time.

So we become something unique to Metro, unique to Metro riders and unique to LA.

My role here today is to demonstrate how customers are going to pay using their credit and debit card fares on Metro and across over 26 participating agencies.

You can use the same card that's already in your pocket or in your digital wallet to pay for the transit page.

So all you do is take a plastic cart, you tap at the readers once, wait for the confirmation on the reader's screen, and then you just continue to write.

This is not only for about one event.

This was always a Metro's long-term fair modernization plan, and it just aligns well with the work code.

This ability to pay using credit and debit card is just another convenient way for our riders who are daily riders, occasional or visitors, who we will see a significant amount coming for the FIFA World Cup, as well as for the Olympics and Para Olympics in 2028.

The electrifying roar of the crowd during a pivotal match is an unrivaled experience.

Every second on the pitch helps, and the action is entrancing from discovering the starting 11 to analyzing team performance and finding star players to send into total prominence on the World Cup stage.

I mean, the city of Los Angeles with recreation and parks is supporting a network of over a hundred free watch parties, which span out across the entire city, ensuring the tournament excitement is accessible to all.

During the World Cup city programs are providing the next generation with engaging soccer clinics to develop new athletic skills.

Bring it on.

Local and international World Cup supporters are flocking to the FIFA fan festival, taking place at the LA Memorial Coliseum, filling the stadium with noise and joy, creating an unforgettable fan experience in a legendary sporting arena.

Welcome to FIFA World Cup here in Los Angeles.

We are kickstarting things here at the official FIFA fan festival for all the people that are attending.

If you've been here before and you came for football games, and now you're coming for this, you're going to be shocked.

The World Cup is a 39-day event this summer.

The FIFA fan festival is going to be really meant to be this large scale opening weekend celebration.

As you can see behind me, massive screens, interactive food displays all over the place.

We have great entertainment, all these immersive experiences.

People are gonna have a really amazing time.

We've got characters walking around, we've got the boo boo, we've got paw patrol, we've got the FIFA mascots for the kids to enjoy.

But most importantly, if you're here to watch the matches, you grab something to eat and drink, you grab a seat, and you're watching it on five different screens here with everybody else.

And you it's like you're at the match live.

It's all meant to be family friendly.

Tickets for this event are only ten dollars.

Pits 12 and under are free.

People will be able to take Metro to this fan festival fast, easy, and affordable, only a dollar seventy-five.

We have two rail stations right next door.

Short walk from our USC stations right here to the Coliseum.

To make it easier for riders and fans to identify which buses they want to ride, we have wrapped our buses in the official World Cup colors and logos for Los Angeles.

What we did is we captured all the iconic sites in Los Angeles, which is what you see on the exterior.

And then an extra surprise and delight is we partnered with West Coast Customs to really, I say, pimp out our buses.

You can officially say that it has been pimped out, and we've done everything from lighting to we actually put together a thousand watt stereo system with 12 to 15 speakers, and uh just an experience that no one will ever forget.

You're really just trying to create these amazing moments to bring the community together around this um you know, once-in-a-generation event and be part of the celebration.

This project is critical not just for Pocoima, but for the entire San Fernando Valley and City of Los Angeles.

This community has been historically underinvested, often lacking the basic stormwater infrastructure that at times leads to road flooding on many of our San Fernando Valley streets during rain events.

We are celebrating the groundbreaking of the stormwater capture project right here at David M.

Gonzalez Recenter.

As the rain falls on the project, it's going to be captured.

These bays are designed to purify the water and to remove any contaminants before it's actually infiltrated into the groundwater basin.

So the project has multiple benefits because it's gonna remove that water that would otherwise flow into Tongawash and maybe bring some pollutants with it.

And it's also gonna recharge the groundwater, improving the city's water supply and our less of our dependence on imported water.

And on top of that, when we restore everything, we're gonna have all the facilities that we were disturbing in the park and restore them to brand new facilities.

So we have two new baseball fields and new amenities to the park facility.

It's a win-win for the community.

We're working closely with the staff here at the Rec Center to make sure that while the construction is going on, that we're still providing recreational programs for the communities that we serve.

So this is one of nine projects that have been funded.

It's the first one to get out to construction, so we're all really excited to see the first one rolling little more than a bowl to ignite a match.

Whether indoors or in the fields like this one, local parks are supporting the next generation of athletes in discovering the joy of soccer, developing essential agility and finding the rhythm on the field.

Cultivating these fundamental abilities is truly at the heart of the city of LA's mission, providing comprehensive youth and adaptive sports initiatives from traditional programs to blind soccer to empower individuals throughout every corner of our city.

That is, this event is the first event that's kicking off FIFA.

Everyone knows it's coming to LA.

We are here to introduce children to the game of soccer.

A lot of children don't know, depending upon which country you're from, it's the number one sport outside of the United States, but just to learn the new sport, that's why we're here today.

We're gonna have a soccer clinic that's going to teach those who don't know and improve upon the skills of others the game of soccer.

I think I'm gonna get in there and try to do some footwork myself.

I'm hoping that there's a lot of you know children and not just children and kids, but adults too, to understand, you know, the game of soccer in America.

That's not our first sport.

So someone like myself can inspire now, and we start and we stick with it.

We're good at it.

But it's just getting that start.

So you ask, my goal is to change the culture and the image of the sport of soccer by being here today.

Kids need to be outside.

That's what the Watt Summer Games is about.

We have education, we have the sport.

Most of all, we just have a whole lot of fun.

Why is it important for Sign With Me to be here?

We have partnered with the LA Watts Summer Games with the friends of LA Watts Summer Games with Khalifa Bay.

Why?

Because we know that you have many individuals with disability that's not included in the mainstream.

And so we want to be able to provide that awareness and that you know understanding and that collaboration and say, hey, let's welcome all individuals in our athletics, our Olympics, our sports, and different events and activities.

Come on and get your kids outside.

That's that's the crux of it.

Is to bring your children outside to enjoy the sunshine.

In the spirit of the World Cup, the Housing Authority decided to do a youth soccer tournament and connect our young people to the countries that are participating by giving them replica uniforms with the colors and styles of the countries that are participating in the World Cup.

We're at Cal State LA, and we are launching the Hackla World Cup Youth Tournament.

We will have young people from across the city from 11 public housing communities participating in this tournament.

So young people from the ages of 10 to 13 will be competing in this World Cup over the course of the next 30 days.

So I see this as a great opportunity for our youth to grow together, not only in their respective community, but also in the community surrounding them.

There are so much going on, so many countries involved, not a lot of access to get into the games, and we wanted the kids to feel like they were a part of it.

So the Housing Authority, we believe that it's just beautiful to provide stable, affordable housing, but also to create those opportunities that allow our children and our young people together, you know, and what better way than through the game of soccer can bring so many people together, and it's really special to be part of this.

We will never forget those two hundred and forty one men and women of Los Angeles Police Department who've given everything they had in the performance of their duties on behalf of others, most often others that they had never met before.

Today was the annual memorial ceremony that commemorates the uh sacrifice of 241 Los Angeles police officers.

Our men and women sacrifice everything physically and mentally to serve our community, to take that time out to honor our fallen and more importantly, show the families of the fallen that we are here for them.

We will always be here for them.

It means a whole lot.

I think it's one of the most important things that I could come to as a commissioner to understand and recognize the sacrifices that officers have made throughout this department.

It's just very meaningful to me as we're making policies to making sure we're doing everything we can in terms of public safety and officer safety.

Fernando was a very happy, vibrant person.

Um, you can easily feel his energy the moment he walked into the room.

I was living right through that guy.

You know, when I was younger in my teenage years, I was like, Oh, I'm gonna be a police officer and I'm gonna do this.

I didn't do it, but um, I was very proud, always hearing stories and I'm looking forward to this, and it's just something he always wanted to do as a little kid.

So just to know that he accomplished that amazing.

I want to just keep his memory alive and you know, always remember the silly vibrant person, like I said, that he was, and it's just very important to keep that going.

The city of Los Angeles is immersing itself into the soccer experiences surrounding the world cup, curating a series of global cultural activations that celebrate the spirit of sports and community participation throughout the entire city.

Through five designated community viewing locations, Angelinos and guests alike are invited to discover vibrant traditions and sound and spirit, strengthening the enduring bonds that define our city's diverse tapestry, featuring the dynamic movements of lion dancers and afro-Peruvian artists alongside the resin rhythms of taiko drummers and Korean traditional musicians.

These live performances transform local gathering spaces into hubs of international artistic exchange for an unforgettable and immersive viewing experience.

Throughout the duration, we will be showing the World Cup games at three parks every single day.

And these are community celebrations, meant to really bring people from across Los Angeles out to the city's parks and actually have a sense of civic pride around the World Cup.

It's meant to really bring a community vibe, a community feeling, and a sense of community excitement across LA.

It's the spara todos and family.

We are so excited at the Department of Cultural Affairs to bring forward so many performers that are representative of who we are as a city.

There's a lot of things we can do.

It's open to everyone, and I think it's really cool that everyone helps make this happen.

So we're really excited because we've created a partnership with the U.S.

Soccer Federation who today contributed a hundred tickets for kids across Los Angeles to be able to attend the World Cup along with their families.

Today they announced that I'm me and my family got tickets to the World Cup.

I'm looking forward to seeing the atmosphere, the vibe.

I'm excited to be able to see Los Angeles come together.

This is such a moment for us to both celebrate the World Cup and show off who we are as a city hosting so many games.

I'm excited to watch in Mexico.

Vamos Mexico as you can tell I have the USA and Korea uh scarf so I'm hoping one of these teams make it into the finals in a community with a lot of people come check us out come to one of the events it's gonna be amazing time here in LA.

If you want more information about how to participate in kick it in the park you can go online and you can Google Kick It in the park and you'll find a website that tells you all the different events that are happening across the city.

We're here at the Los Angeles Coliseum for the Los Angeles Fan Fest celebrating the World Cup.

And we're at we're at fanfest down here with the FIFA so we came down uh to watch a little bit of games see a lot of people with different types of you know cultures and jerseys have been awesome to see.

Mundial Dos Vamos aquí Los Aires Maha Estrella We're Brazil Vamos yeah we're excited to watch Brazil versus Morocco today's Morocco's against the world and I hope that we're gonna have a great game let's see who wins everyone's eating everyone's enjoying themselves there's music everyone's taking pictures videos um definitely core memories to happen all throughout the World Cup.

I'm Fong Tai and my friend Fam Lao we here for the first time and we're just chatting the goodbyes here and hope and we love you FA we share for the USA I'm a messy fan so I really hope we can win the second championship uh this world cup go Argentina look at this incredible I got people from all around the world here and it is um it's miraculous it's absolutely wonderful football deporte is the mundo entero hey I am as poems this has just been a lot of fun you know just seeing everybody get together for this wonderful event oh I'm just looking forward to meeting some friends looking forward to meeting good people looking forward to meeting people from all over the the world different countries you know what I'm saying Europe South America Asia everywhere man it's this is gonna be awesome it's gonna be beautiful we're all different people we all like different teams and even so we still support each other no matter what cup is the best that you win that can show the to show the word of how to get along with each other and how to make a piece that's my opinion yeah good to see you I don't know yeah but good to see you awesome Ecuador just being here I can't tell you how much it means I don't care what happens we're just so happy to be here I am from Bosnia take me to America youth expo is an annual event where we bring together all the resources that the city of Los Angeles has to offer through its departments and also through its community-based organization partners.

There are resources here to help kids find jobs or earn to help kids learn, which there's a number of schools here: K-12, adult schools, community colleges, universities, and then most importantly during the summer play.

So our Department of Recreation and Parks is here, along with a number of other organizations that offer amazing fun recreational programs throughout the summer.

When I go around throughout the expo and see the different types of tables, it's giving us opportunities of how to be involved in your community or what you can be paid for, or any sort of internships or job opportunities that you can get being a citizen of LA and kind of also giving back to your community as well.

I just wanted to let you know that parents are absolutely critical and important for the future of young people to encourage them to join the workforce, find out what they're interested in, arts, entertainment.

It's all here today.

The tables are everywhere, no matter what their interest is, there is someone here ready to and waiting to plug you in.

First of all, there are support systems out there.

You just have to do the research.

Sometimes we feel like we're alone, but we're not.

Luckily, we live in Los Angeles, and there's lots of services out here.

I represent the Los Angeles LGBT Center.

But we don't just support people of the LA LGBT community.

We support all persons, right?

We're all a big family, and so there's the various services out there, mental health services, education services, workforce services.

Um, and they can all be used together holistically to support yourself and your family.

It's so important for young people to understand the very basics of what it takes to get a job.

Maintaining eye contact, introducing themselves, filling out an application, knowing how to write a resume, and just sitting in front of somebody and talking about what they're passionate about, what their career goals are, and sometimes they don't even know what that is.

So this gives them an opportunity to walk around and learn about different careers.

As a matter of fact, today upstairs we have a resume writing lab, we have a mock interview cafe, and then we have a financial literacy workshop.

So once they start earning a paycheck, they know how to manage their money and budget for the future.

My hope is that every young person walks away with a better understanding of what's available to them, what programs and resources are available to them while they're on vacation during summer, how to apply for them, where they're located, what they're all about.

So if they get that is my goal that every young person walks away learning something new about a program that this great city has to offer.

Today is about ensuring all residents have an equal say in decisions that shape their lives every single day.

If you live here, work here, pay taxes here, and raise your family here, you deserve to have a voice in the city of Los Angeles.

That's what residential voting is about.

We know that there's hundreds of thousands of folks that have legal permanent residence, DACA, TPS.

Some of them don't have anything, but yet don't have a choice over their local elections.

They send their kids to school.

They don't have a say over who makes decisions over the things in their classroom.

When they walk down the street, they don't have a say over what their council member does.

And so I believe that it's only fair to allow folks uh to have the opportunity to vote.

I'm an immigrant myself.

I came to the United States um when I was three years old.

I've been living in this country for a little over 20 years, and I still don't have a pathway to citizenship, despite the fact that me and my family have been contributing, you know, for decades to the city.

And you know, as someone who's been organizing for the last seven years and has mobilized thousands of voters, I think it's our turn to be able to cast our ballots as well in the city.

Everybody wants to vote, and we are happy that he proposed this kind of deal.

You know, I work hard, and I thought I get that money, but uh base leap or baseball.

Oh my god, it's ghost to the dexist.

There's no question that this is no, but as a resident here, we should allow us to vote too.

The process will take some time.

You know, it first has to get out of rules committee, then it has to be passed by full city council.

And then if it goes to the voters, voters will decide in November whether that's a good idea or not.

You know, we hope that the folks that are able to vote can see that this is an issue of fairness, and that if you live here, pay your taxes, contribute to this uh great city, then uh at the very least, they should give us city council the ability to have this debate and make some changes to who can vote in local elections.

But uh this is still a long process to go.

While the World Cup comes around every four years, three decades have passed since the United States last served as a host nation.

This makes the global excitement even more profound, presenting a unique once-in-a-generation spectacle for Los Angeles is singularly equipped to an act.

Through the World Cup, we transcend the routine rhythms of daily life, uniting in the defining match moments.

Pivotal pass that reverses a team's destiny, or the collective ecstasy of a goal realized or spectacularly denied.

Beyond the pitch, we find connection to the symbols of our heritage and belonging to celebrate international cultures under a unified artistic and sporting banner.

And that's a win for local communities and residents for another generation of youth and for the city of Los Angeles itself.

Thank you so much for watching.

Catch these stories and more on Channel 35 or at lacity.gov forward slash TV and follow at LA City on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube.

Until next time, show up in your community, shoot for a goal, and enjoy everything Los Angeles has to offer.

Capture the excitement of the FIFA World Cup and here on your team in a community setting with music, food, and team apparel.

It's all about celebrating living history at the birthplace of Los Angeles.

The first ever El Pueblo de Los Angeles Heritage Festival is transforming Pico House into Celebration Plaza from Friday, June 26th through Sunday, June 28th.

Head downtown to El Pueblo and join in the fun from 10 a.m.

to 10 p.m.

each day.

Find more at El Pueblo.la City.gov.

Jumpstart the celebrations for America's 250th anniversary and a centennial of historic Route 66 with the ever popular Cars and Stripes Forever.

This year's show is a new location right in front of the Battleship Iowa in San Pedro.

Enjoy dozens of classic cars and motorcycles on display, live local entertainment, an assortment of food trucks, and a beer garden.

This free family-friendly event is open to all ages.

The evening ends with a dazzling fire work show.

Cars and stripes forever is on Friday, June 26th, beginning at 5 p.m.

Learn more at lawaterfront.org.

Get ready to rep your team at the Noho Football Fest.

This will be a high-energy open-air watch party plus street festival with music, food, and community vibes.

A live DJ will keep up the energy all day.

There'll be a fun-filled kid zone, Noho's favorite food trucks serving up the eats, as well as games, photo ops, and brand activations.

Enjoy special guest appearances by star athletes and meet and greets.

Magnolia is where the community comes to celebrate the game.

Reserve your free ticket for Noho Football Fest watch party on Saturday, June 27th, beginning at noon.

Find more at cd2.lacity.gov.

Get your pride on and celebrate with the community at San Fernando Valley Pride.

Head to Van I's Boulevard for the Pride March at 3 p.m., then enjoy the festival from 4 p.m.

at the Van Nuys Civic Center.

Join the fourth annual San Fernando Valley Pride to be loud and show that everyone belongs.

San Fernando Valley Pride is on Saturday, June 27th, beginning at 2 30 p.m.

Find more at sfvpride.org.

A thousand drones are set up to light up the night sky to celebrate Independence Day.

Head to the Handsome Dam Recreation Center for an amazing light display with a beach party beginning earlier in the day.

Catch food trucks, a kid zone, and fun for the family at the city's 40-acre water wreck facility, which has the biggest pool in the valley.

Join the community to celebrate at the Independence Day drone show and beach party on Sunday, June 28th from 5 p.m.

Learn more at cd7.lacity.gov.

That's what's happening around Los Angeles.

The Science Center provides an opportunity for children and visitors of all ages to participate in science and not just read about it.

So this is where you can do science.

This is where you can do engineering.

This is where you can explore phenomena.

My name is Gretchen Bazella.

I'm the Deputy Director here at the California Science Center.

And I'm so excited to invite you down to the Science Center.

We have so many different zones where visitors can experience different environments, different ecosystems, and they can learn how those ecosystems are interconnected.

We have desert zone, we have the polar zone, we have the kelp zone, we have the inner tidal zone, we have a hundred and eighty-eight thousand gallon saltwater tank where we have fish and kelp forests just as it is off the coast of California here.

And so it allows visitors to have that perspective of being in the water with the fish, being in the water with the kelp.

In addition, they can go up to the top of the tank, they can look down from the top of the tank and see what it's like from that perspective.

And finally, they can also go to a touch tank where they can actually get up close and personal with some of these animals and be able to touch and learn more about them.

So we hope that visitors take away the interconnectedness of all ecosystems and how changing one part of an ecosystem can affect another part of an ecosystem.

We also hope that they take away the beauty and the inspiration behind these ecosystems, what it's like to experience them, what it's like to visit them, and what it's like to want to protect them and want to learn more about them.

A lot of people think of mummies primarily as Egyptian, but this is mummies of the world.

In Mummies of the World, we have on display intentionally mummified and naturally mummified animals and people from South America, from Europe, and from ancient Egypt.

Including we have a selection of mummies that have never before been seen in Los Angeles, and we have CT scans of the full body mummies that let you look beneath the surface.

Mummies of the world is being shown in a science center, not in a cultural history center.

So we tend to look at this through the lens of science.

And through the lens of science, we're able to study more about the history of human health.

We're able to study the process of mummification and learn that mummification preserves biological and cultural evidence that let us know much more about our human history.

So we balance fun and learning by using hands-on inquiry-based science.

So that is really the inspiration behind the whole science center.

And here at the Game On exhibit, our visitors are actually able to participate in sports and experience the sport.

So the visitors are encouraged to play, to kick, to throw, to bat, and this is really an opportunity to not just be reading about science or reading about physics, but to be doing science and doing physics.

So we'll be here through the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics.

So I think it's an incredible opportunity as we prepare for the Olympics to visit Los Angeles for children and visitors of all ages to come down and get an experience of science behind sport.

So the general admission to the science center is always free.

So we're very proud of that, and we invite all of our Angelinos and all of our visitors across California and the U.S.

to come down, not just to Game On, but to the Science Center.

We have hands-on exhibits throughout where you can participate in your own learning, have active investigations, opportunities to see live animals, opportunities to see space, and I just would encourage all Angelinos to come down and check us out and spend some time here.com.

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There is a big network of communications that most of us don't realize.

We usually ignore a radio tower.

Radio towers provide radio communications.

If you've ever seen a police officer or firefighter, they're carrying a radio on their body and they have radios in their vehicles.

The radio communications is how police and fire do their job.

We have 33 different radio sites with 31 radio towers.

And these are critical.

911 dispatch utilizes radio communications to ensure that vehicles, officers, firefighters, other agencies can all interact with each other during an emergency.

Pressure is really high.

Always.

So if you look at these bulbs, they're special type of walls because they're a little extra large.

One of the things I'm most proud of, we have not had an incident since I've been here.

So right here it's okay because it's a ladder.

With the ladder, you have your safety guide wire.

This piece attaches to that, so you're safe going straight up the ladder.

Once you get to the very top where we're going to be, it's a monopole.

So after you get off the ladder, you won't be able to use this no more.

So you're gonna be using a positioning lanyard.

Safety would be the primary thing on my mind.

One foot in front of the other, one hand in front of the other, ensuring that I make it home safe.

Oh, it's bad.

The connector.

Yeah.

Hey, Steve.

Yeah, go ahead.

Weather proofing first?

Yeah, weatherproofing first.

So what causes the equipment on the towers to malfunction can be weather, moisture, uh, high winds, simply the age of the antennas or the connectors.

So the ongoing maintenance of radio towers.

It is an ongoing job.

Yeah.

Up at the very top.

We need to know that there's a tower right underneath them.

Awesome views.

It's a view that only towered climbers live to see.

Mount Lee's pretty awesome, right?

Because it's kind of like dead center for city communications and operations.

Every city entity comes through Mount Lee.

If you need to hold the frequency, I'm going to turn off frequently stand by Mitchell.

All the journey tall.

Let's coordinate our effort.

All resources hold the tail.

I'll get into an opportunity, clear.

What we do is important.

It keeps fire and PD moving all the time.

That's it.

This location is one of a thing.

What else can we say?

It's iconic because you got the Hollywood sign down below.

You see it in movies all the time.

They span out and you see the tower, and you know, people never really question what goes on on that tower.

If you live or visiting Southern California, this is probably one of the best places you can choose because it's accessible.

If you do run into any kind of trouble, there's gonna be people around.

If you're new to hiking, it's a very safe place to start.

I would say if you want to choose Griffith Park, the reason you would do it is because you're getting history, you can see the Hollywood sign, you can see the Griffith Park Observatory, and if it's a clear day, you can see downtown LA C Tree City out to the ocean at times.

They've even got down below.

There's a cave that they filmed the Batman car.

And you know, it when it drove out to the Batman movie.

So you can just, if you want something short, you can park there and just walk up and be like, hey, this is where a movie was made.

So super fun.

One of the basic do's is you definitely want to stay on trail.

These trails are maintained, so there's a less likelihood of you getting hurt on the trails as opposed to off the trail.

So you can see the path right here.

There's a sign posted caution rattlesnakes and the little no-foot path sign.

Uh, this is actually an animal path, so the animals form this path, and over time people start walking over to that.

Those paths, we do not maintain them, they're very uneven, and you're also stepping into basically the homes of the animal wildlife in here.

So we're trying to keep people on the trails and off of the animal paths because you're starting to basically invade the animals' territory, disturbing their their homes, and there's a higher likelihood of you getting lost or getting injured off the designated trails.

You do sometimes see a snake, and I'm never afraid of them.

They're always at the side of the road.

They don't like me, they hear me stomping along.

So they just head off into the bushes.

If you encounter wildlife in the park, you have to be mindful that you're in their home.

This is their habitat.

We're the ones that are visiting.

So if you see any wildlife, just let them be, let them do their thing.

Bring your dogs, just make sure that they're on leash.

The last thing we want for them to do is to see a squirrel running across or a coyote and try to chase after them, and then they're lost.

And also be mindful of the weather conditions.

If it's really hot and you're gonna take them hiking on a trail, the floor is a lot hotter on the trails than it is on grass or anything else, and so there is the possibility that you're gonna end up burning your poor animals' paws, then they overheat, get dehydrated.

So just be mindful of the weather conditions and just make sure that your animals are hydrated and they're on the leash.

Oftentimes even off into the evenings, it keeps your LAFD pretty busy.

But you can rest assured that the Los Angeles City Fire Department is very well prepared and ready to assist anybody that may become sick or injured on one of these trails.

Um, anywhere from airborne assets like our helicopter rescue teams to uh ground assets like brush patrols, um, fire engines and firefighters.

So typically what we'll do is we'll have firefighters come on foot and they'll coordinate rescues with helicopters to assist on uh rescuing anybody that may be hurt or injured or sick on that trail.

So if you find yourself having a little bit of difficulty in the middle of the hiking, you know it's gonna complicate your ability to get off of that trail and make it back to your vehicle safely.

There's an acronym that's called stop, right?

You want to stay put, you want to think, you want to observe, you want to plan.

So stay put, don't move because when you move, it makes it difficult for rescuers to be able to access where you're at.

You want to think about where you're at and how to articulate that information.

Observe your area before it starts to get dark on you.

So if you have any landmarks, you can communicate that to potential rescuers.

And then start coming up with the plan, right?

If you need to maybe come up a cliff or you need to assist yourself and helping get rescued, come up with the plan.

So that's an acronym we like people to try and memorize if they find themselves in a precarious situation.

You want to make sure if you're gonna be hiking in peak season like in the spring or summertime, consider hiking in the morning when the weather's a lot cooler or in the afternoons when it's not as warm.

If you're gonna be hiking in the fall or winter, be assured that it's not gonna be raining on you at some point when you're on that trail because uh that brings a whole nother element uh to your ability to get on and off that trail, such as uh water, rock and debris flows, uh making the trails a lot slipperier, sometimes being washed out.

So those are some things to consider depending on the climate and the weather you're gonna be experiencing.

I look at my weather app anytime I'm gonna hike to make sure you know if it's gonna rain or if it's gonna be super hot, that impacts when I go and what I bring with me, wearing a hat is really important, the shield from the sun and the sunscreen.

Do a little bit of research what the weather's gonna be doing that day.

Are we gonna be in a red flag day?

Are we gonna be having a high heat advisory?

Is it gonna be raining?

All these things are gonna affect your ability to be able to stay safe and have a good time while you're hiking on the trails.

It's my passion.

I love being outdoors.

I love the fresh air, I love the nature.

Um, I love breaking the sweat and getting the exercise, getting away from the city and kind of in a quiet place.

I feel more centered.

It's a stress release.

Just gives you the space for yourself and for your brain to have a race from all the things that are going on in the world and to just look up and see, you know, the trees and the view.

Vegetation management here in the Sepulveda Basin has been ongoing.

What we've been doing is looking at areas that might have a higher impact of fire spread during high wind events, any areas that might be connected to brush fire danger, and we're taking a look at that and managing the fuel by using our crews, our heavy equipment, and goats.

Fire grazers, we're a company that mow the lawns of several places all throughout the Los Angeles area, and we use goats.

Once they're out here, we've got three guard dogs in there now.

Okay, cool.

We're gonna protect them and take care of them.

That's that's how it works.

When I first became a council member, and I noticed and caught that every year I had to use some of my discretionary funds to clear the brush here to avoid the fires, I was hoping that we were gonna be able to get some gold search, and here we are.

And look how beautiful they look, how happy they look.

Oh, thank you.

Everyone is super excited to finally see our city thinking outside the box for something that we know works.

They are definitely helping supplement our work.

They're consuming the fuel, and what it's gonna do is it's gonna limit the large fire breakout in the summertime by limiting the fuel now, it's gonna help us later.

Can I give it a kiss?

Me too.

What these guys are going to do is they're going to devour all the weeds in the area that will turn into flashy fuels later in the season after they dry out.

It's uh not an invasive procedure.

You don't have tractors driving around, and we're just very, very, very excited that we're able to support this project.

I'm looking to get the goats into my district.

We have some hillsides that are tough to clear for humans, but for goats, they'll be a breeze.

The goats, their pay is is what they eat, and what they eat is what they're supposed to do.

So it's all it's a win-win scenario.

You know, it's it makes sense.

I could I could see having some some LA goats become uh, you know, regular city employees.

So rattlesnakes can be encountered pretty much anywhere throughout the greater Los Angeles area.

Rattlesnakes tend to be less active in the fall and winter and more active in the spring and summer.

But the thing to remember is that rattlesnakes are always around in Southern California.

Well, I think the most popular location for rattlesnakes in LA is right here at the LA Zoo.

We have a really diverse rattlesnake collection on display.

But uh, if we're talking about how commonly rattlesnakes are encountered, the thing is with rattlesnakes, they are shy, secretive creatures with simple needs.

If they have food, water, and shelter, they can make just about any place home.

Snakes are gonna go wherever they find food.

One of the best ways you can avoid having snakes come onto your property or into your home is to ensure that if you have any garbage or refuse, you put it in the appropriate cans.

Because if there's garbage outside of the cans or outside of your home, those are gonna attract rodents, and naturally, rodents are going to attract snakes.

In addition to that, you can ensure that you don't have any openings or closings at your foundation or in your attic spacing, making sure you can clear those up.

Make sure you patch them up.

Snakes can fit into holes the size of a court.

So, you know, rattlesnakes are known for their rattle at the end of their tail, right?

The sound that they make.

But we can't rely on the sound of a rattle to alert you of its presence.

Rattlesnakes don't always rattle.

Now, if they think they haven't been spotted, they'll often stay quiet.

If you see a rattlesnake while you're hiking, walking your dog or playing in your backyard, or if you hear a rattlesnake, what you want to do is you want to freeze right on your tracks and make sure that you can identify where that snake is at or where that rattle is coming from.

Once you've identified where that snake is at, you want to back away slowly to avoid getting bitten.

It's important to understand that snakes are only going to strike when they feel threatened, and typically they're going to want to get away from you just as much as you want to get away from them.

They can strike anywhere from one and a half to two thirds of their body length.

So effectively, if you have a three-foot snake, they can strike at one and a half to two feet of their length.

With children, you want to make sure that you keep them at least at arm's length distance from you, ensuring that you're able to grab them and pull them to safety.

When it comes to pets, specifically dogs, where you're hiking on trails, it's important to keep them on a very short leash.

Oftentimes Angelinos like to use the retractable leashes, and those beaches give the dogs a lot of freedom, but they're also allowed to get into areas that have been unexplored, effectively putting them in an area where they may be bitten by a rattlesnake.

Yes.

So a dry bite is a bite from a venomous snake that does not result in in venomation.

That means no venom is delivered through the hollow fangs of the rattlesnake.

And it does happen.

Now it's estimated that somewhere between 20 to 40% of wild rattlesnake bites are dry bites.

But the fact of the matter is you can't tell just by looking at the bite if it's a dry bite or not.

So every venomous snake bite is a serious medical emergency that needs prompt attention.

It is rare that rattlesnakes cause fatalities, but every venomous snake bite is a serious medical emergency, and the only treatment for envenomation is antivenom, and that's administered at a hospital.

The first and most important step that you should take if you're bitten by a rattlesnake is to call 911 immediately.

There's been a lot of misconceptions when it comes to rattlesnake bites.

You do not want to put pressure, you do not want to cut the bite and suck out the venom like many people seeing on movies, and you don't want to put any tourniquets on that effective limb.

What you want to do is you want to get the person to try and calm down, try and relax to keep their heart rate down, because that's going to effectively keep the venom from not spreading as fast.

We never treat any strike as a dry bite.

We always treat it as an actual bite, and we call 911 immediately because that's the best thing you could possibly do to allow your Los Angeles City firefighters and paramedics to arrive on scene, treat that patient and gets them to the hospital to get into definitive care.

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We're tucked in a corner between the Barnstall Junior Art Center, and then on our other side is the LA Municipal Art Gallery.

So often we hear, I didn't even know this was here.

I'm gonna come back.

And that is the greatest thing we can hear, is knowing that we're gonna have Angelino's comeback, visit our space, share our space, and enjoy everything that we have to offer here.

We're primarily a rental facility.

So we try and make everyone's dreams come true.

It is incredibly popular with different arts centers and different arts groups, community theaters, professional theaters.

We have dance companies who do their concerts, we have local colleges and high schools and elementary schools that do their graduations and their culminations.

We do film screenings, young artists, emerging artists, groups with very small budgets are treated and welcomed the same way as big commercial productions.

What's super exciting about the Barnesall Gallery Theater is that everybody has an opportunity to be on the stage.

That you can be a very seasoned veteran and come in here and feel like you're having a wonderful intimate conversation with the audience.

You can be a four-year-old with your first recital and being able to feel like this is your stage, and it's sort of sized for someone little, someone big, whatever you're looking for.

It's perfect.

So many people have told us the Barnesdall Gallery Theater, or we call it BGT.

Feels like home to them.

And that BGT is where they always go.

It's a go-to space for their annual event.

And I think that kind of relationship in a community is so important these days.

The performing arts are intrinsic to the quality of life for Angelinos, and it's invaluable to have the opportunity to be able to elevate and support the communities in which we are based, who are creating a legacy of artwork that will enrich the city of Los Angeles and its cultural identity in terms of performing arts.

You can always find out information about the Barnstall Gallery Theater by going to our website, and that is the best way to find out more information about who to contact and how to get more information.

The Canoga Park Youth Arts Center is an after school music and art program operated by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles.

We offer music and visual arts classes to youth in the area, mostly from 6 to 17.

However, we also have pre-K classes to introduce young children to music.

All the teachers here have been involved in the arts their whole lives.

We serve about 200 students per week when we have our class sessions.

We are located in a historic building off of Sherman Way.

So this historic building was first built in 1929 as the first operator-assisted phone company in the San Fernando Valley.

After the building was abandoned by the phone company, it fell into disrepair.

So this is a dedicated youth arts center.

During the year, local schools walk to us during their school day to supplement or to include uh an arts program which they may not be able to receive at their school.

The importance of arts education, I don't think can be overstated.

I think by now hopefully everybody knows that arts education helps children to work together in groups.

It helps them to focus, critically think, self-expression is also incredibly important.

Uh creativity and also it could be a path to uh a career for many uh young people.

For example, all of the staff here are involved in the arts in their art form outside of uh teaching here.

We have a lot of kids that come here as you know, six-year-olds, and then they go all the way through the program until they they age out of it, um, and they they have good memories, they come back.

So we see how the arts is shaping these kids, having a healthy societies, having healthy uh investment in the arts, we have uh several ways of getting into contact with us.

We have an Instagram page at Canoga Park Youth Arts, we have a Facebook page, Canoga Park Youth Arts Center.

Bye everyone.

I'll see you next week.

The spirit of celebration is sweeping across Los Angeles as World Cup Fever takes over.

Forty eight teams are competing in the tournament across cities in Canada, Mexico, and the US.

And the diversity that defines LA ensures every match has a local contingent to root for, regardless of which teams take to the pitch beyond the rival race and the prowess of individual athletes.

The city is committed to ensuring this World Cup is as inclusive as possible for all Angelinos.

As the eyes of the world turn toward the alley matches, the city continues to showcase its status as a preeminent global destination and a vibrant place in which to live, work, and socialize.

So whether you're here for the contest, the fandom or your goals, welcome to Los Angeles.

Across the globe, the beautiful game is driven by the passion of its supporters.

And the fans here in LA possess an unmatched energy.

From the opening kickoff of eight matches being played here in SoCal, both the local community and a global audience will be captivated by every moment of drama on the pitch.

Beyond the stadium, there are opportunities for everyone to participate in the celebrations.

World Cup fever is impossible to ignore, but there really is something on offer for everyone with a vibrant array of cultural festivities and social gatherings across the city.

Point signing with the tournaments.

Even LA's Union Station is host to one of the main free official fans.

So whether you're arriving or departing, you can connect every moment of the World Cup action.

The game, so we want to bring the game to the community, bringing youth, adults, seniors, everyone together to celebrate the 2026 World Cup.

Ticket in the park events will be held across the city.

The community can come out and watch the matches on our LED screens, but there will also be resource schools, food vendors, and also family friendly activities, including soccer clinics at some of the sites.

The official FIFA events or partner-hosted events.

They may require registration and/or paid admission to the event.

So our events are free, held at our local recreation centers throughout the city.

All 19 matches will be broadcast at Union Station.

This is the only free location in all of Los Angeles that will be hosting a fan zone where fans can come to see the FIFA broadcast shown both in Spanish and English.

And we're showing it throughout Union Station, both in the fan zone and on a 76-foot LED screen inside the waiting room.

The fan zone will be fully interactive with a lot of different things for friends and family to do.

Guests should definitely register on event right so that they can solidify their position.

However, on the day of the event, folks can also come to Union Station, scan a QR code, and register there.

The event is free for the public.

So anybody can come to the event as long as they register on event right.

Come kick it with recreation in parks.

Well, it's the only app built by Metro for Metro Riders.

So you have a lot of options, a lot of great apps out there, but this is the only one where we're working with our customers, with our riders to make the experience customized for Metro and for Los Angeles.

If you want to kind of plan your trip from point A to point B.

If you're in a location, you want to figure out how to get to another location, you can see all the bus and rail lines and bike options near you.

You can customize your favorite stop.

Many of our riders take the same trip every single day to work to school.

So if you want to customize the experience just around those lines, the app begins to learn who you are, and the experience kind of molds around your trips that you take every day.

We also have put a bunch of metro amenities and features into the app.

So if you want to find a bathroom, want to find a tap retailer, if you're looking for a bike locker, you can do that as well.

We are going to start listening to our riders and beginning to improve the app over time.

So it becomes something unique to Metro, unique to Metro riders and unique to LX.

My role here today is to demonstrate how customers are going to pay using their credit and debit cards on Metro and across over 26 participating agencies.

You can use the same car that's already in your pocket or in your digital wallet to pay for the transition.

So all you do is take a plastic cart, you tap at the readers once, wait for the confirmation on the reader's screen, and then you just continue to write.

This is not only for about one event.

This was always a Metro's long-term fair modernization plan.

And it just aligns well with the World Cup.

This ability to pay using credit and debit car is just another convenient way for our riders?

Who are daily riders?

Occasional or visitors, who we will see a significant amount coming for the FIFA World Cup, as well as for the Olympics and Paralympics in 2028.

The electrifying roar of the crowd during a pivotal match is an unrivaled experience.

Every second on the pitch counts, and the action is entrancing, from discovering the starting eleven to analyzing team performance, and finding star players' setting to total prominence on the World Cup.

Mr.

City Attorney, anything to report?

So there's nothing to report out on item 54.

On item 53, the Federation of Hillside of Canyon Associations, that is being referred to the Plum Committee, I believe.

All right.

Um, Madam Clerk, what's before us?

Uh, Madam Kirk can call the roll.

Thank you, sir.

Blumenfield, Harris Dawson, Hernandez, Hut, Herbado, Lee, McCosker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price, Raman, Rodriguez, Notamartinez Yaroslavski.

13 members present in a quorum, Mr.

President.

All right, and without objection, the city attorney's uh recommend or the city attorney's statement that we have referred uh those items to the plum committee.

We'll uh move without objection.

What's next, Madam Clerk?

The council has motions for posting and referral, they are posted and referred announcements members.

Announcements.

All right, seeing no announcements, uh, Mr.

Bloomenfield.

Uh Plum Committee was actually supposed to start at two o'clock.

Uh, to give members a little bit of a break, we will start at three o'clock.

All right, three o'clock, plum committee.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Uh, any other announcements, members?

All right, seeing none, I'll ask everyone in the chamber to rise for adjourning motions.

I'll look to my right and my left.

All right, Councilmember Rodriguez.

Thank you, colleagues.

I rise today to adjourn in the memory of Leonard Bertrand Fish, known to many as Len Fish.

Len was a prominent real estate investor who helped shape Los Angeles, the Los Angeles property market.

Alongside his wife Selma, he founded Fish Properties in 1979.

The family-owned firm manages and develops high-end commercial, residential, and industrial real estate real estate across Southern California, from Redlands to Montebello, and from downtown Los Angeles to Malibu.

Most notably, the company played a significant role in the growth and development of the fashion district here in downtown Los Angeles.

Born on March 10th, 1931, in the Bronx, New York, Len's early years were marked by tragedy.

His mother passed away when he was just two years old, and his father died when Len was only 22.

After spending his years in New York and in New Jersey, his family, like so many others, migrated to Los Angeles and settled in Royal Heights.

It was there that he met the love of his life, Selma, to whom he was married for more than 70 years.

As a young man, Len dreamed of becoming a writer.

However, he chose a more financially stable path so that he could provide for his family.

After working a series of jobs and saving $30,000, he purchased his first home.

That investment marked the beginning of a remarkable career in real estate.

Today, Fish Properties is owned and operated by second and third generation members of the family.

Despite the company's growth and success, Len never forgot where he came from, whether walking the streets of Boyle Heights or attending a dinner in Beverly Hills.

He was always comfortable in his own skin.

Although he was not raised Jewish, his faith grew stronger as he got older.

He often said he did not care what people saw.

Len was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather.

He made sure he was always there for his family whenever they needed him.

He was also deeply patriotic and believed that he truly lived the American dream.

Len Fish lived a full and meaningful life and was loved by many.

He has survived by his beloved wife Selma, their three children, ten grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

May his memory be a blessing.

And may he raised it in peace.

Thank you so much, Councilman Rodriguez.

With that, we're adjourned.

My name is Jason Knoll.

Uh, I'm a master gunnery sergeant retired in the United States Marine Corps.

I did twenty-nine years of service with the Marine Corps.

I've been with the Los Angeles Fire Department for about 17 years at this point.

I was born in Torrance, raised in Hermosa Beach.