The Los Angeles City Council convened a regular meeting on Friday, June 26, 2026, with 15 members present (Bloomfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price, Raman, Rodriguez, Soto-Martinez, Yaroslavsky). The meeting included a special session to address a local emergency declaration related to the Boyle Heights warehouse fire. Key actions included approval of numerous consent items, a presentation celebrating Bolero music, recognition of a retiring city employee, and a contentious vote on Measure ULA eviction defense contracts.
And teachers and nurses, and we need to be out here supporting them and making sure they are accepted and that we stand with them. We see you, we hear you, we're here to fight alongside with you. Pride is not just this month and this day, but we're here to fight for the rights of every single person and the dignity of all people, LA is for all. I'm extraordinarily proud and grateful that this is going on and that I can be a part of it. We all have each other's backs. Um, and we are, in fact, a community, and we're not going to let them divide and conquer us. We're a united front. It takes things like pride to remind everyone of how far we've come, but how much farther we still have to go. We've had people for decades fighting for equality and equity, and it's just become abundantly clear that that fight has to continue on. We were pleased to give $500,000 to the downtown women's center. This grant supports the most basic of important needs and the most long-term of needs that help end homelessness. And on the basic level, that means a safe place to have a meal and a shower. Things that most Angelinos take for granted. The LA Repair Program is participatory budgeting at its best. Repair stands for reforms for equity and public acknowledgement of institutional racism. Participatory budgeting is when real people get real power over real money. It is a program where $8.5 million is going to nine of the most impacted neighborhoods in our city. The city is providing the check, but the people provide it's a votes for these dollars to be spent with the downtown women's center. We want as a city to support the people who support the people. So I'm really grateful for this money that's coming to us. It'll help me reach the ladies I need to reach. I mean, sometimes these ladies all they need is like a pair of pants. We help them with hygiene. We link them to various other resources. Um I have ladies getting jobs now, and I'm working with ladies through permanent housing goals. So this money is very helpful to help us continue our efforts. I've been doing this work for 25 years, and I constantly hear a tone that implies that homelessness is the fault of the individual. But I think that's unacceptable when you see 75,000 across Los Angeles experiencing homelessness. How can 75,000 people just like it be their faults? To us, it's a systems problem. There's not enough affordable housing. Folks cannot obtain employment that pays for housing anymore. It's out of reach. The level of disability that people experience compounded by homelessness in and of itself, making people more sicker makes it even harder to access housing and employment and just the basic of needs. We have a systems problem, and with Downtown Women's Center's advocacy and with our partners for years, we've been addressing systems issues while we're also meeting women one-on-one with their needs as they come today. One thing the Downtown Women's Center does offer is a sense of community, a place to go. And that's one thing me with my own lives experience. I actually was in the day center one day, and I've been through a RISE program. This whole environment is so encouraging for women who have lost a little hope. And we're a beacon of hope. Los Angeles recognizes the history, resilience, achievements, and ongoing contributions of LGBTQ IA Plus Angelinos, and reaffirms its commitment to keeping Los Angeles a city where everyone can live openly with pride. The city of Los Angeles has designated significant historic and cultural sites. And during June, it honors and uplifts LGBTQIA Plus community members, talents, and leaders who continue to inspire. Welcome, welcome, welcome to the people's house. Happy Pride Month, Los Angeles. Woo! For generations, LGBTQ people. We're told that spaces like this weren't built for us. And yet here we are, queers, not only in the room, but taking over it. In the LGBTQIA Plus community, it's not uncommon to show up and show out in your most fabulous look.