The Los Angeles City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on Friday, September 18, 2026, with 10 members present, establishing a quorum. The meeting began with approval of minutes from September 16, 2026, and commendatory resolutions, followed by a consent calendar and four special presentations. Public comment was heard on two agenda items, and both items were passed unanimously. The meeting concluded with announcements and adjournment in memory of five victims of a recent helicopter crash in Chatsworth.
Pretty much everything in the field that you can do in a brick and mortar clinic. The only thing we have trouble doing are pelvic exams. Everything else we can do. And so in that we have we can access the patients because most of them cannot get to a brick and mortar clinic. For example, and this is an issue that probably that does need to be addressed. Between 60 and 80% of the people we see are insured. Only 7% have seen their primary care doctor in the past year, because most of them are brick and mortar, and only 3% are actually getting behavioral health care. And so we have to take it to them. That's the solution. And so we do a lot of wound care, but we also treat chronic disease, uh, diabetes, hypertension. We can treat uh people with mental illness. So we prefer, for example, to use long-acting injectable antipsychotics. I give one injection, it lasts a month or more. It's never lost or stolen or traded or degraded by the elements, it's in there. And we've seen tremendous results like that. The other thing we can do is we can actually treat substance use disorder. So you know, there's a lot of talk about harm harm reduction, you know, handing out clean needles and things like that, and that's important, but it's also important, if not more important, to be able to treat it. And so we can treat that with uh medication assisted therapy, is how we help them stop using opioids. Um, so all this we can do on the street. I could talk to you until tomorrow. But unfortunately, um, we do have to wrap it up. But you know, if people want to learn about what you're doing and about what they can do and about how you know this process is working and about how everything is, how they maybe can help you, if not, you know, what's the best way for them to get in uh touch with you? Yes, if they want to get uh more information, they can visit our website uh for USC Street Medicine. All right, thank you, Brett. Thank you for everything you do, and thank you for being such a compassionate person. Thank you. And that's a wrap on this LA Currents. In the city of LA, you'll find that every neighborhood has a history rich in tradition, hard work, and fun. As we celebrate La Fecha de Fundacion de Los Angeles. You'll see that it's the beautiful diversity of Los Angeles that brings us closer together. Whether you're visiting for the first time or you've lived here your entire life, there's always another side of Los Angeles to explore. Welcome to LA. Bienvenidos a El Pueblo. Did you know September 4th, 1781 is the birth date of Los Angeles. As Angelinos celebrate 245 years, it's the roots of Los Angeles which began to grow right here in El Pueblo that have made the city a place of growth and inspiring the next generation. The Happy Pappy Foundation is doing just that by offering free haircuts to children in underserved communities, giving each child a boost of confidence and helping them make a great first impression on their first day of school. The nonprofit aims to make big changes by offering personal support, mental health resources, and art to children in underserved communities. Hello, welcome to the birthplace of the city of Los Angeles. We also celebrated the World Cup here, and we'll be celebrating our third Olympics in the city of Los Angeles. Standing in front of the Pico House, the first three-story structure built in Southern California. It was built and opened in 1870. The Pico House was a very fancy place to be at. It had indoor plumbing and gas lighting. The front of it was built in an Italian style, but it had a French cafe in the bottom. This cross is to commemorate the opening of Albera Street. It opened on the day before Easter Sunday in 1930, a year after the Great Depression. Christine Sterling, who we call the mother of Algara Street, came up with the idea of creating a Mexican village with arts and crafts and music and dance. Alvera Street was originally called Wine Street. You're looking at the oldest grapevine in the state of California, planted in 1818 by Spanish missionaries. And it still produces grapes.