City Council - Regular Meeting

for the past 28 years. I was born in East LA. My dad was LAPD, so kind of a hard individual. His dad, my grandpa was a World War II Marine who was a Purple Heart recipient during the Battle of the Pacific and specifically on the island of Guadalcanal. So he was brought up by a Marine and he pretty much voluntold my brother and I that we were going to be going to the Marine Corps after we graduated from high school.

My name is Jason Noll. I'm a Master Gunnery Sergeant retired in the United States Marine Corps. I did 29 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. When I was in high school, there was a Marine Corps ROTC program. I found out I wanted to join the Marine Corps, mostly because I got to see the Marines that were running the program there.

I grew up in Castaic, a little town outside of Santa Clarita, and being outside as much as I did kind of gave me the reason why I wanted to become a Marine. So I default to Operation Iraqi Freedom because that's most memorable of my deployments, obviously going to Iraq. In Iraq, we were doing convoys, a lot of convoys. We were doing a lot of protection of diplomats, the ambassador, you know, generals, stuff like that. Through Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, Our other missions that we did was ship boarding. We probably boarded a dozen ships that were suspected Al Qaeda ships, and we would search them with other branches of the military and deem who was a terrorist and who wasn't, and then just escorting ships through very dangerous waters. As far as how it impacted me, I would say it gave me a great appreciation and deeper love for our nation, our military, and deep down pride of what I was doing and helping people.

When I was in Iraq, we were in Kuwait. We were like living in a large tent city and there was a electrical fire and it burned down all of our tents, all of our equipment burned down, all of our personal belongings burned down. We all tried to put it out with the fire extinguishers, but none of us had any like formal training on how to like extinguish a fire. At that point, I started to have the desire to know what to do in that situation. So then I started pursuing fire tech classes and that's what kind of sent me on the path to end up being a firefighter.

While I was in the Marine Corps, the decision to look towards the LAFD was not really a decision that I made. Growing up in the 90s, everyone wanted to be a firefighter, and I didn't think that it was something that was really possible for me to do. Not because I wasn't strong enough, but I just didn't know anything about it. And so I went to the Marine Corps, kind of found my voice, but I still didn't have any direction towards the fire department. My mom, God bless her soul, she worked in the city and she was like, come downtown with me to a fire and police expo. And hesitantly, I just honored her and went downtown and filled out one of those green interest cards. And from that interest card came this job. It's a wonderful testament to the dedication that my mom had to raise her son and to put me in a position that can provide for my family in the future. It means a lot to have fellow firefighters in the Los Angeles City Fire Department that are also fellow Master Gunnery Sergeants in the Marine Corps Reserves. To get to that level of rank in the Marine Corps, it's not an easy task. In fact, the percentage of Marines that do attain that rank are less than 1%. It's an incredible feat.

When you're the rank of Gunnery Sergeant, you choose which path you want to go within the Marine Corps. You can either become a First Sergeant, Sergeant Major, which is in charge of the administrations of the Marine Corps, or you can choose to be a Technical Expert, which is the Master Sergeant, Master Gunnery Sergeant. So it's pretty difficult to obtain the rank. There's not that many of them within the Marine Corps Reserves, and then to have two other ones just within our own department is pretty remarkable. We each have separate jobs, so we're all Master Gunnery Sergeants, but each one of us has a different discipline that we handle.

So Master Gunnery Sergeants are unique amongst their MOS or their job. So with myself, I'm infantry, so as a Master Gunnery Sergeant in the infantry, My role is what's called an operations chief. So I am basically in charge of a command, working for a commanding officer, their tactics and their operations. So anything on a tactical level, I am setting up, I am orchestrating, I am organizing, and also when units are deployed, I'm tracking where they're at, when they're coming back, where they're going to be, how they're going to get there, and stuff like that. With my position, I get to directly work with hundreds of Marines and Sailors. So the joy I get is just helping with guys' proficiency. In the military, just like the fire department, what we do is a matter of life and death. So the better you are at your job, the safer you're going to be. And to have men and women over the last 20 years that I run into tell me, I appreciate everything you did. And this is years later, and they're like, you set me up for a successful future and deployments. So just being able to be that person that helps somebody be so proficient that when they do deploy, they feel safe.

So the Marine Corps is all about teamwork, right? You take the best of everybody who you're working with and you bring it together so that you can accomplish the mission. And those skills are transferable to the fire department just as is.

Marine Corps definitely sets us up for success.

Being good at one makes me better at the other.

What we do in the Marines is very parallel to the fire department. You know, we're working as a team, following orders, respecting people's experience above me. The fire department and the military is not about age. It's not about rank per se. It's about your experience as well. And there's many people out there that, you know, have a lot to learn from. So bringing that over to the fire department was just natural progression. And then just the fire department, you know, it's such a great organization. Working in L.A., working for LAFD in particular, I couldn't ask for two better careers, two better paths, and they take great care of me. I mean, the fire department allows me to do this. If it wasn't for the support of the Los Angeles City Fire Department, I wouldn't be able to even maintain this career with the Marine Corps.

I find it important to serve as a firefighter and as a Marine primarily to give an example to my kids. I want them to know that there's a lot of honor in serving, being a civil servant, someone who helps others, and I think that giving that type of service is one of the best ways to show that. Veterans Day, it means a lot because not only have I spent the past almost three decades serving, but that would mean that my family has also done the same in one way or another. It's not just the veterans, it's the family that is supporting that veteran. And numerous amount of spouses and kids that have had to go through multiple deployments. The appreciation for veterans extends very far and it's deeply appreciated.

So Veterans Day for me goes back way before I was in the Marine Corps. My grandfather, he was a Pearl Harbor survivor. He was at Pearl Harbor when it was bombed. So when he passed away between Memorial Day and Veterans Day, those holidays mean a lot because we've had an interesting history in America as far as you know, how each veteran has been recognized and how our, you know, the public perceived them. And, you know, we've had times where they were, you know, heroes and we've had times, you know, that people weren't recognized as well, like Vietnam era. So if you know a veteran, whether you thank him or just give him a pat or a hug, They do appreciate it, especially the older veterans that may not have felt that love when they got out of the service. For me, showing that love and respect and honoring those people that came before me and the ones that are still serving and teaching my children that respect, it means a lot to me. And I hope that everybody else can show them that respect.

I've had a longstanding interest in time capsules. I love LA history, especially unique history and things that involve building and technical challenges such as this. So it's been a lot of fun trying to navigate the different aspects of this project to get it to really happen. It took us just about a year to figure out logistically how we were going to extract the time capsule. We knew from just a couple photographs from May 3rd of 1925 when the Board of Library Commissioners formally dedicated the building by placing the time capsule in the cornerstone and really not much more information than that to go by. I mean, the biggest challenge was the fact that They never put out instructions or gave a plan for how we were supposed to get it out. There was no access hatch or door or clear method really for retrieving this at all. We couldn't. proceed without first being able to verify that it was still where we thought it was. So we could drill some small holes into the grout line between the cornerstone and the other limestone blocks on the building facade. We were able to drill these holes and run in a little bore scope camera and almost immediately we were able to locate the box Prior to this, we were assuming that we were going to have to remove limestone blocks from the wall above the cornerstone, try to lift it up and basically remove the box as an exact reverse engineering of the way that it was initially placed and installed. Through that process, we were able to determine that it would make more sense from a historic preservation perspective to go in through the interior of the building, which happens to be the men's restroom. We were able to take out a couple historic marble wall panels that will be replaced after the work is done. We even had to cap off the plumbing that was obstructing our path to get at the actual time capsule. But here is what I really wanted to show off at this stage because this is kind of really cool. So this material here, these are terracotta blocks that are used in a lot of parts of the building, but this section is unique because it's actually just bricking over this square entry. And so the next step was to drill, jackhammer, and break out enough of that block to expose the backside of this massive limestone cornerstone, and then hammer away, chisel, cut, until we could get the back section of the cornerstone itself removed, and then finally hammered away enough to actually pull the box out. It took about a week to access the box itself and then additional time to repair the wall and reopen the restroom. This was really meant to represent an institution at a moment in time. In the original Board of Library Commissioner meeting minutes, they submitted a list of the contents of the time capsule. So this is currently all that we have to go on in terms of what to expect. There's an immense sense of anticipation, but the journey of retrieving this. The box itself is an artifact, is an amazing thing, and whatever it contains will be valuable institutional history, if not something more indicative of life in Los Angeles. We had to treat it with a lot of care to make sure that we didn't damage the contents. This is a custom made copper box that was soldered shut on all sides. So we ended up drilling a hole just big enough to get some manual shears in so it could be hand cut around the perimeter of the lid. The contents of the time capsule are remarkably well preserved, especially given the fact that they were sitting in the middle of our wall for a full hundred years. One of the things that was on the list was photographs of the previous locations of the Central Library. But what we didn't expect was that it would be compiled in this beautiful scrapbook, the homes of the Los Angeles Public Library. It's just really nice to see the the care and attention that was put into preserving this, starting with the Downey block on Temple and Main, the Old City Hall in Los Angeles, the Homer Laughlin building downtown, the Hamburger building, another department store, and the Metropolitan building. before you finally get this view of, it says present building, but it's actually a painting because it was still in construction at that time. This list of the employees of the Los Angeles Public Library is a really beautiful thing because as simple as it is, it's presented with dignity and pride. It really shows that they valued the contributions of everybody on the staff to help make the institution what it was. Even on the first page here, you've got, of course, the city librarian Everett Perry at the top, But right below that is janitorial workers for Central Library, like a gentleman named Doc Cooksey. This is another really interesting document here, a statement from the architects of the Central Library. The statement really gets into some of the challenges that they face from an architectural and engineering perspective throughout the course of the building. And like the library itself, this statement includes the names of all of the draftsmen who worked in the architect's office and helped design this amazing library. One of the most vague or kind of wildcard items on our inventory list of what was in our capsule was all of the contents of the cornerstone of the Normal School building that was on this site before the library was built. The Normal School opened here in 1882 and later would become UCLA and move to Westwood. We sort of had a time capsule within our time capsule One of the most unique pieces, certainly, from the 1881 Normal School capsule is this, which refers to itself as a relic from the catafalque obsequious of President Garfield. And we have a little bit of helpful context from our 1925 librarians who've included a couple of typewritten notes on blank catalog cards. This one says, the year 1881 was also the year of the assassination of President Garfield. The bit of black cloth and the dried moss are mementos from the funeral. The badge was one worn by the members of a local engine company in the memorial services. The population of Los Angeles in 1881 was only 11,183, so the city was a dramatically different place than it was already by the 1920s when our library was being built. Both time capsules contained objects that represented the city more at large, so both of them had a lot of newspapers. From the 1881 selection, I thought it was most interesting that we had a series of newspapers in languages other than English. We have La Cronica, the Spanish language newspaper, as well as newspapers from LA from that weekend in French and German. Just a kind of interesting demographic look at who was in Los Angeles at that time. The population was small, but it was already extremely diverse. We're always trying to expand the depth and breadth of the stories we have available, and when we're able to do that for our own institutional history, that's a really special thing, and it just doesn't come along every day. It's pretty incredible to have this direct link to the leaders and supporters of this institution 100 years ago. Their dedication and hard work has made it possible for the institution to continue to thrive. It's in that spirit that we're really excited and energized to continue the work of making sure that the library remains relevant and a critical resource for Angelenos for another 100 years to come.

My father was Peter Suho Sr. and he started Chinatown. That's my earliest memories of working. I just knew they worked all the time, but we didn't even think about it. It's just like, that was a normal thing you did. You'd go to work and you had to take care of, you were starting Chinatown, so you did all that. And what he did, he was always at a meeting or with people, mostly men at the time, family members of Chinatown that wanted stores or restaurants.

Oh, this is Jin Lin gift shop. There's my dad and there's Mr. Chow.

Oh, dear, you spend hours there. In the back, we had like a kitchen and a toilet with a sink. And, you know, we had no hot water. I mean, you boiled the water in the tea kettle if you wanted to make tea or anything.

And that whole block is owned by the shareholders of the Los Angeles Chinatown Corporation, of which my father was one shareholder. And that's how he was able to get this piece of property to build his restaurant. But the streets there belong to the Chinatown Corporation. So it's a unique little city in its own.

We're on the second floor of Phoenix Bakery at 969 North Broadway. In Chinatown.

We are the second generation. It was our parents who started this bakery in 1938. We all grew up here. As soon as we could stand and do something useful, we were here. There were no preschools, no nannies, no childcare, none of this. And if my mother had to be down here to help, we were down here too. And some of my earliest memories are bagging fortune cookies down here.

Yeah, I got a quarter for that big can.

Yeah, we didn't get paid much either. It has strawberries in it. Lay money on it.

Well, it's a sponge. Yeah, it looks like one of ours.

It was a place that attracted a lot of the, quote, American folks. And there are also photos of the new Nihongkui on Hill Street with a line of people out the door. You would think that you were at a popular fried chicken place. We've had a long history of supporting immigrant businesses. If you go to some of the outdoor shopping places, whether along the sidewalk or inside of the Dynasty Center or Alpine Plaza, You'll find immigrant entrepreneurs who have set up shop, whether it's selling clothing or toys or music. They're following a tradition that they've had before, whether it's in Vietnam or in Laos.

When most people think of Los Angeles, they picture beaches, freeways, and the Hollywood sign. But the city extends far beyond its skyline, all the way to the busy waterfront of San Pedro. Here at the Port of Los Angeles, the nation's busiest seaport, massive cargo ships and towering cranes showcase the global reach of this harbor. Yet, alongside its industrial might is a rich maritime history that continues to draw visitors from around the world. Standing proudly on the waterfront is the Battleship Iowa Museum. Once a powerful naval vessel that served through the multiple conflicts, the Battleship Iowa now welcomes guests aboard as a living piece of American history. So whether you're visiting the harbor for the first time or enjoying the community you call home, welcome to Los Angeles. Standing here aboard the battleship Iowa, it's impossible not to appreciate the scale of the Los Angeles waterfront. Docked in the heart of San Pedro, this legendary ship has become one of the harbor's most recognizable landmarks and a gateway to the area's history. Now, as you walk these decks, you're following in the footsteps of sailors, service members, and even three U.S. presidents, earning the Iowites nickname, the Battleship of Presidents. And today, the museum gives visitors a hands-on look at naval history while offering some of the best views of the harbor, where cargo ships, cruise vessels, and waterfront attractions all come together. From the San Pedro Fish Market and Harbor Cruises to the LA Waterfront Promenade, the area welcomes millions of visitors each year who come to experience this unique side of Los Angeles. It's also the perfect setting for one of the city's biggest waterfront celebrations. During Port of Los Angeles Fleet Week, active duty members of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard joined the community right here at the harbor, transforming this historic battleship into the centerpiece of a weekend dedicated to service, community, and pride.

Fleet Week is something that we look forward to every year, and it seems to keep getting bigger and better every year.

We've had the privilege of hosting the Los Angeles Fleet Week here for the last 10 years, and it's a privilege having the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and the Armed Forces in support of our nation here.

It's such a positive environment here. We're coming together, you know, we have first responders, we have military, we have our firefighters, our police officers, and it's just good to know that we're all one big family and to come together as Americans. I'm so proud to be here and I'm so thankful for everyone's service.

With Fleet Week, it opens up the civilian side to the military. They're able to see what we have and we offer, and then also it shows demonstrations as well to get them comfortable with the military and what we have to offer.

If you're a young person and you're looking for something fulfilling in your life, spend some time with the sailors, the airmen, the marines, the soldiers, as well as police officers, firefighters, public safety professionals here in and about the city of Los Angeles. We'd love to see you, spend some time with you, and talk to you about a remarkable career path.

It gives people a sense of purpose, a sense of hope, knowing that there is something out there for them. Together we can stand unified as one country.

To the next generation, our young people here, you are our future. We cannot continue without you. And I just want to say thank you to all of our military families out here.

This is our annual workers memorial. It is a momentous occasion for us to be here. It is so great to see our wonderful sea of orange. Caltrans proud.

In our district, which covers Los Angeles and Ventura County, we have a total of 32 lives lost.

Let's pay tribute to the family members of our fallen who are with us.

Today we're participating in the Workers Memorial, which is a big event for us because it's a remembrance of those that have passed in District 7 while they've been working on the freeway. So for some of us, those are people that are really close to us. Those are people that unfortunately didn't make it home to their family.

Today we gather not only to honor their memory, but to reaffirm our shared commitment to protect those who work each day to keep California moving.

I supervise a crew of about seven to ten people. We do road maintenance, we do guardrail repairs, fence repairs, pothole repairs. Our main purpose is to keep the roadway safe for us and for the traveling public.

Caltrans builds and maintains freeways and highways here in Los Angeles and Ventura County, specifically our district for District 7.

Across District 7, motorists travel an average of 99 million vehicle miles per day. Think about that for a second, 99 million miles. Our workers face constant risk, traffic at all hours, extreme weather, and hazardous conditions. That is why awareness matters. Everyone, workers, drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians, must stay alert and look out for one another. To the public, please slow down and stay attentive. Protect the workers who serve you.

Don't drive distracted. Pay attention. There are warning signs. There are warning cones. There are flashing lights. Do your part to pay attention. We're people just like you, and we want to go home at the end of the day to our families, to our loved ones, to our pets, to whoever it is that we go home to. And we just ask that you don't drive distracted. That text message can wait. That phone call can wait. Our lives can. And be alert and pay attention for yourselves and for us.

To all motorists, the message remains clear. Lives can be saved when drivers slow down, move over, stay alert when approaching work zone or roadside operation.

When we're out there on the roads, we're not doing it to be an inconvenience. We're doing it for your safety. We're doing it to keep the roadway safe so you can make it home. That pothole repair can't wait because it is a safety hazard. That guardrail repair can't wait. It is a safety hazard and it's what's going to keep all of us alive and safe so we can go home at the end of the day.

All right.

Good morning, everyone, and thank you all for being here for what I call my annual Cinco de Mayo celebration, where we come together to uplift and honor Chicano leaders and reclaim the significance of this holiday.

Cinco de Mayo has been traditionally been seen and confused as being Mexican Independence Day, but it's not. Historically, what it is, it's a symbolic day that was born here in the United States. to showcase the winning of the Battle of Puebla, which shows the resiliency of a very small Mexican army that beat a very well-funded French army. So over the years of history, it has been turned into a very commercialized way to cater to the Mexican market. But what we want to do is show that we're more than just that. We're not just the consumers. for some corporations to shoot for, but we really do contribute to the fabric of what is the American story.

And that is why we are doing this today. Today, we brought together a diverse and dynamic group of honorees. Marcos Reynoso, he is the owner to Chonsi Chorizo.

I just really want to serve really good food to my community and really good pricing so everybody can enjoy, not just the one person or the people that have money. I want everybody to enjoy.

The chorizo that he makes is something that I've never seen before. What he puts in the chorizo is something that actually you can't really find anywhere unless you go closer to the border or actually cross.

It's really important to celebrate Cinco de Mayo because you always need to remember where you come from, where your tradition is, what to truly celebrate.

Congratulations. Thank you for being part of helping us redefine Cinco de Mayo. Daniel Duno Lopez. He is a content creator, podcaster, and comedian who proudly represents his Mexican heritage and Echo Park roots. Today, he's touring the country and selling out shows. We are proud to celebrate his success and his voice.

I grew up down the street, literally on first, in between Temple. I grew up walking distance, I used to walk through here, I would've never in 100 years thought that I'd be here. I'm 26 years old, I'm living life, I'm amazed. Thank you guys for supporting and shout out the city of Los Angeles, I love you guys so much, thank you.

The Chicano movement here in Los Angeles is thriving. It's probably the biggest and best it's ever been. And, you know, there's areas that we could be in a little bit more, like in the movie industry. We got the music on lock, we got art on lock, we got food on lock. And the only place I don't see us shining to our full potential is in the movie industry.

He is an internationally celebrated photographer, director, and urban lifestyle entrepreneur whose work has captured the essence of who we are.

I represent the city to the fullest and take it with me on my back everywhere I go. And thank you very much.

Can I have Dr. Amada Armenta and Jose Loya join me? Dr. Amal Armenta is an associate professor of urban planning at UCLA and the director of the Latino Policy and Politics Institute.

Mexican-Americans and Chicanos have been part of LA before LA was even part of the United States. And so we are leaders in every sector from art to entrepreneurship to academia to universities where I work. Our schools are full of amazing Mexican-American students, leaders, Latinos, and of all groups who are gonna grow up and make a difference.

And Dr. Jose Loya is, as I mentioned, assistant professor of urban planning at UCLA, whose research examines inequality in housing and home ownership, particularly within Latino communities.

The Latino culture is part of the American culture, and so Latinos inspire, integrate, and often are mixing our culture with the American culture, and it's a beautiful thing to see and be a part of.

So more than 50% of the Los Angeles population identifies as being from immigration descent, many of them being Latinos and Chicanos. So what I'm hoping to do is to emphasize that our stories are complex and they're beautiful and very much part of the American fabric. And it's here in Los Angeles where we set the tone to what that identity is.

The battleship Iowa is a remarkable feat of engineering, stretching nearly three football fields long and measuring 108 feet across. Today, from its home in the Port of Los Angeles, this historic vessel welcomes visitors from throughout Southern California, connecting new generations to stories that helped shape our nation. But the Iowa is more than a museum. It has become a gathering place for the community, serving as a living link between Los Angeles' maritime past and its vibrant future. That spirit of connection was also on display as the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 100th anniversary by offering free harbor boat tours giving Angelenos a rare opportunity to experience the nation's busiest port from the water and see firsthand the scale of the waterfront that powers so much of the region's economy.

We're turning 100 years old, and as part of that celebration, the Port of Los Angeles is very proud to be hosting three harbor boat tours to the general public. Good morning.

I'm here for the Free Harbor Boat Tour from the Port of Los Angeles. My favorite part about it is that they give us so much history. The speaker on the boat tells us so much about the shipping terminals and about all the trade that goes on from different countries. It all comes in through the Port of Los Angeles.

It's a great family event. It's very safe. I actually work at the port, so it's just nice to see it from this point of view.

It's great to be among community because I think it gives us a great opportunity for us to connect in the community to learn how every day the Port of LA impacts us both through economy through the environment and you know just learning about the great things that that we do every day.

We especially invite the public to join us on these harbor tours because what they will get to see is an active port. Whether we have cranes that are in movement, we have barges that are happening, we have just a whole slew of things that they get to be in front of, they get to hear about. Somebody on the boat is talking about the important role that the Port of Los Angeles plays in our country's movement of commerce.

I think it is very important for both the community and Port of Los Angeles to get involved with each other. And part of this is this maritime park that shows how community can benefit from collaboration with the Port of Los Angeles.

It's just a fun activity to do, to show my son how the ports operate here. Hopefully we continue to have these yearly because they're just a great experience.

This tour is the most fun I've ever been on in Los Angeles. The water is so calm. You really just feel like you're on a gentle cruise, and it's really a nice family event. We look forward to coming again next year.

Good morning. On behalf of the United States Navy, I want to extend thank you to the City of Los Angeles for welcoming our Navy into port for Fleet Week LA.

To everyone here in uniform this morning, thank you for your service to our country. We are incredibly grateful for your sacrifice, your discipline, and your willingness to serve something greater than yourselves.

We welcome you to the city of Los Angeles. We thank you for the sacrifice of your service. But more importantly, we thank you for your incredible dedication to preserving everything that this country represents for more for approaching now 250 years. God bless you all and thank you.

Thank you, Councilwoman. And now we have a very special performance brought to us by Matthew Gordon and the Navy Southwest Band.

So I'm with Navy Band Southwest, and we are supporting the 10th annual Los Angeles Fleet Week this week in Los Angeles. This is the best part of our job, and we just love connecting with audiences around the Southwest region.

We're looking to just play music, have a great time, talk to people, hear their stories and share our stories and just celebrate our Navy tradition.

These sailors and Marines, they do represent the very best that our country has to offer. We are fortunate to have them here in Port Los Angeles. Many of their colleagues are deployed overseas right now in very challenging times and they soon will be deployed. This is an opportunity for us to thank them and also for us to extend our thanks to the citizens in Los Angeles. Many of these sailors and Marines are the sons and daughters of Angelenos. We just want to celebrate those tight connections.

Planning that goes into Fleet Week starts 364 days before the actual events. And Wednesday night, the Rear Admiral welcomed us to the USS Essex at the Port of Los Angeles. We were greeted by the Pacific Southwest Band, who also played today at Los Angeles City Council, bringing the spirit and talent of the arts to the USC services and the city of Los Angeles. Such a great day.

on behalf of a very grateful and proud city of Los Angeles. Congratulations.

When the battleship Iowa was in active service, it functioned as a floating city at sea, complete with its own bakery, baker shop, tailor shop, and more, supporting thousands of sailors living and working aboard this 45,000-ton warship. Today, docked at the Port of Los Angeles, it continues its legacy in a different way, welcoming visitors year-round and serving as a dynamic centerpiece of the San Pedro waterfront. During Fleet Week, the Iowa comes alive again as a gathering point for service members and the public. One of the highlights is the Spirited Galleys at Sea cooking competition, where Navy chefs showcase their skills in fast-paced culinary battles right on the pier, turning the historic ship and surrounding waterfront into an interactive celebration of service and tradition. The same harbor also plays host to one of the largest public waterfront celebrations in the region, drawing crowds to experience military demonstrations, ship tours, and hands-on exhibits that connect the community directly with today's active duty forces. It's a powerful reminder that here in Los Angeles, history isn't just preserved, it's still actively being made along the waterfront.

The LA Jazz Festival is here. It's happening and it's on its way.

Jazz has been alive in LA almost since jazz was created. This is the first time, however, that we've been able to find a way, both economically, structurally, to create an international jazz festival that goes citywide, just as you experience in New Orleans and Montreal and Montreux. Those cities have been doing that for decades, and LA has just been behind. But our time is now, and so we're really excited about it.

I reside in California, I reside in Van Nuys and I'm so glad to be here. I am so psyched at all of those performances and all those different venues and I'm so excited for the country and the county of LA for doing this because it's huge.

This is a wonderful thing, especially now today, especially with jazz. It's America's original art form, and I think more people should be getting exposed to some world-class musicians, many of them that live here in Los Angeles. With all these different artists from across the world, you get a taste of everything. We're from jazz, New Orleans. You got people from Cuba, Indonesia.

I'm looking more forward to going to the different places. Like they said, it's gonna be on the beach, it's gonna be after dark, there's gonna be the carnival festival in the streets.

We're at the Inkwell. The Inkwell is a location that we obviously were intentional about choosing for the announcement today. This is a location where predominantly black and brown families were literally forced to bring their families to this passageway if they just simply wanted to have a day on the beach. So we thought it was important to come full circle and announce this historic festival that really does have at its core the human rights narrative of pre-colonized Africans. brought to America in bondage, come to Congo Square, New Orleans, and through bondage and terror, create this incredible sound called jazz and where it has now impacted the entire world.

Like Quincy Jones said, jazz is the only form of music endemic to this country, the United States of America. So it should be worshipped, especially because of the history from it, how it developed. You know, we had spirituals, the slaves developed the spirituals to help them through their hard times. All of our ancestors went through such bitter hardship against them. We need to really put this on a high, high pedestal in the world of music and in our lives because we can learn so much from it. And it helps us when we go through hard times as well. And it inspires us when we have those happy times. And it's never done the same twice. That's the thing about jazz, you know, you can improvise, you can put whatever you're feeling in that moment on stage into what you show the audience and you hit them in their heart.

And I'm going to wrap it with this. I'm going to say that 75% of our tickets are free. 75% of our tickets are free. Go to our website, www.lajazzfestival.com. Janelle Monae, John Legend, Raphael Sadiq, Charlie Wilson. We've got artists from 13 nations. Everyone on our stage are Grammy Award winners. They're very international, and we're going to keep building from here. 13 nations and climbing. Go to our website. Get tickets now. So are you ready?

We are on the beautiful grounds of Banning Museum, and we are celebrating, as part of Fleet Week, the Wilmington reception. We are welcoming our sailors and our Marines to Wilmington. We have food and games and entertainment for them, and just saying thank you for the service.

This is my first time in LA, but I'm stationed in San Diego, so I like the environment. It's real laid back and chill.

They got free food, drinks, all for it. Navy pride, Navy day, ready to go.

While we're here, we're celebrating America's 250th birthday, an awesome celebration. We're glad that we could take that celebration and do that as part of the 10th anniversary of LA Fleet Week. These are great, great anniversaries, a lot of fun. Have a great time.

Well, I am so happy to see that we have everyone here at Banning Museum, the home of Phineas Banning. And we are excited as a community to celebrate and again thank them for the sacrifices that they do for us so that we can enjoy liberties like today.

It means a lot truly for me to be performing around all these people because I especially grew up in the Los Angeles area. So getting to play music growing up here and now doing it full time as a profession is amazing and truly a blessing.

We appreciate their sacrifice, their family sacrifice. Everybody contributes in the service that these people provide and we just want to take a moment to say thank you to them.

We should thank them every single day. But this particular week is a week where we celebrate them and we thank them and we give them some food and we welcome them into the community here in Wilmington and San Pedro.

Built to withstand some of the most hazardous conditions at sea, the battleship Iowa stands as a powerful reminder of the precision, discipline, and preparation required to operate safely in extreme environments. Commissioned in 1943 during World War II, the battleship Iowa is more than 80 years old and remains one of the most iconic battleships ever built. He was once among the fastest and most powerful battleships in the world, capable of reaching speeds over 30 knots. And today, permanently docked at the Port of Los Angeles, it continues to draw visitors from across the region as part of the LA waterfront experience. The harbor itself is one of the busiest in the nation, where massive cargo ships and cruise vessels move alongside museums, parks and public walkways that welcome millions of visitors each year. That connection between history, industry and community is especially visible during Fleet Week when the waterfront transforms into a citywide destination. Service members, active duty members, and thousands of guests gather along the port for ship tours, demonstrations, and public events, making the harbor and the battleship Iowa one of the largest celebrations of maritime service on the West Coast.

I feel like people don't think about when they flip on the light switch what really goes on on the other end of it.

Nobody knows what we do. I think we're a victim of our own success because the electricity just flows and it works. People flip on the light switches and they enjoy necessities and conveniences and nobody really focuses on how we get that electricity there. Well, these are the folks that get it there. so we're here today to celebrate the electrical line workers our linemen this is our 34th line worker rodeo we have 10 teams from the department that are here competing we have four different events show the kids and the wives what we do

I think it's really important to celebrate the work that they do and actually see what it takes to run a power grid and keep it reliable and keep it delivering energy to the citizens of Los Angeles.

This is my first rodeo, about a couple more weeks and then I'll be having my climbing certificate and then hopefully getting a job at LADWP or any of the other utilities. I wanted to learn a skill that couldn't be taken away from me. I feel like nowadays a lot of things are going towards AI and being in alignment is something that I could have a long career with. It's hard work, but it's definitely a fulfilling job to have.

We get extreme events and when that happens, these are the folks that are out there immediately restoring power so that we can all get back to our day-to-day lives.

There's a bunch of different events that relate to the work they have to do. There's one where they have to rescue somebody from up on the line. There's another one that's about speed and precision. And it's just an incredible showcase of the skill that our workforce has. And it's honestly amazing to witness.

My favorite event is definitely Hurt Man, which is simulating rescuing an injured guide on a pole.

The work that they do is so high hazard. It really takes special training, special skills. We're very proud of what we do.

We're very proud of our employees and we love to showcase that.

I've met people here who they worked for DWP. They've retired and now their kids work for DWP. You know people bring their their kids or grandkids.

You're looking at probably three or four generations of electrical line workers that are here. The little babies in the strollers are going to end up climbing these poles in the next 25 years.

Today, all 104 of our 106 fire stations are open to the public, celebrating Fire Service Day. We also have community events happening throughout the city where we invite the public to come meet their firefighters and get to know their fire stations.

not only does it bring the community together it brings them a little knowledge of what the fire department does and what it has to offer and it incites it gets kids excited about being firefighters and policemen and learning i'm the recruitment unit commander for the lafd so my specific job is community outreach try and gather that next generation of firefighter

Fire Service Day is a great opportunity for that because we're able to touch with the youth and the younger children, as well as adults 18 years of older that actually are looking to pursue a career in the fire service. So here at Fire Station 112, we have the largest boat that LAFD has to offer.

We have four honorary fire chiefs that we recognize today, one for each one of our geographic bureaus.

We have organizations here represented, such as LA Port Police. We have the CERT team, which is a community response team. We also have JoinLFD.org, which is our own recruitment office that helps kids in the community become firefighters for the Los Angeles Fire Department.

We have all of our apparatus, our fire engines, our fire trucks, our ambulances. Climb on board, touch things, get to ask questions.

You know the most important thing that I'm looking for from my young firefighters is passion. It's passion and that community service aspect.

Always support local and you can't go wrong.

Fire stations are in every single community here in Los Angeles and this is the time where we actually celebrate the partnerships, the friendships, and just all the hard work that our firefighters do to serve our community here in Los Angeles.

Fleet Week isn't the only thing making waves here in San Pedro. The port of Los Angeles, America's busiest seaport, spans more than 7,500 acres of waterfront and handles thousands of cargo ships each year, serving as a critical gateway connecting Los Angeles to the global economy. Anchored in the heart of it all is the battleship Iowa, one of only four Iowa-class battleships ever built for the U.S. Navy. And at its peak, the ship carried nearly 2,700 sailors and officers, operating as a fully self-contained floating city complete with its own onboard support systems designed for long deployment at sea. It was also armed with nine 16-inch naval guns, among the most powerful ever installed on a battleship, built for long-range precision and efficiency. unmatched firepower in its era. Today, the battleship Iowa serves as a floating museum at the LA waterfront, welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors and standing as one of the harbor's most iconic landmarks. Together, the ship and the port reflect a unique intersection of history, industry, and public access, where global commerce and maritime heritage share the same shoreline. As Los Angeles continues to evolve, the harbor remains a reminder that what's anchored here continues to move the entire city forward. Thanks for joining us and thanks for watching another episode of LA This Week. Catch these stories and more on channel 35 or at lacity.gov forward slash TV and follow LA City on Instagram, Facebook, X and YouTube. Until next time, step aboard, set sail and enjoy everything that Los Angeles has to offer.

Thank you.

Did you have another meeting before this?

No, I just, I took, I've been taking the metro lately. Nice. That's why I've been coming a little bit more close to the time. Welcome to, uh...

I don't know, a public transportation. Trying to think of something, yeah. It's been a while.

Yeah, that's right. Good morning.

All right. Still no camera. We lost camera. When is she coming back? August. August? Okay, so you guys got everything? Let us know if stuff breaks and we'll try to fix it.

We'll do. So far, everything seems there doesn't seem to be any... Yeah, I think we're chill.

Yeah, I think we're chill. Okay.

I think we're good. All right. Let me...

Would I get to pick anything?

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay.

Amen.

And then he leaves and I'm like, why the fuck is he there? And then I was told, oh, he's a producer. And I'm like, I still don't understand why he's there, but yeah, yeah.

That makes sense, okay, yeah. I don't know, that's a big part of it.

No, no, I feel like as a producer, you kind of want to be in the background. Probably, yeah.

But, I mean, he's done, like, I'm sure he's been in songs where he wasn't a producer, but people just wanted him to do that.

Sound, yeah, yeah, yeah.

I mean, it's just, it's so iconic.

Yeah. I mean, you know his name. Everyone knows his name. I knew his name before I even knew what he did for a living, but I was like, oh, yeah, cool job. Yeah.

Yeah, no, sure. It's crazy, man. If he goes and gets royalties, I guess he'll say, yeah, what? And Lil Jon on the mic. Dude, that's where you should start, though.

And that's like a million dollars right there.

It's crazy. You can do that in your bands.

Yeah, Lil Jon. I was going to say, I don't know if he- It probably will blow up just because Lil Jon's name is on it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, you're probably going to get a huge lawsuit from Lil Jon.

A big lawsuit. Oh, if we- Yeah.

He might throw one in for free.

We don't get anything in Spanish.

Yeah, I think we know. Hopefully, it'll be a lot of, like, music, or we can just kind of sit around.

Oh, I love it. Yeah, I just take the headphones off. Otherwise, it's kind of loud. Yeah. I don't just, like, chill. So, it's like the best.

Yeah, my voice box has also been, like, struggling.

Yeah, I think it's just the same, overused. I know, you start working with the sweat, you know.

Everyone's always like, oh, the frontline workers, but no one talks about us.

Oh, yeah, yeah. But, you know what? Like, hey, I'm the one who, like, kind of lost his voice, so maybe I should start doing it.

I was going to say, you also have lived in a band, so you're probably moving on.

You're not moving anywhere. Yeah, I do for that, yeah. Mostly just to know that I can still, like, sing and pee.

Yeah.

Yeah. I know she takes it very seriously, and, like...

She's the most professional teacher I've ever seen.

I learned so much from her.

She's definitely the person you want in the group project.

She does 50% of the work. And she writes her name last. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Do you guys need to discuss something I get about you today?

Yeah, we got him.

I was just late.

Thank you.

I don't see Herman.

Oh, that's a lot. Even though you and him are simpatico, it's still too much for anyone.

Yeah. I'm impressed, especially Guilfoyle.

Yes, dude, I I bumped into him once because I was like leaving and he's very tall and I am not and so like I was leaving and it was just like I almost went like face first into his belly and like even though I managed not to hit it I could still smell like the mossy I don't even know what you call it the hay the farmstead just like emanating and his shirt was all like stained in that way where it's like you know it has not like no one's trying to wash it the aura

First of all, I'm looking for The Cathedral Chapel. Cathedral Chapel is in the heart of District 5, in the corner of my district office, and it has a very strong reputation of students who get to accelerate at a very high level. Here the Decathlon team is going to the national championships. which reflects the hard work of these students, the educators, and the families who support them. We are also recognizing someone who has helped make these successes possible, Roman Del Pozo, who is celebrating his 30th birthday. Felicidades, Señor Del Pozo. Por tres décadas, he estado un ejemplo para estudiantes. Hice el líder del programa de Decathlon y ha dejado un impacto en generaciones por venir. Señor Del Pozo, gracias por su servicio, su liderazgo y su compromiso a sus estudiantes. Demole la bienvenida a la Escuela Cotiro Chapel, aquí al Palacio Municipal. Bienvenidos a usted. And Mr. Terpozov, thank you for your recognition. Thank you Cathedral, congratulations. And thank you for joining our Municipal Palace of Los Angeles. We're going to have a special presentation. Mr. Nazarian of the Second District Council. Thank you, President. It looks good. It looks good today. Le queda muy bien. Tengo que ir por Midushiki próximamente. Tengo que ir por Midushiki próximamente. Colleagues, good morning. I wanted, apart from offering everyone a demonstration of our appreciation and a welcome to FIFA World, I wanted to share a few words about what this experience means. But before I start, I want to show a short video to really capture the emotion that you feel. Let's see. Thank you very much. that the greatest experiences of life are sometimes due to the simple human connection. It transcends languages, borders, ancestors, and cultures. It requires nothing more than a ball, an open space, and a sense of brotherhood to begin with. In many ways, it is the sport, the most accessible game in the world. It also reminds us of something very special. Apart from the challenges that our nation, world, and city have, currently, billions and millions of people around the world are excited for this moment. The FIFA tournament shows hope, joy, and the opportunity to unite in celebration. Aunque, bueno, la mayoría de los países no se llevarán el trofeo, pero aún así sigue esta experiencia de orgullo. También el fútbol muestra lecciones de adaptabilidad y perseverancia. El deporte es una prueba de resiliencia, fuerza y determinación para seguir adelante aún cuando están obstáculos contra ellos. Los jugadores tienen que pensar estratégicamente, rebasar obstáculos y adaptar a cambios de circunstancias, a veces en un segundo. Y lo más importante es que el fútbol nos muestra que nadie tiene éxito solo. Requiere equipo, confianza y un compromiso compartido para una meta en común. Cada jugador tiene su parte para jugar y logran algo más grande que nada más algo que puede ser a ser un individuo solo. Mientras que Los Angeles le da la bienvenida al mundo, tenemos la oportunidad nada más para mostrar la diversidad de nuestra ciudad, pero nuestro espíritu de hospitalidad y unión. Le doy la bienvenida a todos para ir a nuestras celebraciones alrededor de la ciudad, Kick It in the Park, las festividades para observar la Copa Mundial, para celebrar cultura y orgullo local. Mi distrito It's an amphitheater in Woodset Sports Complex, with the first one this Saturday. We're also excited to have the North Hollywood Festival, June 27th, when we're going to transform the heart of the North Hollywood by closing several blocks of Magnolia Boulevard. We're going to have big screens and several merchants. I welcome everyone who joins. Admission is free. Y eso es algo clave de todo esto. Es muy importante recordar por qué hacemos esto. Ahora el mundo y los comerciantes tienen una manera de tomar capital de esto hasta la capacidad posible, cada posibilidad. Pero es importante que todos, como líderes, es importante recordar por qué esto es importante para nuestros residentes y siempre hacer que sea disponible. Estoy muy orgulloso del trabajo que todos han hecho para asegurarse que le traen el deporte al pueblo, al pueblo, sin barreras, y le doy la bienvenida a todos para también unirse to my team, to someone else, but participate. I chose June 22 for a special reason. It's the last day of the first round of the games. That's when it's determined, at least, who are going to be the two teams that qualify for six groups. This happens because in 1992, Dos equipos dominantes, países europeos, decidieron terminar juntos porque un equipo de sorpresa los había ganado. Iba a la próxima ronda. That inequity means that FIFA made decisions when they put together the last two games of each group at the same time, simultaneously. That way, no one has the advantage to see how to take advantage of the game. And by saying that, I invite you all, thank you, thank you, equity is important, opportunity is important. We invite you all. venido y ser parte de esta experiencia inolvidable de la copa mundial aqui en los angeles porque este tournamento es mas que una serie de juegos sino es la oportunidad para unir a la gente y tambien recordarnos que podemos lograr cuando estamos trabajando como un equipo gracias por la oportunidad disfruten sus chaquetas se que no hace tan frio en junio y julio pero somos un desierto entonces si hay un Thank you, Mr. Nazarian. . . . . . Thank you. And obviously, we're all having our own events, but I also wanted to take a minute. With so many restaurants that are going through very tough times, it's an excellent time. I know that you're going to see the games in many family restaurants that have different promotions. Es una excelente manera de apoyar a sus negocios locales porque los restaurantes están pasando por un tiempo difícil. Es nuestro trabajo todos estar presentes. No cuando dicen que van a cerrar. Tenemos que asegurar que sigan abiertos. Quiero pedirle al público que vayan a apoyar a sus restaurantes. locales y que todos celebremos juntos y de manera responsable. Gracias, Sr. Price. Gracias, Sr. Presidente. En adición a las actividades en los parques, yo quería anunciar que la Destinación África está teniendo su propia fiesta en Trinity College para música. and entertainment, thank you. Hernandez, I also wanted to join you because we have an event in MacArthur Park, the Park of the Americas. I thought they were going to change it. We're going to have a watch party on June 15th at 9 a.m. Very good. Anyone else? Hutt. Go ahead. Thank you, Mr. President. June 18th, I'm closing the International Sun Park for FIFA Mexico. En contra de Corea. Imagínense qué emoción. Eso va a ser, uf, eso va a ser divertido. Vamos a seguir adelante. Consejo de la Padilla. I also have to say what we're going to have. It feels like ice cream. I love it. So for those of you who want to go to District 6, we're going to be in Sun Valley with our area of fans in Arlita Park. We have a lot of work to do for this green space. This is my opportunity to show what's to come. So we're going to be at 12 o'clock. Mexico against South Africa. And then South Korea against... They wrote it weird. There's a game. There's going to be a game. Espero que vengan y también que vean este gran parque que estamos todavía desarrollando en el espíritu de equidad. Señor Lee, ¿qué tiene? Muy bien, fútbol. Well, as Jutt mentioned, the game between Mexico and Korea. On June 18th, we'll have several games, including Czech vs. South Africa, Switzerland vs. Bosnia, Canada vs. Qatar, and also, of course, the main event, Mexico vs. South Korea. Mr. Blumenfield. Oh, well, all of them. Okay, Warner Center Park, Parker Warner Center, 6 p.m. United States vs. Paraguay. We're going to have a lot of team gifts, a lot of activities. And on Monday, Leonard Park, there's going to be a lot of games, starting at 9 p.m. Spain against Cabo, Belgium against Egypt, Saudi Arabia against Uruguay, and then Iran against New Zealand. Bayer is giving us a lot of gifts, clinics for children. It's going to be a lot of fun. Come to Parker Warner Center on Friday and Leonard Park on Monday. Muy bien, entonces, jurado, el distrito 14. Sí, gracias, presidente. Estamos trabajando con parques y recreaciones para tener no solo uno, no solo dos, no cuatro, siete fiestas de partido para ver el partido. No sabíamos que teníamos que tener tanta diversión, entonces... Watch parties in Little Tokyo. Boil Heights. And there's something else that's happening related to FIFA, but we have FIFA all summer. So the Cerino Park is going to have small shops, we're going to incorporate music, comedy, so it's going to be an event. for the family, fun, it's like something bigger than his party with his uncle and his little television, but this time we have a big television. So Rodríguez representing all the restaurants, but they also wanted to talk about certain parts of their districts. So, on Saturday, we will have in the Silmar Park, and the great thing about this is that you can design your own t-shirts for the event, Silmar Park. We will have Brazil against Morocco, Moroccans. Come, go out, get a t-shirt. We have a lot of activities, food, food trucks, and it's a lot for the family. I will announce all the other locations. But thank you, colleagues. Well done, colleagues. We will have free events for our community. If there are any who are sanctioned, if you are a player, if you want to pay, go ahead. But we are all working with recreation parks to make sure that all our parks are safe and ready to receive them. So we are excited for those events. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. Colleagues, today I am proud to recognize and celebrate

An extraordinary public servant, our own Federica Mechie. During her career, Federica has exemplified what it means to leave with integrity as supervisor of Holly Mitchell. It played a crucial role in advancing policies and initiatives to improve the lives of residents. Its influence, let's go beyond its position, with the workers representing for security, They speak for their professional excellence, but what really stands out is their dedication to service, supporting young people or strengthening our civic institutes. Federica has invested deeply in the next generations and the future of our state. As a proud native of Southern California, she never forgot the importance of returning to the communities that formed her. Her leadership and positive direction have positively impacted everyone who was lucky to be around her. She is an example of what is possible through hard work and service. On behalf of the City of Los Angeles and the 10th District, I am honored to congratulate Federica McGee. por su logro sobresaliente y agradeciéndola por sus décadas de servicio público. Su liderazgo ha hecho una diferencia que dura y nuestras comunidades son más fuertes por su trabajo. I want to congratulate you. I want to wish you a very happy retirement. I hope you can go out to eat, to make pilates. And we are still going to ask to look at you as an example and for direction because you are a public servant of all life. Thank you. Now I present to you some... Supervisor Holly Mitchell. Good morning, Los Angeles Municipal Council and residents. Thank you very much for welcoming Federica Déjeme decir unas cosas. Yo sé que ella se ve bien, pero estos son 40 años de servicio dedicado a los residentes del estado de California. Varios oradores, hay muchas personas jóvenes en Sacramento, algunos quienes están aquí, quienes encontraron su camino y carrera por resultado de tu relaje y apoyo. Dejame... Elijo es su palabra favorita. Es su palabra favorita. Dejame decir a los empleados. Invierten en sus planes de pensión para que la escuchen por 40 años. Pero Federica entendió lo que significa ir a jugar. Estoy agradecida por los 10. The President of the U.S. and public voters to make California the largest economy court in the world, and the Los Angeles County the best of all time. Thank you for recognizing all your work, and I couldn't have done any of this without you. Thank you, City Council. Comments from Councilor Price. Thank you, Mr. President, Councilor Lajat. Thank you for bringing this angel to our chamber today. Federica is clearly known for fighting for others, for what is right. So I want to say thank you. Of course, her reputation will remain for a long time. We work together in Sacramento. ha sido una fuente de inspiración no solamente para los elegidos en Sacramento sino que los empleados también y sus enseñanzas y trabajando con empleados jóvenes afro ascendientes animándolos mostrando las posibilidades gracias por su compromiso y su servicio tanto aquí como en Sacramento y más allá de eso su presencia se nota muy bien no vamos a extrañar yo sé que no se va pero Gracias por su servicio. Muchas gracias, señor Price. Felicitaciones a ustedes, Federica, por su legado de servicio y un antecedente que es la envidia de todos nosotros quienes hacemos este trabajo. But I can say to a person who says vote for me, you can have the office, but many people who occupy the office don't make a difference. The people with whom you work have made a difference and I know that you were behind a lot of that. And also keeping the door open for those who come after you, because that makes a very big difference. And you can go out and have great victories. I'm starting to say the emergency room. The supervisor came from the residents of this neighborhood to ensure that we maintain our medical coverage despite all the chaos. It is important because a boy is going to be sick tomorrow and they will be able to go to the doctor. y no van a saber cómo se llama. Quizás ni saben el nombre del supervisor, pero van a saber que hay adultos ahí quienes los va a ayudar a mejorar. Y eso para mí es lo mejor que cualquiera de nosotros podemos desear hacer. Entonces, felicitaciones a nuestra propia Federica. Bueno, hola, yo soy un representante del 61 distrito y le voy a presentar a nuestra Federica Megui un certificado. Su compromiso y dedicación a ser líder y proteger y servir a nuestra comunidad y los constituyentes se respeta de parte del distrito 61. Felicitaciones y buena suerte y éxitos continuado en su trayectoria. So, from the city of Los Angeles, I did many good things for you. I hope that all this has been affirmed by all the members of the Los Angeles Council. Numeramos varios obradores con quien usted trabajó como asesores generales. Así como la conocí, me tuve que encontrar con el Consejo General. Aquí viene una mujer negra fuerte. Estaba muy contento de verlo. If you see Federica, these are the good employees there. Mr. Secretary, you may call the list. What is the first order of the day? Approval of the minutes of June 9, 2026. Resolutions to be approved. Rodríguez 9, Jaroslawski 2, who else? Let's go through the agenda. Yes, thank you, President. The issues 1 to 11, for which public hearing has been held, for 10, the report commission has been published to the Council's archive. 11 to 21, for which public hearing has not been held, for 26, the Art, Park and Library Committee has published an archive de un informe. Se requieren 10 votos para la consideración. Sin protesta, los temas quedan ante ustedes. Ahora es el momento para especiales. Consejal Blumenfield, tres para una pregunta. Padilla. Consejal La Jurada. Quien sea especial para un voto separado. Councilor La Padilla, District 6. There is a vote for a special 18, special for comments. Any other specials, members? Thank you, Mr. President. There is a special for issue number 14. With a motion to substitute. Any other specials, members? What issue is open now to vote? Pueden votar para 1, 2, 4, a 11. La votación, 12 a favor. ¿Qué más? Ahora el consejo puede continuar con las presentaciones. Vamos a tomar el tema número 9. Y felicitaciones a nuestra encargada general. Una ronda de aplausos. It's nice to see you here with your family. You are smart and you don't even have to make a prayer. Congratulations, we are waiting to work with you. Well, with that, let's go to the presentations. The first, the Councilor Price of the 9th District.

Hello everyone, how are you today?

I think I heard two people today. How are you today? Good, good. Does anyone know what this event is called? This drum is called a djembe. You can't hear it. This is an instrument from the west of Africa. They play this all across my country. Not just one country, but not just one ethnic group. It's a drum and a symbol of unity. I'm proud to be with my brothers here. We have people from all over the diaspora representing today. And that's why I'm very proud. And it means a lot to us to be here honoring the city and all the beautiful people here. We're going to play a song called Cuckoo. You see, artistic. I'm going to ask for help. It's going to be easy. Repeat after me. So, mark, follow. There, very good. You can say, oh yeah.

Iete.

Iete. Cuckoo. Cuckoo.

Fonye.

Fonye. So, we've got a high part and we've got a low part. We're going to do it one time and then you guys join in and do it. Okay, let's try. Let's try.

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I'm sorry. Thank you.

We are the Mafé Ensemble. Thank you Michael, Shannon, Sebastian, Hamon, Adama. I am Salyun Book. It has been a great honor, thanks to the city of Los Angeles, to our advisors and, of course, to Mr. Price. Well, a round of applause for the Maffei Ensemble. And now, the advisor, Hatt, and I are grateful to invite here Abikoya, to present the anthem of the Union of Africa.

Thank you.

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Let us all unite in song and dance To give our best we have to Africa The great love of our time has come to pass And the pride and the hope of our time have passed Those stars and the waters of our time These are your strength, build them strong.

Let us be young with hope and be alive.

the correct way to start the celebration. Thank you for starting with today's program with the sounds of beautiful drums. And thank you, Abby, for that beautiful show. And they remind us of many traditions that are shown in Africa. The drum reminds us of the opportunity Good morning, everyone. Happy African Day. It is a privilege to join you to celebrate the rich contributions of Africa, the diaspora of Africa here in Los Angeles and all over the world. I want to express my gratitude to the Councilors Price, Hutt, the President, Harris Dawson, for recognizing the Council, the core of the African-American Council and its extraordinary leaders that reflect the diversity and global spirit that define the city. This celebration obviously means a lot to me. for my connection with the continent of Africa. Throughout my life, I had the opportunity to promote relations with African leaders, communities, and allies on the continent, and those experiences have deepened my beliefs that the futures are connected. As mayor, I tried to expand alliances on the continents and strengthen economic alliances and create new opportunities que hacen que Los Angeles sea un centro cultural más fuerte para comunidades afros. Juntos construimos puentes que van a fortalecer nuestra región y generaciones en el futuro. Feliz Día de África y gracias a todos quienes hacen que Los Ángeles sea una ciudad global que celebra y abraza su herencia africana. Thank you, Mayor Abbas. The Day of Africa is observed every year to celebrate the founding of the Union of Africa in 1963. It marks a historic moment when independent nations of Africa showed a vision of cooperation and progress. More than six decades later, the Day of Africa is celebrated all over the world, from community gatherings to cultural festivals to celebrations here in the United States and Los Angeles. to recognize Africa's contributions to the global economy. Here in Los Angeles, that story is very relevant because Africa is part of who we are as a city. The neighbors, we have people from South Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Kenya, Mali, and many other nations whose influence can be seen in businesses, religious places, community organizations, and even our city families. Their communities form Los Angeles every day. The drummers show many African cultures. that the drums are instruments to tell stories. This year's celebration makes us think globally about being global leaders. Africa Day makes us remember that the relationship between Africa and cities like Los Angeles continues to evolve. Africa has more than 1.5 billion people and is projected to have 2.5 billion people by 2050. One of the youngest populations on the planet. Innovation, growth in technology and economy. With a larger land area than all of China, India, the United States and Europe. They have possibilities for global collaboration. But, nevertheless, Africa is less represented in trade and economic activities, both in Los Angeles and the United States. Today, African countries are less than 1% of the exported goods in Los Angeles, and less than 1.5%. This shows that there is still a lot of room to grow. While we wait for the Olympic Games in 2028, to have another opportunity to deepen the roots with the United States and Africa. I was in the Ad Hoc Committee and we know that Africa is going to be an important part of that. That participation will bring more athletic competition and will encourage tourism, cultural exchange and important reach with people all over the world. También es importante que elegimos visitantes para los vecindarios quienes hacen que Los Ángeles sea un lugar tan especial. Entonces, así como estamos emocionados para el futuro, sabemos que el Día de África es una celebración de la gente y va a honrar a aquellos quienes llevan a cabo el corazón y su herencia. Nos hace acordar de lo que es posible cuando la gente comparte ideas y horas. Esta mañana tenemos un tributo a las relaciones that bring the continent of Africa and Los Angeles closer. This spirit is reflected in the members of the Consulate of Los Angeles. The Corps of Consulates represents more than 90 countries around the world. Today we are united with seven honorable people who represent countries in Africa, Grand Coaching. Representing Togo, who won independence in 1960, Mr. Gautier was named in 2009. He has spent more than 17 years advancing cultural and diplomatic roots as Dean Emeritus of the Consulate Court. Jordan José María García, General of Guinea. Representing Guinea, which gained independence with an honorable general in 2012 and was the founder and president of the Alcantara Group, a group of consultations that focuses on government and investor relations throughout Africa. Malik Tunzler Mabey, General of Senegal, who won his independence in 1960. Mabey, named General in 2015 by the president of this group. And the respected day of the association as a councilor of Senegal in the United States. George M. Forbes, Consejo Honrado de Trinidad y Tabago. Representando Trinidad y Tabago, que ganó su independencia en 1962, Chairman Forbes fue nombrada Consejo Honrado en 2016, y trae experiencia extensiva en operaciones de recursos y finanzas. Vamos a continuar con Yvette Gentil para from the Vice Council of Belize.

And since the 22nd, after three decades of public service, supporting government programs and initiatives in her country. We also recognize Sam Ali, the General Counsel of Egypt, Egypt got its independence in 1956, and then it was named General of the Council in Los Angeles. Previously, it was the ambassador of Egypt to Ukraine in 2016 until 2020. Next, Isra Chmur, Councilor of Kenya. Él lo nombraron en el 2024 como el general concejal en Los Ángeles, dando su conocimiento de innovación, póliza y creando nuevas cooperaciones para avanzar el puesto de Kenia en el mundo. Y luego el honorario para Ghana. NOMBRARON A DEREK EN EL 2024 COMO EL PRIMER CONSEJAL DE GANA AQUÍ EN LOS ÁNGELES CON EXPERIENCIA EN INMIGRACIÓN Y LEY INTERNACIONAL FINANZA Y NEGOCIOS. EL DOCTOR CARVEY HA DADO ASESORÍA A VARIAS ORGANIZACIONES PÚBLICAS MEDIANTES EL CARIBE Y ÁFRICA. Por favor, únanse conmigo para darle las gracias a todos nuestros distinguidos miembros representando los consejos. Sí, por favor, aplauden. Su presencia nos recuerda que, aunque muchos vienen de diferentes partes del país, de diferentes países y diferentes lenguajes, todos beneficiamos cuando aprendemos uno de los otros y invertimos en un futuro junto. De hecho, Día de África es un día de historia de solidaridad de instituciones but also about artists, entrepreneurs, health professionals, and community leaders whose efforts enrich the lives of others. We recognize four individuals whose contributions reflect these values. Thank you. I have the honor of presenting Sega Habite. She is . . . . . . . . Nacida en el este de África Eritrea, ella aprendió farmacéutica en Romania antes de emigrar a Los Ángeles. Puede hablar cinco lenguajes y ha utilizado su antecedente multilingual para crear confianza mediante diferentes comunidades en el sur de California. Mediante los años, ella ha creado una carrera alrededor de comunidad, educación y salud, incluyendo su Trabajo con Martin Luther King Jr. Jew Medical Center y Jr. Drew Medicine Center. Su mentorismo sigue empoderando a la juventud mediante conexión cultural y servicio público. Ella fue reconocida durante la pandemia al organizar clínicas de vacunas enfocadas en el conocimiento cultura con diferentes organizaciones comunitarias. Sus esfuerzos ayudarán a conectar más de 300,000 en la comunidad inmigrante africana con recursos críticos para salud mediante educación multilingual. CONFIANZA ENTRE COOPERACIÓN COMUNITARIA Y ORGANIZACIÓN. POR FAVOR, LA BIENVENIDAD, SAGA. Y TAMBIÉN, VAMOS A LA MISMA IGLESIA. Buenos dias, damas y caballeros. Yo soy, realmente me siento humilde y honrada a ser reconocida como parte del Día de África de la Ciudad de Los Ángeles. Quiero dar mi agradecimiento a Kurt Price Jr., concejal Marquise Harris Dawson, y a mi amigo, concejala Heather Hutt. Y a todo... the community of Los Angeles. I am also grateful to be recognized in Romania to show my gratitude to the country that provided me with my master's degree in pharmacy. The incredible mayor, Mayor Tom Bradley, being there with the Romanian delegate and And he told me, I'm in the wrong place. And he sent someone to help me. I said, okay. This gave me an opportunity to share my life with him. And through many years of friendship, y mentorismo. Esto comenzó mi diferente relación congreso, alcaldes, cualquier electo público aquí en Los Ángeles, más que nada los alcaldeses y concejales. Y luego, yo he estado, he tenido la oportunidad para servir mediante la Abogacía de Cuidado de Salud y de parte de las universidades de Charles Truey, Martin Luther King, y mediante la famosa Iglesia de Los Angeles. Durante el COVID-19, la pandemia del COVID-19, me han ayudado a contactar a los jóvenes y a las personas más ancianas con mis hijos. Hoy yo estoy comprometida a crecer conexiones entre culturas, comunidades y generaciones. De nuevo, gracias por este honor y hay que continuar el elevarnos, celebrar nuestra humanidad compartida y crear un mejor futuro por venir. Gracias. Feliz Día de África del 2026. Now I want to introduce Mona Lisa O'Keefe. She is the owner and founder and executive director of Expose, a non-profit organization in California, which she has been the leader for almost 14 years. Expose focuses on empowering youth, recognition of mental health, development of leadership, and also in Exposition Park. Africa. Festival Cultural que va a traer en conjunto 22 países africanos y comunidades de la diaspora durante la FIFA ahí en el Colegio de Trade Tech en junio 13 para celebrar cultura, educación, bienestar y comunidad africana aquí en Los Ángeles. Okeji is a Nigerian lawyer and also has a master's degree in business administration and also in psychology at USC. Please welcome Okeji. Good afternoon, everyone. Yo soy realmente honrada, me siento humilde el poder recibir este reconocimiento hoy. Quiero darle las gracias a la ciudad, los electos y a todos los que están involucrados en el crear, hacer que este reconocimiento sea posible. Este reconocimiento no es solo para mí, refleja las personas que han Han creído y apoyado el trabajo que hacemos. En especial yo quiero reconocer mis dos hijos que están aquí conmigo el día de hoy. De quien estoy muy orgullosa. Gracias a todos por su apoyo, su amor, su paciencia. Siempre los llevo conmigo para hacer el trabajo comunitario. Entonces les doy las gracias por siempre estar ahí conmigo. El igual que hoy. Han compartido en sacrificios, desafios y victorias. Y estar aquí con ustedes hoy hace que este momento tenga hasta más In my work with Exposed Community Initiatives, I have learned that when we unite with a purpose, with passion and determination, we can really create change that lasts and open doors for others. I accept this recognition with gratitude and a renewed commitment to serve our community and empower the next generation. Thank you. a todos mis amigos que traje de cada lado, Kenya, Pamela, y las diferentes personas que están aquí el día de hoy. Muchos de mis amigos con quien he trabajado como MAMS and I, y muchos otros. Ay, mamá, siga, por supuesto. Entonces, estoy agradecida al estar aquí. Gracias. Próximo, Kuyu Babu. ¿Dónde está? as a founder and executive director of the Afro-American Film Festival. He has created the platform for Afro-American and descendant film stories and has allowed the opportunity for different people in Africa to establish Los Angeles for Afro-American cinema. His leadership has created Buenos dias y buenas tardes. Y los ancestros están aquí viéndonos. Eso es algo que quieren que yo les diga. Nosotros vivimos en el momento y se nos olvidan los ancestros de todos. Una vez en Nigeria, un hermano me dijo, ¿Usted sabe por qué? Dios no a menudo contesta sus rezos, porque tanta gente se le hace difícil tener la atención de Dios. Y el hermano dijo en Nigeria, la razón por la cual Dios no respondió sus rezos es que usted necesita que alguien le alcance a Dios. Y que nosotros en África es algo que hemos entendido por mucho tiempo. ¿Qué tan grande es el universo? ¿Qué tan grande es el cosmos? Entonces, si Dios está encargado de todo eso, está ocupado. Entonces necesitamos a los ancestros que digan, oye, mira, ayúdenle a Babu. Él está pasando el mensaje. Entonces, siempre se nos olvida. Rizamos a todos, pero olvidamos a los ancestros. Entonces, me pidieron que les diga, hoy siempre recuerdan a los ancestros, a Duduay, todos los gran ancestros, y pídenles a ellos ayuda, y ellos los apoyarán. De hecho, yo soy un ejemplo de eso. Yo soy de Cheyenne, Wyoming originalmente y pero nací en Amarillo, Texas. Y yo no podía entender cómo en el mundo yo llegué a Cheyenne, Wyoming. Me dijeron, bueno, a veces Dios hace las cosas de manera misteriosa. Lo puso usted, un africano, en Cheyenne, Wyoming. so that they are aware, because sometimes when there are a lot of white people around and white supremacists, things become clear. In fact, I played basketball against Duck Chain, and that prepared me to understand the mission, because I knew that it was important. So what you have done now is that if you come to this room, Todo el continente de África y el Caribe están aquí. Entonces, esto significa que el trabajo que ustedes hacen nos lleva al próximo paso y para asegurar que suceda. Y uno de los gran proverbios es la última prueba. La última prueba para las personas especiales y todos aquí son especiales. Los ancestros hicieron que eso fuera posible. La última prueba es el ego. la ultimo reto es el ego porque estas te sientes bien pero luego hay algo tan grande y tan algo que es más allá de usted usted se tiene que sentir más humilde y hablar con los ancestros entonces muchas gracias hagan eso escuchen eso y que Allah que Jehovah que Yahu que Audu Dua que todos los bendigan muchísimas gracias

Well, ladies and gentlemen, our last honoured born and raised in Ghana, Selassie Aoudlou, has dedicated herself to investments and collaboration, and as a founder in Los Angeles, AvroPolitan, while supporting small businesses in Los Angeles, Good morning, everyone. In general, I'm behind doing production. I'm not used to speaking in front of people. I'm really honored and humiliated for this recognition as part of the celebration of Africa Day. I want to thank the city of Los Angeles for this incredible honor and celebrate the contributions of the African community. Teniendo mi nombre en este reconocimiento, estoy en los hombros de gigantes invisibles quienes trabajan detrás de las escenas, quienes quizás no nos nombran hoy, pero quería dar unos nombres como el Dr. Akrofi J. Brown. Tenemos también a Chaus, muchos de nuestros activistas comunitarios. Quiero dar un saludo especial a mi esposa hermosa, Nikki, por permitirme Thank you Thank you very much. Members Price and Hutt. and all the honored here today. This is always a special day for me, members. I want to say in the act that every time I have the opportunity, that this day was not going to happen when the Africans brought us to this country. We were not recognized as human beings and the nations that represent us were not recognized as nations. So the fact that we can come here and be in this great city that welcomes everyone, and that they can find the descendants of slaves from the continent of Africa and people who immigrated here from that time, all at home, blooming in the city of Los Angeles. It is really a miracle. And testament to our culture, tenacity, and our love and care for one another. I always want to recognize when we do this celebration, it is really a miracle. and we have to do everything we can to protect it, according to Mr. Price, Councilor Lajat. In 18 months from now, the Summer Olympic Games will be here in Los Angeles and we will have a nation in the heart of Los Angeles. We want each country to participate. This has never been done in the history of the world. It's going to be dynamic. We're going to have performances from all over the continent of Africa and we're going to show the world how we do it. We're going to be a block away from SoFi and the Coliseum Celebrating the hearts of the African people on the Caribbean continent here in the United States. Thank you very much, Councilor Price, Councilor Ahad. And we are waiting for you to celebrate this. Councilor Rodríguez, a second current, don't go. First, thank you, Councilor Ahad and Price, for this great presentation. It's very nice to have you here. It started with the performances, It is a beautiful reflection of what this city is made of. Thank you all for being here. And I would like to thank Councilor Price for being the leader in this presentation every year. Because it is a little sad to know that this is going to be his last. And I wanted to recognize you and the First Lady of the 9th District Todos ustedes han sido amigos buenísimos. Mi esposo y yo estamos agradecidos por ustedes dos. Gracias por esta presentación. Aquí es buenísimo tenerlos aquí en la cámara viendo generaciones que tienen éxito en los ejemplos que los ancianos traen a nuestra comunidad. Cada rol que ustedes tienen It's great to have you here. It's a little sad because I know this is the last one, but thank you for always bringing this beautiful presentation. I'm waiting for that to continue with the HAT Council, but again, it's great to have you all here and to celebrate this beautiful occasion and really giving the open hands to the contributions of how beautiful this city is. It's very special, and thank you, Mr. Price. Well, that's all, Mr. President. Happy Africa Day. Well, very good. Mr. Secretary, the council can move on with the public comments. For the people who are giving public comments, when it's your turn to speak, please indicate which topics on the agenda you would like to talk about. will have one minute per topic, up to three minutes in total for open topics for public comment. While talking about the topics, you must focus on the topic to go through as many commentators as possible. If you do not focus on the topic, we will give you a brief warning. At that moment, you must focus immediately. or if he deviates from the topic, he will lose the rest of his time to speak and we will continue with the public comments. The open topics for public comment are topics number 12 to 29. The topics 30 and 34 are on the special agenda that we will see later. The public members can speak for up to a minute for general public comment. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Si requieren interpretación en español, por favor pausen después de cada frase o dos frases para darle al intérprete la oportunidad a traducir. Adicionalmente, si hacen una solicitud de comentarios según la oficina de ley 10, si quieren hacer uno hoy para usar el micrófono inalámbrico, After hearing your name, please raise your hand so that the sergeant can provide you with the wireless microphone. Finally, to have an efficient public comment time, please wait until you hear your name before making the order. No importa en qué orden vienen, pero por favor hagan la fila en la parte izquierda cuando se les lee su nombre. Comentario público ahora puede comenzar. Señor Presidente, vamos a llamar unos nombres. Smith & Wesson Jr., Johnny Walker, Blanca, Norma Daniel, Gold Puppet, el segundo, Daniel Sosa. Well, it seems that we have so few people that if it is written to speak, you can go and make the line now. And when it comes, let us know under what name it was written so that we can take it out of the list. So we are going to start for the speaker. Under what name was it written? Yes, maestro, under what name was it written? I wrote myself under JP number 2. There are three minutes for the themes, three minutes for the themes and one minute for the general, so 29. For that number 12, we have here a guy here who is going to that number, I say that it is written, African brothers and sisters don't know a shit about that. I say, support. They say, no, don't support. And then, number 13, Maleta Water Park, taking the land for a fucking project. It's a lot of corruption. It never happens to our people in Marquis. Always everything for the white rich. Tell them not to do that. You must focus on the subject. I'm trying, but number 14 is on the agenda. Yes. And then we have for Taylor Lennie Jackson. A plate for a life of... Just a damn plate. That's all it has. Mr. Spindler, please get in there. I'm comparing a honor plate to another honor plate because when there is a black man like Harwoodson who has a small one, but if it is a white one, he has a big one. He always treats our people badly. Number 15. Well, we have number 6. Imelda Padilla, allá en North Hills, parando con el tráfico de drogas. Le demos un aplauso. Sí, el Distrito 6 se llama 41.18. Quiere decir que no le vende drogas a los chicos y no trafica a humanos. Imelda está en contra de... 9 million damn dollars Why can't UNICEF have 9 million dollars of housing for District 1? Why does the Philippines have 9 million dollars? Mr. Wilson couldn't have 9 million dollars. De Leon couldn't receive the 9 million. But how can she have the 9 million dollars? Because this place is full of corruption. We are the world. Somos el mundo, somos los chicos. No estamos registrados para votar aún. to win our lives. There is money that will be paid, cash for drugs and guns, and all that has to be done is to stop the voting box for another day. Correct, sir. When you go to the gym, you will have a dollar, and the membership will go to vote for Skid Row, and they will give you $100, and you will give them your... 44,762 votes for Genizia. He can screw that white guy up with the second place. Mr. Greibner, what are the topics? All the topics. Three minutes if the topics... I don't know, up to 29 and a minute in general. Topic 15, a motion by Imelda Padilla to criminalize the lack of housing in our district, district 6. Not for any motion of 4118. It's violence. 4118 criminalizes the lack of housing, they don't give them services, they don't do anything like that. They are pushing them on the street, forcing them to move their things. For no reason, beyond that to help the rich, so that they don't have to see homeless people. Meanwhile, they throw all the things at homeless people. They lose their access to services they receive, because nobody knows where they are, because these asshole councilors keep throwing them in the streets. This contributes to the fact that six homeless people die in the streets every day. El tema número 17 son barriadas de Care Plus. No votemos a favor de Care Plus. Se puede llamar Crueltad Plus porque es crueldad a la gente sin hogar para los ricos, para que no tengan que ver a la persona sin hogar en las calles. They are criminalizing their existence because apparently what the council wants to do is violence. So not for the other 15 and 17. Some emotions with the fanatic zones of the World Cup. Who is excited about this? As a normal person. At least here. These are places for them to come. It sounds like a good idea, but it's also a bit sad, because no one can pay an entrance fee to go to a World Cup game, unless they have a lot of money. This is like a prize, if it sounds like it, for fans, which additionally leads to a place where they can bring ice, which is another concern. It sounds like a good idea in theory, but basically it's like a small consolation prize, because the entry prices are not affordable. So, topic 24. This is a criminalization of the war against drugs. We don't need this here. Let's go ahead with the general public comment. For the general comment, Where are they all? They all left after the presentations. I thought that the presentations were going to be on Fridays so that the other days we don't have to sit for two hours watching presentations, but here we are. Apparently they expand to Wednesdays. Well, the council is going to properly implement SB 070, which requires for July 1st to impose public comment, to move their meetings, the interruption policies. It requires all this, it requires to open public comment for these issues. So when will the council implement it completely? They didn't even start the process. I know because Marquis hates the public, that's why public comment was eliminated. Entonces, cuando SB 707 se va a implementar, echen a Jim McDonald, echen a ese racista ayudador de ICE. Se le acabó su tiempo. El orador, ¿qué temas? El comentario público general. Buenos días. Buenas tardes, general. En un minuto de adelante. We celebrate 250 years as America on July 4. We are also going to celebrate the 25th anniversary of 9-11 and November 3. We hope that everyone participates during the general elections because currently our primary elections only had 37% of the voters. I am Rogelio Martinez. Since 2028 I will be the next supervisor in District 4. I do not promise priority. I bring a simple promise. I promise that the two million people who I will serve will have better quality of life. And finally, Hello, speaker. What are the topics and what comments would you like to speak about? 260707. Hello, honorable members. Jose Geron Garcia, Director of Representation for Streets of Everybody. Gracias por implementar los sistemas de seguridad de velocidad en Los Angeles, aprobando diferentes comportamientos muy peligrosos en las calles. El programa piloto ha demostrado éxitos medibles después del implemento. Exhibition de velocidad bajo y dos tercios de los conductores no recibieron una segunda multa después de la primera, que demuestra cómo está funcionando esto. Los Ángeles está un poco atrasado. Longwood, Glendale and Malibu han elegido ya And this is a step closer to becoming AB605 for a promise that will protect people by taking public transport and driving on the streets to have alternatives. People are waiting for implementation after selecting a seller. I encourage this committee to move forward with this. Hello, commentator. What general public comment would you like to comment on? Issue number 24. General, please, you have a minute for each one. Start with the issue. Hello, Council. I am Daniel Sosa. We need less taxes for the cannabis industry. It has to happen together with the tax amnesty program. Over taxes is the most important issue facing the cannabis industry. We have 100 times the rate than other businesses in the city. And there are significant social costs of over taxes. More than 60% of the market In the state, it is the illicit market. 60% of the consumers in Los Angeles have cannabis that is not regulated and they do not have samples. And there are millions of people who sell it on the street in Santiago and in non-licensed stores. These places do not verify ages, they may be selling minors and other illicit drugs, including nitrous oxide. Esperamos que no sea fentanilo. ¿Quién sabe dónde están sacando el cannabis? La marihuana seguramente no tiene pesticidas y mudo a un costo significativo social. Un problema de salud pública por sobreimpuestos. Se le acabó su tiempo. Gracias, orador. Usted luego tuvo frases. Todo se trataba de cannabis.

Parece que tuvo su periodo de comentario público general. Parece que tuvo su comentario público general. Vamos a continuar con el próximo comentarista. Muy bien, parece que ya no hay comentaristas para comentaristas, señor secretario. Vamos a recesar el If you are interested in a public comment for the special meeting, please form. En el lado izquierdo de la sala, tenemos que leer las instrucciones. Un cambio breve. Es una reunión especial, entonces no hay comentario público general. Pero usted tiene hasta tres minutos para, creo que son cuatro o tres artículos. Son Este, fuera del consejo, son fondos de micla, los fondos de reserva, y eso es todo. Entonces, tiene que ser sobre uno de esos tópicos. Entonces, son 30. ¿Cuáles eran los otros artículos? Voy a hacer dos. 30 is a relation on a demand a staff order concept legal para que el jefe la jefe de bomberos anterior este los de mando por que la despidieron la despidieron por que ellos ellos menciona lo que solo alcalde y por eso yo les demanda por que yo no podía le quitaron todo el dinero no podía luchar contra los Incendios les dieron todo a la policía. Ahora tienen que tener que pagar un litigio, más dinero, más dinero por esos pagos de litigio. Por supuesto, el fiscal municipal aparentemente no puede defender nada. Entonces, ella tiene que contratar con asesoría legal externo. Para cada una de las demandas, tiene que contratar esta consejería, esta asesoría externa. And they just completely decimated it during the elections. Quack, quack. So, 33 is related to the final loans of reserve funds. I hope they are taken for something good and not for something ridiculous. For example, to give more money to the Los Angeles police, which already has almost 3 million. $6,000,000,000. I hope that these reserve funds are used to help the recovery after the fires or giving people services and housing. There are many good things that we could pay with this loan of reserve funds, but the only thing they do is give more and more money to the police. Mientras que ellos matan a la gente en increíble número y que ayudan con los secuestros, todo por el jefe de policía racista contra el que no hacen nada. Gracias. Mr. Spindler, what articles do you want to talk about? I want to talk about all the fucking articles. Thank you. Which number is the GP2 registered under? Under Gertrude, under fuck, under god damn names. Go ahead, Mr. Spindler. It's perfectly fine for you to use an anonymous password. Just one. I'm going to register as much as I want, son of a bitch. It's hard. It's interrupting the meeting. It's your first administration. Go ahead, Mr. Spindler. We're going to start with the lesbians in 30. The first lesbian to lead the firefighters, the great Carly. Let's give her a hand. Entonces, ven ahí, ella dio la vuelta y, este, rateó, la, este, le quitaron, le bajaron un puesto, ¿no? La despidieron y Tracy Park, cuando estaba en la Escuela de Leyes, y Coeta, y también Pequeño Gerardito, cuando ella estaba en Escuela de Leyes, este, ¿qué se llamaba? Terminación Constructiva, Despido Constructivo. La despidieron de manera constructiva, como... jefe de policía entonces por eso está este proceso está en litigio y van a gastar nuestro dinero para contratar asesoría local externo que se joda eso páganle a esa señorita 31 This is a real moment for Imelda Padilla. Imelda is going to do this to the municipal budget. Imelda is going to steal $83 million of money and convert it into $116 million in debt. You're going to lend $38 million to Imelda and make the city have to pay $154 million. o vas a pagar maldita atención a esto. Ahora, Eunice, si ya no le hubiera dado todo a los, por la medida de bono por los sindicatos, hubiéramos tenido ese dinero. y podríamos haber ganado, comprado este bono, pero ya tenía que venderse por ese 33 mil millones al año, millones al año para el centro de conversiones, por lo cual estamos en bancarrota y de ahí vamos hasta más de la confabulación del plan de construcción. Ahora, qué mal que no tenemos un... Fiscal este nacional este con un antecedentes legales. Tonto, tonto, tonto. Ellos no tienen antecedentes de contaduría. Yo tomé cuatro años de contaduría y yo sé que esta mierda no es nada que robó. 5.5% of interest, son of a bitch. When you go to the bank, you can't get this 4%, so you also have to pay the administrative costs to the damn Wall Street. So I know, Imelda, that you try, but now you have those difficult times. So you have... Okay, thank you, Mr. Spinner. Let's see, let's move on. That concludes the public comment. Before I call these articles to vote, I want to see if you want to take any of the articles from the special agenda. Mr. Nazarian, 30 for a vote separately. Very good. So I see that there is no other special by the members. Mr. Secretary, what's next? Mr. President, before I continue with the agenda, Consejo quiere poner a todos los artículos en la agenda que sigan adelante sin atrasos y gracias 30-34 por los cuales no ha habido audiencia pública y se requieren 10 votos para consideración. Muy bien, sin protesta, están ante nosotros con comentario público satisfecho, pueden votar 31 a 34. Vamos a abrir la lista para el voto, cerrar la tabla de los votos. 13 a favor. Que es lo que sigue? Ahora podemos seguir con 30, especial de parte del miembro Nigerian, para un voto por separado, miembro Blumenfield. Está bien, señor. Vamos a abrir la lista, cerrarla, tabular los votos. Dos a favor, uno en contra. Que es lo que sigue? ¿El Consejo quiere clausurar la sesión especial? Sí. Llame a la lista para el voto. Blumenfield, Harris, Dawson, Adonis, Hutt, Jurado, Lima, Cosco, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price, Roman, Rodriguez, Soto, Martinez, Jaroslawski. Tres miembros y un quorum. Señor Presidente, ¿qué es lo que sigue? Ahora pueden votar para artículo 12, 13, 16, 17 y 19 a 29. Vamos a abrir la lista, cerrar la lista y tabular el voto. Tres a favor. ¿Qué es lo que sigue? Pueden votar tres. Este especial de parte del señor Blumenfield. Este 23, que sigue adelante sin atraso, sin protesta. ¿Y tiene comentario para número 7? Perdón, ¿número 3? Sí. Señor Blumenfield, este comentario es de hecho una enmienda judicial. con lo que he creado con Padilla. El programa especial iba a ser un montón de preguntas, pero tomé tiempo para hablar con las personas de cannabis y Fiscalía Municipal, lo que me dio pausa en cuanto a esto. Si es que nosotros permitimos que los negocios vendan sus licencias a cualquiera persona, Lo que va a pasar al fin del día es que Philip Morris y otras empresas de tabaco van a venir y comprar todo. Por eso cuando hicimos esto, cuando estamos hablando sobre equidad social, la razón por la cual no permitimos esto porque creamos un programa de equidad social y tenía muchas fallas, pero era para que los negocios individuales sean... LOCALES. Hemos hecho errores y intentamos ayudar a esos negocios que están ahí afuera que básicamente no pueden funcionar ahorita con la manera en que están las cosas, necesitan la capital, la equidad y la única manera que podemos permitir eso es que si venden toda o parte de su negocio, pero tenemos que reconocer que eso significa que el concepto de equidad social no va a ser lo mismo. Entonces, So we're going to see RJ Reynolds and Mad Men take over this market. I was also worried about moving forward if we were to allow licenses and sell them. What we're doing is creating a market so that people can make profits from big companies to hire someone to get the license and then and sell it to the company five minutes later. And that doesn't make sense either. So, to try to be reasonable, this is the amendment that I made with the Council of La Padilla, to put a lease clause. So, in this way, social equity, I will allow social equity applicants to sell their interests and also add who had a license since June 10, 2018. So any person who has a license right now has this help where we are going to say you can sell it to whoever you want, but we are not going to say going forward you can just go buy a license and then sell it. So first is the inheritance clause and then continuing with the words is to ask them to write it to inform with a draft order Que individuos aplicantes de equidad social puedan vender a cualquiera entidad con So when they do this, they can think about what can allow us to still have social equity, whether it be interests of interested parties, community benefits or something, where we add that language to at least show that we want to have certain safety guidelines. That's going to be the amendment, and I think Padilla is going to second it. Yes, the amendment is seconded. En vez de hacer un montón de preguntas, voy a ofrecer eso como una solución. Muy bien, entonces vamos a abrir la lista, cerrarla. Segunda parte de miembro padilla, vamos a cerrarla y tabular pot. Tres a favor. ¿Qué es lo que sigue? Muy bien, ahora podemos votar para artículo 4, especial de parte de HUD, para una moción sustituta. Necesitamos los votos primero. Si es que hacemos una sustitución, abrir la voto, cerrarla y tablar los votos.

Un momento, señor Presidente.

13 a favor. Muy bien, vamos a abrir la lista para el artículo, cerrarla y tabular el voto. 13 a favor. Muy bien, ¿qué es lo que sigue? Ahora pueden votar artículo 15, especial de parte del jurado, para un voto por separado. Vamos a abrir la lista, especial de parte del jurado, para un voto por separado. Vamos a cerrar la lista de voto y tabularlo. 11 a favor, 2 en contra. Okay, 18 especial por Padilla para comentarios. Padilla. Hola, colegas. Este artículo ante ustedes va a apoyar la creación del 46 nuevas viviendas asequibles en el oldest place en el consejo distrito 6 para resolver la falta de vivienda. Quiero darle las gracias a Daylight and Downtown Women's Shelter por darnos esta oportunidad y por ser socios in dificultades extremas como cerrar el espacio en el presupuesto y fallas materiales que amenazan el proyecto. En honor a Meredith Otis-Oates, una activista y periodista que ayudó a crear fondos para downtown Women's Center. This is designed to help women survivors, a stable environment. This serves women who have experience of being homeless and domestic violence and also provide support services. One of these modular constructions that has been completed in the CD6 and shows our continuous work around protecting women and sexual trafficking. This new development will provide, will also include resources Y como mencionado, un sitio para que las mujeres puedan mejorar sus condiciones. Y eso es un bono de inversión que va a ayudar a financiar este programa, aprobar. Permite que puedan asegurar las finanzas para seguir adelante, por supuesto. a trabajo continuo en cuanto a la crisis de vivienda pido que voten a favor muchas gracias padilla vamos a abrir la lista para tomar voto cerrarlo y tabular los votos tres a favor felicidades que es lo que sigue tiene una moción para referir para referirlo y archivarlo no hay nada más muy bien anuncios miembros Pido que todos se paren por mociones de clausura. Veo hacia mi izquierda. Ya veo que hay ninguna. Veo hacia mi derecha. Y con eso levantamos la junta. Gracias a todos.

The people had brought the country up. And then when the bombing of Pearl Harbor happened, everybody went crazy. And we have to look like the people that bombed Pearl Harbor. And they saw us as the enemy. And as great a man as Roosevelt was, Roosevelt was a human being. He got swept up in the hysteria. There are people on the West Coast that look exactly like the people that bombed Pearl Harbor. Who knows what could be a spy? They might be planning to bomb San Pedro. after a year of that unjust imprisonment the government realizes there's a wartime manpower shortage and here are all these young people men and women that they've categorized just arbitrarily as enemy aliens we're americans born raised and imprisoned by america born here. They just made up this enemy alien thing, but now they need us. So they come down with a loyalty questionnaire. What's the matter with this government? They should have asked that before they imprisoned us, before they took our homes, destroyed my father's business. Young people today, hearing this story, I keep telling people the ideals of democracy are noble. A government of the people, by the people, and for the people. That's us. the people. And my father said, we have to be involved, all of us. At that time, the civil rights movement was going on. He said, what the black people are doing is that they are out speaking up for themselves. They have a history. That's a part of American history. And he said, you, when you get the vote, you are part of the people that speak for this country. We have to participate.

Hi, my name is Alex Garby. I'm a cannon officer here at the Los Angeles Port Police, and this is my career report. Here we go. Okay. How many times a day do you find something illegal with your canine? Also, can canines smell laundered money? Well, to answer the first part, it depends on the day. Sometimes we have agency assist, so our canines will go and assist our outside agencies like LAPD or we'll help assist our own patrol officers and we'll search vehicles and sometimes we'll find something like narcotics or we'll find firearms and sometimes we won't so it just depends on the kind of day that we're kind of having but we're always training we always want our canines to find stuff so it just really depends on the day. Also, can canines smell laundered money? Our canines are not trained to smell or detect laundered money, but other outside agencies do have dogs that can detect that. Why did you want to work as a canine officer? Well, who wouldn't want to work as a canine officer? We get to work with dogs every single day and it is so much fun. It is really fun watching your canine partner smell and detect and work. and just be able to detect things like explosives or narcotics or track down suspects. It's really fun watching them work. They are a great tool for law enforcement. I think it's one of the best positions anybody as a police officer could have. And, yeah, your partner is a dog, and who doesn't want to have a partner as a dog? So, yeah, it's the best. I suggest be a K-9 officer. How old was the dog when you first started training it? Was the canine a puppy when you trained him? So when I got my dog, and my dog's name is Puma, he was about a year and a half years old. So he was still a puppy, but he wasn't puppy puppy. So he still has puppy-like behavior. He's super high energetic, he wants to play and run around, and he wants to find things, which is great. So yeah, he was a year and a half, so he's now three years old. And he's so much fun to work with, and it's great. Okay, next question. What positions did you play in volleyball and softball? So I started playing volleyball and softball probably when I was in the fifth grade, which was so long ago. In volleyball, I played left side hitter and right side hitter. And in softball, I played first base, second base, and outfield, specifically left field. And yeah, volleyball was definitely my main sport. I played all the way from fifth grade all the way up into college. And it is probably one of the best sports out there. And yeah, it's great. It's great playing on team sports and you get to have a lot of fun and you get to win and go out there and have fun. Okay. Let's see. Next question. How do the canines get trained to go on missions? So we train our canines as if it's a real world scenario. So every training scenario that we set up, it's as if our canines are going out there and searching for a real explosive, narcotic, or suspect. So we train in vehicles, we train in container terminals, we train in open areas, in packages, luggage, anything you can think of, we train because we want our dogs to be prepared for any type of scenario and we need us as handlers to be prepared for whatever comes. With our canine unit, we have single purpose explosive dogs, we have narcotic detection dogs, and we have patrol dogs. So all of our handlers are capable of training our dogs as if it's a real world scenario, and that way when the time comes for our dogs to be out there, they got it, they can handle the situation, and we trust our dogs to know that they can find something. How long have you worked as a police officer? I have been a police officer for six years, going on seven. I became a police officer in December of 2014, so I just had my six-year anniversary. Now I'm on my seventh, and it is a very noble profession, and it is... One of the best things to come to work, and you have people that you enjoy working with, and we all have the same goal, is to keep the port safe, keep our community safe, and keep each other safe and co-home at the end of the shift. So yeah, I've been a police officer for six years, and I look forward to the next six years to come.

Let's see, next one.

Do you live with the canine and do you train with it every day? So yes, Puma does live with me. He has his own kennel set up in the backyard. He comes home with me every night. I take care of him. So he has his own little place to run around and just be a dog. And we only train when we come to work. So when we're at work, it's work time. We don't get to play around. We don't get to be a dog. He's a working dog. So when we're at work, we work. When we're at home, we get to chill and relax and he gets to have fun. How long does it take to train the canines? Well, let me say this. Training never stops when you're in law enforcement, specifically when you're a canine officer too. The training never, never stops. You never wanna get complacent in your work. You never wanna feel comfortable. You always wanna train for the what ifs. So, but generally when you get your dog, If it's a single purpose dog, like mine, like Puma, he's a single purpose explosive canine, you have one month of training, then you get certified, so you take the dog and the handler take a test to make sure that he has odor recognition, he can pick up the scent, he can find odors, and the handler and the handler can watch his behavior and know what the dog is doing. So once the training is passed, the dog gets certified, then he or she can go, is certified to work in the field. But just because that month of training is done doesn't mean the training stops. We are constantly maintaining our canine skills, improving them so they can be the best that they can be. Now with that, we do have dual purpose dogs. So some of our canines are narcotics and patrol dogs or explosive and patrol dogs. So their training, it takes a little bit longer, about two months. And once they're done with their two months of training, once again, they get certified and then they go back out in the field. But like I said, their training is constant. We need them to be the best that they can be so they can detect anything that comes their way. A couple more. Okay. When you guys are working and a person comes up and asks, can I pet your canine? Do you let them pet your canine? This one depends on the handler. Personally, for me, I do not let anybody pet canine Puma. He's a working dog. So when he's out in the general public, he's working. He's working to keep everybody safe. And I personally don't want anybody coming up there to pet him because he's working. But it just depends on the handler. Some handlers might feel that they can. It's totally a handler preference. So I simply just say, no, thank you. He's working right now. But yeah, I know the public loves the canines being out there. They love seeing them. They love, like I said, it's cool having a canine as your partner. And so the public is just so excited to see them out there. So I would be energetic too if I saw a canine out there. I would want to pet him too. Okay, last one. How long have you been with your canine? So I just got Puma about a year and a half ago, going on two years. So he is, him and I are super brand new, I guess you could say. But yeah, we've been together for a year and a half and he's great. He's a Belgian Malinois, so he is super high energy. He always wants to work. He has the drive to work and it's great watching him work because he can pick up and find things. And it just makes it fun, because like I said earlier, these dogs are awesome for law enforcement. They're great tools to have. So having a partner that just wants to work is really great. So I've been with them for a year and a half, and I look forward to the next couple years that I get to have with them. And it looks like that is all of those questions. Thank you so much. Once again, my name is Alex Garby, and this has been my career report. Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and give us a like. Thanks.

When most people think of Los Angeles, they picture beaches, freeways, and the Hollywood sign. But the city extends far beyond its skyline, all the way to the busy waterfront of San Pedro. Here at the Port of Los Angeles, the nation's busiest seaport, massive cargo ships and towering cranes showcase the global reach of this harbor. Yet, alongside its industrial might is a rich maritime history that continues to draw visitors from around the world. Standing proudly on the waterfront is the Battleship Iowa Museum. Once a powerful naval vessel that served through the multiple conflicts, the Battleship Iowa now welcomes guests aboard as a living piece of American history. So whether you're visiting the harbor for the first time or enjoying the community you call home, welcome to Los Angeles. Standing here aboard the battleship Iowa, it's impossible not to appreciate the scale of the Los Angeles waterfront. Docked in the heart of San Pedro, this legendary ship has become one of the harbor's most recognizable landmarks and a gateway to the area's history. Now, as you walk these decks, you're following in the footsteps of sailors, service members, and even three U.S. presidents, earning the Iowites nickname, the Battleship of Presidents. And today, the museum gives visitors a hands-on look at naval history while offering some of the best views of the harbor, where cargo ships, cruise vessels, and waterfront attractions all come together. From the San Pedro fish market and harbor cruises to the LA waterfront promenade, the area welcomes millions of visitors each year who come to experience this unique side of Los Angeles. It's also the perfect setting for one of the city's biggest waterfront celebrations. During Port of Los Angeles Fleet Week, active duty members of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard joined the community right here at the harbor, transforming this historic battleship into the centerpiece of a weekend dedicated to service, community and pride.