Remarks by Jessie Lopez
31 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 2
- Play at 3:17:06
“Yes, I just wanna thank staff. I know that my office has been discussing this, right? How do we activate this space? Also recognizing that because it has not been active for so long, people do not think of the space as somewhere that they can go and get coffee or a breakfast burrito or a bagel. And so I understand the concern. This is obviously something that my office has approached you about. And I think that any business owner that comes in, we're going to need to work with them very closely so that they don't fail. Because again, this is not a place where people immediately think about…”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 3:42:15
“Thank you, Councilman Hernandez, for seconding my motion. Go ahead. Yes, no, thank you. I really appreciate all the work that has gone into this, and this is the second time that we discuss this. And in 2018, as that year has been brought up many times, and you know, The desire to place blame on people up here right is something that I strongly disagree with because I was not on this dais in 2018. And Santa Ana voters, many of us, many people that are on this dais that voted in 2018 have said time and time again from this dais that they didn't vote for this in 2018. And so, you know, Santa…”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 4:02:48
“Yes, no, thank you everybody. I appreciate the item being added to the agenda, but as you've already heard, right, this is something that the council has already given staff direction through the budget process and the citywide parking study discussions that my understanding is we've all been briefed already. My office has been briefed, and so I think it is, that those recommendations come forward so that we can discuss them publicly, which will also include the modernization of our current process. And so whatever format we land on, stickered or otherwise, I want to make sure that it's part…”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 4:06:32
“So we heard some of the public comment regarding this item about how Southern California Edison rates have more than doubled since 2016. And right now, one in five SE households is behind on their bill by an average of $829. That is not a handful of people falling behind. That is actually a debt crisis that we are now facing and seeing. And so while our residents are already struggling on a day-to-day, as we heard, there's $4.9 billion in profit last year. And so the core problem here is really structural, as I see it. And under the current regulatory model, SCE earns... I think a guaranteed…”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 4:17:31
“No, it's fine. You can add it. This is, again, an introductory item. Members of the council can provide their comments. Obviously, the three bills that got solved don't need to come back or be part of that resolution. And if another member of this council wants to introduce something to this legislative packet that is relevant, I'm happy to accept.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
- Play at 4:22:00
“Yeah, I want to thank the Youth Running Club, the Lightning, the Youth Lightning Running Club. They actually worked with our office today to help us clean Edna Park, and I really appreciate their partnership and their commitment to keeping our parks clean, as my office has worked so hard to do, so much so that the work of my office helped earn the city the designation of a Clean California Community, And so that's something that we're really proud of. I also, I think to echo some of the comments that Council Member Vasquez just mentioned, really want to thank our community for such a joyful,…”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026