City Council Meeting, May 13, 2026
Approves Place business gross receipts tax repeal initiative on November 2026 ballot (Item 19, Motion 19A), 15-0
What happened
The Los Angeles City Council held a meeting dominated by two fiscal/labor items rather than traditional land-use decisions. On item 19, the Council voted 15-0 to place the gross-receipts business-tax repeal initiative (motion 19A) on the November 3, 2026 ballot, after the CAO war…
- Jurisdiction
- Los Angeles, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 13, 2026
- Decisions
- 6 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 15-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 6
Continuance of Item 8
Councilmember Hernandez requested item eight be continued for one month, to Friday, June 12, 2026. Item was thus not open for public comment.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Los Angeles City Council held a meeting dominated by two fiscal/labor items rather than traditional land-use decisions. On item 19, the Council voted 15-0 to place the gross-receipts business-tax repeal initiative (motion 19A) on the November 3, 2026 ballot, after the CAO war…
Key Decisions (6)
Continuance of Item 8
Amendment to wildfire/barbecue enforcement report (Item 5)
Place business gross receipts tax repeal initiative on November 2026 ballot (Item 19, Motion 19A)
Substitute motion on Olympic/living wage ordinance amendments (Item 20, Motion 20A)
Amendment to exempt hotel restaurant workers from wage ordinance (Item 20B)
Recusal and amending motion on Item 4
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Business and hotel groups (CCA, VICA) report hotel closures, fire-sale…
Commercial Demand
Speakers noted FIFA World Cup bookings are coming in below…
Infrastructure
A potential repeal of the gross receipts business tax (~$800M-$1B/year,…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 6 councilmembers, a staff member, an attorney, and a member of the public.
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