Special City Council Meeting #2, June 30, 2026
Approves Outside counsel authorization - Glassa/Zoo litigation (Special Meeting 2, item 1), 13-0
What happened
This regular Los Angeles City Council meeting (with two special meetings) was dominated by charter-reform ballot measures rather than site-specific land-use entitlements.
- Jurisdiction
- Los Angeles, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 30, 2026
- Decisions
- 11 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 13-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 11
Appointment of City Engineer (item 37)
Council confirmed the mayor's appointee (Ms. Lee) as the city's first female City Engineer leading the Bureau of Engineering; called special for comments by Councilmember Hernandez. Approved 14 ayes.
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
This regular Los Angeles City Council meeting (with two special meetings) was dominated by charter-reform ballot measures rather than site-specific land-use entitlements.
Key Decisions (11)
Appointment of City Engineer (item 37)
Appointment of Bureau of Sanitation Director (item 36)
Settlement in J.M. v. Mahano (item 100)
Non-citizen voting charter amendments referred to committee (items 94 and 98)
LAPD oversight charter amendment referred to committee (item 97)
Parks funding charter amendment (item 95)
Fashion District Business Improvement District establishment (item 1)
Public convenience or necessity, Whole Foods Market, 355 S Ogden Dr (item 30)
Venice Auxiliary Pumping Plant (item 54)
Lien on 2150 N Beverly Glen Blvd (item 19)
Outside counsel authorization - Glassa/Zoo litigation (Special Meeting 2, item 1)
Development Activity (1)
4th and Central Cold Storage redevelopment
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Housing advocates report a severe affordable-housing shortfall in LA, backing…
Infrastructure
Aging wastewater and pumping infrastructure (Hyperion water plant litigation, Venice…
Sentiment
Charter-reform items on police oversight and non-citizen voting were repeatedly…
Commercial Demand
Establishment of a new Fashion District Business Improvement District reflects…
Who Spoke (39)
On the record: 2 chairs, 13 councilmembers, the applicant, and 2 members of the public.
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