GOOD MORNING Y'ALL! Today is the BIG DAY.
82 items on the agenda, including a whole bunch about the LAPD and all of the budget items.
@christopherroth is here to live-tweet the whole damn thing. It's gonna be a long one, so buckle up!
Agenda and stream:
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82 items on the agenda, including a whole bunch about the LAPD and all of the budget items.
@christopherroth is here to live-tweet the whole damn thing. It's gonna be a long one, so buckle up!
Agenda and stream:
lacity.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph…
Once things get rolling (likely late, the Rules Committee was a solid 15 minutes late already this morning, thanks, CM Martinez!) you'll have the opportunity to call in and provide public comment -- here's how!
1. Call (669) 254-5252
2. Use Meeting ID 160-535-8466 and then press #.
3. Press # again when prompted for participant ID.
4. Once admitted into the meeting, press *9 to request to speak.
#PeoplesBudgetLA has handy graphics for this!
2. Use Meeting ID 160-535-8466 and then press #.
3. Press # again when prompted for participant ID.
4. Once admitted into the meeting, press *9 to request to speak.
#PeoplesBudgetLA has handy graphics for this!
There is a LOT of stuff on the agenda, and a lot of interest in this meeting, so you're likely to only get 60 seconds to speak. Here are some key talking points:
If you get through, please also give a quick shout-out to the amazing folks with @hillside_villa and @ccedLA and tell the council to approve item 73!
There are a bunch of organizers live-tweeting today's meeting, so you get to pick your flavor of coverage!
@PplsCityCouncil should be fun to check out, you might catch an address or phone number dropping in there.
@PplsCityCouncil should be fun to check out, you might catch an address or phone number dropping in there.
I'm hoping that @KtownforAll will make a full thread -- they did an amazing job covering the @BLMLA and @CoCoSouthLA People's Comment even on Saturday in Spanish.
They started the feed a couple minutes ago, but they only just started calling the roll a minute ago. 13 members present and a quorum.
Glad to hear that CM Harris-Dawson is "present and ready for action" -- too bad he still has us blocked.
Unblock us, Marqueece. We aren't *that* mean.
Unblock us, Marqueece. We aren't *that* mean.
Amending motions and/or special items:
CM Wesson: 35 for an amendment - shifting funds around, seconded by CM Price
CM Blumenfield: technical amendment to 58 - seconded by CM Koretz.
CM Wesson: 35 for an amendment - shifting funds around, seconded by CM Price
CM Blumenfield: technical amendment to 58 - seconded by CM Koretz.
CM Rodriguez: item 67 special for remarks/questions, item 55 for amendment - add $350k donation to LAPD for a report into their fuckery in the recent protests, seconded by CM O'Farrell.
CM O'Farrel - items 21 & 52 for remarks.
CM Buscaino - item 4 for comments.
CM O'Farrel - items 21 & 52 for remarks.
CM Buscaino - item 4 for comments.
CM Cedillo - item 34 adopt CAO report, seconded by O'Farrell, I think, item 35 amended a lot, had the CAO staff read a long set of changes that I'm not going to be able to summarize here, seconded by O'Farrell, calls item 73 for remarks
CM Ryu - item 51 for comments
CM Price - item 35 amendment as well, this is the third amendment on this item, hot damn, seconded by CM Wesson, also amends item 74 to adopt recommendations 1 & 3 from CAO and delete recommendation 2 due to report being suspended, second CM Koretz
CM Price - item 35 amendment as well, this is the third amendment on this item, hot damn, seconded by CM Wesson, also amends item 74 to adopt recommendations 1 & 3 from CAO and delete recommendation 2 due to report being suspended, second CM Koretz
CM Krekorian - item 33 technical amendment about name of highway listed in the motion, lol, also calls 44, 45, 46 special for comments
CM Price - recuses from item 14 (cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkcon…)
CM Koretz - recuses from item 44 (cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkcon…)
CM Price - recuses from item 14 (cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkcon…)
CM Koretz - recuses from item 44 (cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkcon…)
CM Harris-Dawson - item 55 special for discussion, already called special by CM Rodriguez
Here comes the public comment! CALL IN NOW IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO!
This is going to be a long set of comments.
Here comes the public comment! CALL IN NOW IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO!
This is going to be a long set of comments.
Y'all get up to 3 minutes each.
We're only getting 40 minutes of public comment.
Holy fuck.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS.
We're only getting 40 minutes of public comment.
Holy fuck.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS.
Holy shit. Well, here we go. @ricci_sergienko gets through as the first comment!
Hitting up CM Harris-Dawson for blocking this account and @PplsCityCouncil on twitter, talking about item 48 #DefundThePolice really means #DefundThePolice, highlights that he was dropped from the B&F committee call for no reason yesterday, supports @hillside_villa motion
.@ricci_sergienko on general comment: folks are tired of calling in and having to ask for the same things over and over again, points out that activists know where they live and will protest throughout council recess in July
"Clearly calling in to council meetings isn't working."
"Clearly calling in to council meetings isn't working."
Next comment: "You guys are just waiting for us to stop yelling. Instead of waiting for us to stop yelling, you could just do your jobs."
Calls to #DefundThePolice. Points out that by ignoring the calls from the public, the council forces activists to pursue other actions.
Calls to #DefundThePolice. Points out that by ignoring the calls from the public, the council forces activists to pursue other actions.
Caller is reminding everyone listening that CM Koretz is termed out and is running for City Controller next cycle. Points out that the public can ensure that CM Koretz does not have a life in public office after his current term.
Next caller: stop lying to us.
"Don't procrastinate. Do your jobs. Do your jobs. #DefundThePolice. Do your jobs. Thank you, I yield my time."
"Don't procrastinate. Do your jobs. Do your jobs. #DefundThePolice. Do your jobs. Thank you, I yield my time."
Next caller is uplifting previous callers, highlights need to alter the language in item 48, uplifts the #PeoplesBudgetLA, "$150m is not enough" for cuts from LAPD.
Concludes with: "We need peace in the city and that means you need to act on what the people are asking for."
Concludes with: "We need peace in the city and that means you need to act on what the people are asking for."
Next caller: supports item 48, suggests funding this as part of move to #DefundThePolice, supports item 73, asks the council if they "get off on" the public calling in and yelling at them because they're clearly not listening to the public comments.
Caller continues: council is kicking the can down the line on COVID-19 response re: #CancelRent demands and banning evictions, calls to #DefundThePolice one more time as the buzzer sounds.
Next caller is Morgan: supports item 48, points out that 96% of 911 calls do not require armed responses, highlights that a 90% cut to LAPD would be possible and still cover what's needed, highlights the 36 helicopters that LAPD has and absolutely doesn't need.
Caller is now highlighting that we're seeing an unprecedented level of public scrutiny into what the city council is doing and that the council must respond the calls from the public if they have any desire to keep their jobs.
Next caller is @UnrigLA: support 73 eminent domain, points out how botched the re-opening of the city was and how the entire reserve fund has been depleted, how the mayor has utterly fucked up this whole crisis, calls to #DefundThePolice and re-open the contracts with LAPD
.@UnrigLA hits on item 64 as well, calls out that the reports are bullshit and that the council needs to look within themselves and call out the corruption that they were complicit in regarding CM Huizar by not calling him out, silence = complicit
Now @UnrigLA is telling CM Harris-Dawson not to block activists as it's petty and they'll lose in court.
"Thank you, I yield my time, fuck you."
"Thank you, I yield my time, fuck you."
Holy shit the feedback loop on the next caller is AMAZING to listen to. I think they just got hung up on.
Next caller: starts out by acknowledging that we're on Tongva land, strongly supports item 48, calls to #DefundThePolice, highlights the #PeoplesBudgetLA work and the leadership of @BLMLA.
Concludes with: "The people have spoken repeatedly, you need to listen."
Concludes with: "The people have spoken repeatedly, you need to listen."
Next caller is Daniel, asking CM Martinez about item 68 regarding "Public Nuisance located at 7111 Sepulveda Blvd" and wants to know how Martinez and the city will work to do more than just push folks and animals around to another corner.
Daniel is now asking why CM Huizar has access to a city email, calls for removing his access to everything, including changing his email password.
Daniel has moved on to talk about council corruption, demanding that all council members stand up and take a pledge regarding corruption, calls for forfeiture of all future retirement and other benefits for all members who are convicted of corruption.
Next caller is from CD10, supports #PeoplesBudgetLA and @BLMLA, he's black and has had nothing but awful experiences with LAPD officers who have always started every encounter with him with their hands on their weapons. Calls to #DefundThePolice.
Rough quoting of this caller's concluding remark:
"I yield the rest of my time to those who will never be able to speak again because of overly aggressive police actions."
"I yield the rest of my time to those who will never be able to speak again because of overly aggressive police actions."
Next caller is Mr. Moses: calling out CM Harris-Dawson, CM Wesson, CM Price as being poor representatives of the Black communities in Los Angeles, "this is hypocrisy at it's greatest"
Calling out Mayor Garcetti for his awful (and corrupt) appointments.
Calling out Mayor Garcetti for his awful (and corrupt) appointments.
Mr. Moses doesn't believe CM Wesson's claim to have not known about CM Huizar's massive corruption. Listing out all of the members of the council who are under investigation.
CM Martinez cut off Mr. Moses before his time had expired. Mr. Fauble tried to get him back on the line but it was too late.
Next caller is from Chinatown, highlights the needs of the @hillside_villa, calls for truly affordable rents, points out how difficult a time Chinatown is having during the pandemic, calls for future meetings to be more accessible.
Next caller supports item 48, points out that the obsession with criminalization and policing is a national issue not just local, highlights how 13th amendment continues slavery by another name, highlighting historic trajectory of racism and oppression, calls to #DefundThePolice.
Caller points out that "We haven't atoned for America's original sin, which is slavery."
Calls for reinvestment into communities and a divestment from the LAPD. Concludes with "Let us heal!"
Calls for reinvestment into communities and a divestment from the LAPD. Concludes with "Let us heal!"
Next caller: strongly supports item 48, calls for more cuts to LAPD and investment into agencies and programs that will actually benefit the communities that they serve, especially in Black and Brown communities across Los Angeles.
Next caller supports item 48 motion to remove armed response to nonviolent calls, points out how current system disproportionately impacts communities of color, demands clarification of "nonviolent" in the motion to avoid loopholes.
Caller is highlighting how important calls for #CareNotCops are, and how the city must #DefundThePolice in order to support the residents of the city as this crisis continues to unfold. Points out that the LAPD is holding the city hostage while the city suffers.
Caller points out that the city council has promised to act and has repeatedly failed do to so, leaving the residents to suffer.
Next caller: strongly supports item 48, calls to #DefundThePolice or to #AbolishThePolice, urges caller to support the #PeoplesBudgetLA coalition and follow the lead of @BLMLA, this is her first time calling in to council, hopes she doesn't have to keep doing this.
"Please help represent us. Stand with us, the people." Seeks "kind and generous change" concludes with #BlackLivesMatter and ends with saying #BraylaStone's name and reminding the council that Black trans lives do, in fact, matter. Drops mic.
Next caller uplifts the same demands as virtually every other caller. Calls for the city to #DefundThePolice, support item 48, uplifts the #PeoplesBudgetLA.
Next caller, roughly: "We cannot allow the LAPD to continue brutalizing and maiming our Black communities"
Calls to #DefundThePolice and adopt the #PeoplesBudgetLA demands.
Calls to #DefundThePolice and adopt the #PeoplesBudgetLA demands.
Next caller is Kristen, supports item 48 but says that it does not go far enough, wants it to go all the way to #DefundThePolice, points out how the council is responsive to property destruction but otherwise ignores demands from the public.
Kristen continues, "The LAPD is a literal gang, in sheep's clothing." Points out how the LAPD was teargassing and firing rubber bullets into the peaceful crowd, needlessly escalating the situation.
Kristen points out that CM Koretz has a very low opinion of his constituents if he thinks that calls to #DefundThePolice would result in a situation like the movie "The Purge" -- concludes with "I yield my time, fuck you."
And that's the end of public comment.
And that's the end of public comment.
Now we're moving on to "fair hearings" in the meeting, item 1 and 59 -- each party is going to get 5 minutes to speak in front of the council, they're saying that they're getting folks ready to present, but I'm not seeing real movement in the chamber.
This discussion is about bat habitats.
Council file is 20-0105 (cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkcon…)
Planning Department is urging the council to deny the appeal request. Planning is saying that proposed construction wouldn't impact bat habitats as there is no evidence of bats at site.
Council file is 20-0105 (cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkcon…)
Planning Department is urging the council to deny the appeal request. Planning is saying that proposed construction wouldn't impact bat habitats as there is no evidence of bats at site.
Now that the Planning staff is done, we get to hear from the applicant first, five minute presentation, then appellant will get a five minute time to respond. Strefan Fauble just reminded the council that they need to pay attention.
Applicant will get a minute to rebut at the end
Applicant will get a minute to rebut at the end
Applicant is claiming that their "high quality mixed use development" will be good for the community, claims that the appellant has a "lack of merit" on every claim that they've made. Supplies studies that show no bats are present. Urges that the council deny the appeal.
Next up is the appellant, Fred Gaines (sp?) who now has 5 minutes to explain his case. Represents Blue Arch Investment, calls this another illegal example of "spot zoning" and how the move will replace "high paying industrial jobs" with "retail and restaurant jobs"
Fred is now explaining how the city is not responding to the studies appropriately, says that there are studies that show two bat species are present at the site.
Fred cites "numerous comments" submitted by the "bat biology community" (sorry if I'm missing the term here) calls for these comments and studies to be made available for public review. Fred is now saying that the studies from the applicant are insufficient in scope.
Fred concludes with "this is a project in CM Huizar's district. We do not know if there is any wrongdoing in this project..." but points out how his client was not allowed access to the CM during this process and urges a delay in the process if nothing else.
Rebuttal from the applicant: claims that there is ample evidence that they're creating lots of jobs, reiterates the claim that there are no bats at this site.
This is about a project for 110 Live/Work Units at 2130 East Bay Street.
14 aye votes to approve project.
This is about a project for 110 Live/Work Units at 2130 East Bay Street.
14 aye votes to approve project.
Shit, spent too much time on that comment and missed which items they're voting on. They got got 14 ayes.
47-50, 53 & 54, 56 & 57, 60...lots of items on the next vote, sorry I fumbled this one. 14 ayes, again.
47-50, 53 & 54, 56 & 57, 60...lots of items on the next vote, sorry I fumbled this one. 14 ayes, again.
Next up: items 33, 34, 35, 58 & 74 all "as amended"
14 ayes. I mean, they haven't finished voting, but call it a hunch.
14 ayes. I mean, they haven't finished voting, but call it a hunch.
And with that CM Martinez calls for a five minute recess.
I wonder how long it's actually going to be.
I wonder how long it's actually going to be.
5 minutes and counting.
I set a fucking stopwatch this time.
I set a fucking stopwatch this time.
16 minutes into the 5 minute recess and the video cuts back to the chamber and the audio goes silent.
17 minutes into the 5 minute recess we have the roll being called to make sure that CM Cedillo hasn't fallen asleep.
Well... CM Cedillo didn't respond to the roll call, so...
17 minutes into the 5 minute recess we have the roll being called to make sure that CM Cedillo hasn't fallen asleep.
Well... CM Cedillo didn't respond to the roll call, so...
CM Cedillo catches the roll call at the last moment.
We're moving on to item 4 now, appointing John Jones III to the Board of Transportation Commissioners.
(cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkcon…)
We're moving on to item 4 now, appointing John Jones III to the Board of Transportation Commissioners.
(cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkcon…)
Item 4: 14 ayes, and Mr. John Jones III is the newest member of the Board of Transportation Commissioners.
Item 14: 13 ayes, Price recused - "Affordable Housing Managed Pipeline projects applying to the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee"
Item 14: 13 ayes, Price recused - "Affordable Housing Managed Pipeline projects applying to the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee"
Item 21: CM O'Farrell is talking about HHAP (California's Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention funding).
$2B annual funding from the state coming down the pipe from the CA legislature. CM O'Farrell's video just cut out.
$2B annual funding from the state coming down the pipe from the CA legislature. CM O'Farrell's video just cut out.
CM O'Farrell is back. Keeps on talking.
And we've lost CM O'Farrell a second time. What a fucking shame. Oh no. So sad. So sad.
CM Martinez: "Maybe you can log off and on for us?"
Yeah Mitch, how about you just log the fuck off from all council calls forever and resign. You'd be doing the whole fucking city a solid favor.
Yeah Mitch, how about you just log the fuck off from all council calls forever and resign. You'd be doing the whole fucking city a solid favor.
:: internal Jeopardy them song intensifies ::
Whew. I'm sure glad we kept the public comment period so short today so that we could all be blessed with this colossal fucking waste of time.
Moving on to item 51, held special by CM Ryu.
Council file 20-0731 (cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkcon…)
CM Ryu is asking if "this is the best way to protect and serve" in reference to the LAPD fuckery on May 30th.
Council file 20-0731 (cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkcon…)
CM Ryu is asking if "this is the best way to protect and serve" in reference to the LAPD fuckery on May 30th.
CM Ryu is hoping that this motion will serve as impetus for LAPD re-imagining how they approach crowd control moving forward. You've got a lot more faith in the LAPD than we do, CM Ryu, you disingenuous sack of shit.
Motion approved 13-0.
(CM O'Farrell has yet to log back on).
Motion approved 13-0.
(CM O'Farrell has yet to log back on).
CM O'Farrell's second special item is also on hold while his laptop is rebooting.
CM Rodriguez is now talking about item 67, council file 19-0513 (cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkcon…)
CM Rodriguez is now talking about item 67, council file 19-0513 (cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkcon…)
CM Rodriguez asked the CLA to prepare this report to explain why the other cities that border Los Angeles don't have as many unhoused folks sleeping on their streets.
Bet you can't guess what the findings are!
Bet you can't guess what the findings are!
CM Rodriguez seems to be making the point that the other cities ought to be sued for failing to comply with the Boise ruling (can't make sleeping on the streets illegal when the city doesn't provide enough shelter beds).
Let's see where she goes with this.
Let's see where she goes with this.
CM Rodriguez: "...we're dealing with the costs of bagging, tagging and storage of these individuals for 90 days at this location..."
I'm really hoping that she misspoke here, but this is deeply disgusting language to use when referring to our unhoused neighbors.
I'm really hoping that she misspoke here, but this is deeply disgusting language to use when referring to our unhoused neighbors.
A minute later CM Rodriguez used the same terms to refer to belongings rather than the unhoused themselves.
Weird fucking slip though.
Weird fucking slip though.
CM Martinez is asking the City Attorney if it is necessary to re-open public comment for this item.
More context on how bad CM Rodriguez is on this motion...
City Attorney has deemed that the amendment is insufficient to trigger the re-opening of public comment.
The seconding on the motion from CM Buscaino is sufficient, goes to a vote: 14 ayes.
The seconding on the motion from CM Buscaino is sufficient, goes to a vote: 14 ayes.
CM Blumenfield had a question but didn't get it in in time.
CM Martinez: "Item has been voted on, sir" (read: stfu)
CM Martinez: "Item has been voted on, sir" (read: stfu)
Moving on to item 73, CM Cedillo thanked the apartment owners at a second complex for their "leadership" in this issue (taking just Section 8 vouchers as an agreement for preserving affordability) before moving the Hillside Villa issue.
CM Cedillo is discussing the work of @hillside_villa and praising their work. He's also speaking very negatively about the track record of Tom Botz and how he has abandoned multiple agreements that were reached in good faith. Here's more:
spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/new….
spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/new….
CM Cedillo asks his colleagues for an "aye" vote.
He's getting them. 14-0.
Item 73, council file 20-0148 (cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkcon…) is adopted.
Great news for @hillside_villa and @ccedLA!
He's getting them. 14-0.
Item 73, council file 20-0148 (cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkcon…) is adopted.
Great news for @hillside_villa and @ccedLA!
We're back to listening to CM O'Farrell continue to explain HHAP funding. He loves to hear himself speak, but loves to thank himself even more for his "hard work" on behalf of unhoused folks (spoiler: he is very, very bad at fighting for the unhoused and actively hates them).
CM O'Farrell finally shuts up. Item 21, council file 19-0914 (cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkcon…), is adopted, 14-0.
Oh god. He's got another one.
Item 52, council file 20-0791 (cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkcon…). They're looking to audit LAPD's compliance with Special Orders 4, 12 and 45.
Item 52, council file 20-0791 (cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkcon…). They're looking to audit LAPD's compliance with Special Orders 4, 12 and 45.
What are these special orders?
Use of Force (Special Order 4)
Body Worn Video Cameras (Special Order 12)
Digital In-Car Video (Special Order 45)
Use of Force (Special Order 4)
Body Worn Video Cameras (Special Order 12)
Digital In-Car Video (Special Order 45)
Mercifully, CM O'Farrell doesn't drag this one out as long.
He kept referring to "leaning in" on training and accountability for the LAPD, which means that he doesn't understand the problem is with the nature of policing, but sure, go off, you sack of shit.
Carries 14-0.
He kept referring to "leaning in" on training and accountability for the LAPD, which means that he doesn't understand the problem is with the nature of policing, but sure, go off, you sack of shit.
Carries 14-0.
Moving on to CM Rodriguez talking about item 55.
She's reassuring the council that the donation from a cop group isn't going to influence the independent investigation. I think there might be a few questions from the rest of the council on this item...
She's reassuring the council that the donation from a cop group isn't going to influence the independent investigation. I think there might be a few questions from the rest of the council on this item...
Sure enough, CM Bonin gets right down to it.
CM Bonin is pointing out that the LAPD lied repeatedly about their "restraint" during the protests -- he's using different language, but that's the basic run of it.
CM Bonin is pointing out that the LAPD lied repeatedly about their "restraint" during the protests -- he's using different language, but that's the basic run of it.
CM Bonin is recounting reports of police aggression without protesters being notified that protests were declared unlawful assemblies. He's recounting that protesters exiting a mass transit stop, in compliance with the curfew order, were detained by LAPD for violation that order.
CM Bonin is saying that assaulting officers is a crime and that those crimes should be punished, but he is pointing out that the public narrative offered by the LAPD of these events flies in the face of a huge number of documented cases of police aggression.
CM Bonin "all truth from all of the days of this incident...needs to be told"
CM Bonin repeatedly points out the need for a comprehensive and independent report on the events of these days.
CM Bonin repeatedly points out the need for a comprehensive and independent report on the events of these days.
Now CM Cedillo is chiming in. It's interesting to hear CM Martinez and Deputy City Attorney Strefan Fauble discussing something in the background while CM Bonin is trying to talk.
CM Cedillo is trying to make a point here...I think.
But I can't tell because the live stream just froze.
But I can't tell because the live stream just froze.
Quick clarifying point: CM Bonin made these comments right after saying that officers pushing protesters and firing rounds into the crowds were ALSO committing crimes that need to punished. Sorry for skipping over his call to prosecute the cops.
Technical glitch left me very confused about CM Cedillo's points.
CM Harris-Dawson (who, we'd like to remind you, blocks this account for no fucking reason) is introducing Connie Rice (of the Advancement Project) to discuss the motion.
advancementproject.org/staff/connie-r…
CM Harris-Dawson (who, we'd like to remind you, blocks this account for no fucking reason) is introducing Connie Rice (of the Advancement Project) to discuss the motion.
advancementproject.org/staff/connie-r…
From what I understand, the amendment from CM Rodriguez would result in a second study on this issue that would be funded by the National Police Foundation (policefoundation.org) on behalf of the LAPD.
I somehow suspect that this study would be less than critical of the LAPD
I somehow suspect that this study would be less than critical of the LAPD
CM Krekorian just pointed out that the City Clerk's mic was hot and we were getting to hear the muffled conversation of CM Martinez and others in the background.
Connie Rice: "It's very important that independent outsiders conduct this process."
Rice is pointing out that the specialized knowledge that is required to issue this after-action report is something that the LAPD absolutely cannot do internally.
Rice is pointing out that the specialized knowledge that is required to issue this after-action report is something that the LAPD absolutely cannot do internally.
Rice praises the selection of Mr. Chaleff for this role.
Rice calls the amendment offered by CM Rodriguez a conflict of interests, says that the National Police Foundation is an arm of the LAPD and therefore cannot be trusted to conduct an investigation into this matter.
Rice calls the amendment offered by CM Rodriguez a conflict of interests, says that the National Police Foundation is an arm of the LAPD and therefore cannot be trusted to conduct an investigation into this matter.
CM Harris-Dawson praised Rice for being so succinct and clear.
CM Harris-Dawson: "in this case, where the trust of this city, and the trust of this process is on the line, it's very, very important that we get it right..."
CM Harris-Dawson: "in this case, where the trust of this city, and the trust of this process is on the line, it's very, very important that we get it right..."
CM Harris-Dawson is stating flatly that the amendment offered by CM Rodriguez is unacceptable as an amendment and that it must be submitted as a separate motion.
CM Harris-Dawson urges the council to reject the amendment and pass the motion as originally conceived.
CM Harris-Dawson urges the council to reject the amendment and pass the motion as originally conceived.
CM Wesson: "There is not a better expert in the world to give us guidance on this type of thing, no one other than Connie Rice."
CM Wesson is urging the council to accept Rice's recommendation, supports CM Harris-Dawson on the call to reject CM Rodriguez's amendment.
CM Wesson is urging the council to accept Rice's recommendation, supports CM Harris-Dawson on the call to reject CM Rodriguez's amendment.
CM Rodriguez: asking for Rule 16 to schedule her amendment as a special motion for tomorrow's council meeting.
CM Price concurs with previous statements, agrees on Rule 16 move.
What is rule 16? Here you go!
clerk.lacity.org/sites/g/files/…
CM Price concurs with previous statements, agrees on Rule 16 move.
What is rule 16? Here you go!
clerk.lacity.org/sites/g/files/…
CM Cedillo says he was going to suggest bifurcating this issue for two independent reports, seems to have misunderstood what the calls for Rule 16 were about.
CM Cedillo talking about how people perceive the world diferently, sees real value in the second report.
CM Blumenfield is asking what the fuck is going on. City Attorney Fauble is saying that the logistics make Rule 16 impossible prior to the council going on recess for a month.
CM Blumenfield is asking what the fuck is going on. City Attorney Fauble is saying that the logistics make Rule 16 impossible prior to the council going on recess for a month.
Fauble points out that CM Rodriguez would need to pull her amendment to issue a rule 16 motion. CM Rodriguez asks for a Rule 23 special, is denied, withdraws her amendment for a Rule 16 motion post-recess (end of July).
Council votes 14-0 to adopt item 55 as-is after CM Rodriguez withdrew her amendment.
CM Rodriguez will be introducing her amendment as a special motion that can skip the Public Safety Committee after the recess is done.
The National Police Foundation's donation is on hold.
CM Rodriguez will be introducing her amendment as a special motion that can skip the Public Safety Committee after the recess is done.
The National Police Foundation's donation is on hold.
And with that the Los Angeles City Council has moved into closed session to discuss agenda item 82, council file 20-0701 (cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkcon…).
They're discussing a lawsuit regarding the city's cannabis social equity license application process. Fun shit.
They're discussing a lawsuit regarding the city's cannabis social equity license application process. Fun shit.
Now we get to hear Mayor Garcetti on the feed stumbling through the Spanish translation of this pleas to the city to take social distancing seriously and get tested for COVID-19.
Just to clarify: the council is currently in closed session to discuss the lawsuit re: social equity in cannabis licensing, but they have a LOT of items left to cover.
They have not voted on item 48.
They have not voted on any of the Budget & Finance items.
They have not voted on item 48.
They have not voted on any of the Budget & Finance items.
Looking through some of the other threads on this meeting and saw this comment. Wanted to uplift it here and echo those sentiments!
THIS IS ABSURD AND THEY ALL NEED TO LOSE THEIR JOBS.
THIS IS ABSURD AND THEY ALL NEED TO LOSE THEIR JOBS.
Nothing to report back on item 82, item 61 continued to tomorrow.
Item 44 has a request for CM Koretz to recuse himself.
CM Krekorian is discussing items 44 & 45 now.
Item 44 has a request for CM Koretz to recuse himself.
CM Krekorian is discussing items 44 & 45 now.
CM Krekorian is saying that the savings from the Separation Incentive Program Letters of Agreement could save the city more money than the originally proposed furloughs.
CM Krekorian says that item 45 delays the furloughs for a quarter of a year so that they don't start tomorrow.
CM Krekorian says that item 45 delays the furloughs for a quarter of a year so that they don't start tomorrow.
Items 44 carries, 13-0, with CM Koretz recused.
Item 45 & 46 are up for discussion next. CM Martinez recommends that item 46 be delayed until CD14 has a representative on the council.
Item 45 & 46 are up for discussion next. CM Martinez recommends that item 46 be delayed until CD14 has a representative on the council.
CM Lee has asked to have items 45 & 46 voted on separately. Lots of folks want to talk about item 46.
CM Krekorian is now talking about how hard the budget is to work on in the face of the economic crisis that came out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CM Krekorian is now talking about how hard the budget is to work on in the face of the economic crisis that came out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Item 46 is, of course, the whole fucking budget.
Council file 20-0600 (cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkcon…).
Council file 20-0600 (cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkcon…).
Correction to previous tweet: CM Martinez wants to delay voting on the Street Car portion of the budget until CD 14 has a representative on the council.
CM Krekorian is continuing to explain why the proposals in item 46 are better than the Mayor's budget.
CM Krekorian is continuing to explain why the proposals in item 46 are better than the Mayor's budget.
CM Krekorian is now highlighting the efforts of CM Price on the Budget & Finance Committee to protect critical local services, including "targeted local hire" program and others.
CM Krekorian is pleased with the proposal before the council, saying that it's the best that they could do under the circumstances.
There will be a confirmation vote on this tomorrow.
CM Koretz meant to recuse himself on both 44 & 45, is doing so now.
There will be a confirmation vote on this tomorrow.
CM Koretz meant to recuse himself on both 44 & 45, is doing so now.
CM Martinez is calling the question on agenda item 45 (delaying furloughs for the next quarter).
(cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkcon…)
Motion carries 13-0 with CM Koretz recused.
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Motion carries 13-0 with CM Koretz recused.
CM Price is now thanking CM Martinez for her leadership on this issue. OK.
CM Price is acknowledging the work of @BLMLA and other organizers for "keeping our feet to the fire" on these issues, pressing the council to reduce the LAPD budget.
CM Price is acknowledging the work of @BLMLA and other organizers for "keeping our feet to the fire" on these issues, pressing the council to reduce the LAPD budget.
Now CM Lee is chiming in. CM Lee thinks that the LAPD has been reformed sufficiently over the last few years now that the racial makeup of the LAPD matches the racial makeup of the city. Says that LAPD is a "model of reform" for other police departments across the country.
What?
What?
CM Lee: in 2015 Obama "hailed" the LAPD as an example for others across the country.
CM Lee is, frankly, speaking out of his ass on all of this.
CM Lee is entirely beholden to the LAPD for his position on the council and it fucking SHOWS right now.
CM Lee is, frankly, speaking out of his ass on all of this.
CM Lee is entirely beholden to the LAPD for his position on the council and it fucking SHOWS right now.
CM Lee thinks that the programs in CD12 are a "huge success" that can be used across the rest of the city, thinks that the district that arguably has the most police living in it out of all the rest is, somehow, representative of the rest of the city.
CM Lee argues that "public safety" should be the last item that the council considers any cuts to, not the first. CM Lee clearly doesn't listen to the folks from @BLMLA who have been arguing not for a reduction in spending on public safety, but rather a reimagining of it.
CM Krekorian is now thanking all of the staff who worked on this budget report. He's thanking the staff at ITA (tech support) who helped. He's thanking every fucking member of the council, every member of the staff.
CM KREKORIAN DOES NOT THANK THE PUBLIC FOR SHITTING ON HIM REPEATEDLY IN EVERY FUCKING B&F COMMITTEE MEETING AND MAKING SURE HE DOES HIS FUCKING JOB.
GET FUCKED KREKORIAN.
WE'RE WORKING HARDER THAN YOU ARE.
GET FUCKED KREKORIAN.
WE'RE WORKING HARDER THAN YOU ARE.
And with that CM Martinez continues item 46 to tomorrow for votes and more discussion, I'm sure.
Somehow I missed the vote on item 48. It must have been in one of the blocks of items that were voted on collectively earlier today.
Better late than never to say this: Hooray! Progress... hopefully!
Better late than never to say this: Hooray! Progress... hopefully!
Verbal motions being introduced now.
CM Bonin is introducing a motion to study removing LAPD from all traffic enforcement and investigations.
Co-presenters CM Harris-Dawson, CM Price, CM Wesson.
This is a very fucking big deal. Getting LAPD off the streets and removing them from traffic stops is VERY IMPORTANT.
Co-presenters CM Harris-Dawson, CM Price, CM Wesson.
This is a very fucking big deal. Getting LAPD off the streets and removing them from traffic stops is VERY IMPORTANT.
CM Rodriguez introduces her motion to accept the $350,000 donation from the National Police Foundation to conduct that "independent" study into the fuckery of the LAPD during the unrest.
Motion is seconded by CM Cedillo because of fucking course it is.
Motion is seconded by CM Cedillo because of fucking course it is.
CM O'Farrell is introducing a motion to remove and/or rename facilities/monuments/etc. that are deemed racially insensitive/offensive. Seeking to preempt things like this from happening:
Final motion that was introduced before adjourning came from CM Krekorian. The Council is FINALLY investigating what the fuck CM Huizar was up to, and they're seeking CIVIL REMEDIES for the corruption that THEY OVERLOOKED FOR FUCKING YEARS.
I would say that this kind of behavior from CM Krekorian and the council is unbelievable. That their moves to cover their asses and claim that they were ignorant of the absolutely grotesque levels of corruption going on around them is a surprise.
But it's fucking not.
But it's fucking not.
And with that extremely upsetting point, the June 30th meeting of the Los Angeles City Council is adjourned.
We're coming for all of your jobs, assholes.
2022 is gonna be fucking fun.
We're coming for all of your jobs, assholes.
2022 is gonna be fucking fun.
Thanks for tuning in.
@christopherroth will be back on here tomorrow morning at 10am for the final live-tweeting of a City Council meeting before the council GOES ON RECESS FOR 3 FUCKING WEEKS IN THE MIDST OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC AND A LOOMING HUMANITARIAN EVICTION CRISIS.
@christopherroth will be back on here tomorrow morning at 10am for the final live-tweeting of a City Council meeting before the council GOES ON RECESS FOR 3 FUCKING WEEKS IN THE MIDST OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC AND A LOOMING HUMANITARIAN EVICTION CRISIS.
It's totally normal and fine for them to be doing this.
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Totally normal and fine.
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Totally normal and fine.
