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Echo Park Lake
Echo Park Lake

Mayor sends Council four landscaping contracts for Sanitation sites, up to $14.4 million

Four firms would handle tree trimming, pond and irrigation upkeep at Sanitation facilities including Echo Park Lake and the Japanese Garden, capped at $14.4 million across all four. The Mayor forwarded the Board of Public Works request to Council, which is also asked to reopen bidding to 2021 meeting attendees.

City Council··$14M
  1. Official portrait of Karen Bass
  2. Hall of Administration

Encampments, interim housing, LAHSA, the Alliance case.

  1. Los Angeles City Hall

    Council item would study shifting shelter and housing programs away from LAHSA

    The filing concerns consultant capacity and a transition plan moving shelter and housing work away from the regional homelessness agency.

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  2. Los Angeles City Hall

    Motion seeks $617,000 for extra CARE+ cleanup days in Council District 7

    Money would pay for added sanitation crew shifts, overtime, contractors and supplies in the northeast San Fernando Valley district.

    City Council··$590K
  3. Official portrait of Bob Blumenfield

    Motion seeks $400,000 for two supportive housing projects in Council District 3

    Funds would cover operations, rent subsidies and services at the Elderberry and the Nova in the west San Fernando Valley.

    City Council··$400K

Zoning, permits, rent, what gets built and where.

  1. Los Angeles City Hall

    Planning panel backs rezoning for Westchester office conversion, 4-0

    A vacant 7,744-square-foot cultural center near LAX would become offices if the City Council adopts the zone change.

  2. Los Angeles City Hall

    Claims Board backs $172,839 building fee refund to Galpin Mazda dealership

    The North Hills dealership overpaid an affordable housing fee after shrinking its building, and city staff verified the difference.

    City Council··$173K
  3. Los Angeles City Hall

    Claims Board backs $68,874.21 linkage fee refund to Phantasma Construction, 3-0

    The City of Los Angeles Claims Board voted 3-0 to recommend the City Council approve a Department of Building and Safety refund of $68,874.21 to Phantasma Construction & Development, Refund Claim No. 180760. The linkage fee was paid under a building permit for 2000-2002 S Louella Ave in Venice, and the claimant recorded a covenant agreeing to pay the fee if the property sells within three years.

    City Council··$69K

Metro, streets, parking, LAX, Vision Zero.

    LAPD, Sheriff, fire, jails, probation, the DA.

    1. Official portrait of Hydee Feldstein Soto

      City Attorney asks Council for private meeting on LAPD K9 lawsuit

      The case stems from an incident involving the Los Angeles Police Department's K9 Unit and is pending in federal court.

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    2. Official portrait of Karen Bass

      Police Commission approves LAPD plan to accept state tobacco enforcement grant

      The grant would pay police overtime for undercover operations against stores selling tobacco to minors through June 2029.

      City Council··$2.2M
    3. Official portrait of Karen Bass

      Fire Commission approves urban search and rescue agreement, sends it to Council

      The LAFD's California Task Force 1 would be able to deploy and train under a state and federal disaster response agreement.

    County health, mental health, child welfare, seniors.

    1. Los Angeles General Medical Center

      Auditor finds shared credit cards and missing receipts at four county health facilities

      Review of $86,000 in Health Services card spending found cards issued to units rather than individuals, and purchases over county limits.

    2. Hall of Administration

      Auditor finds gaps in Health Services oversight of its charitable foundations

      County employees sat on three foundation boards without required Board approval; DHS agreed to fix eight findings.

      Board of Supervisors··$3.1M
    3. Auditor finds Public Health completed one of three fixes to environmental health billing

      The county auditor says Public Health still has not recorded year-end revenue it earned but had not collected, including $161,477 in 2024.

      Board of Supervisors··$161K

    The Port, film, tourism, the Olympics, wages, business.

      Ethics, appointments, the Charter, how the machine runs.

      1. Official portrait of Hydee Feldstein Soto

        City Attorney asks Council for private session on 2024 freeway crash lawsuit

        The case stems from a March 26, 2024 collision on the southbound US-101 in Los Angeles; no settlement figure is listed.

        City Council·
      2. Hall of Administration

        County auditors report 89 of 201 contract reviews finished for fiscal year 2025-26

        The Auditor-Controller's contract monitoring unit lists 91 reviews in progress and 21 not yet started as of July 2.

      3. Official portrait of Hydee Feldstein Soto

        City Attorney asks Council for private meeting on trip-and-fall lawsuit settlement

        The case stems from a 2022 fall on Vine Street; no settlement amount is listed in the request.

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      What the city and county are sued for, and what they pay.

      1. Official portrait of Hydee Feldstein Soto

        City Attorney asks Council for private meeting on LAPD firing lawsuit

        A former employee says her 2021 termination was discrimination and retaliation; the city wants closed-session legal advice.

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      2. Official portrait of Hydee Feldstein Soto

        City Attorney asks Council for private session on 4th Avenue trip-and-fall suit

        The case stems from a 2023 fall on a sidewalk near West Adams Boulevard; no settlement figure is listed yet.

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      3. Highland Park

        City Attorney seeks closed session on Highland Park sidewalk fall lawsuit

        The case stems from a 2022 trip and fall on a residential sidewalk near Avenue 60 and Echo Street.

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      Libraries, arts, schools, landmarks.

      1. Hollywood Bowl

        County commission reports on plaque dedication naming Hollywood Bowl Cultural Landmark #1

        A new plaque at the Hollywood Bowl marks its designation as the county's first cultural landmark.