LA council passes ban on new oil drilling; LAPD camera veto falls one vote short

A public hearing on a conditional use permit and development review (Project No. 26-0003272, agenda) to let Super WYLD open an indoor family entertainment center, with a children's playground, trampolines, ball pits, slides, arcade-style games, party rooms and arts-and-crafts rooms, in a vacant 13,506-square-foot tenant space downtown on San Fernando Boulevard. No alcohol was proposed, and food service is only for paying patrons. The decision sets whether the business can open and what hours it may keep. Staff found it exempt from CEQA review as a minor interior alteration of an existing facility. The commission approved it, extending the allowed closing time to 10 p.m. every day. 00:03:26

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• A commissioner moved to adopt the resolution approving the conditional use permit and development review for Super WYLD at 330 N. San Fernando Blvd., amending condition 13 to allow business hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week; seconded by an unidentified commissioner. Result: passed, 5-0. 00:27:53

• City staff presented for staff that the site is a 13,506-square-foot tenant space next to a previously approved amusement use inside a larger building 00:05:06
• City staff described planned features including trampolines, ball pits, slides, arcade-style games, party rooms and arts-and-crafts rooms 00:08:16
• City staff said food and beverage service would serve only patrons, not the general public, and no alcohol sales were proposed 00:08:16
• City staff gave the proposed hours as 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday 00:09:18
• City staff reported that no members of the public attended the required development review community meeting, held October 20, 2026, and staff had received no public comments 00:11:29
• City staff said staff found the project categorically exempt from CEQA under the existing-facilities exemption 00:11:29
• The applicant's representative asked that the business be allowed to stay open until 10 p.m. occasionally for special events such as a glow night 00:13:18
• The applicant's representative said the operator worked with the city on using the space for a FIFA fan zone and is ready to submit building permits 00:13:18
• A commissioner asked staff whether the conditions would need to change to allow a 10 p.m. closing 00:16:26
• City staff suggested amending condition 13 to set both closing times at up to 10 p.m. and said staff had no problem with it 00:16:48
• A commissioner asked whether the arcade games would be gambling-style or ticket-prize games 00:17:16
• The applicant said there would be games of skill and no gambling-type or ticket-based games, just free play for kids 00:17:36
• A commissioner asked whether the center would be open to the public or only for private parties 00:18:36
• The applicant's representative said it would be open to walk-ins, with a reservation system and timed tickets of about two hours to manage capacity 00:18:57
• A commissioner asked whether the storefront windows would stay clear or be covered 00:20:51
• The applicant's representative said windows would stay clear, with paint changes and a sign but no major facade changes 00:20:58
• A commissioner stressed that San Fernando is a corridor where storefronts should engage pedestrians 00:21:19
• The applicant said the windows would be covered with marketing vinyl during construction, before opening 00:21:35
• The applicant's representative answered a capacity question by saying the fire department would set occupancy at the building-permit stage 00:22:04
• A commissioner asked how the business would make sure children leave with the adult they came with 00:22:42
• The applicant's representative described a reception desk with turnstile entry and said children cannot be dropped off 00:23:07
• The applicant said parents must sign a waiver listing parent and child names, birthdays and ID 00:23:44
• The applicant explained that a planned Sherman Oaks location was delayed because its building needed fire-system upgrades 00:24:46
• A commissioner supported the project, saying it would bring foot traffic to a section that has been vacant, and backed the 10 p.m. closing 00:26:08
• A commissioner supported the project, thanked the applicants for answering safety questions, and said Burbank needs child services 00:27:14

This was a public hearing on the Year Six spending plan for Care First and Community Investment (CFCI), the county's fund for direct community investment and alternatives to incarceration. The agenda puts the plan at $69,500,000. It decides which programs get money, including services meant to keep people out of jail, housing stability, immigration legal help, and small-business capital. Per the agenda, the item also gives departments broad contracting authority to carry out the plan. It also moves $450,000 in ongoing funding from Public Health to LA Health Services, putting the full $900,000 for overdose-prevention drop-in centers under LA Health Services. 02:47:05

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• Hilda Solis (Supervisor, First District; Chair) moved, Holly Mitchell (Supervisor, Second District; Chair Pro Tem) seconded, approval of the Year Six spending plan and related actions. Result: passed. 03:01:51

• A supervisor said the 2020 vote on Measure J showed voters wanted the county to invest in communities rather than incarceration 02:48:33
• A supervisor said all $11 million in new ongoing funding goes to closing Men's Central Jail, expanding diversion and treatment-navigation programs 02:48:33
• A supervisor backed more than $12 million for housing stability, including emergency rent help and guaranteed income for formerly incarcerated residents 02:49:35
• A supervisor backed $3.7 million for Represent LA immigration legal services, which she called the final allocation and said brings its total to about $11 million 02:49:35
• A supervisor backed $5 million to widen access to capital for small and minority-owned businesses 02:49:35
• A supervisor called the CFCI advisory committee a model of co-governance between community members and county departments 02:51:02
• A supervisor raised concern that more than $43 million in earlier CFCI funds went unspent and must be reallocated 02:52:07
• County staff said part of the unspent money was county departments' underspending, from late starts in contracting and hiring contract staff 02:52:55
• County staff said 16 county departments now get CFCI money across roughly 85 to 90 programs 02:52:55
• County staff explained that reallocated one-time funds go out as 36-month allocations, giving departments three years to spend them 02:54:30
• A supervisor asked how the county evaluates whether CFCI investments actually advance alternatives to incarceration 02:55:56
• County staff said staff now give quarterly reports to the Board and stakeholders using department data 02:56:37
• County staff said staff will seek an independent evaluator and plan to hire a dedicated data scientist 02:57:37
• A supervisor urged that impact data be available for all county investments, especially as resources tighten 02:58:29

Neighbors appealed the Regional Planning Commission's approval of a project at 5034 Clydebank Avenue, in the unincorporated Covina area of the East San Gabriel Valley. The developer, RC Homes, plans 104 detached condominiums on an 8.5-acre former elementary school site owned by the Azusa Unified School District. Sixteen homes would be set aside as affordable for-sale units at the lower income level. Per the agenda, the project also includes more than 100,000 cubic yards of grading and the removal of two non-heritage oak trees. Neighbors who conditionally supported the project said its two street exits are already congested and demanded traffic and emergency-access fixes. County staff said the state Housing Accountability Act bars the Board from denying or shrinking the project without specific, quantifiable public health or safety impacts. The Board's vote decided whether the homes can be built. 03:01:59

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• Hilda Solis (Supervisor, First District; Chair) moved, Kathryn Barger (Supervisor, Fifth District) seconded, to close the hearing, uphold the CEQA statutory exemption, deny the appeal, affirm the Commission's approval with its findings and conditions, and request a written report in two years from Regional Planning with Fire, Public Works, LACDA and the Department of Economic Opportunity. Result: passed. 03:37:53

• A supervisor chose to hear from the appellant's and the applicant's representatives before asking questions 03:03:05
• County staff said the Board cannot legally deny or downsize the project unless it finds specific, unavoidable, quantifiable harm to public health or safety 03:17:50
• County staff said the school district owns the land and is selling it to RC Homes, with no county role in the sale 03:19:43
• County staff said the project is consistent with the East San Gabriel Valley area plan and that no evidence of disqualifying impacts exists 03:20:42
• County staff confirmed that 16 of the 104 homes are affordable for-sale units that count toward the county's housing element goals 03:21:55
• County staff said the developer included the affordable units from the start in order to get density bonus units 03:22:19
• County staff said the project's added trips fell below the vehicle-miles-traveled threshold, so no further traffic study could be required 03:23:10
• County staff said Public Works will make short- and long-term changes, including signal timing and new neighborhood access points 03:24:20
• County staff said phase one of the separate Lark Ellen Avenue median project should be finished by year's end, weather permitting 03:25:00
• County staff said phase two, which could add community access points, is scheduled to start construction in summer 2029 03:26:14
• County staff said the site is not in any high fire hazard severity zone 03:27:07
• County staff said the project's street and driveway widths meet all fire and life-safety codes, and Fire has no issues with it 03:27:47
• A supervisor said her staff attended two applicant-hosted community meetings with close to 100 attendees at each 03:28:18
• A supervisor noted the project adds more than 6,000 square feet of publicly accessible open space 03:30:31
• A supervisor said she expects the developer to market the affordable units early to surrounding communities, within fair housing law 03:30:31
• A supervisor said she expects the developer to work with the Department of Economic Opportunity on local hiring for construction jobs 03:31:33
• A supervisor noted the Planning Commission approved the project 4-1, with her own commissioner dissenting over the lack of a traffic study 03:33:29
• County staff said the project was screened out of further traffic review because its new trips fell under the county's limit 03:34:21
• County staff confirmed that Fire must sign off on any project that meets all applicable codes and laws 03:35:29
• County staff said the Housing Accountability Act does not override the county's oak tree rules, so the applicant still needs a permit and mitigation 03:36:01

Staff reported that on October 27 the Board of Supervisors heard an appeal of the Clydebank project, which the commission had approved on September 2. The project is 104 detached condominiums on a former Azusa Unified School District site in unincorporated Covina. The appeal centered partly on Lark Ellen Avenue, about a thousand feet away. The Board denied the appeal and upheld the commission's approval. 00:05:26

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• County staff reported that the Board of Supervisors held an appeal hearing the day before on a subdivision the commission had considered on September 2 00:05:29
• County staff said the school district's property was sold, or will be sold, to RC Homes, and that the county wasn't involved in the sale 00:06:30
• County staff said Public Works described a separate phase-two bike lane project on Lark Ellen Avenue, with construction expected to start around summer 2029 00:07:37
• County staff reported that the Board voted 4-0, with one supervisor absent, to deny the appeal and uphold the commission's approval 00:07:37

Consent item 5 authorizes the City Manager to execute documents for an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant and amends the Police Department's FY2027 operating budget to recognize and appropriate $39,196 (agenda) in the General Fund. Staff said the money would train more police drone (UAS) operators to support SWAT; the item drew questions because the council has a pending discussion about expanding police drone use to 'drone as first responder' (DFR). It passed as part of the consent calendar motion covering all items except item 3. The clerk reported two letters asking staff to clarify the purpose and use of the grant funds. 00:07:50

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• A motion to approve all consent calendar items except item 3 was made and seconded. Result: passed. 00:12:24

• A councilmember said they had contacted the police chief beforehand because they shared public concerns about what the grant money would pay for 00:08:44
• A councilmember said they are comfortable with SWAT's use of drones but not interested in expanding to drones as first responder 00:08:44
• City staff said SWAT is currently the only unit in the department using tactical drones 00:09:47
• City staff said the roughly $39,000 award would train additional personnel to supplement the department's SWAT tactical response 00:09:47
• City staff noted that the certification is not limited to SWAT, so trained operators would be certified for either SWAT or first-responder drone use, though the training is currently for SWAT functions 00:09:47
• A councilmember asked whether the money could go to other officer training if the council decides not to pursue drones as first responder 00:10:48
• City staff said that even without first-responder drones, newly trained operators could take over drone operation from a SWAT officer, freeing that officer to deploy on the tactical scene 00:11:22
• City staff expressed hope that the council's discussion continues with openness to the benefits of an aerial response platform for real-time information 00:11:22
• A councilmember concluded that accepting the grant would not change the council's pending discussion on drones as first responder 00:12:03

The committee was asked to let the City Manager accept a $265,000 L.A. Care Health Plan grant from its Wildfire Relief Fund and add it to the City Manager's Office FY 2027 budget. The money would add one full-time, limited-term Program Coordinator I position to run an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Program. Per the staff report, a consultant and trained interns would work with children up to age 5, their families, and their educators. The two-year grant (November 2026 to October 2028) is expected to serve up to 24 children and families affected by the Eaton Fire. The city would also contribute in-kind support: nearly $52,000 from the Public Health Department and nearly $61,000 from the City Manager's Office (agenda). 00:17:47

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• A councilmember moved to accept the grant and approve the recommended actions. The seconder isn't clear. Result: passed, without objection. 00:48:25

• City staff said the grant would serve up to 24 children and families affected by the Eaton Fire and fund one full-time coordinator for the length of the grant 00:20:55
• City staff cited a figure of 36 percent, about 57,000 children in the Pasadena and Altadena area, who would be affected by federal health funding cuts under H.R. 1 00:19:49
• City staff said the city would contribute in-kind support of nearly $52,000 from Public Health and nearly $61,000 from the City Manager's Office, though the grant doesn't require it 00:21:57
• A councilmember questioned the 57,000 figure, noting that Pasadena and Altadena have about 175,000 residents combined 00:22:24
• City staff said the figure came from the office's data set and would need to be rechecked 00:22:56
• A councilmember added the grant and the city's in-kind amounts to about $378,000 for up to 24 children over two years, and argued that the administrative cost looked high 00:23:17
• City staff said the grant fully pays for the full-time position, and the Office of the Young Child's supervision is part of its regular work rather than an added cost 00:24:35
• City staff answered a question about what happens after the grant ends: the office will keep looking for funding to continue the program 00:25:37
• A councilmember explained that the larger figure uses a county service planning area as the catchment, and that Pasadena and Altadena have about 7,500 children aged 0 to 5 00:26:59
• A councilmember said the city's in-kind amounts are not new appropriations but money already in the Office of the Young Child's budget, counted to show the granting agency the time spent overseeing the grant 00:29:18
• A councilmember objected that the coordinator would not be providing case management and that $61,000 would go to printing, mileage, computer equipment and office supplies 00:30:32
• City staff clarified that although the job title is program coordinator, the person hired will be a licensed social worker or mental health clinician who provides services directly 00:31:21
• City staff said the program also works with families and educators and provides training, so it indirectly reaches more than 24 children 00:32:05
• A councilmember pointed to the city's budget pressures and recent cuts to health department staff, and said they were not fully persuaded on cost but would support the item 00:32:53
• A councilmember thanked the mayor for supporting services for children aged 0 to 5 and said there is a great need for mental health services for them 00:33:59
• City staff described the coordinator's other duties, including meeting with fire-affected educators and programs, working with community partners, and planning trainings 00:35:36
• City staff said the interns would come from local universities and colleges whose students need practicum or licensing hours 00:36:39
• A councilmember suggested future staff reports show the Office of the Young Child's broader approach, and proposed scheduling a meeting on its work 00:37:07
• A councilmember compared the program's cost with what it costs to house a state prison inmate, and said cost-effectiveness is needed to make the case to taxpayers for more investment 00:38:10
• A councilmember said the planned project at Villa and Lake, the Kaiser property, as it has come to be called, is expected to make mental health services for young people a priority 00:41:27
• A councilmember speaking as a former school board member, voiced strong support and said they would back spending even $500,000 to $600,000 for 24 children 00:46:23

On September 22, 2026, the Board of Police Commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding between the city and Axon Enterprise, Inc. for the 'Lightpost Test Pilot Program'. The Public Safety Committee recommended that the council veto that approval under Charter Section 245, and October 27 was the last day for council action (agenda). The clerk said 10 ayes were needed to approve the veto. In debate, members discussed the pilot as automated license plate reader (ALPR) technology. One member said it is a three-month pilot that would allow about 10 cameras in that member's district. The veto got 9 votes, twice, short of the 10 required, so the council did not overturn the board's approval. Public comment ran for more than two hours and was dominated by opposition to the contract, citing immigration enforcement, privacy and misuse of the data. 02:45:01

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• Approve the Public Safety Committee recommendation to veto, under Charter Section 245, the Board of Police Commissioners' September 22, 2026 approval of the Axon MOU (10 ayes required). Result: failed, 9-6. No: Bob Blumenfield (Councilmember, Third District; President Pro Tempore), Marqueece Harris-Dawson (Councilmember, Eighth District; President, City Council), John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore), Adrin Nazarian (Councilmember, Second District), Traci Park (Councilmember, Eleventh District), Monica Rodriguez (Councilmember, Seventh District). 03:43:20
• Reconsider the vote on item 33, moved by Marqueece Harris-Dawson (Councilmember, Eighth District; President, City Council), presiding, as one of the six on the prevailing side, seconded by Ysabel Jurado (Councilmember, Fourteenth District) and Heather Hutt (Councilmember, Tenth District); the Journal records the motion as Harris-Dawson–Hutt. Result: passed, 13-2. No: John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore), Imelda Padilla (Councilmember, Sixth District). 03:44:45
• Approve the veto of the Board of Police Commissioners' approval of the Axon MOU, on reconsideration (10 ayes required). Result: failed, 9-6. No: Bob Blumenfield (Councilmember, Third District; President Pro Tempore), Marqueece Harris-Dawson (Councilmember, Eighth District; President, City Council), John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore), Adrin Nazarian (Councilmember, Second District), Traci Park (Councilmember, Eleventh District), Monica Rodriguez (Councilmember, Seventh District). 03:45:07

• John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore) asked to pull item 33 for comments and a separate vote 00:30:17
• A councilmember cited a news analysis finding federal homeland security agencies ran over a million searches in Washington state despite its law against immigration-related searches 02:46:29
• A councilmember said an inspector general audit of a two-month period found the cameras captured over 200 million scans 02:47:40
• A councilmember said LAPD has never done a comprehensive audit of officer use, and that more than 4,000 officers and civilians can search the network 02:49:59
• A councilmember named three conditions to meet before adopting the pilot: an independent third-party audit, board oversight of any external data sharing, and stricter role-based limits on who has access 02:51:02
• A councilmember said the mayor told them she supports these protections and is working to put them in place 02:51:02
• A councilmember urged a veto that would send the contract back to the Board of Police Commissioners 02:52:09
• John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore) said the department had spent the past two weeks responding to council members' concerns 02:53:06
• John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore) argued the technology helps investigators develop leads and solve cases 02:54:08
• John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore) made a formal request that the Board of Police Commissioners require an independent third-party audit of the pilot 02:55:08
• John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore) also asked for an enforceable role-based formula for which officers can access the data, with all searches logged and reviewed 02:55:08
• John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore) asked that the board check safeguards against the audit findings before any expansion, and asked for a no vote 02:56:12
• A speaker argued the vote was an expansion without the protections being discussed 02:56:48
• A speaker warned that authoritarian governments can use surveillance systems that local governments build 02:57:54
• A speaker said the federal government can reach the data whether or not the city shares it 02:57:54
• A speaker said over 1,200 cameras have operated for five years with a dozen police departments having access 03:00:00
• Curren Price (Councilmember, Ninth District) said residents in their district are uncertain how the new technology will work 03:01:23
• Curren Price (Councilmember, Ninth District) said they were not comfortable authorizing what they called unchecked AI on city infrastructure, and backed the committee recommendation 03:02:24
• A councilmember said cameras in CD 11 helped intercept a homicide suspect and locate a missing child 03:03:04
• A councilmember said LAPD does not share the data with DHS or ICE or use it for immigration enforcement 03:04:06
• A councilmember said the cameras use no AI or facial recognition and only photograph license plates and the rear of cars 03:05:07
• A speaker said Charter Section 245 lets the council only veto or not veto, not add conditions 03:06:10
• A speaker said they have backed ALPRs before and might back this one later, but not today 03:06:10
• A speaker argued that approving now would give up the leverage to make sure the contract comes back improved 03:07:10
• Ysabel Jurado (Councilmember, Fourteenth District) said the council had rejected efforts in charter reform to strengthen its oversight of LAPD 03:08:34
• Ysabel Jurado (Councilmember, Fourteenth District) described the veto as the council's only point of leverage 03:08:34
• A speaker acknowledged it is a pilot in one region but said more work is needed first 03:12:33
• A speaker faulted the council for not applying the same scrutiny to similar technology used by other departments 03:14:23
• A speaker asked how quickly the contract could come back with the added protections 03:17:27
• A speaker said at that point that they were prepared to support the veto 03:18:37
• The presiding officer said cameras in their district have led to at least 120 rescues of minors involved in trafficking 03:20:29
• The presiding officer said the federal government can commandeer city equipment or put up its own 03:21:30
• The presiding officer backed the protections requested by John Lee (Councilmember, Twelfth District; Assistant President Pro Tempore) and called for them to be adopted by the police commission or by mayoral executive directive, whichever is faster 03:21:30
• A speaker said they would support the veto on condition that the added protections are put into the contract quickly 03:22:56
• A speaker said the dispute had brought Flock back to the table to negotiate 03:22:56
• A speaker argued the three-month pilot is not the point of leverage, and that the leverage comes at the decision on expansion 03:24:38
• A speaker said the council voted more than a year ago to approve their discretionary money for cameras, because neighboring districts already have them 03:25:40
• A speaker said the money covered over 60 cameras but the pilot would allow only about 10 03:28:54
• A speaker argued the federal government can surveil residents regardless of what the city does 03:30:10
• A speaker drew on family experience of fleeing Iran to argue that police can protect minority communities 03:31:11
• A speaker said they would vote against the veto, even if in the minority 03:33:14
• The city clerk explained that an aye vote approves the veto, a no vote disapproves it, and 10 ayes are required 03:34:40
• A speaker said they would now support the member pushing the pilot, while expecting equal scrutiny of other camera programs 03:35:13
• A speaker said the Transportation Committee spent months building data protections for the Department of Transportation's speed cameras 03:36:04
• A speaker said LAPD needs a subpoena to get Department of Transportation camera data 03:38:12
• A councilmember said their office had reviewed and supported the Department of Transportation's camera programs 03:39:36
• A councilmember argued that letting the pilot proceed is the real inconsistency, and asked for a yes vote 03:40:37
• A speaker dismissed the consistency argument, noted that buses also take many pictures, and called the question 03:41:30
• A councilmember said the LADOT camera contract has no search-justification requirement and no misuse-discipline provisions 03:41:52
• A speaker asked who had moved reconsideration and which side had prevailed, noting reconsideration must come from the prevailing side 03:43:50
• The city clerk said only a member of the six-vote prevailing side could move to reconsider 03:44:15

Seventeen litigation items (CF numbers on agenda) considered by the Budget and Finance Committee on October 20. The clerk read the recommendations: settle Items 16 through 31 for up to these amounts (transcript only; the agenda lists no amounts): Item 16, a dispute with Angels Landing Partners over an exclusive negotiating agreement for two acres downtown, $7,863,000; Item 17, sidewalk trip and fall, $115,000; Item 18, trip and fall in San Pedro, $165,000; Item 19, trip and fall on Ivar Street, $190,000; Item 20, trip and fall in North Hills, $200,000; Item 21, sidewalk trip and fall on Sunset Boulevard, $225,000; Item 22, e-scooter fall at 4th Street near Figueroa Street, $362,500; Item 23, traffic collision, $127,500; Item 24, accident on the 134 Freeway, $490,000; Item 25, collision on the 110 Freeway, $700,000; Item 26, injury alleged at a June 14, 2025 ICE protest downtown, $550,000; Item 27, collision on the 91 Freeway, $4,100,000; Item 28, auto-versus-motorcycle crash in Granada Hills, $17,500,000; Item 29, sidewalk trip and fall on Melrose Avenue, $1,000,000; Item 30, vehicle-versus-pedestrian incident, $9,000,000; Item 31, police tort litigation against LAPD, $10,000,000. Item 32, a federal lawsuit by Nasco Petroleum LLC challenging the city's earlier ordinance banning new oil and gas extraction (Ordinance No. 187,709), carried a recommendation to reject the settlement. All were adopted in one vote. 02:44:36

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• Adopt the Budget and Finance Committee recommendations on Items 16 through 32 (settle Items 16-31 at the amounts read; reject settlement in Item 32). Result: passed. 02:47:47

• Katy Yaroslavsky (Councilmember, Fifth District) said the Budget and Finance Committee considered Items 16 through 32 on October 20 and recommended approval 00:49:33
• The city clerk read the recommendation to pay up to $7,863,000 in the Angels Landing Partners cases 02:44:46
• The city clerk read the recommendation to pay up to $550,000 in the case arising from the ICE protest 02:45:47
• The city clerk read the recommendation to pay up to $17,500,000 in the Item 28 motorcycle-crash case 02:46:51
• The city clerk read the recommendation to pay up to $10,000,000 in the Item 31 police tort case 02:46:51
• The city clerk corrected the record later in the meeting to say Item 32 is the Nasco Petroleum case and the recommendation to reject the settlement stands 03:31:44

At a special meeting, the council took up the ordinance (CF 17-0447-S2) amending the zoning code to prohibit new oil and gas extraction and make existing extraction a nonconforming use in all zones, along with a Mitigated Negative Declaration, a substitute noise mitigation measure, revised land use and environmental findings, and credibility findings dated October 23, 2026, per the October 27 PLUM recommendations (special agenda). The city's earlier ordinance on the same subject is the target of a federal lawsuit by Nasco Petroleum (closed-session Item 32, where the council voted to reject a settlement). Speakers described health harms near drill sites; several urged the council to also act against specific sites and shorten what they called a twenty-year phase-out. The ordinance was adopted with 13 ayes and sent forthwith to Karen Bass (Mayor). 02:53:17

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• Adopt special agenda Items 1 and 2 (PLUM recommendations, including the oil and gas ordinance). Result: passed, 13 ayes. 03:30:50
• Send the item forthwith to Karen Bass (Mayor), as requested by Katy Yaroslavsky (Councilmember, Fifth District). Result: passed, without objection. 03:30:50

• Ysabel Jurado (Councilmember, Fourteenth District) said land use decisions have long let polluting uses sit next to homes, schools and parks in working-class communities of color 03:22:53
• A councilmember said Council District 11 hosts much of the city's fossil fuel infrastructure, including refineries 03:24:34
• A councilmember said the city has already committed to a 100% clean energy platform by 2035, so stopping new drilling and phasing out existing operations makes sense 03:25:35
• Tim McOsker (Councilmember, Fifteenth District) thanked Wilmington residents and the coalition for their perseverance and urged a yes vote 03:26:27
• A speaker warned that further fights and attempts to undo the work are still ahead and urged supporters to stay vigilant 03:26:56
• Katy Yaroslavsky (Councilmember, Fifth District) said the City Attorney completed a review of the ordinance as to form and legality since the council last heard it 03:28:04
• Katy Yaroslavsky (Councilmember, Fifth District) said the city expects to be sued and the strengthened environmental record shows the work was done 03:28:04
• Katy Yaroslavsky (Councilmember, Fifth District) pointed to the credibility findings in Appendix E as rebutting industry challenges line by line 03:29:07
• Katy Yaroslavsky (Councilmember, Fifth District) noted Culver City passed its own phase-out six years earlier and asked that the ordinance go forthwith 03:30:09