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Four members, 1.5 to 4.9 minutes a meeting (preliminary)

Preliminary: at least 75% of members’ talk time is identified, under the 80% for a full comparison. Three of the four members we compare could rank first; the data can’t order them.
At least 75% of members’ talk time here is identifiedPreliminary: under 80% of talk time is identified.
75% identified80% for a full comparison
Minutes a meeting, from the speech we can attribute to each member by voice, over meetings held while they were seated. The bar is the 90% range; the dot is our estimate. Where bars overlap, the data can’t say who talks more.
Runs the meetings
Katy Young YaroslavskyDistrict 5 · Chair · runs the meetings18.6min of talk time a meetingRuns the meetings, so not comparedVoice identified at 9 of 11 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking18.6 min of talk time a meetingRuns the meetings, so not compared.
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
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Homelessness and LAHSADec 9, 2025 · 2:04:18
My understanding from our CAO team is that this is not moving today. Right now we’re working with the Weingart Center and our city attorney to formalize commitments about how that site will operate serving people at risk of or experiencing homelessness that are 55 and older.”
Members · listed by seat
Eunisses HernandezDistrict 1 · Councilmember4.8min of talk time a meetingIn the same talk-time range as most of the 4 members comparedVoice identified at 8 of 11 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking4.8 min of talk time a meeting90% range 3.0 to 7.2 minutes, over 11 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
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One of their clips
Budget and Finance CommitteeMar 23, 2026 · 42:22
And this will be my final question. Um, when you talked about that, to your assessment of the $200 million deficit that we’ll have, but that translates after we move money from different pots to about $37 million.”
Bob BlumenfieldDistrict 3 · Councilmember4.6min of talk time a meetingIn the same talk-time range as most of the 4 members comparedVoice identified at 7 of 11 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking4.6 min of talk time a meeting90% range 2.3 to 7.8 minutes, over 11 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
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Two of their clips
2028 OlympicsMar 3, 2026 · 43:27
I didn’t, I didn’t quite understand it before. And then another narrow thing on page 118 to 119. The report states that the governor’s proposed budget includes $96.5 million for maintenance projects near LA28 games venues.”
Budget and Finance CommitteeDec 2, 2025 · 1:01:42
I just— I would argue that we get a lot more bang for your buck by educating the people driving the vehicles, the killing machines, rather than the people that are walking in the street.”
Heather HuttDistrict 10 · Councilmember1.5min of talk time a meeting3–4 of 4place in talk time, as a rangeVoice identified at 8 of 11 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking1.5 min of talk time a meeting90% range 0.7 to 2.9 minutes, over 11 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
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One of their clips
ICE and immigration enforcementDec 9, 2025 · 42:38
As we continue to plan for major events in the city, including those that will draw international visitors, has there been a discussion or analysis of the impact of ICE enforcement actions on our TOT revenue?”
Tim McOskerDistrict 15 · Councilmember4.9min of talk time a meetingIn the same talk-time range as most of the 4 members comparedVoice identified at 7 of 11 transcribed meetings while seated
AttendanceThe clerk’s roll calls for this body aren’t in our record.
Speaking4.9 min of talk time a meeting90% range 2.7 to 7.8 minutes, over 11 meetings held while seated. Counts only speech we can attribute by voice, so it can undercount.
Their top topicsNo checked topic mix for this member here yet.
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One of their clips
Budget and Finance CommitteeDec 2, 2025 · 24:26
I would imagine you’d be pulling people out of San Pedro and Watts and sending them up to the Palisades to do this work.”
“Voice identified” counts the meetings where we could attribute a member’s voice. A meeting missing there means we couldn’t attribute it, not that they were absent.