City Council · May 21, 2026

Name: City Council, May 21, 2026
Start: 2026-05-21
Location: Los Angeles

Thursday3 h 35 min10 officials identified0 public speakers1 agenda itemVideo: YouTube

The longest item after routine business: PRESENTATION OF REPORT BY THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE relative to the Mayor’s proposed 2026-27 Budget for the City of Los Angeles, related Motions and…, 2 h 48 min of this 3 h 35 min meeting.

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46:46PRESENTATION OF REPORT BY THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE relative to the Mayor's proposed 2026-27 Budget for the City of Los Angeles, related Motions and Resolutions.2 h 48 min · 1 clip

What happened

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Item 1, the Budget and Finance Committee report on the mayor’s proposed 2026-27 budget for the City of Los Angeles, was called before the council.46:31
Katy Young Yaroslavsky introduced 28 budget motions, recommending that those with a budgetary impact be referred to the Budget and Finance Committee.2:38:37
The council voted on the entire budget matter as amended by budget motions 1 through 28 and A and B; the result was announced as “12 ayes, 1 no.”3:24:59

Quotes

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In fact, I was down in Tijuana about a year and a half ago meeting with several veterans that had been deported from East Los Angeles.Monica Rodriguez · Councilmember · District 71:16:01

We’re living through a federal administration that is openly targeting immigrants, demonizing trans people, attacking poor and working-class communities, slashing social services, criminalizing homelessness, and investing billions into punishment and war and detention while we tell— while we’re telling ordinary people, uh, while they tell ordinary people that there is no money for care.Eunisses Hernandez · Councilmember · District 13:16:41

Who spoke

10 officials identified · talk time, most first.

Katy Young YaroslavskyCouncilmember · District 5 · 12 minFirst speaks at 51:22
Monica RodriguezCouncilmember · District 7 · 7.5 minFirst speaks at 1:00:37
Traci ParkCouncilmember · District 11 · 6.8 minFirst speaks at 1:05:38
Eunisses HernandezCouncilmember · District 1 · 5.9 minFirst speaks at 3:16:23
Hugo Soto-MartinezCouncilmember · District 13 · 3.3 minFirst speaks at 1:14:09
Imelda PadillaCouncilmember · District 6 · 1.4 minFirst speaks at 1:20:41
Nithya RamanCouncilmember · District 4 · 1.2 minFirst speaks at 2:44:31
Bob BlumenfieldCouncilmember · District 3 · 0.9 minFirst speaks at 3:01:16

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Curren D. Price Jr.Councilmember · District 9 · 0.3 minFirst speaks at 3:08:54
John LeeCouncilmember · District 12 · 0.3 minFirst speaks at 3:00:58

Public comment: 0 speakers.

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Hamlet, “City Council, May 21, 2026: Los Angeles.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/la/council/meetings/2026-05-21. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of May 21, 2026.