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Speakers from ACE, Sage, Inner City Law Center and other community‑based organizations said the contract supports legal representation, rental assistance and “know your rights” education for tenants — services they said are crucial as rents rise and as immigrant and low‑income households face eviction. Several tenants gave first‑person accounts of avoiding evictions because they received legal help through the program.

Eviction‑defense attorneys said community awareness and legal representation prevent improper evictions and reduce homelessness; one attorney said he could personally manage as a lawyer for a few months without the contract but that the community‑level services and rental-assistance funds are indispensable.

Council action and vote

Item 32 was considered as amended by a motion labeled 32a (introduced by Councilmembers Jurado and Soto‑Martinez, per the clerk). The clerk called the roll on item 32 as amended and announced the tally: \"5 ayes.\" The transcript does not record a larger majority on the floor for the amendment; the clerk reported that Councilmember Price was recused from the item.

Public comment and context

During an extended public comment period the council heard multiple speakers representing tenant‑advocacy groups and people who credited the program with preventing their eviction. Commenters also asked the council to consider a public‑banking motion that supporters argue could create new local financing tools for housing and community investment.

What the record shows

- Community groups asked the council to extend or make permanent the Stay Housed LA contract so that tenants can continue to access legal aid, rental assistance and outreach.
- The clerk recorded that an amended motion (32a) was introduced and that the roll call on the amended item returned five yes votes.

Ending

The council moved on after the vote; community speakers left the chamber urging the council to find other funding routes and to include community‑based organizations in any extension or redesign of the program.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular City Council - 6/27/25","oneSentenceSummary","Dozens of public commenters and community organizations urged the council to extend the Stay Housed LA contract and related tenant legal-assistance funding. The council considered an amended motion (32a) and the roll call showed five yes votes on the amendment.","taxTitle","Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, California","taxId",4025,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6552829,"Council votes to prevent immediate closure of medical clinics at three city detention facilities",1366,3725000,5091000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5091511-74f6581c4f54a7883497c29040b54ae0&start=3725&end=5091","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5091511-74f6581c4f54a7883497c29040b54ae0/thumbnail_3725000.jpg","/articles/6552829/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-votes-to-prevent-immediate-closure-of-medical-clinics-at-three-city-detention-facilities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6552829-ccb87fec8d8dc70cb16e9468d33286a5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770421911&Signature=NcvFRMGPf3Eb6aL7SEU-LGrUz9jy8y3E-2aW0evFj~YJ86EGRZdbGeqvoLqpsfc0WBxLNhziomKL6llE-uOILCrLhCjDU3fQJ5HdlHbnNAWX3sCQuupNPqXICoi2AaI5ftp4GNNYmIwTP1mdiagPG5NBPi43NEnl3ibWEewQ7ENQKFtddS4TBNOsYpAUYZUjvtZg7SHkf~RlwKr-JdOVO1gsDtbfs8EJTZECdiwZ1LZlYiXZVYn6pbV1ehNsahySMI3HoYak1zbDxuqRZ2-7WKbbxk~2gBd56LxN-D-v8iqP6DIqHb2B~1H827fGi-RmBcLGdBwMpTIITjiOcDG8rQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Los Angeles City Council on Friday unanimously approved a motion to keep medical services running at the city’s three detention facilities and to require a short, written plan for how to fund and operate those services going forward.

Councilmember Raman introduced the motion, saying staffing and funding changes proposed during the budget process left the Personnel Department with a plan that could have consolidated detained-person medical services into a single clinic. Raman said closing two clinics would lengthen transport times, reduce continuity of care, and pull officers off patrol. “Thousands of individuals who rely on receiving care from these medical professionals at these detention centers would be at risk of receiving a reduced quality of care,” she said.

Personnel Department general manager Malaika Phillips explained that budget reductions eliminated seven vacant positions and about 40 percent of the department’s as‑needed funding for jail medical services. Phillips said the Personnel Department had proposed an offset that would have consolidated services but described that as a proposal — not an immediate order — and estimated the department could maintain clinics at the three facilities for roughly six months while the council and departments develop alternatives.

Councilmembers across the chamber supported Raman’s motion, citing both the quality‑of‑care issues and the operational burden on LAPD of transporting detainees to a single medical site. Councilmember Price called medical care “integral” and warned cuts would affect officers and detainees. Councilmember McOsker characterized the motion as necessary for both efficiency and care quality.

The council voted to adopt the motion as amended, with the Clerk announcing 13 ayes.

What the motion requires

- The Personnel Department to continue medical services at the three detention clinics for the near term and to report back within 30 days with alternatives and cost estimates.
- Coordination with LAPD on operational impacts such as transport and staffing.

Action and next steps

Personnel staff said a report could be delivered within approximately 30 days and would include the cost, scope of care, types of providers, and a timeframe for funding. Councilmembers emphasized they wanted the 30‑day report and asked both Personnel and LAPD to be responsive to that timeline.

Ending

Councilmembers framed the action as both a short‑term protection of detainee health and a step toward a clearer, budgeted approach to maintaining medical services in city detention facilities.","The council approved a motion to avoid shuttering onsite medical services at the city's three detention clinics and directed Personnel and LAPD to report back with cost and operational alternatives within 30 days.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6552834,"Los Angeles councilmembers, community groups raise alarm about recent immigration enforcement and hunger impacts",1596,2760000,4356000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5091511-74f6581c4f54a7883497c29040b54ae0&start=2760&end=4356","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5091511-74f6581c4f54a7883497c29040b54ae0/thumbnail_2760000.jpg","/articles/6552834/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Los-Angeles-councilmembers-community-groups-raise-alarm-about-recent-immigration-enforcement-and-hunger-impacts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6552834-e7383f59c295df1c3b00dba9a250a794/orig.mp4?Expires=1770421911&Signature=mV4ees3teEWeuCh2lnb9ln4KYxOXyQBVw8Xc54DRMilDpcoGhi541x7wQ2Gl4cXDyiyANUuM8vcWnH8CgqLdGjt9HzuXh2QjNyozeXFienzn~Bfp35a2yzEb9A4-cr11qpwHAGMuhbosDp5pvUktjbZ4o8NdiskFyAW3ecIp6fWwo3Ge7lWlQFvSEMXvE37jyygcQMHZ3EGR1J08Ya-Xcxmzrt4sniXpLiqdPMgNBqt7RSAz~6BOMRksbCOaERh3gSaqKR-4v1QmEOHZOPIhpj4Td-bHSZuP0RR~OC~Mg6Pn4AFTaw~qgtkrXRqVG4Ss8VM9K-V1ERaUGuddneN0Bg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Councilmembers and community leaders told the Los Angeles City Council on Friday that a recent uptick in immigration enforcement activity is deterring people from using health clinics, food distribution sites and other services and is worsening food insecurity in multiple neighborhoods.

At a presentations block focused on enforcement and community response, Councilmember Park described teams distributing “know your rights” materials across the Westside and said clinics, markets and other community hubs were receiving fewer clients because people were afraid to come out. Genevieve Rote, chief executive officer of Westside Food Bank, told the council that food insecurity in Los Angeles is as high as 25 percent overall and rises to more than 35 percent in some Black and brown neighborhoods. She said one distribution site saw weekly visits fall from about 150 families to about 100 after reports of enforcement activity.

The presentations put local stories and data — including a RAND study cited by Rote — in front of the council to argue that enforcement operations have real, measurable collateral effects on hunger and small businesses. “People are afraid to come get the resources that they need,” Rote said, noting staff had set up mobile markets and home delivery in partnership with council offices to reach people reluctant to leave home.

Councilmember McOsker reported similar outreach in Council District 15, from Watts to the waterfront, and described confusion caused by inaccurate circulating reports. Councilmember Nazarian and others called for constitutional policing and accurate public information so residents will still seek care.

Councilmember Soto-Martinez and Aquilina Soriano Versosa, executive director of the Filipino Worker Center, said enforcement has targeted workplaces where workers are visible and hard to hide, including car washes and the garment district. Versosa said advocates had documented 38 car-wash enforcement actions since June 6 and 74 workers detained across multiple operations; she described cases where detained workers could not be located on public trackers and where families reported extremely poor detention conditions and limited access to counsel.

Councilmember Padilla said he planned to introduce a council motion after witnessing unmarked vehicles and agents at Van Nuys Airport. He told colleagues his office recorded the incident and had shared footage with the city attorney to support litigation.

City Attorney: Supreme Court ruling on 'birthright' order

The City Attorney briefly addressed the council about a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the litigation over a federal executive order on birthright citizenship. She said the opinion did not resolve the underlying constitutional question but limited the ability of federal district courts to issue nationwide injunctions. As a result, she said California remains covered by an injunction in a case in which the state joined plaintiffs, and she warned residents who rely on current protections to be cautious about travel outside jurisdictions where the injunction remains in force.

What it means for the city

Councilmembers and speakers asked the council and city departments to coordinate rapid response, continue mobile food distribution and home delivery, expand “know your rights” outreach, and ensure clear rapid‑response hotlines and legal support for families. Several councilmembers referenced existing rapid‑response networks and encouraged residents to report enforcement to hotlines so advocates can mount immediate assistance and legal help.

Ending

Speakers urged the council to sustain and expand partnerships with nonprofits that run food distributions and legal aid — a strategy councilmembers said will be necessary to prevent short‑term enforcement spikes from producing longer‑term increases in homelessness and hunger.","Councilmembers and nonprofit leaders reported increased immigration enforcement activity across multiple neighborhoods, described drops in food-site attendance, and urged expanded rapid-response outreach and legal supports.","actionData","errors"]

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Public defenders, tenant advocates press council to extend Stay Housed LA funding; amended motion receives limited support

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Los Angeles councilmembers, community groups raise alarm about recent immigration enforcement and hunger impacts