Public commenters press council on policing and housing relief; calls for LAPD chief resignation
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During public comment at the Nov. 7 City Council meeting, multiple speakers criticized Los Angeles Police Department crowd-control tactics, urged the resignation of the LAPD chief named in comments and pressed the council to expedite rental-relief funds and housing programs referred to in testimony as ULA.
Public commenters at the Los Angeles City Council meeting on Nov. 7 used the general public-comment period to press elected officials on police accountability and housing-relief delays.
Several speakers called for the resignation of the city’s police chief referenced in testimony, asserting that recent crowd-control tactics and policing practices had led to excessive force and large settlement costs. One commenter said, “the police of Los Angeles have cost us more than $400,000,000 in settlements” and urged the council to act if it wished to restore public trust.
Multiple tenants and housing advocates urged the council to speed up distribution of rental-relief funds and to protect an affordable‑housing preservation tool repeatedly called “ULA” in testimony. Commenters said ULA has helped house families and preserved affordable units, and warned that delays and funding reductions would threaten thousands of tenants’ safety nets and slow construction of planned units.
Speakers representing tenant and immigrant‑serving groups described programmatic delays: one presenter said payments and contractual approvals had been delayed for months and urged transparency, urgency and community involvement to prevent program erosion. An organizer from SAGE (identified in testimony) said delays in immigrant-assistance components and unsigned contracts were harming families who rely on those services.
The council did not take immediate action during the public-comment period. The comments were recorded into the public record and referenced in subsequent council announcements about agenda scheduling. No formal motions related to policing or the named housing programs were adopted on the floor during this meeting.