Several public commenters during the meeting urged the Los Angeles City Council to continue sponsoring and to add funds for the LAPD cadet program, saying it provides leadership, structure and alternatives to gang involvement.

Aurora Corona, speaking in support of LAFT and LAPD programs, said community sponsorship is "essential" and described seeing young people become community volunteers through long-term engagement. Johana Sánchez, introduced herself as a cadet in the program and said the cadet experience "nos ayuda en nuestra comunidad, ayuda a nos los jóvenes... abre puertas" and requested that the council add funds. Beatriz Enríquez, speaking as a parent of a cadet, said the program provided "capacidades de liderazgo" to her children and asked the council to keep sponsoring the cadets.

Council discussion in the provided segments indicates the cadet program remains in the proposed budget and is not shown as at risk in the FCR (fiscal cost report) referenced in the transcript. A councilmember commented that the public speakers may have been organized by an outside party and described some remarks as "ofensivo," but did not record a motion to cut funding in the available transcript segments.

Next steps: The transcript indicates the cadet program is included in the budget under consideration; there is no recorded vote in the provided segments to change its funding level.