Brief

The Mayor nominated Helenann Hirsch for appointment to the Commission on Civil Rights, with a term expiring June 30, 2029. The Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee waived consideration in late February 2025, and Council adopted the appointment unanimously 15-0 on March 4, 2025. The appointment is now final, though a Mayor document was re-referred to committee in June 2026, likely a procedural or renewal matter.

Full summary

On January 31, 2025, Mayor Karen Bass nominated Helenann Hirsch to serve on the Commission on Civil Rights for a term ending June 30, 2029. The nomination was referred to the Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee, which waived consideration after a scheduled February 21 meeting was cancelled. The full Council adopted the appointment unanimously, 15-0, on March 4, 2025, with the action becoming final the following day. Before that initial term expired, Mayor Bass submitted a reappointment on June 8, 2026, extending Hirsch's service through June 30, 2031. That reappointment was referred to the same committee on June 9, 2026, and is currently awaiting committee action and Council confirmation. Hirsch is a retired attorney based in West LA (Council District 11). Her background includes litigation and employment law at Manatt Phelps, a clerkship with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, service as Director of External Affairs at the Federal Labor Relations Authority during the Clinton administration, and work as counsel to the Christopher Commission examining the LAPD. She also holds a J.D. from UC Davis School of Law. Since her initial appointment in March 2025, she has been serving on the Commission on Civil Rights, which handles discrimination complaints in the private-sector areas of commerce, education, employment, and housing. She concurrently serves as vice-chair of VoteRiders and as a panelist in the City Attorney's Neighborhood Justice Project restorative diversion program. The reappointment now awaits a hearing before the Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee, chaired by Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez, followed by a full Council vote and oath of office.

Activity (10)

• 2026-06-09 Mayor document(s) referred to Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee.
• 2026-06-08 Document submitted by Mayor, dated June 8, 2026.
• 2025-03-05 Council action final.
• 2025-03-04 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
• 2025-02-28 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on March 4, 2025.
• 2025-02-27 Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee waived consideration of item .
• 2025-02-20 Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee cancelled their meeting scheduled for February 21, 2025.
• 2025-02-19 Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on February 21, 2025.
• 2025-01-31 Mayor document(s) referred to Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee.
• 2025-01-31 Document(s) submitted by Mayor, as follows:Mayor report, dated January 31, 2025, relative to the appointment of Ms. Helenann Hirsch to the Commission on Civil Rights, for the term ending June 30, 2029.

Documents (6)

• 2026-06-08 Report from Mayor · report
• 2025-03-05 Council Action · council_action
• 2025-03-04 Oath.Affirmation · other
• 2025-03-04 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2025-02-21 Communication from City Ethics Commission · other
• 2025-01-31 Report from Mayor · report

Council votes (1)

• 2025-03-04 Adopted — 15-0-0 · Regular