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Establishing a Mitigation Response Fund / Lineage Logistics Cold Storage Facility / Bay Grove Capital, LLC / Fires Impacts / Boyle Heights

Council File 26-0906-S12

Approved — the city has unanimously authorized a coordinated recovery effort for the Boyle Heights fire disaster, including a potential $10 million mitigation fund and direct relief to affected businesses. Implementation and department reports are now underway.

Introduced
2026-08-04
Last changed
2026-09-18
CFMS file status
File closed See note on file status
Expires
2028-09-11
Mover
YSABEL JURADO
Second
KATY YAROSLAVSKY

This is the City Clerk's status for the council file itself, not the outcome of the measure. A file often stays open after the Council has already adopted an item. The summary above reflects the latest recorded action.

Brief

Councilmember Ysabel Jurado moved to establish a Mitigation Response Fund tied to the Lineage Logistics cold storage facility fire and its impacts on Boyle Heights residents. The motion was referred through the Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee and Budget and Finance Committee. Council voted 14-0-1 on September 16, 2026, and the motion was adopted as final on September 18, 2026.

Full summary

On June 17, 2026, a fire broke out at the Lineage Logistics cold storage facility at 1400 S. Los Palos Street in Boyle Heights, a subsidiary of Bay Grove Capital, LLC. The eight-day blaze required continuous LAFD operations and produced toxic smoke, vapors, and debris that prompted shelter-in-place advisories from the South Coast Air Quality Management District across central LA County, the San Gabriel Valley, and the Northwest San Bernardino Valley. After the fire was extinguished, a secondary crisis unfolded: power loss during the fire caused nearly 85 million pounds of frozen food to rot, releasing persistent odors and triggering severe fly and rodent infestations that forced local business closures and made nearby residential areas nearly uninhabitable. Councilmember Ysabel Jurado, seconded by Katy Yaroslavsky, introduced this motion on August 4, 2026, directing city departments to explore and execute a coordinated response. The motion instructed the City Administrative Officer and Chief Legislative Analyst to report immediately on the feasibility of a Mitigation Response Fund of up to $10 million, drawn from Unappropriated Balance line items or other eligible sources. The Bureau of Sanitation and other relevant departments were directed to report on resources needed to expand odor, vermin, and pest mitigation, address gaps in the existing response, and fully restore public health and the local environment. The Community Investment Department was directed to coordinate with the Bureau of Sanitation to mobilize Family Resource Centers and provide direct financial relief to impacted small businesses, including funding for case managers, utility bill vouchers, and emergency financial assistance. The motion also requested the City Attorney to report on legal remedies to pursue reimbursement from Lineage Logistics, Bay Grove Capital, other responsible government agencies, and any other liable parties. The Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee approved the motion on August 21, 2026, and transmitted it to Budget and Finance. The Ad Hoc Committee for Boyle Heights Fire Recovery waived consideration on August 28, 2026. Budget and Finance concurred with the prior committee action on September 1, 2026. The full Council voted 14-0-1 to adopt the motion on September 16, 2026, with final action recorded on September 18, 2026. The file is now closed, meaning the directives to city departments are in effect and reporting is expected to follow.

Activity (10)

  • 2026-09-18 Council action final.
  • 2026-09-11 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on September 16, 2026.
  • 2026-09-01 Budget and Finance Committee concurred with the Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee's action of August 21, 2026.
  • 2026-08-28 City Clerk rereferred item to Ad Hoc Committee for Boyle Heights Fire Recovery; Budget and Finance Committee, pursuant to Council File No. 26-2000.
  • 2026-08-28 Budget and Finance Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on September 1, 2026.
  • 2026-08-28 Ad Hoc Committee for Boyle Heights Fire Recovery waived consideration of item .
  • 2026-08-21 Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2026-08-21 Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee transmitted Council File to Budget and Finance Committee.
  • 2026-08-18 Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on August 21, 2026.
  • 2026-08-04 Motion referred to Budget and Finance Committee; Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee.

Documents (8)

Council votes (1)

  • 2026-09-16 Adopted — 14-0-1 · Regular

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