Brief

The Community Investment Department submitted a proposal to reallocate additional assistance grant funds from Los Angeles County to support Boyle Heights workers and businesses affected by the Lineage Fire. The motion moved through the Economic Development and Jobs Committee and Budget and Finance Committee before reaching full Council on September 16, 2026, where it passed 14-0-1. The file is now closed following final Council action on September 18.

Full summary

Following the Lineage Fire in Boyle Heights, the Community Investment Department submitted a report on August 3, 2026, proposing to reallocate up to $940,000 in Los Angeles County Fire Additional Assistance Grant funds to the Boyle Heights WorkSource Center to support workers and businesses affected by the fire. Alongside the reallocation, the proposal authorized the CID General Manager to execute a contract amendment with the Boyle Heights WorkSource Center extending through March 31, 2027. The CID reported no fiscal impact to the City General Fund, as the funds are County-sourced grant dollars. The proposal was referred on August 7 to both the Economic Development and Jobs Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee. The Economic Development and Jobs Committee approved the item on August 18, with members Price, Soto-Martinez, Jurado, and Park voting yes and Nazarian absent, then transmitted it to Budget and Finance. An Ad Hoc Committee for Boyle Heights Fire Recovery, established under Council File 26-2000, waived consideration of the item on August 28. The Budget and Finance Committee reviewed the matter on September 1 and unanimously concurred with the Economic Development and Jobs Committee's recommendations, with Blumenfield, Hutt, McOsker, and Hernandez voting yes and Yaroslavsky absent. The item was scheduled for full Council consideration on September 16, 2026, and passed 14-0-1. Final Council action was recorded on September 18, closing the file. The $940,000 reallocation directs County recovery grant money through the Boyle Heights WorkSource Center, which serves as a hub for job placement, workforce training, and business assistance, channeling relief directly to community members economically displaced by the Lineage Fire.

Activity (11)

• 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 Economic Development and Jobs Committee's action of August 18, 206.
• 2026-08-28 City Clerk rereferred item to Ad Hoc Committee for Boyle Heights Fire Recovery, 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 .
• 2026-08-18 Economic Development and Jobs Committee approved item(s) .
• 2026-08-18 Economic Development and Jobs Committee transmitted Council File to Budget and Finance Committee.
• 2026-08-14 Economic Development and Jobs Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on August 18, 2026.
• 2026-08-07 Community Investment Department document(s) referred to Budget and Finance Committee; Economic Development and Jobs Committee.
• 2026-08-06 Document submitted by Community Investment Department, dated August 3, 2026.

Documents (7)

• 2026-09-18 Council Action · council_action
• 2026-09-16 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-09-01 Communication(s) from Public · communication
• 2026-09-01 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-09-01 Joint Report from Economic Development and Jobs and Budget and Finance Committees · report
• 2026-08-18 Transmittal to Budget and Finance Committee · transmittal
• 2026-08-03 Report from Community Investment Department · report

Council votes (1)

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