Brief

The Mayor has nominated Karla Ramos for appointment to the Community Forest Advisory Committee, a commission role. The nomination was submitted May 4, 2026, and referred to the Energy and Environment Committee on May 5. The file remains pending committee review and does not expire until May 4, 2028.

Full summary

Mayor Karen Bass has nominated Karla Ramos to serve as the Council District 7 primary representative on the Community Forest Advisory Committee, which advises the City on urban forestry, tree canopy management, and green space policy. The nomination was made at the request of Councilmember Monica Rodriguez, who represents the 7th District. Ramos brings directly relevant professional experience to the role. She has worked at the Los Angeles Conservation Corps since 2007 and has served as Director of Conservation Programs since 2017, overseeing urban forestry, post-fire restoration, composting, and community greening initiatives across two San Fernando Valley sites in Reseda and Tujunga. She manages over $4 million in annual budgets and supervises 60 to 75 staff. Among her specific urban forestry projects, she has managed the Commonwealth Nursery, which grows trees and native plants for City of Los Angeles forestry programs; led a six-year Transformative Climate Communities state grant focused on tree planting and urban greening in Sun Valley and Pacoima within Council District 7; and coordinated Valley-wide tree planting through the City Plants collaborative. She holds California Tree Academy certification and is Zero Waste certified. The nomination was submitted to the City Council on May 4, 2026, and referred to the Energy and Environment Committee the following day. The appointment requires City Council confirmation. No committee hearing date has yet been set, and the file remains open with an expiration date of May 4, 2028.

Activity (2)

• 2026-05-05 Mayor document(s) referred to Energy and Environment Committee.
• 2026-05-04 Document submitted by Mayor, dated May 4, 2026.

Documents (1)

• 2026-05-04 Report from Mayor · report