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Thien Ho / Cultural Affairs Commission / Reappointment

Council File 26-1200-S45

Approved — the City Council confirmed Thien Ho's reappointment to the Board of Cultural Affairs Commissioners through June 2031. The vote passed unanimously on September 18, and Ho is now serving in the role.

Introduced
2026-08-04
Last changed
2026-09-18
CFMS file status
File open See note on file status
Expires
2028-09-18
Initiated by
Mayor
References
Related Council File: 16-0916

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Brief

The Mayor nominated Thien Ho for reappointment to the Cultural Affairs Commission. The Arts, Parks, and City Facilities Committee approved the appointment on September 16, and the full Council voted 11-0-4 to confirm on September 18, 2026. The appointment is now finalized, subject to standard reconsideration procedures under Council Rule 51.

Full summary

This file covers the Mayor's reappointment of Thien Ho to the Board of Cultural Affairs Commissioners for a term running through June 30, 2031. Ho is a Council District 1 resident, and the appointment brings the commission's gender composition to three male and four female members. The Mayor submitted the nomination on August 4, 2026. After initial referral to the Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee, the file was rereferred to the Arts, Parks, and City Facilities Committee on August 28 pursuant to Council File 26-2000, which reorganized committee jurisdictions. The Arts, Parks, and City Facilities Committee took up the nomination at its September 16, 2026 meeting. Committee members Rodriguez, Nazarian, and Yaroslavsky all voted yes following a public comment opportunity. No community impact statement was submitted. The committee recommended that the Council approve and confirm the reappointment. The full Council confirmed the reappointment on September 18, 2026, the last permissible day under the file's time limit, voting 11-0-4. The appointment is now effective, subject to reconsideration under Council Rule 51, which allows procedural reopening within a specified period. Ho had previously been appointed to the commission, as reflected in the related Council File from 2016.

Activity (7)

  • 2026-09-18 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2026-09-16 Arts, Parks, and City Facilities Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2026-09-15 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on September 18, 2026.
  • 2026-09-11 Arts, Parks, and City Facilities Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on September 16, 2026.
  • 2026-08-28 City Clerk rereferred item to Arts, Parks, and City Facilities Committee, pursuant to Council File No. 26-2000.
  • 2026-08-05 Mayor document(s) referred to Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee.
  • 2026-08-04 Document submitted by Mayor, dated August 4, 2026.

Documents (4)

Council votes (1)

  • 2026-09-18 Adopted — 11-0-4 · Regular

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