Brief

The City Attorney has submitted a report recommending Council approval of an agreement involving Heller Waldron Pepper Inc., 44 Blue Productions LLC, and the LAPD TV Project. The file is newly introduced and currently pending review by the Budget and Finance Committee. Details on the specific terms, scope, and financial arrangements of the agreement are not yet publicly summarized in available documents.

Full summary

City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto is asking the City Council to authorize her office to hire outside entertainment law firm Heller Waldron & Pepper, Inc. to represent the City in negotiating a television production agreement with 44 Blue Productions, LLC. The City Attorney selected the firm through a competitive process specifically to obtain counsel with specialized expertise in entertainment transactional law. Only firm partners will handle the negotiation: Wendy Heller and Kevin O'Connor, with O'Connor serving as lead negotiating counsel on a day-to-day basis until a final production agreement is signed. The proposed representation agreement carries a cost of $15,000, which the LAPD has already set aside and transferred to the City Attorney's Outside Counsel Account. The file does not detail the nature or content of the television project itself, the revenue or licensing terms being sought from 44 Blue Productions, or what access or cooperation the LAPD would provide to the production company. The City Attorney's report was submitted and referred to the Budget and Finance Committee on September 10, 2026, where it currently awaits review. No hearing date, committee vote, or further Council action has been recorded. The file expires in September 2028, giving the Council roughly two years to act on the authorization request.

Activity (2)

• 2026-09-10 City Attorney document(s) referred to Budget and Finance Committee.
• 2026-09-10 Document submitted by City Attorney, dated September 10, 2026.

Documents (1)

• 2026-09-10 Report from City Attorney · report