Economic Development and Jobs Committee · Held · Special
Los Angeles City Council Economic Development and Jobs Committee special meeting, August 18, 2026
From official records: On Aug. 18, 2026 the Los Angeles City Council's Economic Development and Jobs Committee voted 4-0 to ask the City Attorney for an ordinance extending Fair Work Week scheduling rules to fast food workers, with a private right of action and a plan for six hours of in-person "Know Your Rights" training paid by employers. It also extended a property management contract for City-owned buildings in Pacoima. It approved moving up to $940,000 in County fire grant money to the Boyle Heights WorkSource Center and a developer-paid consultant review of incentives for the Oceanwide Plaza hotel. The full Council adopted all four in September.
As of October 2, 2026, outcomes for the August 18, 2026 meeting of the Economic Development and Jobs Committee of the Los Angeles City Council come from official records posted so far, such as council files, recorded votes and filed statements. Some results may be missing until the full minutes are posted and read.
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted August 15, 2026) |
|---|---|
| Council Journal | Official Journal |
| Video | Recording |
Items are lettered in council file order because the agenda order was not available to us. Items C and D were added Oct. 1, 2026 from council files that show committee action on Aug. 18. Item C lets the Community Investment Department move up to $940,000 in Los Angeles County Fire Additional Assistance Grant money to the Boyle Heights WorkSource Center and amend its contract through March 31, 2027; the committee vote was 4-0, the Budget and Finance Committee concurred Sept. 1, and the Council adopted it Sept. 16, 14-0, with Heather Hutt absent (joint committee report; CF 26-0906-S13). Committee members, per the committee report: Curren D. Price, Hugo Soto-Martinez, Ysabel Jurado, Adrin Nazarian (absent) and Traci Park.
A. Extend Fair Work Week scheduling protections to fast food workers and plan paid in-person rights training
- What it does: Asks the City Attorney to draft an ordinance amending Municipal Code Chapter XVIII, Article 5 to cover fast food chains with 60 or more establishments nationally, add a collective bargaining exemption and give covered workers a private right of action. It tells the Bureau of Contract Administration to report within 180 days on a six-hour, in-person training every two years for fast food employees, paid for by employers, including paid time off to attend (committee report).
- Who brought it: Motion by Hugo Soto-Martinez and Katy Yaroslavsky, seconded by Curren D. Price, with a Chief Legislative Analyst report of April 22, 2026 (CF 19-0229-S2).
- Money: No fiscal analysis was submitted; the Bureau and CAO are to report on staff and budget needed for enforcement (committee report).
- Neighborhood council positions: For: Echo Park, Eagle Rock.
- Coverage: The Los Angeles Times reported that franchise owners told the Council the rules would add costs on thin margins, and that sponsors include the California Fast Food Workers Union and Starbucks Workers United (Los Angeles Times via Yahoo News, Sept. 8, 2026).
- What happened: Approved as amended, 4-0; Nazarian absent (committee report).
- What’s next: The Council adopted it Sept. 8 as amended by Motions 1A (Soto-Martinez, Jurado) and 1C (Nazarian, Padilla); the final vote was 10-2, with John Lee and Park voting no and Bob Blumenfield, Price and Monica Rodriguez absent. Motion 1B (Padilla for Rodriguez, Lee) failed 5-7. The file lists six roll calls that day; the other four were 12-0 (CF 19-0229-S2).
D. Consultants to evaluate Oceanwide Plaza and incentives for its hotel
- What it does: Lets the Chief Legislative Analyst hire consultants to evaluate the proposed Oceanwide Plaza project and recommend economic development incentives that could help finish its hotel, including a possible hotel development incentive agreement (committee report).
- Who brought it: Motion by Ysabel Jurado, seconded by Bob Blumenfield (CF 26-1105).
- Money: The Chief Legislative Analyst accepts $150,000 from the developer for the consultant work, and the developer is to reimburse the City for the full cost of the evaluation. No fiscal analysis was completed (committee report).
- What happened: Approved, 4-0; Nazarian absent (committee report).
- What’s next: The Council adopted it Sept. 8, 12-0, with Bob Blumenfield, Price and Monica Rodriguez absent (CF 26-1105).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| A | Extend Fair Work Week scheduling protections to fast food workers and plan paid in-person rights training | Approved as amended, 4-0 |
| D | Hire consultants, paid for by the developer, to evaluate Oceanwide Plaza and possible incentives for its hotel | Approved, 4-0 |
| B | Extend Agora Realty property management contract for City-owned buildings on San Fernando Road and Van Nuys Boulevard | Approved, 4-0 |
| C | Move up to $940,000 in County fire grant money to the Boyle Heights WorkSource Center for workers and businesses affected by the Lineage fire | Approved, 4-0; sent to Budget and Finance |