Los Angeles City Council District 3

Published October 1, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026

Bob Blumenfield is the Los Angeles City Council member for District 3, in office since July 1, 2013. The term ends when the next term begins on December 14, 2026. Council District 3 covers the southwest San Fernando Valley, including Woodland Hills, Tarzana, Canoga Park, Winnetka and Reseda (LAist). It had 150,425 registered voters on July 14, 2026 (City Clerk).

Latest as of October 1, 2026

On Sept. 16 the Council adopted the Housing Committee report on SB 4 affordability and labor standards in the Citywide Housing Incentive Program on a motion by Blumenfield and McOsker. On Aug. 28 it adopted the item on his file on speed safety cameras under AB 645, and on Aug. 19 it adopted his item on expiration of plan checks. Gaspar and Worth Girvan face each other for the seat on Nov. 3 (race page).

Council member	Bob Blumenfield
In office since	July 1, 2013
Term ends	When the next term begins on December 14, 2026
Next election	November 3, 2026 · LA City Council District 3 race 2026: Timothy K. Gaspar vs. Barri Worth Girvan
Registered voters (July 14, 2026)	150,425 (Source)
Term limit	Not eligible for another term (Source)

Council member: Bob Blumenfield

Blumenfield took office July 1, 2013 and is serving his third term, which ends December 13, 2026 (City Clerk). The City Clerk lists him as not eligible to run again because of term limits (City Clerk candidate guide). Timothy K. Gaspar and Barri Worth Girvan, the top two in the June 2 primary, are running for the seat on November 3, 2026 (County Registrar).

Official office page

Committees

Planning and Land Use Management Committee, Chair
Budget and Finance Committee, Vice Chair
Government Efficiency, Innovation, and Audits Committee, Vice Chair
Homelessness and Health Committee, Member
Board of Referred Powers, Member
Ad Hoc Committee on the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Member
Ad Hoc Committee on Unarmed Crisis Prevention, Intervention, and Community Services, Member

Recorded votes

Date	Item	Vote	Result
July 1, 2026	Grant application for the State Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program, FY 2025-26 (Council file 25-1391)	Yes	Adopted 11-3
August 4, 2026	Scattergood Generating Station modernization: environmental impact report and CEQA appeal (Council file 25-1360)	Yes	Adopted 10-3
August 4, 2026	Fund transfers in the year-end Financial Status Report, FY 2025-26 (Council file 25-0600-S138)	Yes	Adopted 14-0
August 4, 2026	Fund transfers in the FY 2026-27 Annual Homelessness Funding Report (Council file 23-1022-S33)	Yes	Adopted 13-1
August 4, 2026	Ballot measure ordinance: Measure ULA exemption for Palisades Fire-damaged homes sold within five years (Council file 26-1100-S9)	Yes	Adopted 13-1
August 11, 2026	Report on legal and policy options to reduce the concentration of sober living facilities (Council file 25-1484)	Yes	Adopted 10-4
August 11, 2026	Resolution setting the Council committee structure (Council file 26-2000)	Yes	Adopted 13-1
August 12, 2026	Enhanced City Resources Master Agreement for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Council file 15-0989-S68)	Yes	Adopted 10-4
September 1, 2026	Convention Center lease revenue bonds (MICLA), Series 2026-C and 2026-D (Council file 15-1207-S10)	Yes	Adopted 8-3
September 8, 2026	Fair Work Week Ordinance amendments covering fast food workers (Council file 19-0229-S2)	Absent	Adopted 10-2

Record in office

Motions. Blumenfield has held the seat since July 1, 2013. For council files received from Dec. 12, 2022 to Sept. 30, 2026, the Council File system lists him as a mover on 297 and as the seconder on 408. Of the files he moved, the Council adopted 257, 13 were filed or expired without adoption and 27 are pending in committee or awaiting a Council vote (Council File Management System; our count on Oct. 1, 2026 from each file’s mover fields and activity log).
Ordinances. Seven of those files produced ordinances, including the new formula for annual rent increases under the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, moved with Hugo Soto-Martinez, effective Feb. 2, 2026 (CF 23-1134); limits on evictions for substantial remodels under the Just Cause ordinance, moved with Katy Yaroslavsky, effective Aug. 4, 2025 (CF 24-1225); an appeal process for Office of Finance tax assessments, moved with Monica Rodriguez, effective March 23, 2025 (CF 23-0625); repeal of Municipal Code Section 56.16, effective Oct. 19, 2026 (CF 25-0863); and maintenance responsibility for bicycle and multi-use paths, moved with Nithya Raman, effective Oct. 21, 2026 (CF 25-0481).
Largest items. He is the listed mover of the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget file (CF 24-0600). On Sept. 29, 2026 the Council adopted his motion on a youth interim housing site at 7033 Owensmouth Avenue in Canoga Park (CF 26-1271), and on Sept. 16, 2026 his motion on code amendments tied to 2026 Charter Amendment PL (CF 26-1247). On March 4, 2026 it adopted his motion on whether the Municipal Code term “vacant site”, used for housing under the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022, covers golf courses in very high fire severity zones (CF 26-0184); the Woodland Hills Country Club dispute is on the race page. Pending: a five-year capital infrastructure plan (CF 23-0919) and a review of the City’s legal settlement policies (CF 24-0034).
Committee chairs. Since Aug. 31, 2026 he has chaired the Planning and Land Use Management Committee (Council President letter).

Money behind the member

Officeholder account. Bob Blumenfield for City Council 2013 - Officeholder Account (ID 1358999) reported $23,795 in contributions and $60,798 in spending from Jan. 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026, and $7,096 in cash and $1,033 in unpaid bills on June 30, 2026 (latest statement). Organizations giving $1,000 or more in that period include IBEW Local 11 ($1,245), the Motion Picture Association of America CA PAC, the California Apartment Association PAC, AFSCME 2626 Librarians Guild PAC, the Management Employees Association and the American Hotel and Lodging Association (City Ethics statement data).
Last campaign. Bob Blumenfield for City Council 2022 (ID 1436172) received $304,138 in monetary contributions, 596 itemized, from 557 donors; its last contributions are dated Feb. 3, 2023 (LA Open Data, City Ethics contributions). Blumenfield cannot run again for the seat (race page).
Behested payments. None reported since Jan. 1, 2024 (City Ethics behested payment reports, searched Oct. 1, 2026).

Method: Totals add the contribution and spending lines (5 and 11) of each Form 460 summary page in the period; cash and unpaid bills are from the latest statement.

Ethics and court records

FPPC warning letter, lobbyist-hosted fundraiser (2014). On Feb. 10, 2014 the FPPC closed case 14/099 against Blumenfield and Bob Blumenfield for Assembly 2012 with a warning letter. It found that a registered lobbyist provided beverages and possibly flowers or cigars at a Nov. 8, 2012 fundraiser for the committee, which the Act treats as non-monetary contributions; state candidates may not take contributions from lobbyists registered to lobby their agency. The letter states that the lobbyist did not tell Blumenfield he was providing the items (FPPC warning letter).
FPPC warning letter, ballot measure reports (2011). On Dec. 16, 2011 the FPPC closed case 11/1039 with a warning letter after a Franchise Tax Board audit found that Bob Blumenfield for Assembly 2010 did not file ballot measure contribution reports for two contributions to a committee supporting Proposition 27. The letter notes both contributions were disclosed by the donor and recipient committees before the election (FPPC warning letter).
FPPC non-filer case (2014). The FPPC portal lists case 2016-09165, a Secretary of State referral against Blumenfield for Assembly 2012 - Officeholder Account, closed June 24, 2014 as “Violations Found - Action Taken” (FPPC portal).

No City Ethics Commission enforcement order names him (enforcement orders) (searched Oct. 1, 2026).