Los Angeles City Council District 5

Published October 1, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026

Katy Young Yaroslavsky is the Los Angeles City Council member for District 5, in office since December 12, 2022. The term ends when the next term begins on December 14, 2026 (re-elected June 2, 2026 to that term). Neighborhood councils wholly or partly inside Council District 5 include Bel Air-Beverly Crest, Greater Wilshire, Mar Vista, Mid City West, North Westwood, P.I.C.O., Palms, South Robertson, Westside and Westwood (City neighborhood council boundaries, compared with the 2026 Council district map). The district had 168,911 registered voters on July 14, 2026 (City Clerk).

Latest as of October 1, 2026

She chairs the Budget and Finance Committee, which on Sept. 15 approved reports on raising the small business exemption to the business tax and a Business Tax Advisory Committee; the Council voted 14-0 on both on Sept. 30. The Public Works Committee approved her motion on El Niño help for hillside property owners on Sept. 8, and the Council action became final Sept. 18.

Council member	Katy Young Yaroslavsky
In office since	December 12, 2022
Term ends	When the next term begins on December 14, 2026 (re-elected June 2, 2026 to that term)
Registered voters (July 14, 2026)	168,911 (Source)
June 2, 2026 primary	Re-elected with 64.15% (45,177 votes), three candidates (Source)

Council member: Katy Young Yaroslavsky

Before her election in 2022, Yaroslavsky was a senior policy adviser to County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, where she worked on Measure W, and general counsel to the Climate Action Reserve; she graduated from UC Berkeley and UCLA Law School (CD5 about page). Mayor Karen Bass appointed her to the Metro Board of Directors in March 2023 (CD5 about page). She won a second term outright in the June 2, 2026 primary with 64.15% (County Registrar).

Official office page

Committees

Budget and Finance Committee, Chair
Energy and Environment Committee, Vice Chair
Board of Referred Powers, Vice Chair
Arts, Parks, and City Facilities Committee, Member
Ad Hoc Committee on the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Member
Ad Hoc Committee on Charter Review, 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)	No	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)	Absent	Adopted 10-4
September 1, 2026	Convention Center lease revenue bonds (MICLA), Series 2026-C and 2026-D (Council file 15-1207-S10)	No	Adopted 8-3
September 8, 2026	Fair Work Week Ordinance amendments covering fast food workers (Council file 19-0229-S2)	Yes	Adopted 10-2

Record in office

Motions. The Council File system lists Yaroslavsky as a mover on 234 council files and as the seconder on 247 received since she took office Dec. 12, 2022. Of the files she moved, the Council adopted 200, 10 were filed or expired without adoption and 24 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. Two of those files produced ordinances: limits on evictions for substantial remodels under the Just Cause ordinance, moved with Bob Blumenfield, effective Aug. 4, 2025 (CF 24-1225), and a Municipal Code definition of homeless shelter, effective Dec. 29, 2025 (CF 24-1587).
Largest items. She is the listed mover of the City budget files for Fiscal Year 2025-26 (CF 25-0600) and Fiscal Year 2026-27, whose budget resolution the Council adopted May 27, 2026 (CF 26-0600). The Fair Work Week changes for fast food workers, which she moved with Hugo Soto-Martinez in July 2024, were adopted 10-2 on Sept. 8, 2026 (CF 19-0229-S2). The Council adopted her Climate Action and Adaptation Plan motion, as amended, on April 26, 2024 (CF 22-1566). Pending: a disclosure rule for lobbyists related to Council members or staff, moved with Tim McOsker in May 2023 (CF 23-0530), and a buffer zone at entrances to religious institutions (CF 24-0910).
Committee chairs. Since Aug. 31, 2026 she has chaired the Budget and Finance Committee (Council President letter).

Money behind the member

Officeholder account. Katy Yaroslavsky City Council 2022 Officeholder (ID 1448948) reported $50,825 in contributions and $74,627 in spending from Jan. 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026, and $6,000 in cash and $6,819 in unpaid bills on June 30, 2026 (latest statement). Organizations giving $1,000 in that period include SEIU Local 721, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, IBEW Local 11, Laborers’ Local 300, Teamsters Local 396 PAC, the UNAC/UHCP PAC and the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Local 112 (City Ethics statement data).
2026 campaign. Katy Yaroslavsky for City Council 2026 (ID 1477341) reported $467,277 in contributions and $421,716 in spending from Jan. 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026 (six of seven statements read), and $64,860 in cash and $1,692 in unpaid bills on June 30, 2026 (latest statement). City data list 971 itemized contributions from 763 donors (LA Open Data, City Ethics contributions).
Ballot measure committee. Coalition for Safer and Stronger Neighborhoods: Katy Yaroslavsky Ballot Measure Committee (ID 1475416) reported $22,000 in contributions and $15,614 in spending through June 30, 2026, and $10,166 in cash on that date (latest statement).
Behested payments. Three payments totaling $36,838: the California Community Foundation gave $26,838 to the UCLA Foundation (UCLA Luskin Student Support Fund) for three fellowships (April 17, 2026); the Jerry and Francis Leigh Foundation gave $5,000 to People Assisting The Homeless (Feb. 6, 2024); Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling gave $5,000 to the CCF Community Initiatives Fund (Friends of Five Fund) (Feb. 25, 2026) (City Ethics behested payment reports; UCLA report).

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

No fines or other findings naming Yaroslavsky were found in the FPPC case and complaint portal (cases, complaints) or the City Ethics Commission enforcement orders (searched Oct. 1, 2026).