Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council · Held
Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council meeting, July 8, 2026
From the minutes: The Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council's board voted on July 8, 2026, to ask the City Council to support AB 2576 (16-0) and oppose AB 2005 (15-0, two abstaining), to write DONE, the neighborhood commissioners, CD 5, CD 13 and the City Clerk to fix errors in its boundary map (14-0), and to co-host a public safety fair on Sept. 27 at a cost of up to $700 (16-0). It also approved $1,560 for Larchmont Buzz ads (12-2, three abstaining) and rejected up to $350 for T-shirts (6-8, three abstaining), according to its minutes.
Outcomes for the July 8, 2026 meeting of the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.
| Where | Virtual meeting on Zoom |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted July 5, 2026) |
| Minutes | Official minutes (approved August 12, 2026) |
| City Council districts | Council District 5, Council District 13 |
Outcomes below come from the board’s minutes. Items are from the agenda.
VI.C.6. $250 to the LA Congress of Neighborhoods
- What it asks: A contribution to the LA Congress of Neighborhoods event; the board dropped “up to” from the motion (minutes).
- Amount: $250 (minutes).
- What happened: Passed 18-0 (minutes).
VII.E. Advertising in the Larchmont Buzz
- What it asks: Up to $1,600 for advertising: $1,560 for email banner and business-card ads in the Larchmont Buzz and $40 for Instagram posts (agenda). The minutes say the motion moved ad funding from the Larchmont Chronicle to the Buzz, and the board dropped the Instagram money (minutes).
- Amount: $1,560 as passed (minutes).
- What happened: Passed 12-2, with Gresham and Kim opposed, D’Atri, DeVore and Gittelson abstaining, and Treasurer Carroll recused (minutes).
IX.B. Public Safety Fair at John Burroughs Middle School
- What it asks: Co-host a Public Safety Fair on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, at John Burroughs Middle School; the minutes record it running noon to 5 p.m. with public agencies taking part (minutes).
- Amount: Up to $700 (agenda).
- What happened: Passed 16-0 (minutes).
X.B. Letter supporting AB 2576
- What it asks: A letter asking the City Council to formally support AB 2576, which the agenda says extends SB 79 protection to state and federally designated historic resource areas, including Citrus Square (agenda).
- Who brought it: The Land Use Committee; moved by Alpers (minutes).
- What happened: Passed 16-0 (minutes).
X.C. Letter opposing AB 2005
- What it asks: A letter asking the City Council to formally oppose AB 2005. The agenda says the bill would let LLCs and living trusts apply for SB 9 lot splits and shift the owner-occupancy requirement from the applicant to the homebuyer (agenda).
- Who brought it: The Land Use Committee; moved by Alpers (minutes).
- What happened: Passed 15-0, with Appel and Gittelson abstaining (minutes).
XIV.D. Letter asking the City to correct the council’s boundary map
- What it asks: A letter to DONE, the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners, CD 5, CD 13 and the City Clerk to update the council’s official map. The agenda says the map has internal boundary errors first reported in 2020, and that one error let a 2023 candidate run for the wrong seat; he won and was later removed as ineligible (agenda).
- What happened: Passed 14-0 (minutes).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| VI.C.6 | $250 contribution to the LA Congress of Neighborhoods event | Approved 18-0 at $250 |
| VII.E | Up to $1,600 for advertising, mostly email and business-card ads in the Larchmont Buzz | Approved at $1,560, 12-2, three abstaining, Carroll recused |
| IX.B | Co-host a Public Safety Fair, Sept. 27, 2026, at John Burroughs Middle School, up to $700 | Approved 16-0 |
| X.B | Letter asking the City Council to support AB 2576, extending SB 79 protection to state and federally designated historic resource areas including Citrus Square | Approved 16-0 |
| X.C | Letter asking the City Council to oppose AB 2005, which would ease SB 9 lot splits | Approved 15-0, two abstaining |
| XIV.D | Letter to DONE, the neighborhood commissioners, CD 5, CD 13 and the City Clerk asking them to correct the council's boundary map | Approved 14-0 |
| I | Call to order and roll call | |
| II | Reports from CD 13, CD 5, LAPD, Metro, DONE, the Mayor's Office, Supervisors Horvath and Mitchell and Assembly District 51 | |
| III | General public comment | |
| IV | Reports from the budget, DWP, LANCC, homelessness and public works liaisons | |
| V.A | Approve June 10, 2026 minutes | Approved 17-0, one abstaining |
| V.B | Board vacancies, appointments and required training | No appointments made |
| VI.A-B, D | President's, vice president's and secretary's reports | |
| VI.C.1 | Approve the June 2026 monthly expenditure report | Approved 18-0 |
| VI.C.2-5 | Treasurer's notes: June card and check payments, expenses expected on the July report, rollover funds and 2027 election funding | |
| VI.C.7-11 | Canva renewal ($100), revised 2026-27 administrative packet and budget, domain renewal ($41.98), alternate signer and a $260 Larchmont Buzz invoice | Canva, packet and budget, and domain renewal each approved 18-0; John Gresham approved as alternate signer 18-0; Larchmont Buzz invoice approved 17-0, Carroll recused |
| VII.A-D | Outreach Committee report and membership; annual report in concept and a Netlify account | Annual report and Netlify account each approved 17-0 |
| VII.F-H | Giveaways (up to $750), refreshments (up to $200) and T-shirts (up to $350) | Giveaways and refreshments skipped; T-shirts failed 6-8, three abstaining |
| VII.I | Table at LAPD Wilshire and Olympic National Night Out events, Aug. 4, 2026 | Approved 17-0 |
| VII.J-K | Winter 2026 stakeholder survey report and next Outreach Committee meeting | |
| VIII | Transportation Committee report, Clinton Street and Larchmont Boulevard update | |
| IX.A | Public Safety and Quality of Life Committee report | |
| X.A | Land Use Committee report | |
| XI | Environmental and Sustainability Committee report | |
| XII.A | Dissolve the Charter Reform ad hoc committee | Approved 17-0 |
| XII.B | LA28 Olympic Committee report | |
| XIII | Liaison and committee appointments | Skipped |
| XIV.A | Create an ad hoc election committee for 2027 elections | Approved 17-0, with Conrad Starr as chair |
| XIV.B | Create an ad hoc tech governance committee to review technology and AI tools | Committee created 16-0; six members confirmed 16-0 |
| XIV.C | Consider applying for an NC Excellence Award | No motion made |
| XV-XVII | Future agenda items, board comments and adjournment |