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Los Feliz Neighborhood Council meeting, August 18, 2026

August 18, 2026, 7:30 p.m. · Updated October 2, 2026

From the minutes: The Los Feliz Neighborhood Council's board on Aug. 18, 2026 voted 15-4-3 for a letter to CD 4, Planning and the Mayor opposing proposed ordinances phasing in SB 79, the state transit-housing law, and 20-2-0 for a letter opposing a zone variance for beer and wine sales at the Chevron station at 2134 N. Vermont Ave., after cutting the letter to one paragraph. It approved up to $750 for laundry vouchers (20-0-0, two members ineligible), passed support for later weekend hours at the Vista Theatre on consent, and rejected a new committee on oversight of City services, 2-17-0, per its minutes.

Outcomes for the August 18, 2026 meeting of the Los Feliz Neighborhood Council come from its posted minutes.

Outcomes below come from the board’s minutes, posted in the council’s 2026 minutes folder. The folder held no September minutes as of Oct. 1, 2026, so no record of the board approving these minutes was found. Tallies are yes, no, abstain. Items and committee votes are from the agenda.

10.B.i. Chevron station beer and wine variance, 2134 N. Vermont Ave.

• What it asks: A letter opposing cases ZA-2026-3187-ZV and ENV-2026-3188-EAF, a zone variance from LAMC 12.10 to allow beer and wine sales at an existing gas station and convenience store in an R3-1 zone (agenda).
• Committee vote: Planning and Land Use Committee, 6-3-0 (agenda).
• What happened: The board first voted 21-1-0 to strike everything in the letter except its third paragraph, then passed the amended letter 20-2-0. Devin Homsey and Olsen Ebright voted no (minutes).

10.B.ii. Mae Malai Thai House of Noodles, 5445 W. Hollywood Blvd.

• What it asks: Support for ADM-2026-2415-RBPA, a Restaurant Beverage Program clearance for beer and wine with meals at a 72-seat restaurant open 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. (agenda).
• Committee vote: Planning and Land Use Committee, 9-0-0; listed on the non-funding consent calendar (agenda).
• What happened: Passed on the consent calendar, 20-0-0 (minutes).

10.B.iii. Vista Theatre hours, 4473 W. Sunset Dr.

• What it asks: Support for ZA-2022-1577-CUB-CU-PA2 and ENV-2026-3210-EAF, changing the theater’s permitted hours from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily to 8 a.m. to 4 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays (agenda).
• Committee vote: Planning and Land Use Committee, 9-0-0; listed on the non-funding consent calendar (agenda).
• What happened: Passed on the consent calendar, 20-0-0 (minutes).

10.C.i. Up to $750 for laundry vouchers

• What it asks: A Neighborhood Purpose Grant to the Hollywood Food Coalition’s Laundry Voucher Program for up to 100 vouchers for people in need (agenda).
• Amount: Up to $750 (agenda).
• Committee vote: Homelessness Committee, 5-0-0 (agenda).
• What happened: Passed 20-0-0. Kyle Wallace and Evie Flint, appointed at this meeting, are listed as ineligible to vote (minutes).

10.D.i. Letter on speed safety cameras

• What it asks: A letter to CD 4 and LADOT about the Speed Safety Systems program. The agenda text does not include the letter (agenda).
• Committee vote: Transportation and Mobility Committee, 6-0-0; listed on the non-funding consent calendar (agenda).
• What happened: Passed on the consent calendar, 20-0-0 (minutes).

10.E.i. Letter opposing the SB 79 phasing ordinances

• What it asks: A letter to CD 4, City Planning and the Mayor opposing proposed ordinances that would phase in SB 79, the Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit Act. The agenda names no council file (agenda).
• Committee vote: Housing Committee, 5-1-0 (agenda).
• What happened: Passed 15-4-3. Terry Hughes, Melody King, Derek Galey and Adam Stone voted no; Caroline Armitage, Kyle Wallace and Evie Flint abstained (minutes).

Other votes

• The board appointed Kyle Wallace to the business representative seat (10 yes, 10 abstaining), Evie Flint as youth representative (10 votes, to 8 for Conrad Wankum and 3 for a third candidate) and Conrad Wankum as youth alternate (12-10 on a second vote, after an 11-11 tie) (minutes).
• The 2027 election information worksheet passed 22-0-0 (minutes).
• A motion by Vuk Mitrovic to form a Neighborhood Council Oversight of City Services Committee failed 2-17-0 (minutes).
• The July expenditure report passed, and the July minutes were approved on the consent calendar (minutes).

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