In case you hadn't heard...

Jamie York, the current president of the Reseda Neighborhood Council, was nominated by City Controller Kenneth Mejia to the Ethics Commission. You can see more about this nomination and public reactions in Council File 23-1200-S130.

On Friday, August 18, City Council did this: 
twitter.com/JonnyPeltz/status/1692648834780872716.

You can see our response in the council file here.

Some background: 

www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-02-14/editorial-l-a-is-finally-cracking-down-on-stealth-lobbying

www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-03-19/editorial-l-a-s-labor-unions-are-major-political-influencers-why-shouldnt-they-be-considered-lobbyists

The LA Times has been covering City Council's actions quite thoroughly—
www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-19/in-rare-move-l-a-city-council-blocks-ethics-commission-nominee

www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-08-22/editorial-is-the-ethically-challenged-l-a-city-council-trying-to-kneecap-the-ethics-commission

www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-23/l-a-city-council-members-explain-voting-down-ethics-nominee

www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2023-08-26/could-l-a-city-controller-kenneth-mejia-have-done-more-to-save-his-nominee-l-a-on-the-record

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-09-19/editorial-l-a-s-ethics-commission-needs-an-overhaul

Updated September 19, 2023