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Council committee approves multiple intersection namings and temporary street closures on consent
Summary
A Los Angeles City committee approved eight naming and closure motions on consent after a brief public comment period that included calls to prioritize basic services over ceremonial namings.
A Los Angeles City Public Works Committee approved eight motions on consent Tuesday to designate or temporarily close multiple intersections and walkways across the city.
The actions, taken without discussion after the public-comment period, include naming intersections and temporarily closing short street segments for public-safety reasons. The roll call showed three members voting in favor and the items were approved as presented.
The items were placed on the consent calendar after public comment concluded. The committee secretary read motions that included a request to designate the intersection at Obama Boulevard and Crescent Boulevard as "Danny Bakewell Senior Square" and other intersection-designations and temporary closures in Harbor City and other neighborhoods. The committee then called the roll and recorded yes votes from Council member Hernandez, Council member Padilla and Council member Hutt; the items were approved.
Why it matters: namings and temporary closures are largely ceremonial or short-term operational actions, but they draw public attention because some residents said the council should prioritize basic city services such as trash collection over naming projects.
Details of approved items and vote
- Item 1: Motion from council members Price and Harris-Dawson relative to designating the intersection at Obama Boulevard and Crescent Boulevard as Danny Bakewell Senior Square. Approved on consent; yes: Hernandez, Padilla, Hutt. - Item 2: Motion from council members McOsker and Lee relative to designating the intersection at 17th and Palos Verde Street as Gojo Spirit Square. Approved on consent; yes: Hernandez, Padilla, Hutt. - Item 3: Motion from council members McOsker and Hernandez relative to a plan to close an avenue between Lomita Boulevard and Sandison Street to all vehicle traffic. Approved on consent; yes: Hernandez, Padilla, Hutt. - Item 4: Motion from council members de Leon and Bloomfield relative to issuing a revocable permit to the Broad for portions of Hope Street, Second Street and related rights of way corresponding to a pending vacation application. Approved on consent; yes: Hernandez, Padilla, Hutt. - Item 6: Motion from council members Price and Hutt relative to designating the intersection of Central Avenue and 601st Street as Shindanatoi Square. Approved on consent; yes: Hernandez, Padilla, Hutt. - Item 7: Motion from council members Price and Hutt relative to designating the intersection of Broadway and 405th Street as Broadway Federal Bank Square. Approved on consent; yes: Hernandez, Padilla, Hutt. - Item 8: Motion from council members McOsker and Padilla relative to temporarily closing a segment of McCoy Avenue between Lomita Boulevard and 250 3rd Street in Harbor City for public-safety reasons. Approved on consent; yes: Hernandez, Padilla, Hutt. - Item 9: Motion from council members McOsker and Padilla relative to temporarily closing the walkway on Oak Horn Drive east of Scoboda Boulevard in Harbor City for public-safety reasons. Approved on consent; yes: Hernandez, Padilla, Hutt.
Public comment and committee response
During the public-comment period, several residents criticized the committee for spending meeting time on intersection namings while they said basic services — such as trash collection — remained unresolved in some neighborhoods. A commenter identified in the record as Donald Harlan used profane language but urged the committee to prioritize public services over ceremonial namings. Another resident noted unresolved trash-collection complaints in multiple districts and said they had been raised in local media.
The committee chair responded by noting the committee does not endorse racist or abusive remarks, and the meeting proceeded to consider consent items.
What’s next: Because the items were adopted on consent, the designations and temporary closures will move forward per the normal administrative steps for naming and for short-term street closures. The motions did not include detailed implementation timelines in the committee record.
