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Council recognizes PACE code-enforcement team after multi‑district sweeps that produced more than 1,300 orders to comply
Summary
Councilmember Nick Pacheco presented a ‘Heart of Los Angeles’ award to a proactive PACE code-enforcement team and Building and Safety staff, citing enforcement activity across his district and reporting 2,389 sites surveyed, 1,341 citations/orders issued and an overall compliance rate of 91% to date.
Councilmember Nick Pacheco formally recognized the city’s PACE code-enforcement team on April 27, praising an operation that targeted building and neighborhood code violations in parts of the First Council District and reporting concrete enforcement numbers.
The councilmember said the team surveyed 2,389 sites and issued 1,341 citations and orders to comply; he said the department reported a 91% compliance rate and that the remaining cases were expected to be resolved within about 30 days. Pacheco presented what he called the “Heart of Los Angeles” award to PACE staff and senior inspector Sam Portillo.
Pacheco summarized enforcement work that included securing an abandoned car wash next to a child care center, closing an abandoned recycling center alleged to be used for drug dealing, removing an illegal outdoor swap meet, taking down an illegal newsstand, vacating an indoor swap meet associated with gang and drug activity, and removing 64 inoperative vehicles from various locations in the district.
Sam Portillo, the PACE team leader singled out by the councilmember, told the council: “The community has really taken up behind us and … it was nice to be able to show them what we were able to do.”
A city representative speaking on the team’s behalf thanked the council and credited cooperation with the City Attorney’s Office and local communities. The presentation emphasized interagency coordination and outreach to neighborhood stakeholders as part of the PACE approach.
What the council recorded Pacheco described the team’s process as serving notice to communities, citing property owners, and following through to achieve compliance. He said PACE had worked in multiple council districts and that overall compliance on the cited cases was approximately 91%.
Ending Council members and staff praised the team’s work and posed for a recognition photo; no formal vote or ordinance accompanied the presentation.
