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Tenants, organizers urge council to restore 24/7 security and mail service at 15 buildings
Summary
Dozens of tenants and organizers told the council that residents in a portfolio of 15 buildings face missing mail service, inadequate security and unsafe conditions and demanded immediate city action and on-site legal notices.
Dozens of tenants and advocates told the City Council during public comment on June 3 that occupants of a portfolio of 15 buildings are living without secure mail delivery, without reliable door security and in unsafe conditions, and they urged immediate city action to restore mail service and 24/7 protective presence.
Speakers representing Los Angeles Community Action for Movement (LA CAM) and tenant leaders described repeated safety incidents, alleged assaults and missing postal service dating to as early as January. "Housing is a human right," an organizer said in Spanish during remarks submitted through the public-comment translation service. Speakers asked the council to order on-site legal notifications to tenants, immediate restoration of secure mail delivery and restoration of continuous, non‑threatening security presence rather than armed "matones" (thugs).
Key demands and examples: Tenants said specific failures include nonworking fire-suppression or exit systems, missing keyed mailboxes that violate California law cited by a speaker, and inadequate building-entry security. One tenant said she had been assaulted in 2017 and that the owner had not addressed the attack. Organizers said the group will return to council until conditions improve and that they plan larger demonstrations if city officials do not act.
Why it matters: Speakers said the buildings are occupied and that missing mail and lack of security pose safety and legal concerns; organizers called for the city to ensure compliance with mail-receipt requirements and to coordinate remedial steps across the portfolio.
Council response and next steps: The council acknowledged the public comment and the presenters' request for action; the transcript records that multiple council offices received the comments. No formal council action or vote on these demands was recorded during the meeting; organizers said they would return until conditions are addressed.
Speakers and groups: Multiple tenants and LA CAM organizers spoke, including Corey Patterson (LA CAM), an organizer who said he lives in the affected portfolio, and other named speakers who presented testimony about building conditions and security failures.
