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Public commenters urge council to protect climate office and oil‑drilling monitoring jobs, warn of lost grant and enforcement capacity
Summary
Public speakers at the May 1 Los Angeles City Council meeting urged the council not to cut the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office (SEMO/CIMO) and warned that eliminating positions in the Office of Petroleum and Natural Gas would reduce monitoring and forfeited state grant funding.
At public comment during the Los Angeles City Council's May 1 meeting, multiple community members urged the council to retain staff positions in the city's climate and oil‑monitoring offices, warning that budget cuts would forfeit grant funding and reduce enforcement capacity.
One speaker, identifying as Ari from Council District 13, said the city faces worsening extreme heat and…
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