City Council confirms five Port of Los Angeles commissioner nominees after extended community-focused questioning

The Los Angeles City Council confirmed five nominees to the Board of Harbor Commissioners after hearing nominees and community representatives describe environmental and community concerns related to port expansion and operations.

Council members voted to confirm the slate after committee approval and public comment; the roll call recorded 13 ayes and the council declared the nominees confirmed.

The confirmations follow public hearings and a large community meeting in San Pedro, Councilwoman Hahn said, where roughly 200 residents attended to “exchange ideas with the nominees, to express their concerns, their frustrations” about port impacts. Hahn told the council she supported the nominees and urged commissioners to “stop and ask first how it will impact the surrounding communities.”

Nominee Nicholas Toncic told council members he had met with numerous community leaders and acknowledged complaints about the adequacy…