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Council holds first consideration of hotel worker living‑wage ordinance after heated public comment from hotel owners and workers
Summary
On a 12–3 vote the City Council accepted an updated first‑reading ordinance (dated May 15, 2025) on increased wages and benefits for hotel and airport workers and held the measure for a second consideration scheduled for May 23. Public speakers included hotel managers warning of closures and workers and advocates urging passage.
The Los Angeles City Council took the first step Friday toward adopting a revised ordinance to raise wages and benefits for hotel and airport workers, voting to accept an updated draft for first consideration and holding the item for a second reading.
Councilmembers recorded a 12–3 vote to accept the city attorneyupdated ordinance dated May 15, 2025, and the measure was held over for second consideration on May 23, 2025.
Speakers during the special meeting and earlier public comment period gave sharply divergent accounts of the ordinanceand its likely effects.
Vanessa Cano, identified as an office administrator at Boulevard Hotel and Studios in Studio City, said she values her joband scheduling flexibility as a mother of two, and warned that an across‑the‑board wage increase could force…
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