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Council votes to expand language access at meetings; Spanish interpretation funded in budget
Summary
The council approved an item to advance multilingual access at city meetings and members noted Spanish interpretation services funded in the budget are now available; members requested broader language coverage and simulcast options for broadcasts.
The Los Angeles City Council voted to support expanded language-access services at council meetings and to implement on-call Spanish translation funded in the adopted budget, while members urged wider multilingual services for residents who do not speak English.
Councilmember Garcetti called the item special to highlight language accessibility and noted that in his district…
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