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LA committee asks civil-rights and economic staff to study Valley Glen video impacts, asks city attorney to consider amicus brief
Summary
The Civil Rights and Equity Committee instructed city departments to report within 60 days on the local impacts of statements made in a Valley Glen video, including a civil-rights analysis and economic accounting, and amended the motion to ask the city attorney to report back within 60 days on filing an amicus brief and to identify financial supports for affected businesses.
The Civil Rights and Equity Committee of the Los Angeles City Council voted to instruct the Civil and Human Rights and Equity Department, with assistance from the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD), to report within 60 days on the impacts of statements made in a Valley Glen video and captured in front of local businesses including Tigranikert Bakery and Cafe and Kalequia Art Studio. The committee approved the motion as amended by a request that the city attorney report back within 60 days on whether to file an amicus brief in support of any state actions and that staff identify any available financial resources to help affected businesses.
Councilmember Nazarian framed the motion as a response to "utterly defamatory and racist statements" in the video and said…
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