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Public commenters press council to defend Measure ULA and demand transparency from LA28 leadership
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Summary
A lengthy public‑comment period featured calls to uphold Measure ULA, protect tenant legal and rental assistance funding, and demands for transparency and accountability around LA28 leadership following reporting tied to Casey Wasserman and associates.
Dozens of members of the public used general comment to press the City Council on two recurring themes: support for Measure ULA (the voter‑approved tenant assistance measure) and calls for transparency or removal of LA28 leadership amid troubling reporting.
Nick Stuerbloch, speaking for the Fair Games Coalition, urged the council to push for transparency around LA28 leadership and said the coalition seeks an inclusive process should leadership change. "As calls grow for Casey Wasserman to step down as chair of LA 28, the Fair Games Coalition demands a transparent, inclusive process to choose the next leader of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic games," he said.
Multiple public speakers urged the council not to send Measure ULA back to the ballot or to modify it, describing the voter‑approved measure as already generating funds for tenant legal representation and rental assistance. Members of Community Power Collective said ULA has produced "more than $1,000,000,000 for legal representation for tenants and for housing" and urged the council to implement, not revisit, the measure.
Other members of the public criticized the Charter Reform Commission and urged the council to press for accountability; several speakers explicitly demanded an investigation into LA28 board ties to Jeffrey Epstein and called for Casey Wasserman to resign or be removed.
The public‑comment record shows strong grassroots pressure on council members to protect tenant resources and demand greater transparency from the city's Olympic organizers and related appointments. Council proceedings in the transcript included continuances and procedural action (several items were continued to March 13); the transcript excerpt does not include a council vote reversing ULA or final action on LA28 leadership.
