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Public comment spotlights downtown BID renewal, small-business aid and fast-food workers’ ordinance
Summary
During public comment, business leaders and advocates urged renewal of the Downtown Industrial Business Improvement District, praised small-business grants, and fast-food workers asked the council to pass an ordinance guaranteeing workplace training and protections.
Several public speakers used the council’s public-comment period to urge support for local business and worker measures.
Downtown BID: Larry Rauch (S39), president of Los Angeles Cold Storage, and Sergio Moreno (S46), chairman of the Downtown Industrial District BID, urged renewal of the downtown industrial BID (item 1). They said the BID, funded entirely by property owners, provides services including trash removal, sidewalk cleaning, graffiti abatement and public‑safety support across a 64‑block area and stressed its…
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