Downtown Entertainment Zone program
At a glance
- What: a motion (agenda item 4) by Jurado to study an Entertainment Zone program for downtown Los Angeles, intended to activate public spaces, support restaurants, bars and venues, and prepare for the 2028 Olympics.
- Where it stands: adopted by the City Council on 2026-10-28, 12 ayes, 0 noes (Padilla, Park and Raman absent). The Council then reconsidered the item, 14 ayes, and adopted it as amended by Amending Motion 6A (Soto-Martinez seconded by Jurado), 14 ayes, with Padilla absent. The journal does not print the text of the amendment.
- Next: City Planning's 60-day report on Senate Bill 969 (Wiener, enacted 2024) and on one or more Entertainment Zones in Downtown Los Angeles, after public hearings with Council District 14 stakeholders.
Public comment
- Three speakers backed it: a downtown business group citing record office vacancy and quiet corridors; the Historic Core Business Improvement District (offering help with security and enforcement); and the Independent Hospitality Coalition, which urged speed, possibly an urgency clause, to be ready for the Olympics.
Sources
- 2026-10-13 - Planning and Land Use Management Committee (video and transcript)
- https://lacity.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=157344
- City Council journal, October 28, 2026: https://d22tgksh1zpp6f.cloudfront.net/OnlineDocs/agendas/2026/2026-10-28-council-journal-e73ed488-a1ec-4c0a-8eb7-7b6bcc6f6fe8.pdf
Discussion time
About 3 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 - Planning and Land Use Management Committee | 3 |
Log
2026-10-28 - City Council Meeting
Item 6 (Council File 26-0756, Planning and Land Use Management Committee report on a motion by Jurado and Soto-Martinez). Adopted 12 ayes, 3 absent; reconsidered 14 ayes, 1 absent; adopted as amended 14 ayes, 1 absent. The Department of City Planning, with Transportation, Street Services, Engineering, Building and Safety, the City Attorney and the state alcohol control agency, reports in 60 days on the law's requirements and limits and recommends zones; a second instruction adds the Police Department to the departments holding public hearings. Entertainment Zones are defined in the item as areas where people can buy alcohol from licensed businesses and drink it outdoors within a defined zone in the public right of way. No fiscal analysis completed.
- 2026-10-13 - Planning and Land Use Management Committee - Three speakers in support; adopted on consent with an amendment adding public hearings and stakeholder input to the report back.