Brief

In February 2023, the Mayor nominated Leilani Reed to serve on the newly created House LA Citizens Oversight Committee, with a term ending June 30, 2026. The Housing and Homelessness Committee approved the appointment in March 2023, and City Council adopted it 14-0-1 on March 21, 2023. The file was closed after Council action, but was recently reopened in May 2026 when a new Mayor document was referred to the Ad Hoc Committee on Measure United to House Los Angeles (ULA).

Full summary

This file covers the mayoral appointment and subsequent reappointment of Leilani Reed to the House LA Citizens Oversight Committee, the citizen oversight body for the House LA program funded by Measure ULA. Reed was first nominated in February 2023 for a term ending June 30, 2026. Her background includes work as a homecare provider, an executive board member of SEIU Local 2015, early childhood education experience, and board service with the housing advocacy organization Imagine LA. She has also drawn on personal experience with homelessness and domestic violence in her housing advocacy work. Reed resides in West LA (Council District 11). The original 2023 appointment moved quickly through the legislative process. The Housing and Homelessness Committee approved it on March 15, 2023, and City Council adopted it 14-0-1 on March 21, 2023, with the action finalized the following day. In May 2026, as Reed's initial term approached its June 30, 2026 expiration, Mayor Karen Bass submitted a reappointment nomination for a new term ending June 30, 2031. The reappointment paperwork confirms this is a continuation of Reed's service rather than a new appointment. The nominee checklist attached to the Mayor's letter indicates Reed must complete standard pre-confirmation steps — including ethics filings, a background check, and meetings with Councilmember Traci Park and Housing and Homelessness Committee Chair Nithya Raman — before the Council can act. The reappointment was referred to the Ad Hoc Committee on Measure United to House Los Angeles (ULA) and remains pending confirmation as of May 2026.

Activity (9)

• 2026-05-21 Mayor document(s) referred to Ad Hoc Committee on Measure United to House Los Angeles (ULA).
• 2026-05-20 Document submitted by Mayor, dated May 20, 2026.
• 2023-03-22 Council action final.
• 2023-03-21 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
• 2023-03-17 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on March 21, 2023.
• 2023-03-15 Housing and Homelessness Committee approved item(s) .
• 2023-03-10 Housing and Homelessness Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on March 15, 2023.
• 2023-03-01 Mayor document(s) referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee.
• 2023-02-28 Document(s) submitted by Mayor, as follows:Mayor report, dated February 28, 2023, relative to the appointment of Ms. Leilani Reed to the newly created House LA Citizens Oversight Committee, for the term ending June 30, 2026.

Documents (7)

• 2026-05-20 Report from Mayor · report
• 2023-03-31 Communication from City Ethics Commission · other
• 2023-03-22 Council Action · council_action
• 2023-03-21 Oath/Affirmation · other
• 2023-03-21 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2023-03-15 Report from Housing and Homelessness Committee · report
• 2023-02-28 Report from Mayor · report