Brief

The Mayor nominated Zella Knight for appointment to the House LA Citizens Oversight Committee for a term ending June 30, 2026. The Housing and Homelessness Committee approved the appointment on October 2, 2024, and the full Council adopted it unanimously (13-0-2) on October 15, 2024. The file is now closed, though a related referral to the Ad Hoc Committee on Measure United to House Los Angeles occurred in May 2026.

Full summary

On September 13, 2024, Mayor Karen Bass submitted a report nominating Zella Knight to the House LA Citizens Oversight Committee, a body created under Measure ULA to provide public oversight of homelessness response and housing programs funded by the ballot measure. Knight's initial term ran through June 30, 2026. The appointment cleared the Housing and Homelessness Committee on October 2, 2024, and the full City Council confirmed it unanimously 13-0-2 on October 15, 2024. Knight brings more than 20 years of experience working at the intersections of housing, education, and racial and social justice. She is a disabled activist with her own lived experience of homelessness and housing insecurity. Her volunteer and advisory work includes serving as a tenant commissioner on the Los Angeles County Development Authority Housing Advisory Committee since 2010, and as a regional president with the Residents United Network since 2015. She also sits on the boards of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, ACLU SoCal, and Housing Works, among others. On May 20, 2026, Mayor Bass submitted a new reappointment nomination for Knight, this time for a five-year term ending June 30, 2031, citing her qualifications by reason of training and experience. That reappointment referral was sent to the Ad Hoc Committee on Measure United to House Los Angeles on May 21, 2026, and remains pending confirmation. Knight resides in the North Valley area within Council District 2.

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.
• 2024-10-15 Council action final.
• 2024-10-15 Council adopted item forthwith.
• 2024-10-11 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on October 15, 2024.
• 2024-10-02 Housing and Homelessness Committee approved item(s) .
• 2024-09-27 Housing and Homelessness Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on October 2, 2024.
• 2024-09-17 Mayor document(s) referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee.
• 2024-09-13 Document(s) submitted by Mayor, as follows: Mayor report, dated September 13, 2024, relative to the appointment of Ms. Zella Knight to the House LA Citizens Oversight Committee, for the term ending June 30, 2026.

Documents (8)

• 2026-05-20 Report from Mayor · report
• 2024-10-18 Oath.Affirmation · other
• 2024-10-15 Council Action · council_action
• 2024-10-15 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2024-10-02 Report from Housing and Homelessness Committee · report
• 2024-10-02 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2024-09-30 Communication from City Ethics Commission · other
• 2024-09-13 Report from Mayor · report