Brief

The Mayor nominated Samantha Burg for appointment to the Police Permit Review Panel in November 2025. The Public Safety Committee approved the nomination on December 10, 2025, and the full Council voted to adopt it on December 12, 2025, with a 14-0-1 vote. The appointment became final on December 15, 2025. A subsequent Mayor document was referred to the Public Safety Committee in May 2026 and is currently scheduled for committee consideration.

Full summary

This file covers two related mayoral actions involving Samantha Burg and the Police Permit Review Panel. The first was her initial appointment, nominated by Mayor Karen Bass on November 26, 2025. The Public Safety Committee approved the nomination on December 10, and the full Council confirmed it on December 12, 2025, by a vote of 14-0-1. The appointment became final on December 15, 2025. The May 2026 document reveals the purpose of the subsequent filing: Mayor Bass reappointed Burg to the Panel for a new term ending June 30, 2031, ahead of her then-current term's expiration on June 30, 2026. Bass certified that Burg is qualified by training and experience and that the appointment is made solely in the City's interest. That reappointment was referred to the Public Safety Committee on May 21, 2026, and scheduled for a committee hearing on June 10, 2026, where it remains pending confirmation. Burg is a South Los Angeles resident in Council District 9. She works as a Local Planning Senior Administrative Admin at Southern California Edison and previously served as a Community Service Officer at USC. She also has a decade of civic engagement as an executive board member of the North Area Neighborhood Development Council, where she has held roles including Secretary and Elections Chair. During the 2025 Eaton and Pacific Palisades fires, she coordinated resource distribution for first responders, overseeing up to 150 volunteers. Her background includes certifications in public safety leadership from USC's Price School and an Electric Utility Planner certification from Cal Poly Pomona. The Panel currently has one vacancy alongside six seated commissioners with terms running through 2027 to 2030.

Activity (11)

• 2026-06-10 Public Safety Committee approved item(s) .
• 2026-06-05 Public Safety Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 10, 2026.
• 2026-05-21 Mayor document(s) referred to Public Safety Committee.
• 2026-05-20 Document submitted by Mayor, dated May 20, 2026.
• 2025-12-15 Council action final.
• 2025-12-12 Council adopted item forthwith.
• 2025-12-10 Public Safety Committee approved item(s) .
• 2025-12-09 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on December 12, 2025.
• 2025-12-05 Public Safety Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on December 10, 2025.
• 2025-11-26 Mayor document(s) referred to Public Safety Committee.
• 2025-11-26 Document submitted by Mayor, dated November 26, 2025.

Documents (9)

• 2026-06-10 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-06-01 Communication from City Ethics Commission · other
• 2026-05-20 Report from Mayor · report
• 2025-12-15 Council Action · council_action
• 2025-12-12 Oath of Loyalty/Affirmation · other
• 2025-12-10 Report from Public Safety Committee · report
• 2025-12-10 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2025-12-04 Communication from City Ethics Commission · other
• 2025-11-26 Report from Mayor · report

Council votes (1)

• 2025-12-12 Adopted Forthwith — 14-0-1 · Regular