The Whittier City Council revised its social-services grant program to prioritize documented service to city residents, increase accountability and expand the funding pool to approximately $200,000.

Whittier’s City Council unanimously directed staff to study possible moratoriums and long-term regulations for data centers, detention and processing facilities, car washes, and massage parlors. No ban or moratorium took effect that night.

Whittier voters are expected to decide in November whether to move city elections to the statewide general election cycle and impose a 12-year lifetime term limit for mayor and City Council members.

Whittier City Council directed staff to draft a flag ordinance that could allow the Pride flag to be flown next June, following public comments from LGBTQ+ advocates, opposition from at least one speaker, and confusion over Whittier’s rainbow-colored city flag.

The Whittier City Council voted 5–0 during a special meeting to direct staff to draft a formal protocol for responding to ICE activity near City facilities, programs, and public spaces. The vote followed public comment that leaned heavily against ICE, council discussion over what Whittier can legally do, and staff’s account of how the City responded when federal immigration agents were reported near the Whittier Central Library.

City Clerk Rigo Garcia presented proposed ballot language asking voters whether Whittier should move its general municipal elections from April to the November statewide general election cycle. Screenshot from City of Whittier public meeting broadcast, CityTV Channel 3. The Whittier City Council moved forward Tuesday night with plans to bring back ballot measures that could shift city elections from April to November and establish a 12-year lifetime term limit for city electe