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Appointments to Boards and Commissions

These board and commission members will help shape important city policies including planning new developments in your neighborhood, reviewing the city charter, and overseeing public safety issues.

Feb 3, 2026

Appointments of Officers, Council Members, Boards, Commissions

Feb 3, 2026

Appointment of Officers and Commission Members

You should care because these appointments fill important positions that oversee planning, zoning, and other decisions that affect your neighborhood's development and future.

Feb 13, 2024

Removal of Board and Commission Members

Jan 16, 2024

Removal of Officers from Boards and Commissions

Jan 16, 2024

Removal of Officers from Planning Commission

Jan 9, 2024

Removal of Officers from Planning Commission

Jan 9, 2024

KIPP SoCal Charter Middle School Appeal City Council Review

Sep 26, 2023

Appeal of Planning Commission Decision on KIPP SOCAL Charter School

Your community may gain a new middle school with 500 student capacity, which could provide educational opportunities and affect traffic and parking in the Compton Boulevard area.

Sep 26, 2023

Schedule Public Hearing for Charter School Appeal

This charter school development could affect your neighborhood's traffic, schools, and property values if approved on appeal.

Sep 5, 2023

Schedule public hearing for charter school appeal at 900 East Compton Blvd

Sep 5, 2023

Project Schedule for 2040 General Plan Update Process

Apr 4, 2023

Appointment of Officers to Planning Commission

Jul 12, 2022

Self-Storage Facility Conditional Use Permit Approval

This storage facility development will affect land use on North Alameda Street and may impact traffic, noise, and the character of your neighborhood.

Jul 12, 2022

Self-Storage Facility Conditional Use Permit Denial

This denial decision affects whether a storage facility will be built on North Alameda Street and shapes the future use of that property in your area.

Jul 12, 2022

Zone Change Ordinance: 930 West Compton Boulevard Commercial Development

This development will add 60 new housing units on a currently vacant lot along Compton Boulevard, potentially creating jobs during construction and providing housing options in your community while converting underutilized land into productive use.

Jul 5, 2022

Resolution Overturning Planning Commission and Approving Conditional Use Permit

A new 60-unit gated condominium development could bring housing to your area, but as a gated community it may affect public access and the neighborhood's open character.

Jun 28, 2022

Resolution Upholding Planning Commission and Denying Conditional Use Permit

Denying this gated condo development means the property will not be developed as proposed, preserving the area's current character and preventing increased density at this location.

Jun 28, 2022

Conditional Use Permit Case 2021-008 Upholding Planning Commission Denial

This is an alternative option that would deny the project based on Planning Commission concerns about infrastructure capacity, emergency services, and neighborhood compatibility.

Jun 28, 2022

Conditional Use Permit Case 2021-008 Overturning Planning Commission Denial

If approved, this allows the 60-unit condominium project to proceed despite the Planning Commission's recommendation against it—this means new housing but also raises concerns about traffic, parking, and emergency services that community members expressed at the hearing.

Jun 28, 2022

Jul 20, 2026

charter committee

The Compton Charter Review Committee continued its section-by-section review of the city charter on July 20, 2026, debating changes to the Planning Commission, Personnel Board, and Recreation and Parks Commission. Key recommendations included requiring each commission to have one member from each council district with the mayor selecting one at-large member, adding professional qualifications for commissioners, and mandating that all discretionary development entitlements receive Planning Commission approval before going to council. Commissioner Baker's proposal to remove the Parks and Recreation Commission from the charter sparked the meeting's most heated debate, with multiple commissioners and public speakers arguing removal could jeopardize Compton's charter city status; Baker ultimately withdrew the recommendation pending further research. The committee voted unanimously to adjourn early at 7:00 PM and continue deliberations at a special meeting on Wednesday.

Jan 27, 2026

city council

No new spending was approved at this January 27, 2026 session; the informational item on outside legal counsel services (Item 3) was tabled to the following week without presentation, and the city manager stated during council reports that a roughly $1.7 million street sign replacement contract will come before the council at a future date with no vendor named on the record. The consent agenda covering four sets of meeting minutes passed 5-0; City Attorney Eric Perrodin's resignation effective December 8, 2025 was received and filed separately 5-0; the council voted 5-0 to extend its meeting beyond four hours and adopted a Comprehensive City Council Training Policy mandating state-required ethics, harassment prevention, Brown Act, and fiscal oversight training 5-0. Twelve appointments were approved: Rashina Young to the Planning Commission (5-0) and Juanita Wright to the Planning Commission (4-1, Bowers dissenting); David Colbert, Jessica Hunter, and Virginia Brown each to the Olympic Committee (all 5-0); to the Charter Committee: Lamika Butler, Rodney Lister, Dolores Williams, Dr. Crystal Williams, Mack Warren, and Shirley Gideon (each 5-0), plus Fidel Marquez (4-1, Spicer dissenting); acceptance of Inez Atkins' resignation from the Public Safety Committee passed 5-0; four charter committee seats remain vacant and the application deadline was extended to January 29. The city manager stated the city would rotate multiple law firms to present on the charter review process — a pattern a public commenter flagged by asking how many law firms currently hold agreements with the city and who oversees them, a question that received no on-the-record response. More than twenty residents addressed the council; approximately eight to ten speakers — including the president and vice president of the Compton Latino Chamber of Commerce — demanded the city disclose any coordination with ICE and provide immediate community guidance following enforcement activity in Compton that day, while additional residents raised unresolved concerns about city credit card misuse and the absence of a seated city attorney.