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Armando Herman, a frequent attendee of LA City Hall meetings known for his disruptive behavior, interrupted a personnel session attended by Mayor Karen Bass and other city officials with profanity-laced accusations. During the incident, he accused city leaders of corruption and an armed guard of intimidation before being given only one minute to speak instead of two. This follows previous confrontational appearances that have led to Herman’s suspension from City Hall for misconduct and yelling. Herman defends his actions as a form of protest against what he perceives as systemic failures in government, claiming it raises awareness about issues affecting Angelenos.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-17,
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Story summary
Armando Herman, a frequent disruptor at Los Angeles City Hall meetings, stormed into a personnel meeting on March 21 and hurled insults at Mayor Karen Bass and other officials. In a video he recorded himself, Herman shouted that city officials are "criminals" and accused an armed guard of threatening him. Despite being given just one minute to speak, Herman launched into a tirade demanding more time to discuss issues affecting the city's residents. The outburst came shortly after Herman had been suspended for misconduct. He claims his disruptive tactics aim to draw attention to what he perceives as corruption in local government.
Written for “LA Gadfly Storms City Hall Meeting” on 2026-09-17,
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A notorious LA City Hall gadfly unleashed a wild tirade in front of Mayor Karen Bass and other top city officials, branding them “criminals” and accusing an armed guard of trying to intimidate him.
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gadfly → unleash → him
Armando Herman, a fixture at government meetings for years, filmed the encounter himself as he stepped up for public comment at a personnel meeting attended by Bass and other City Hall heavyweights.
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he → film → Bass
“I only get two f—ing minutes, sir.
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I → get → minutes
You’re f—ing stressing me out already, b—-,” Herman erupted almost immediately.
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Herman → stress → me
When the mayor informed him he had 60 seconds, Herman exploded.
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Herman → inform → seconds
“What the f— is going on here?” he yelled, before accusing officials of “stealing” and railing about having only a minute to discuss millions of dollars affecting Angelenos.
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he → go → Angelenos
It’s all corruption,” he raged.
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he → ’ → ?
Herman then turned to an armed security officer standing nearby, accusing him of reaching toward his weapon.
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Herman → turn → weapon
“Are you guys f—ing crazy, threatening me?” he shouted.
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he → threaten → me
The spectacle came shortly after Herman had been slapped with a one-day exclusion and three-day suspension for misconduct and yelling at City Hall.
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Herman → come → Hall
But Herman told the California Post in an interview he has no plans to tone it down.
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he → tell → it
Instead, he said there is a reason behind the profanity and theatrics.
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he → say → profanity
Herman said the city “made me homeless” and that his experiences with LA city and county government have left him convinced the system is corrupt.
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system → say → him
He said his confrontational appearances are meant to raise awareness about what he believes are government failures.
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he → say → awareness
“Have I lost respect for the city of Los Angeles?
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I → lose → Angeles
Yes,” Herman told The Post.
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Herman → tell → Post
“Have I lost respect for the agency and department?
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I → lose → agency
“Have I lost hope in California, Los Angeles?
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I → lose → California
Asked whether he views his explosive public comments as exercising his First Amendment rights, Herman fired back: “Absolutely.
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Herman → ask → rights
His behavior has continued to test the limits of public comment.
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behavior → continue → comment
Herman, a former nurse and education worker who is now retired, told The Post he believes the attention generated by his appearances proves his tactics are working.
“I love educating people and exciting them by stirring them up to pay attention,” he said, pointing to his interview with The Post as an example.
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he → retire → example
His public-comment time was cut short after he yelled slang and slurs at council members while wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with a swastika.
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he → cut → swastika
Herman told The Post he ordered the sweatshirt from Kanye West’s clothing line.
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he → tell → line
It wasn’t the first time the provocative clothing had caused a stir.
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clothing → cause → stir
The California Post reported in April that Herman wore a swastika-emblazoned shirt while making profane gestures at LAPD officials during a Police Commission meeting.
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Herman → report → meeting
“Everything is the greatest show ever,” Herman told The Post.
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Herman → tell → Post
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