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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti offered his vision on Monday for helping the city emerge from the financial devastation of COVID-19, saying city leaders should commit to economic justice by pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into relief programs and ramping up initiatives that keep residents safe, employed and out of poverty.
In his annual State of the City address, Garcetti promised to spend nearly $1 billion on initiatives for addressing homelessness, as well as increased funding for gang intervention workers, sidewalk vending programs, arts activities and relief for businesses.
The mayor, appearing in front of a tiny audience next to the commanding views of Griffith Observatory, laid out plans for delivering $1,000 per month to 2,000 of the city’s neediest households over the next year, as part of a “basic guaranteed income” pilot program that he described as the biggest of any city in America.
19 Apr 2021
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti told the city Monday evening in his annual “State of the City” address that L.A. was more “just” and “forward-looking” after a year of pandemic, riots, and economic shock.
“Through our pain and our trauma, we showed who we are, and defined what we believe,” Garcetti said.
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Speaking from the iconic Griffith Observatory, the mayor struck a more optimistic tone than he had in 2020, when he told the city: “This is the worst it’s ever been.”
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LOS ANGELES, CA Mayor Eric Garcetti Monday used his annual State of the City address to outline an ambitious spending proposal, including a universal basic income pilot program, investments in small businesses, street vendors, youth services and gang reduction, as well as nearly $1 billion to combat the homelessness crisis. It s a financial document, but also a roadmap to a city built on justice and equity . it s the biggest city budget I ve ever presented, and it s the most progressive, too, arguably of any big city anywhere, Garcetti said of his proposal, which he called the Justice Budget.
Garcetti s budget for the fiscal year that begins on July 1 includes $24 million for a Guaranteed Basic Income pilot, which he said will be the largest of any U.S. city. The program will give $1,000 a month to 2,000 low- income families for a year no questions asked, Garcetti said.
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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti used his annual State of the City address on Monday to outline an ambitious spending proposal, including a universal basic income pilot program, investments in small businesses, street vendors, youth services and gang reduction, as well as nearly $1 billion to combat the homelessness crisis. It s a financial document, but also a roadmap to a city built on justice and equity . it s the biggest city budget I ve ever presented, and it s the most progressive, too, arguably of any big city anywhere, Garcetti said of his proposal, which he called the Justice Budget.
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During his annual State of the City address on Monday, Eric Garcetti unveiled that his upcoming budget will devote millions to health, efforts to combat poverty and effect changes to public safety.
Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti laid out a sprawling plan to reboot Los Angeles as the city begins to emerge from a pandemic and to combat systemic inequities during his annual State of the City address on Monday night.
Speaking from the Griffith Observatory, the mayor laid out a forthcoming budget that will devote millions to health, efforts to combat poverty and homelessness and changes to public safety and equity, among other initiatives. The address was virtual this year due to the pandemic and available to view on the mayor s social channels as well as on Channel 35. It’s past time to imagine that just and resilient city. It’s time to build it, Garcetti said while announcing the contents of his eighth city budget as mayor, which will ta