Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass delivered her first State of the City Address on Monday evening, April 17, at City Hall.
And we have a clarity of purpose, and have focused our work on the people’s most pressing challenges.
On my first day as Mayor, I bypassed City Hall and went directly to the Emergency Operations Center to place our City in an overdue State of Emergency. Leaning into the new direction we’re charting for L.A., my budget includes an unprecedented $1.3 billion investment to accelerate our momentum on homelessness.This is a truly historic City budget commitment — because much of the state and federal pandemic money from the past couple of years is no longer available.That is why my budget breaks new ground to fund the purchase of motels and hotels by the city.
So, the Council and my office got to work, passed reforms, and we are on the way towards fixing this system.So my Administration acted immediately to add emergency staff to the Housing Authority to accelerate the voucher process… but there’s a flip side, too. Soon after taking office, we identified 1,000 units of housing with funding gaps that might not have been built!
And we have also been closely working with the Administration to make sure that L.A. is one of the target cities for their Strategic Plan to prevent and end Homelessness. My budget proposal calls for urgent action to hire hundreds of officers next year on the way to restoring the department to full strength.
In reappointing Chief Moore to a second term, we agreed to a clear set of metrics that chart a new direction for the department including:And providing enhanced mental health training for every officer. Whether through youth programming, activating our parks, street lighting, cleaning an alleyway…. we know that safety goes farbeyond lights and sirens.
My budget breaks new ground by allowing us to hire and immediately deploy qualified paramedics to answer medical calls.My plan still requires all paramedics to become firefighters — but if you are already a qualified paramedic, we will immediately put you to work -– and then you can complete your firefighter training.We know what we have to do to build a New LA.
As one of the largest water projects in the country, this facility will help the San Fernando basin, creating a new and sustainable water supply for more than 200,000 Angelenos.I am also committed to increasing ridership at Metro – to take cars and their emissions off the road. So here’s a plug – for potholes, graffiti, or that couch on the curb, please call 311 or download the 311 app.
So I have another pitch as well – there are thousands of vacancies for City jobs right now. Filling them will help us build housing, fix streets and answer emergency calls faster.We are working with the Personnel department and our friends in labor representing city workers to expedite hiring. And we will make it happen!
To the business community – I want you to know we are committed to creating, recruiting, and growing L.A.’s businesses. I know the studios and the unions are actively negotiating – and I encourage both sides to come to an agreement that recognizes that our city relies on the industry as a bedrock of our middle class. And we need more middle class jobs here in L.A.
So, I directed City Departments to create a permanent Al Fresco program that builds on what made the emergency program great – a program that is simple and easy for restaurants – to help them and our communities thrive. And I’m proud to partner with the City Council on this.And if it’s working, then double down!Right now, we are conducting a national search to make sure we have a leader at Animal Services who will make our city a national model for animal welfare.
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