You Concrete Me

LA is about to enter the red tier — what does it mean for dining, movies, and especially schools? The City Council overrides a veto in a contentious meeting. The stimulus package dumps billions of dollars on local budgets. And the concrete industry is trying to sneak a really bad motion onto the city books.

Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager declares victory in state Senate race (Jaclyn Cosgrove, LAT; 3/3/21)

https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1367295467197972482?s=20 (LA Public Health, LAT; 3/2/21)

Here’s what can reopen when L.A. County moves into the less restrictive red tier (Sareen Habeshian, KTLA; 3/3/21)

91% YES: UTLA members overwhelmingly unite behind a safe return (UTLA; 3/5/21)

March 2021 (LAANE; March 21)

Letter to Council President Nury Martinez – People's Budget LA  (People’s Budget LA; 2/28/21)

Council overrides Garcetti veto, then they agree on funds to aid communities of color (Dakota Smith, LAT; 3/2/21)

LA slow to submit FEMA aid paperwork for homeless hotels (Benjamin Oreskes, Dakota Smith, LAT; 3/3/21)

L.A. County won't expand program to shelter homeless people in hotels (Benjamin Oreskes, Dakota Smith, LAT; 3/5/21)

Los Angeles Sheriff's deputies say gangs targeting "young Latinos" operate within department (CBS News; 2/25)

https://twitter.com/DotKohlhaas/status/1368369611167604739 (Michael Kohlhaas, Twitter; 3/6/21)

Rodney King: 30 years after brutal beating, activists say LAPD 'still corrupt and violent' (Sam Levin, The Guardian, 3/3/21)

https://twitter.com/ShaneDPhillips/status/1367910797796540417 (Shane Phillips, Twitter; 3/5/21)