Congress will triple housing assistance for landlords and tenants and send $ 250 million – including rent arrears. The mayor said millions more in rental lighting are on the way if everything is added together.
We could see as much as $ 300 or $ 400 million to more than quadruple the amount we awarded in December. So the most important thing as a landlord is to ensure that your tenants are aware of this, that they register. ‘
If the COVID-19 rate continues to drop, Los Angeles could get out of its most restrictive purple low in about a week, leading to a partial reopening of businesses such as restaurants.
“We are on the brink of the red layer, which allows for indoor dining if the province allows it at 25%,” said Garcetti. “And if this trend continues, we can expand to more than 25%.”
The mayor thinks the schools can open in April. He is willing to help open the Dodger Stadium vaccination site on Sunday to speed up vaccines for teachers. He offers his assistance in negotiating the reopening, if requested.
‘I think it’s such a reflection of how bad this country has fared that our children have been left behind. And that we have cardrooms here that opened earlier than the classrooms. There is no excuse for that. ‘
Many viewers asked how homeless camps can continue to grow. The CDC does not recommend relocating people in hiding in the pandemic.
Mayor Garcetti says the one-time vaccine against Johnson & Johnson would be good for this population.
Let’s give them the vaccines. Then let’s have an honest talk to make sure we get those cleanups in a humane way, with services and showers and housing referrals, and really help people get off the street. too many places as zombie land. “
Viewers asked the mayor if he regretted changing his approval to George Gascón for the Los Angeles County District Attorney over the incumbent Jackie Lacey.
He said he supports his support of Gascón to “turn another page”, but that he may disagree with all of his guidelines.
“If I support people, it doesn’t mean I agree 100% with what they do. I follow these things closely. What I disagree with, I won’t be shy about speaking up.”
The mayor added that it is very important to make sure that we not only get victim support, but also turn a new page saying that people don’t ‘repeat, repeat, repeat and lock up forever.’
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