Latest updates from Mayor Garcetti

Latest updates from Mayor Garcetti

Below are the latest updates from Mayor Garcetti:

    • EMERGENCY SENIOR MEALS RESPONSE: Through a partnership with Everytable and Access Services, we will be providing additional healthy, made-from-scratch meals to the low-income seniors who need them. We will deliver twice as many meals a week to each senior we serve and to more than double the number of seniors that we are helping during this crisis. The only requirements to participate in this program is to be (1) a person of 60 years or older and (2) live in the City of Los Angeles. For seniors interested in participating, please call 213-263-5226, starting today between 9-5 pm. We have thousands of meals ready to be delivered to you or them. 
    • RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP ON BLOOD TESTING FOR IMMUNITY: The Mayor announced a new partnership between the City and USC, County Dept of Public Health, Lieberman Research Worldwide, and collaborators at UCLA and Stanford that will address serology tests. These tests will help us understand how far the virus has spread, how fatal it is, how much of our population might be immune, and who is able to donate plasma to fuel treatments.  
    • DACA NEWS: The Mayor, along with 52 other Mayors across the country, sent a letter to Depart. of Homeland Security, urging them to keep protections in place and automatically renew any DACA employment authorization documents that expire this year, to not further add to the financial burden. (see letter attached)
    • FEDERAL TAXES DEADLINE: Yesterday was "Tax Day" but you have until July 15th to file your taxes. Have questions about the stimulus check or wondering if you qualify? The City is here to help and has set up a Free Tax Prep website to guide you through this process. Just visit our site.
    • PRICE GOUGING: Report any price gouging violations to our City Attorney's Office by filling out this form.
    • GLOVE DISPOSAL: Please ensure that your used disposable gloves make it into the trash.  We're unfortunately finding them littered in streets, gutters, sidewalks, parking lots, yards, and storm drains across the City. Eventually, they'll make their way into our waterways, potentially harming wildlife. (see attached photo)
    • COVID-19 RELATED CRIMES: See attached LAPD's News Release regarding COVID-19 related crimes
    • TESTING LOCATIONS: There are now 26 testing locations across LA County, with three in the Valley. We have the capacity to test 9,400 people a day. We now have same or next day appointment slots, if you or someone you know is experiencing symptoms register HERE.(graphic in English/Spanish attached)
    • MAYOR'S RENTER PROTECTIONS: Watch the Mayor's FAQ video on renter protections.
    • CALL LAPD NON-EMERGENCY LINE: If you see a public gathering, report it to the non-emergency line at 1-877-ASK-LAPD.
    • BUSINESS VIOLATION PORTAL: LAPD has referred 79 businesses to the City's Attorney Office for misdemeanor consideration, following their consistent violation of the order. As a reminder, you can report violations on our complaint portal.
    • RELAXED PARKING RULES EXTENDED TO MAY 15TH: There is no enforcement of street sweeping signs in residential streets, rush hour parking restrictions or non-metered time limits in commercial zones. There is no ticketing or towing of abandoned and oversized vehicles, vehicles with an expired registration, or with recently expired permit parking placards. Read here for more information. 
    • LOS ANGELES SURGE HOSPITAL (ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL) OPENS: The COVID-19 only hospital has over 250 beds now available to treat patients who the virus. Watch the video here.
    • METRO BUS SCHEDULE MODIFICATIONS: Starting this Sunday, the 19th, Metro will run a "Modified Sunday Schedule" seven days a week. No neighborhood will lose transit service, even if your bus ride may take a little bit longer. Metro will continue to provide bus and rail service to every community. Read the updated route line times here.
    • DATA (numbers as of 4/15)
      • LA County  -- 472 new confirmed cases, 10,496 total; 4% increase from 4/14
      • 42 new deaths -- Total deaths: 402; 12% increase from 4/14
      • LA City -- 245 new cases, 4,707 total; 5.5% increase 4/14
    • LAJobsPortal.org - One-Stop Shop for all things employment in the City of LA: Job Openings, Resources, and Employers. 
    • Resources for Seniors and Vulnerable Angelenos - Attached is a resource guide from the Department of Aging.
    • CENSUS – The USCB announced it is extending self response to Oct. 31. It is seeking Congress approval to provide them with authority to deliver data to President on April 30, 2021 and to States no later than July 31, 2021. Here is the link to the press release
    • COMPLETE YOUR CENSUS HERE -- Safe, easy, and secure!
    • FindHelp.org -- Incredible tool to help find resources by zip code.
    • LAProtects.org - The goal of L.A. Protects is to work with local manufacturers – who are not already in the protective gear supply chain – to produce five million non-medical masks, which can be used by workers in essential sectors, non-medical staff in hospitals, and medical patients across the City of Los Angeles. Our partner Kaiser Permanente developed the design specifications for the non-medical masks. Our partner Reformation is providing their expertise in garment and apparel production by providing quality assurance checks and building out funding and in-kind support for this initiative. Are you a manufacturer? Click here. Do you need protective gear? Click here.
    • Donations for COVID-19
      • Garment Worker Center: Garment workers are often not eligible for unemployment benefits and the underground nature of the industry, such as “off the books” work, makes applying for paid family leave or disability insurance uniquely challenging for this workforce. Click here to donate.
      • Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles: Supporting families, healthcare workers, and unhoused Angelenos. Click here to donate.
      • Street Vendor Fund: An emergency fund to provide direct cash assistance to LA street vendors who are financially struggling as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in Los Angeles. Click here to donate.