Historic Challenges –Historic Change: Striving Toward Transformative Solutions
Through unprecedented turbulence and great change comes tremendous opportunity. Join Funders Together to End Homelessness for a conversation about two initiatives that have the ability to transform how Los Angeles and California address crisis and systemic inequities in our communities.
Measure J was a historic ballot measure passed by Los Angeles County voters on November 3rd that amended the Los Angeles County Charter to require at least 10% of locally controlled revenue (about a billion dollars) to be invested into local communities and alternatives to incarceration. Healthcare, housing, jobs, youth programs, and alternatives to incarceration are ultimately what create real public safety and thriving communities. However, over the years LA County has seen unrestricted funds to the judicial system, jails and law enforcement grow massively as low-income, primarily Black and Brown communities go underinvested. Measure J served as a mandate from voters to elected officials: We need to reprioritize our budgets and taxpayer dollars to serve the needs of our communities in ways that align with our values of racial and economic equity and justice.
AB 71 (Bring CA Home) establishes a permanent source of funding and a collaborative statewide strategy for solving homelessness. It is a fundamental remaining of how California fights our homelessness epidemic, centralizing state programs, demanding measurable results, and establishing a permanent, ongoing source of funding to support housing and services across the state. It contains strict accountability measures -- such as rewarding local governments who are hitting aggressive goals, enacting regular public reporting, and strengthening data collection at the local level -- so the resources are being spent wisely. AB 71 also creates new innovative programs to eliminate racial bias, ensure youth and survivors of domestic violence have access to better care and enhance coordination and collaboration between the state and local governments and among state and local agencies.
Panelists will also offer insight into the shifting political landscape and the opportunities and challenges presented within the current political environment.
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