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Friends,
As COVID-19 triggers a national state of emergency, and a statewide call to stay home and stay sheltered, many Angelenos are forced to put their health on the line simply to keep a roof over their heads.
Our city councilmembers have shown great leadership in their response to this crisis so far. In this precarious time, it’s crucial that their next actions be bold, decisive, and for the good of our most vulnerable friends and neighbors.
Click here to sign the petition and help shape LA’s Covid-19 response.
We have joined over 150 other advocacy organizations, worker centers, labor unions, service providers, religious congregations, community groups, affordable housing developers, public interest lawyers, public health and safety organizations, and many more to form the Healthy LA coalition.
We know that the economic and public health impacts of COVID-19 will be devastating for our most vulnerable communities. In Los Angeles, more than 60 percent of renters already spend almost a third of their household income on rent each month — and 57,000 people are without housing altogether. With the previously unthinkable restrictions that have now been placed on working Angelenos, countless more will soon be unable to stay in their homes or put food on the table.
Sign the HEALTHY LA petition to clarify specific steps Los Angeles City Council should take to address these economic hardships.
Everyone is affected by COVID-19 and our neighbors in crisis deserve more. All Californians need immediate action to protect our health and our livelihoods. We will keep you updated on county and statewide calls to action in the weeks to come.
Add your name to call on Los Angeles City Council to protect residents, renters, and houseless Angelenos.
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Then CALL AND EMAIL your City Council member before this Tuesday’s City Council meeting and urge them to take action. You can use the following script:
Hello, my name is [your name] and I am your constituent from [your neighborhood]. I am calling as part of the Healthy LA coalition to ask [councilmember’s name] to enact stronger protections for our community in responce to COVID-19.
Our families and vulnerable community members need immediate action to protect our health and our livelihoods.
I urge [councilmember’s name] to draft and support motions to: [select from below]
- Provide 14 days of paid sick leave to all workers and prohibit retaliation against those who take it. Workers must feel safe to stay home through their illness for the public’s safety.
- Protect workers' livelihoods by enacting “just cause,” “right of recall,” and “worker retention” policies to stop unscrupulous employers from unjustly terminating workers during this crisis, and to ensure that when it is safe to return to work, they still have jobs to return to.
- Prioritize workplace health and safety, including mandated paid time for and access to hand-washing and sanitizing, provision of protective gear, and appropriate training for those still at work, especially grocery workers, food service workers, and delivery drivers.
- Require delivery platforms to provide drivers and shoppers with hand sanitizer, disinfectant cleaning products, and other personal protective equipment, prohibit these companies from deactivating drivers or shoppers who change their work schedules, and offer drivers and shoppers a "non-contact delivery" option.
- Implement an immediate freeze on all residential and commercial rent increases and LADWP utility bill increases in Los Angeles. Prohibit landlords from charging late fees.
- Enact a strong moratorium on evictions related to both nonpayment of rent and the presence of unauthorized occupants and pets, as well as all "no cause" evictions. Nobody should be evicted during an emergency that requires people to shelter in place.
- Immediately supply dumpsters, showers, hand washing stations, bathrooms, vermin abatement, soap, and water to every informal settlement in Los Angeles.
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In Solidarity,
Roxana Tynan
LAANE Executive Director
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LAANE is a leading advocacy organization dedicated to building a new economy for all. Combining dynamic research, innovative public policy and the organizing of broad alliances, LAANE promotes a new economic approach based on good jobs, thriving communities, and a healthy environment.
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