Dear neighbor,

On Tuesday, congressional Democrats held a Medicaid Day of Action with events across this country. At the Allcove Youth Center, I hosted a roundtable discussion to hear directly from doctors, patients, youth leaders, and advocates from Beach Cities Health District, Redondo Beach Unified School District, Venice Family Clinic, NAMI South Bay, South Bay Children’s Health Clinic, and the Youth Mental Health Project.

We talked about the many ways that Medicaid benefits our community, including supporting home services for senior citizens living independently, providing low-income and disabled residents with health screenings, offering mental health services, and ensuring school-aged children receive dental screenings.

MAGA extremists want to implement these cruel cuts to give tax handouts to the wealthiest Americans. In our district alone, 110,000 people are at risk of losing their health care because of how these cuts will impact Medi-Cal. This also means less money for our hospitals, nursing homes, and community health centers, reducing quality of care.

I’m working every day to fight back against the cruelty and chaos. But we need your help to spread the word about this attack on Medicaid. Make your voice heard and let those in power know that our health care is not to be messed with.

SMALL BUSINESS MOBILITY FUND: LA County requires sidewalk vendors to acquire a Sidewalk Vending Registration Certificate to vend in the unincorporated areas of the county. A grant program is available from the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) to help your business get permitted and compliant with the county’s ordinance. Learn more here. 

UPCOMING FIRE RECOVERY DEADLINES: Phase two of the debris removal process is now complete. If you have not already, property owners must decide to opt-in or opt-out of the government-sponsored program by March 31, 2025. You can find the form here. To apply for FEMA assistance and SBA loans that are now due March 31, 2025, visit recovery.lacounty.gov. The deadline to apply for federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance due to the recent wildfires has been extended to June 10, 2025. More information here.

My office is here for you should you need assistance. Don’t hesitate to reach my LA office at (323) 651-1040 to see if we can help.

I look forward to updating you again soon.

Warmly,

Ted