Hi team — I can’t thank you enough for your support through the end of our quarterly deadline. Thanks to you, we were able to reach our fundraising goal and keep this campaign moving forward.

Today marks the start of a federal government shutdown in Washington — one that could have been avoided if Republicans had been willing to put the American people ahead of their blind loyalty to President Trump.

As a result, thousands are now at risk of vindictive layoffs led by the President.

But let me be clear: Even though the federal government has shut down, our local government will not stop working.

We will do everything we can to protect Angelenos from Republicans’ federal government shutdown, and we will continue working together to move Los Angeles forward.

I’m thankful you’ve been with me every step of the way.

More soon,