Residents trust local government more than state or national government. In a survey of 2,000 L.A. County residents conducted in late March and early April by Loyola Marymount University, overwhelming numbers support LA elected officials’ decision to implement stay at home order by 95%. Further, 59% thought local government response Read more…
The counties and cities have the largest responsibility for dealing with the virus among those on the street. The US Constitution does not guarantee a person’s right to sleep on the street; and in the current crisis, the possibility of spreading infection through and from homeless populations is particularly acute. Read more…
The crisis assistance services in our local communities that most people go to for help, including domestic violence shelters, trauma recovery centers, reentry service providers and community-based non-profit and faith based services, were already overburdened before the COVID-19 outbreak. Now, many of them are facing complete breakdown without adequate capacity Read more…