LA Mayor to Deliver State of City – NBC Los Angeles

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Mayor Eric Garcetti will deliver his annual State of the City address Monday with his upcoming 2021-2022 fiscal year budget proposal expected to be the main focus.

Similar to last year, when the speech took place just weeks into the COVID-19 stay-at-home order, the 5:15 p.m. speech will be an understated event compared to the usual pomp and circumstance that surrounds the State of the City address. People can watch the event on the mayor’s Facebook and Twitter pages, and the city’s viewing web site.

Garcetti is expected to speak about the details in his budget proposal ahead of its release on Tuesday. Among the expected topics will be how to put the $1.35 billion allocated to the city from the federal American Rescue Plan to use, including through investment in small businesses and infrastructure.

The Los Angeles Times reported Monday that Garcetti will propose spending $791 million in the upcoming fiscal year to combat homelessness. Garcetti also is looking to use $160 million that was allocated for homeless issues this fiscal year but has not yet been spent, the Times reported.

Other topics expected during the speech are community investment and youth investment programs.

The mayor has previously called for the city to use some of its American Rescue Plan funding to stabilize its finances and replenish the reserve fund.

Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez on Wednesday called for the city to use the money to help women, families, children and underserved communities instead of balancing the budget.

According to Garcetti, the city’s depleted reserve fund puts it in a dangerous place, and he doesn’t want his successor or the people of Los Angeles to be saddled with debt.



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