Thank you to EmpowerLA’s Octaviano Rios for letting us share this thoughtful overview of Mayor Garcetti’s 2018 State of the City address, which Octaviano originally wrote for the Harbor area Neighborhood Councils that he supports. He highlights the Mayor’s callouts to Neighborhood Councils, and issues that Councils might wish to partner with the Mayor on during the coming year.
In his State of the City address Monday morning, Mayor Garcetti said that he needs the help of Angelenos to improve our quality of life in Los Angeles. This coming fiscal year, please consider joining the Mayor, the City Council, City departments, and community partners to spur economic growth in key industries, improve regional infrastructure connectivity, and ensure everyone benefits from the progress of the City.
In his address, the Mayor said the word “neighborhood” 25 times, which is a call not just to City Departments to take action, but a partnership opportunity for all Neighborhood Councils to engage in those instances where resources are being planned for neighborhoods. Here are a few objectives for the year:
- Homelessness – providing emergency shelters, supportive services, parking, and storage
- Crime – strategically deploying officers, expanding the Domestic Abuse Response Teams, investing in gang prevention and intervention services, and decreasing the number of gun possession
- Jobs – attracting and supporting filming, innovation and the tech industry
- Transportation – investing in regional transportation connectivity
- Community Health – increasing youth participation in Recreation and Parks sports programs
On eradicating homelessness in the City, the Mayor called for a partnership with Neighborhood Councils to help in City Hall’s efforts to provide more long term solutions to the needs of homeless Angelenos, saying, “I met with business leaders, service providers, and the 44 Neighborhood Council homelessness liaisons from across L.A. to brief them on our efforts. They all plan to work closely with their Councilpersons to identify sites and build support for safe parking, shelter, and storage for homeless Angelenos. And it starts here at City Hall, where everyone shares in the responsibility of ending this crisis.”
Click the links below to watch and listen to the Mayor deliver the 2018 State of the City address, or to read the full text of his speech:
VIDEO: https://www.lamayor.org/SOTC2018
TEXT of SPEECH (English): https://empowerla.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018_SOTC_AS_PREPARED_FOR_DELIVERY.pdf
TEXT of SPEECH (Espanol): https://empowerla.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018_SOTC_AS_PREPARED_FOR_DELIVERY-ESP.pdf.pdf
My annual State of the City address is just a few minutes away! #SOTC2018
Join us live now → https://t.co/9oyaPXlkrL pic.twitter.com/zX2RWtai8c
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) April 16, 2018
Officially announcing that @SpaceX will start production development of the Big Falcon Rocket 🚀 in the @PortofLA!
This vehicle holds the promise of taking humanity deeper into the cosmos than ever before. #SOTC2018 pic.twitter.com/2TtGy9NERX
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) April 16, 2018
From Silicon Beach to South L.A., we are investing in tomorrow’s technologies today, helping innovation and entrepreneurship flourish — and making sure no one gets left behind as we build an economy that works for everyone. #SOTC2018 pic.twitter.com/QpBzwjVAql
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) April 16, 2018
L.A. is the only city in the nation to win the Gold award from Bloomberg Philanthropies for the best-run city in America. #SOTC2018 pic.twitter.com/bF70FCxtcP
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) April 16, 2018
Power doesn't exist some place else, it’s right here in our hands — alive and well in the neighborhoods where we live, where we work, and where we dream. #SOTC2018 pic.twitter.com/vgZRe2e2GU
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) April 16, 2018
This is L.A.’s infrastructure moment.
Together, we passed the most ambitious local transportation measure in America — and now we’re placing 28 Metro projects in the fast lane before the @LA2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games arrive. #SOTC2018 pic.twitter.com/ZK58n3DmZ1
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) April 16, 2018
Los Angeles is coming together to confront the greatest moral and humanitarian crisis of our time: homelessness. #SOTC2018 pic.twitter.com/hcUIjLYdgq
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) April 16, 2018
I’m proud to announce the next step in our plan to get our homeless neighbors off of L.A.’s streets and into housing: A Bridge Home. #SOTC2018 pic.twitter.com/NsR0C8pvFI
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) April 16, 2018
We are seizing this moment to accelerate what works and keep steady in this fight to end homelessness. #SOTC2018 pic.twitter.com/j7bNFVO86d
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) April 16, 2018
Los Angeles is a city where everybody belongs. #SOTC2018 pic.twitter.com/fTXhMKse0g
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) April 16, 2018
Our @LAPDHQ officers have brought the list of prohibited gun owners in Los Angeles down to zero. #SOTC2018 pic.twitter.com/gsOYKOoY0W
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) April 16, 2018
We are building a safer city for everyone, because when our streets are free of crime, we are reminded that those streets belong to all of us. #SOTC2018 pic.twitter.com/fbJRdbTHAn
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) April 16, 2018
L.A. must be a model of health and fitness.
That’s why we’re showing another way forward, as a city that invests in children’s health, confidence, and social skills through sports and recreational opportunities — a vision that leaves no child on the bench. #SOTC2018 pic.twitter.com/7EU8X5aaHr
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) April 16, 2018
Proud of introduce our new Youth Sports Ambassadors: Emma Limor and Maxwell Bunchie Young, who are here with us today!
They inspire Angelenos to reach for their dreams — on and off the field. #SOTC2018 pic.twitter.com/Rjn8EX1gBb
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) April 16, 2018
We’re expanding opportunity so that every young person in Los Angeles can stay in school, graduate, and go on to college. #SOTC2018 pic.twitter.com/VWTjwpFNI1
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) April 16, 2018
I am proud to announce that we will send our current #LACollegePromise class back to campus in the fall with a second year of free tuition! 🎓 #SOTC2018 pic.twitter.com/eBunZFvSNi
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) April 16, 2018
Here in L.A., we’re showing a future that is prosperous and green, where we cut greenhouse gases while growing our economy. #SOTC2018 pic.twitter.com/Kk1hzlfo8n
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) April 16, 2018
Los Angeles: We are on our way to an even brighter future — and together, we are going to get there. #SOTC2018 pic.twitter.com/9So1u4jqx8
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) April 16, 2018
