You Concrete Me

LA is about to enter the red tier — what does it mean for dining, movies, and especially schools? The City Council overrides a veto in a contentious meeting. The stimulus package dumps billions of dollars on local budgets. And the concrete industry is trying to sneak a really bad motion onto the city books. Show Notes Quick Hits Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager declares victory in state Senate race (Jaclyn Cosgrove, LAT; 3/3/21) Covid https://twitter.com/lapublichealth/status/1367295467197972482?s=20 (LA Public Health, LAT; 3/2/21) Here’s what can reopen when L.A. County moves into the less restrictive red tier (Sareen Habeshian, KTLA; 3/3/21) 91% YES: UTLA members overwhelmingly unite behind a safe return (UTLA; 3/5/21) March 2021 (LAANE; March 21) Mayoral Veto Override Letter to Council President Nury Martinez – People's Budget LA (People’s Budget LA; 2/28/21) Council overrides Garcetti veto, then they agree on funds to aid communities of color (Dakota Smith, LAT; 3/2/21) New Federal Stimulus Package LA slow to submit FEMA aid paperwork for homeless hotels (Benjamin Oreskes, Dakota Smith, LAT; 3/3/21) L.A. County won't expand program to shelter homeless people in hotels (Benjamin Oreskes, Dakota Smith, LAT; 3/5/21) LASD/LAPD Los Angeles Sheriff's deputies say gangs targeting "young Latinos" operate within department (CBS News; 2/25) https://twitter.com/DotKohlhaas/status/1368369611167604739 (Michael Kohlhaas, Twitter; 3/6/21) Rodney King: 30 years after brutal beating, activists say LAPD 'still corrupt and violent' (Sam Levin, The Guardian, 3/3/21) Concrete Wars https://twitter.com/ShaneDPhillips/status/1367910797796540417 (Shane Phillips, Twitter; 3/5/21)