We want to protect Greater Wilshire for the wonderful neighborhood it is, and encourage all those who reside in it taking a stake in its success. We would like to advocate for more affordable housing units in any new buildings that are built in the Greater Wilshire Area.
We believe the current standards requiring new developers to set aside 15% of their units as affordable units or pay into a fund for affordable housing, falls far short of meeting the needs of our community. If placed on the neighborhood council, we will advocate for more affordable units to be included in any new buildings in the Greater Wilshire Area.
The Greater Wilshire Area is a beautiful neighborhood, and has walkable sidewalks and some bike lines, however this still falls short of meeting the needs of our diverse community. We would like to advocate for more accessible sidewalks and ensure that the city repairs damaged sidewalks for residents who use mobility aids.
We also would like to advocate for any new buildings or developments that are built in the Greater Wilshire Area to meet accessibility standards, including providing elevators and including more accessible units than the current 5% minimum, that meet California Building Code, ADA Requirements, and Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards.
Essential workers have worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic to maintain our necessities of daily life. We will advocate for essential workers to get increased HEROES pay for as long as the city is in a state of emergency due to COVID-19.
As employees in the Greater Wilshire area, we will strive to empower all workers in our thriving business sector. That means encouraging union labor, and giving workers the tools to unionize their workplace if they haven’t already done so.
We will advocate for codifying an annual contribution from the GWNC to the LA Food Bank, which gets matched tenfold by the city. We will also push for Earmark profits from utilities to providing community services, or to the general fund to subsidize other city services in all areas of GWNC.
A Sales Tax Credit for those below a certain income level would also be beneficial to our community. Put money directly back in the hands of low income families, with or without children, to use for their most immediate needs.
We would like to help boost small businesses' access to credit. Access to credit is a challenge for small businesses everywhere, but it has been exacerbated in the fallout of our pandemic. This is an even bigger issue for BIPOC business owners, who already experience higher barriers to capital access.
Despite Los Angeles’s efforts to become a more environmentally-friendly place to live, LA County is still the site of massive oil drilling operations. We would like to push city hall to create a coalition with other LA County cities to permanently ban oil drilling.
We can pay for greener infrastructure, and we can do it by having corporations which benefit from our streets and sidewalks pay their fair share. Companies like Uber, Lyft, and Doordash make millions in profit, and it’s time that they contribute as the rest of us do, with a gas tax. This will protect parks, build bike lanes, and increase green space in the city of LA.
LA’s Community Colleges are a treasured civic resource. We can ensure that LACCD can remain free for all Angelenos, and we can do so by advocating to the city council for small taxes on the multi-billion dollar film and television production industry.
The schools in the Greater Wilshire Area should enjoy a safe traffic area for students that are walking to school. We will advocate to the city to place more traffic guards during school zone hours so that students, staff and parents can safely arrive at school.
The current pandemic has adversely affected so many students who attend our Greater Wilshire Area Schools. We will advocate that the city focus on providing support and funding to help teachers and students safely return to schools.