The Budget Advocates invite you to Regional Budget Day this Saturday, October 11, taking place at 5 locations around the city. By providing a community voice to the Mayor and the City Council about budget priorities, the Budget Advocates aim to integrate Neighborhood Councils more fully into the shaping of the City budget, to help next fiscal year’s City budget meet the needs and concerns of LA’s communities during a time of budget crisis, to increase Neighborhood Council leaders’ knowledge of the Los Angeles budget process, and to help develop relationships among Neighborhood Council leaders, Neighborhood Councils and City Departments, and Neighborhood Councils and the Mayor’s office.
Paying attention to the City’s budget decisions is a crucial aspect of being engaged in planning the future of Los Angeles communities. “Everything we expect our City to do for us is dependent on the budget.” said NCBA Co-Chair Jay Handal. “We want the streets and sidewalks fixed—it depends on the budget. We want our police and paramedics to respond quickly to emergencies—it depends on the budget. Everything we want our City to provide comes from the budget and it is incumbent for the people to pay attention.”
The locations and times for the regional events are below:
Regions 1-4
Time: 2 pm – 4 pm
Location: Braude Constituent Center
6262 Van Nuys Boulevard, Van Nuys, CA 91401 [map]
Regions 5-6
Time: 9 am – 11 am
Location: LA Legal Aid Community Room
1102 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019 [map]
Regions 7-8
Time: 2 pm – 4 pm
Location: Glassell Park Community Center
3750 Verdugo Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065 [map]
Regions 9, 10, 12
Time: 10 am – 12 pm
Location: Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza Community Room
3650 Martin Luther King Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90008 [map]
Region 11
Time: 10 am – 12 pm
Location: West LA Municipal Building
1645 Corinth Ave Suite 103.2 (enter on west side of building), Los Angeles, CA 90025 [map]
Refreshments will be served. Please visit NCBALA.com for more information about the Budget Advocates and recent and upcoming events and budget-related decisions.