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City directs report on emergency cash assistance for workers hit by January wildfires
Summary
Los Angeles City Council voted to ask city staff for options to deliver emergency cash assistance or a guaranteed basic income for workers affected by the January 2025 wildfires and to explore using up to $1,000,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds for emergency assistance programs.
Councilmember Hernandez asked the Los Angeles City Council on April 23 to direct city staff to study emergency cash assistance — including a guaranteed basic income pilot — for workers whose livelihoods were disrupted by the January 2025 wildfires.
The motion instructs the City Administrative Officer and the Legislative Analyst to report back with options to support the proposed program and requests information on using up to $1,000,000 in 2024–25 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for emergency assistance, likely including rental help.
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