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LAUSD tells Carson council it’s expanding school facility access, meals and bond-funded projects
Summary
LAUSD Chief of Governmental Relations Martha Alvarez updated the City of Carson on district-city partnerships, expanded community access to school facilities under Civic Center permits, a free supper program for children, legal-rights outreach for immigrant families and bond-funded facilities work affecting Carson.
Martha Alvarez, the Los Angeles Unified School District’s chief of governmental relations, told the City of Carson council on Nov. 18 that the district is pursuing deeper local partnerships to expand family supports and community access to school facilities.
Alvarez said LAUSD and the city have an education compact intended to strengthen collaboration "on behalf of the students, the families, the communities that we serve," and described recent joint efforts — including a family-academy webinar and outreach about SNAP and other food resources. She said the district is offering a free supper program for children ages 0–18 and that meals at participating sites are available to non-LAUSD students as well.
Why it matters: Council members pressed the district for specifics that affect neighborhoods — including parking and third-party use at Curtis Middle School and plans to expand magnet programs. Alvarez said third-party facility use proceeds through the Civic Center Permit process required by California law and offered to follow up with city staff to address neighborhood parking and permit timing.
Alvarez also highlighted district facilities work: she told the council the district has completed more than 595 projects in Carson worth about $200 million and said 16 projects are currently underway in the city. She referenced a voter-approved bond described in the presentation as a $9,000,000,000 measure that supports systemwide projects.
Council reaction and follow-up: Mayor Pro Tem Hicks asked about repeated neighborhood parking complaints tied to extended permits. Alvarez said the district will follow up with the city’s Michael George and return with details about permit durations and renewal timing. Councilmember Dr. Juwan Hilton pressed for an upgrade schedule for specific Carson campuses and a consistent landscape/maintenance timeline; Alvarez offered to provide a written timeline and school-by-school project list.
What’s next: LAUSD offered to provide written menus and program details for the free‑meal program and a written timeline of the projects cited. Councilmembers requested follow-up on parking enforcement and a written outline of magnet program expansion options.
