The coronavirus has disrupted many aspects of our lives from causing a national health crisis to the havoc in our economy and the learning schedules of our children. One area that has cause for concern on many fronts is housing.

Renters in Los Angeles who have fallen behind due to job loss or reduced work hours have been forced to choose between necessities including food, utilities, and rent. Many programs created by the State, the County of Los Angeles and the City of Los Angeles have provided funding assistance and moratoriums on collection of rents and evictions.

2020 ha sido testigo de grandes desafíos para nuestro estado, eliminando los ahorros financieros que alguna vez fueron sólidos y creando escasez financieros en cuestión de meses, todo causado por la pandemia de COVID-19.

Mi prioridad era la lucha para mantener financiados los servicios esenciales mientras se enfrentaba a un balance negativo de $ 54 mil millones. Los estragos que el coronavirus ha causado a nuestra economía, nuestros sistemas educativos y médicos han sido tremendos. Cualquier interrupción adicional a los programas y servicios para nuestros estudiantes, personas de la tercera edad, las comunidades sin hogar y comerciales tendría un impacto duradero en millones de californianos.

2020 has been witness to great challenges for our state eliminating a once robust funding surplus and creating a funding deficit in a matter of months – all caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The fight to keep essential services funded while dealing with a $54 billion deficit was my priority. The havoc the coronavirus has caused to our economy, our educational and medical systems has been tremendous. Any additional disruptions to programs and services for our students, seniors, the homeless and business communities would have a lasting impact on millions of Californians.