HEADS UP: If you're in Boyle Heights, Mission Hills, Panorama City, North Hills or Southeast L.A., you have until tomorrow to apply. Residents will be tasked with spending $8.5 million in community investments.
The L.A. Reforms for Equity and Public Acknowledgment of Institutional Racism, known as, is the city’s first participatory budget program. It’s similar to efforts undertaken by other cities, including Long Beach.
L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti said the nine areas identified for L.A. REPAIR have been harmed by decades of institutionalized racism. They span the city, from Pacoima, to Skid Row and Wilmington. “We're talking about the legacy of redlining,” he said. “We're talking about racist covenants, discrimination ... we've got our work to do.”
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