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Nichelle M. Henderson defeats the competition including the incumbent, Scott Svonkin.
By now, we have all seen some sort of public service announcement that enticed us to vote. The emphasis was on the significance of every citizen’s singular vote. As Americans, we have perhaps taken the process for granted at times. By the time you read this, we will have all had an abject lesson on the importance of an accurate ballot count. It all starts with where and how you vote. In Los Angeles County, the voting center replaced the old polling places for the General Election. The L.A. County centers allow voters to cast their ballots early—before Election Day. Voters are no longer chained to their nearby musty neighborhood church storage rooms or the equipment room at the recreation center or elementary school auditorium. Los Angeles City College hosted one of the new state-of-the-art voting centers operated by a team of energetic volunteers. The center was located inside LACC’s Student Union, which is a glass and concrete asymmetric minimalist building on the south side of campus. This modernist space was the perfect facility that provided adequate space to social distance the volunteers, as well as the voters. The large pane glass walls, and high ceilings brought in plenty of light and easily handled a steady stream of the civic minded. From the outside, the bright yellow hood that shrouded the touch screens of what Los Angeles County calls its “Ballot Marking Device” could be seen through the large glass. Before entering the space, volunteers greeted voters at a large mobile banquet table covered with boxes of latex gloves, bottles of hand sanitizer, alcohol wipes and masks. The volunteers made sure everyone who entered the space understood the facility’s COVID-19 protocol, which of course required all who entered to wear a mask. Inside the voting center across from the rows of the yellow Ballot Marking Devices there were tables where volunteers sat masked, wearing face shields illuminated by the soft blue glow of the touchscreen tablet. They used the tablets to help with collection voting information, although the tables were still laden with the usual large ledgers that were always in sight at the old polling places of the past. The entire operation was much smoother and streamlined than the 20th century polling places. The team of volunteers functioned like a well-oiled machine. It was hard to believe this diverse group of people were volunteers and not some well-managed staff from a Fortune 500 company.
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PHOTO BY JUAN MENDOZA Thousands of people pour into the streets of Downtown Los Angeles on Election Day in and around Pershing Square on Nov. 3, 2020. They form a sea of masks, signs and flags, as they celebrate the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-president elect Kamala Harris.
Residents Cast Ballots onCampus for Peaceof Mind East Hollywood residents found few lines at L.A. City College on Nov. 3at the vote center. BY JUAN MENDOZA Officials unlocked the doors exactly at 7 a.m. on Tuesday where a couple of people were waiting outside for a few minutes before the doors opened at the L.A. City College Vote Center. There was a chill in the morning air, and the early voters appeared excited because finally, the day had come. They were looking forward to the opportunity to exercise their right to vote. The current toxic political environment caused these early morning voters to doubt the mail-in ballot choice. “This is my first time to vote, and I just got my citizenship this year,” said John Cardona a new immigrant from the Philippines. “I’m really excited to practice my right as an American citizen. I care about
job security, and to end poverty. And after the election I would like to see more unity between people.” Voters would come and go all day at the Vote Center which was located in the Student Union Building. There was no waiting, no lines, no protestors nor anyone to harass voters. Everything moved in the right direction throughout the day. It was a different scene just a few months earlier at the election primaries in March. Voters waited in line for a least 20 to 30 minutes to cast their ballot. Not that long ago, voters were tied to a specific polling place according to their address. Because of The California Voter’s Choice Act that passed in 2016 voters can cast their ballot anywhere in L.A. County. “We have no lines and people are not waiting because the majority of voters sent
their ballot by mail or voted early,” said a poll worker who did not want to be identified. More than 100 million votes had already been cast by Nov. 3, according to the Washington Post. Election Day generated fear among some City College students like Daryl Jim Diaz who is working on a certificate in Elementary/Intermediate Japanese. He believes L.A. County wanted to protect the integrity of the election and didn’t want votes to be tampered with. “I’m nervous about election day,” Diaz said. “I am nervous that our current president will find a way to cheat the system. We know politics can be corrupt. He doesn’t want to give out a second stimulus check to the American people unless he is president again ... That says a lot.”
Biden-Harris Win Brings People to the Streets Spontaneous celebrations broke out in Downtown L.A. when it became clear the Biden-Harris ticket had prevailed. BY JUAN MENDOZA Thousands carried posters, placards and flags as they poured into Pershing Square in Downtown L.A. to celebrate the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris last Saturday morning. Biden supporters appeared emotional. They sang and danced to the sound of drums that filled the air. They welcomed new leadership and the hope of a new administration.
More than 30 candidates competed for a spot on the seven-member Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) Board of Trustees. After serving three consecutive terms as the LACCD’s Board of Trustees president and representing Seat 5 since 2011, Scott Svonkin fell short of votes that would return him to the board. He piled up endorsements from a diverse field that included U.S. Congressman Ted Lieu, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti and L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn among others, according to Votersedge.org. LACCD Board of Trustees President Andra Hoffman maintains her position at Seat 1. David Vela and Mike Fong remain in their former seats. Vela holds Seat 3 and Fong, Seat 7. Nichelle M. Henderson joins the board of trustees, replacing Svonkin at Seat 5, which makes her the only Black member on the board. LACCD’s Board is made up of seven seats, each seat is assigned to an elected trustee member. Elections are held every two years. Four trustees are elected during one election, and three are elected the following election. Board members serve terms of four years. Presidents and vice presidents are elected to the board annually. Hoffman maintained her position as Seat 1 board member. She took the lead with 864,022 votes (53.95 percent). Hoffman is a native of Los Angeles, CA. She briefly attended Los Angeles Valley College. As a former LACCD student, Hoffman is no stranger to the needs of students in the Los Angeles area. Hoffman attended Antioch University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies. She also attended California State University, Northridge, where she earned a master’s degree in public administration. Hoffman was first elected as a member of LACCD’s Board of Trustees in 2015. She was elected
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Masks do not hide the joy of supporters of President-elect Joe Biden as they celebrate in front of L.A. City Hall on Nov. 3, 2020. The scene downtown mirrors similar turnouts in cities across the nation.
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President-elect Joe Biden laid out a plan that included Americans wearing masks to combat the coronavirus earlier this week. It includes a 13-member board that will take the place of the current White House coronavirus task force. The plan will go into effect once Biden
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is sworn in as president on Jan. 20, 2021. Biden says there are more than 10 million cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. now. “Infections are going up, hospitalizations going up, deaths are going up,” Biden said. President-elect Biden called this a “dark winter” that needs a ray of sunshine to break the winter storm. In his first speech since being named pres-
ident-elect, Biden said there is a need for bold action. His COVID-19 advisory board will have a formal plan in place when he takes office. This plan will consist of detailed steps and recommendations based on bedrock science, compassion, understanding, and widely available testing. Benefits of the plan will be free and avail-
able to the public, including efforts to distribute to higher need communities. Areas like the Latino community, the black community, the pacific islander community, “I will spare no effort to turn this pandemic around,” Biden said. President-elect Biden also says he wants to provide health care workers the necessary supplies they need.
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Some Votes Don’t Count for Bully in the White House
BY THANDISIZWE CHIMURENGA “When I say jump you say how high.” That is what came to mind as I watched the election coverage of the 2020 presidential race. A lot of bullies and wanna-be bullies employ or try to employ that phrase in real time. Bullies are not restricted to schoolyard playgrounds but that’s where they start. Bullying behavior is not restricted to children. Many adults exhibit a child-like demeanor whilst demanding that others do their bidding. Such is the case with the current president of the United States, Donald J. Trump. In this election, as in elections past, votes are being counted in the manner they have always been counted: by law. We have never had a need for the count to be hurried along before, so why now?
Because Donald Trump wants it that way? That’s not a good enough reason. Sorry, not sorry. Not even the great “Hanging Chad” saga of the 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore saw a need to hurry the count. The need was to count every vote very carefully. Caution was the watchword. One would think that caution and counting every vote would be the modus operandi for this election also. And yet, the commander in chief of the most powerful armed forces of the most powerful nation on earth wants his votes counted, but not those of his opponent. The commander in chief wanted no ballots to “come in at 4 a.m.” and be counted. Exactly what time are ballots mailed from overseas service members and U.S.
citizens living abroad supposed to come in? Exactly which states are supposed to ignore their statutes and switch their calendars to suit the Oval Office and not their constituents? And, as bullies do, when they don’t get their way, they lash out. Governors, mayors and other political leaders were conspiring to steal the vote from Trump, he said. Specifically, Democrat leaders. The Republican leaders of states where Trump was losing? Not so much. In the beginning of Trump’s presidency, many journalists were wringing their hands with worry; their crisis was how to report on the president without explicitly calling him a liar because, you know, decorum. How refreshing it was to see MSNBC, CNN and other news outlets simply cut Trump off during an election night press
conference because of his lies about widespread voter fraud. Anchor after anchor said the president had presented no evidence whatsoever of voter fraud taking place. They also appeared incredulous while doing so. It was extremely refreshing. It was also simultaneously sad and horrific. The “long national nightmare” of the Trump presidency is almost over. The curtain is closing on this four-year-old temper tantrum/horror show combination. Now the real work can begin. Holding President-elect Biden accountable to a vision of healing and forward progress for all who live here will need all of our energy. Eradicating Trumpism will be hard but necessary work. The kind of work that adults are best equipped to handle.
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Two Friends Let the Vote be Their Voice BY HOLLIANN HARTMAN The fear was real as first-time voter Tazhanae Bonds and I approached the Pantages Theater in Hollywood on Nov. 3, 2020. It was the last day to vote, the last day to stand up for what we believed in as survivors. Despite our opposing political views, we were able to unite as women who survived victimization. Thoughts raced through my mind – I wondered if my vote would make a difference, or if I was too late. I thought we could even be shot as we were leaving. I wondered if the election would end in civil war. I could not reveal this fear to my friend, but with the state of the world, and being subjected to the depravity of humankind throughout my life, my faith in democracy has been dwindling. Bonds and I remained armed with our ballots. One Republican and one Democrat — one Black woman and one white woman. As I snapped photos of Tazhanae, the image of what we
represented by supporting each other, was that of what our nation has failed to do. “We support each other every day. We work together. We share a community,” Tazhanae said. “I see you as more than just an opposing side, but as a human being with a right to your own opinion. That is what people are forgetting. That yes, you may disagree, but everyone on the opposing side is still a person with lives and families, people they love. They just have a difference of opinion. Politics has dehumanized people.” I was surprised that a woman who is a decade younger than I, had the same internal thoughts I did. We waited in line, silently clutching our ballots, praying that this piece of paper could be powerful enough to stop any future bullets that may be heading our way. It was our turn to put our ballots in the box and this is where I felt a shift in my negative thought process. I placed my ballot in the box
first and the polling volunteers throughout the theatre clapped for me and thanked me for voting. I noticed a piece of paper on the table that had “First Time Voter” printed on it. I informed the volunteer just as Tazhanae stepped up to the table that she was a first-time voter. Bells and cheering went off after the volunteer shouted, “We have a first-time voter!” Tazhanae looked at me shocked at the celebration the Pantages Theater volunteers put on. We began to smile, laugh and for the first time in this election, we both felt a wave of relief. “Being a first-time voter was so impactful because it’s very easy to feel like your opinion doesn’t really matter,” Tazhanae said. “With hundreds of millions of opinions being voiced daily, how do you know you are really heard? But when I went down to Pantages Theater and voted for the first time, it was the first time that I really knew my opinion mattered and I was being heard.”
Vote with Your Dollars for Black-Owned Businesses BY SERINA HAYNES With the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement to protest racial violence, and dealing with COVID-19, we are learning the importance of community and just how quickly independent businesses can shutter during a pandemic. East Hollywood is primarily comprised of POC, persons of color. At a time when we feel powerless against racial discrimination, the government and capitalism, unifying to build a community that supports one another is a way we can empow-
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er ourselves. Supporting Blackowned business is supporting community. Black Americans are not able to accumulate generational wealth, and only 31 percent of Blackowned businesses even receive funding for their enterprise. Supporting Black businesses can also be considered a form of activism and protest, as they have been historically seen as a threat to white supremacy. In order to help bridge racial wealth disparity, it is important to note the significant wage gap between Black and white Americans – 75.1% for men and 85% for women, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. East Hollywood’s gentrification has already started and is a very real threat to push out minori-
ty-owned businesses, which are already struggling to stay afloat during the pandemic. The app EatOkra provides a directory of restaurants and lists multiple places to eat within East Hollywood. To those who cannot afford the luxury of eating out (or in, thanks to the current pandemic), instead of supporting corporations like Amazon, we can easily find Black-owned alternatives. We can patronize them for our everyday household needs. We can also support by spreading the word and awareness through social media and good old fashioned talking to friends and neighbors. This is something that we should be doing as a community now and continuously into the future.
Democrats are back! Now what? As the election came to an end, jubilation and glee exploded in the streets in support of the president-elect Joe Biden. We experienced three days of nail biting and anticipation over the results of an election dripping in scandal and restlessness on the part of Americans everywhere. We do not know what this will mean for us as a country. We are suddenly healing after the past four years of consistent regression in our rights, views and the rise of authoritarianism. In the face of such a tumultuous time between COVID-19 and discrimination and racism running rampant, the belief for many Americans is the idea that Joe Biden can offer us a new hope. Biden’s main campaigning strategy was the idea that we all know him and have seen him in Washington representing Democratic views that most of us hold near and dear to our hearts. However, it is safe to say that compared to Trump, Biden only fell into the category of the lesser evil. That being said, can we rely on the new president to hold us together and bring this country out of the ashes of a post Trump regime? I truly feel that too much credit and emphasis is being placed on a presidential candidate that most people chose to merely get Trump out of office. And though progress was surely made by having Harris in office with Biden, the fate of the United States needs to fall to the people living within it. This is a hard and heavy time for us as Americans in which our faith in democracy has been truly shaken, as we were left high and dry, time and time again during this pandemic. Yes, the Democratic party is back in office, which should signify a great coming together for the nation. But with a generation so easily distracted, who is to say that we will not once again become complacent. It may be that we are destined to continuously repeat history and never truly put the people and democracy first.
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Republicrats: No Matter Who Wins, We Lose BY MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ The election of 2020 will go down in history as the bi-partisan success of a government body united in their fealty to corporate interests and big donor dollars. It will also go down in history as the collective failure of a population preoccupied with fighting an imaginary culture war among themselves; taken in by platitudes leveled at them by politicians which amount to nothing of substance. Many opinion pieces will reflect on the teetering edge of a democracy in danger of sliding toward neo-fascism. Some will reflect on the ignorance and autocratic temperament of President Donald Trump and his cultists. This piece will focus on the Democratic candidates exclusively. The author of this piece recognizes the two-party system as two heads of the same snake that time and time again put forth weak candidates that place corporate interests above the needs of working-class Americans. It is the weakness of both parties in producing viable candidates to maintain status quo while fanning the flames of division to keep the American people from the ugly truth of their true allegiance. Most Americans will agree, that in this election, a vote for Joe Biden
meant a vote against the reelection of Donald Trump. Joe Biden, aside from obvious gaffs that do not rule out cognitive decline, is a historically weak candidate that put forth no substantive policies to meet the urgency of the moment the nation is in. Never mind that the only consistencies Joe Biden displays are a refusal to adopt policies like a Green New Deal to transition away from fossil fuels toward clean energy and health proposals such as Medicare for All that studies and polls show as having tremendous bipartisan support among the American people. One such statistic from the Pew Research Center, shows a staggering 63% of the American population favors a single payer healthcare system that would provide universal coverage in the midst of a global pandemic; a policy Joe Biden refuses to support. Never mind that Joe Biden: • drafted legislation for the 1994 Crime Bill that resulted in the mass incarceration of people of color in private for-profit prisons. • Advocated for cutting Social Security • Opposed federally mandated busing to racially integrate schools in the 1970s. • Voted in favor of President George Bush’s declaration of the ongoing war in Iraq Never mind any of this, because he is not Donald Trump! While we are on the subject of Joe Biden’s opposition to busing, never mind the
empty identity politics displayed in choosing Kamala Harris as his running mate. Kamala Harris is entirely qualified, to be sure; a qualified safe choice to maintain the status quo of neo-corporatism that has a stranglehold on the Democratic Party. Never mind that Kamala Harris’ created an abysmal criminal justice record during her time as California Attorney General. A record that: • put parents in jail for the truancy of their children • subverted a Supreme Court ruling requiring the state to reduce its prison population. • denied early parole release of eligible prisoners for the use of cheap prison labor • approved the use of prisoners to fight wildfires in California for a wage of $1/hr. • Oversaw over 1,900 cannabis-related convictions while San Francisco’s D.A., that disproportionately impacted people of color and contributed to mass incarceration. Election after election of lesser-evil voting has given us two historically weak candidates beholden to Wall Street and corporations. They both employ smokescreens of empty identity politics in a moment that demands immediate and substantive policy measures to lift the American people out of historic unemployment and poverty levels. The American people deserve progressive policies that give them the dignity of healthcare and a living wage during a pandemic that has already claimed the lives of over
200,000 Americans and counting. Or, at the very least, another $1,200 stimulus check. The democratization of fundraising and money in politics has resulted in an era of broken policy, partisan media hacks, and pandering politicians that now amount to meme fodder. The next four years are likely to be woke executive orders on race, immigration, and cultural liberalism codified in executive agencies rather than any substantive improvement of peoples’ lives. The American body politic must wake up to the realization that both parties are stoking frivolous and empty resentments and imagined stigmatization in a desperate bid to keep power. The fact that there is more we have in common as a nation than not; only then can we forge a new path and rid ourselves of the corporate stranglehold and disillusionment of the Democratic and Republican parties. It is my sincere belief that, at the end of the day, the average American is not a racist, is not uneducated as to not be able to vote on bread and butter economic issues and is not just a body beholden and pandered to by one political party. The 2020 election results set the stage for a decade that will see the struggle in the transfer of power; passing the torch of American leadership from an old guard valuing traditional forms of governance to a new guard of leaders who recognize the antiquation of existing governmental framework.
I feel election day is one of the most dragged-out processes we endure today. Reporters from all over the world give their opinions and predictions about which candidate will win which state. It could be much simpler to have everything computer-operated and count the votes as they are turned in. With all the technology available, votes should be calculated immediately. There should be kiosks at voting centers, offices and hospitals. Everywhere. Paper voting should end. Each vote should be accessible for reading on a computer screen by government offices. “Election Day” should be “Announcement Day.” When the time comes to announce the president and other winners, President Donald Trump would be on one side and Joseph Biden on the other. It would be similar to how they conduct the debates. Everyone in the same room at the same time, wearing a mask and safety precautions would be in place, including social distancing. All candidates should be advised to get tested for coronavirus prior to this day, so we know everyone is healthy and safe. Temperatures should also be taken upon arrival. Results should be shared with everyone on one big screen. Americans could view the numbers together. The idea of poll workers “sealing” a ballot box and sending it to a city hall does not sound secure to me. What if the government officials miscount? What if the ballot cards get stuck together or are damaged? Those are votes that would not be counted. What if some ballots were lost in the mail and never got to the right place? How can the average person trust such a system? Of course, for media outlets to get more views, commentary from political pundits is added to the process, which only delayed the result. We have to remain patient with an obsolete system to find out a week after Election Day who will be the next president and vice president of the United States: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
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ometimes, political contests require us to pick the “lesser of two evils” during an election year. It is not ideal. I remember feeling excited to vote in past elections. And although this is the first time I voted in a presidential election, I could only feel a sense of dread. The results will not satisfy everyone. Both major political parties have more similarities than differences. Both have proven they are of limited value in improving the lives of most people, especially minorities and other marginalized groups. This has been going on for a long
time. So, for this post-election playlist, I wanted to make a compilation of political songs from different decades. Many artists have turned to music to make theirs and the people’s voices heard. Those not satisfied with the state of the country have made very powerful music that unites and brings us comfort. The music lets us know that others are feeling disappointment and anger, too. I hope songs like “A Change Is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke or “We Shall Not Be Moved” by Mavis Staples bring the bittersweet comfort of knowing that many have felt and are feeling the same. You can find the playlist on Spotify at: shorturl.at/oJNR7
1. “I Can’t Breathe” H.E.R. 2. “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” Gil Scott-Heron 3. “American Skin (41 Shots)” Bruce Springsteen 4. “Power to the People” Curtis Mayfield 5. “Know Your Rights” The Clash
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1. Actors Karin Schall and Mariska Hargitay (L to R) encourage people in the long voter lines at Penn Station in New York on Oct. 28, 2020. Photo courtesy @therealmariskahargitay 2. Mariska Hargitay cuddles her son, August. Photo by Daniel Ogren, Creative Commons 2.0 via CC.org CC license: “100405_EasterEggRoll_562” licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 3. Mariska Hargitay as Det. Olivia Benson on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Photo courtesy atomtetsuwan2002 via CC.org, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
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BY HOLLIANN HARTMAN n 1999, a Los Angeles native was about to start a revolution and she did not even know it. Mariska Hargitay who is better known as Olivia Benson on TV’s “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” says it all started with her fan mail. Hargitay noticed a theme of cries for help from victims in letters, only she didn’t know how to reply. As the show progressed, she received more and more fan mail with the same despair. In 2004, she founded the Joyful Heart Foundation, a national non-profit organization. “I created the Joyful Heart Foundation to help survivors heal,” Hargitay said in her
2020 Democratic National Convention speech. “And to change the way our society responds to sexual violence.” Hargitay began to speak out through interviews, personal social media, and quickly progressed to state legislative meetings. The actressturned-advocate joined forces with NoMore, a non-profit organization that works to end domestic and sexual violence. Already a successful wife, mother, producer, director, actress, writer and advocate, Hargitay’s activism has undoubtedly made her one of the most fearless women in Hollywood. In 2009, Hargitay created the #ENDTHEBACKLOG campaign and Joyful Heart
Foundation after discovering the backlog of hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits nationwide. In 2019, a horrified Hargitay created an HBO documentary, “I Am Evidence” to illuminate yet another poor design in our legal system. “I’ve been playing Detective Benson on ‘SVU’ for 15 years, and when I first began letters started coming in from viewers,” Hargitay said. “These men and women were disclosing to me their stories of abuse. And at first, it was a few, then it was more, then it was hundreds, and then it was thousands. A majority of them included some version of, ‘I’ve never told this to anybody before.’ And here I was, an actress on a TV show getting
these letters, and I was immersed in these issues,” she said. Hargitay wanted to help her fans so she armed herself with information. “I educated myself, and I got involved. To me, the rape kit backlog is the clearest and most shocking demonstration of how we regard these crimes,” Hargitay said. “I had absolutely no clue that people stockpiled rape kits. I had no clue that anyone would do that.” Hargitay said she was “enraged it took so long” to process rape kits, but believes things could really change for survivors and potential victims everywhere. As of July 2020, the testing of rape kits in Cleveland, Detroit and Memphis led to
the identification of more than 1,320 suspected serial rapists. This outcome inspired Mariska and her campaign #ENDTHEBACKLOG to progress forward on a national level. Most recently, she was seen in an extremely emotional state at the Democratic National Convention. She was upset about the backlog of untested rape kits and the lack of urgency to get them processed. “The statistics fueled my resolve and I committed myself to the movement to end this violence,” Hargitay said. “I’m voting for Joe Biden, for my daughter, my sons and all of our children.” Joe Biden has been working with the Joyful Heart Foundation for several years. In 2004, Biden championed the first bill regarding the backlog of untested rape kits at crime labs, which was later signed into law. By 2015, he took the lead to secure $41 million in the Federal Sexual Assault Kit Initiative which began testing 400,000 rape kits. “An untested rape kit means a survivor without justice,”
Biden tweeted from his personal Twitter account. In his presidential campaign, Biden pledged countless improvements in women’s rights. Most importantly, he pledged $20 million to establishing regional sexual assault investigative training academies, as well as $100 million annually to ensure law enforcement training addresses attitudes towards sexual crimes—a leading cause of so many untested rape kits. “The vice president has worked tirelessly by our side to end the backlog of hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits,” Hargitay said during her DNC 2020 speech. “And our work will continue because testing kits not only makes our country safer, but it sends a vital message to survivors that what happened to them matters.” Meanwhile, NBC has renewed “Law and Order: SVU “for three additional seasons. The show is currently on season 21. Whether or not you watch the show, pay attention to Mariska. There is something about Mariska, and there is something she has to say.
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The Hottest Party was on a computer, cell phone or TVscreen Nov. 3, 2020, as people nervously waited for the election results.
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BY WILLIAM TORRES our years ago, Americans watched Donald Trump become the 45th president of the United States from the comfort of their homes, other people’s houses, bars or restaurants. This year, COVID-19 plagued the entire world, and many have been in quarantine ever since. To further complicate 2020, quarantine happened during an election year After eight months of staying home and working remotely, people wanted to gather after they voted, in spite of quarantine. While many Americans cannot gather in large crowds, they can still do so virtually Felicia Walker throws an election party every four years at her apartment in East Hollywood and invites 20 of her closest friends. Because of the pandemic, Felicia decided to
throw a party through Zoom. “For the last 20 years that I have lived in Los Angeles, I always threw an election party,” Felicia said. “I wasn’t going to let COVID [19] ruin my election party.” The Zoom party started at 5 p.m., and throughout the night, many people would come in and out with a drink in their hands to join the conversations, games and laughter. The positive thing about a Zoom party is that people from other parts of the United States can join. Annette Moore lives in Queens, NY, and she joined the Zoom party at midnight, Eastern Standard Time. “Since the votes are still being counted, I might as well join the fun and see all my friends in Zoom,” Annette said. To keep people safe while they exercise their civic duty, most states allowed absentee voting this year, which resulted in a delay in the ballot counts. By 10 p.m., Nevada, Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania were still tabulating. Everyone knew the
winner would not be announced that night. By this time, guests remained logged in and just enjoyed each other’s company. All guests engaged in a game of “What did Trump Tweet” and the fastpaced word game Scattergories. Olly-Riley Smith has been going to Felicia’s election parties for eight years. He lives in Pasadena with his wife and twoyear-old son, Duncan. “I’m British, and I can’t vote, so attending Felicia’s parties has always felt like a sporting event,” Olly said. “It is a great opportunity to continue our tradition through Zoom.” There was no winner announced on election night, but the party rocked on in Zoom. Seventeen liberals played games, drank responsibly and enjoyed each other’s company well past midnight, like at any great party. “It’s these kinds of events that brings us together,” Felicia said. ”And reassures everyone that we are in this pandemic together.” The Zoom ended at 1 a.m.
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DEMOCRACYWINSONELECTIONDAY There were no long lines, no snaking queues and no frustrated voters. I asked if they expected long lines, and the general consensus was probably not. However, they did expect the steady streams of voters to continue. Part of this was because the more than 700 L.A. County vote centers would be open. Centers began to open on Oct. 24 in limited locations. By Oct. 30, all of the centers were open. On Election Day, centers were open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. One of the team leaders who greeted voters was Nestor Lemus. He was the assistant lead for the 2020 presidential election. His day began at 5 a.m. when he arrived on campus. He wore a yellow, button-down polo shirt. His high-energy was infectious as he walked me though the vote center and provided a rundown on the facility. Nestor gave me the media rules for filming and photography, which included making sure no areas of presumed privacy were violated. No photos or filming of ballots and generally steering clear of voters and volunteers. The rest of the team of masked and shielded volunteers provided information and directed voter traffic with dispatch. Though it looked like a science fiction movie, this was democracy being carried out in the 21st century. As I stood at the back of the room, I saw pizza boxes, stacks of bottled water and paper plates, the evidence that some things will remain the same. The din of the room was subdued and exciting. There were no raised voices, only the occasional “please walk this way” from a volunteer directing voters to the correct station. On my tour of the center, Lemus pointed out the security surveillance cameras. He explained that security was a serious priority. Outside, the seriousness of exiting voters gave way to smiles for many. They brandished their “I Voted” stickers” and took group selfies. There was an American flag on a pole outside of the Student Union Building. Some voters stood proudly next to the flag for selfportraits as they held their voter stickers and sample ballot booklets. Even in the time of a pandemic, Americans, Angelenos stepped up to the plate to make their voices heard.
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PHOTO BY LOUIS WHITE 1. A volunteer sits at a welcome table at the vote center in front of the L.A. City College Student Union on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020. COVID-19 protocol supplies like hand sanitizer fill the table. 2. Voter pamphlets and other information is arranged neatly inside the L. A. City College Student Union vote center on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020. The centers make voting more accessible to residents who once cast votes at
neighborhood polling places. 3. Volunteers wear masks and shields as they check in voters on Election Day at the vote center in the L.A. City College Student Union Building on Nov. 3, 2020. The center begins receiving the public at 7 a.m. 4. A steady stream of voters stand in a short line to enter the vote center at L.A. City College on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
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President of the Board in 2019. Karen Hernandez also ran for Seat 1, and came in second place with 276,746 votes (16.71 percent). Hernandez was born in Los Angeles. She attended Los Angeles Pierce College (2014), UC Berkeley (2013), and earned a master’s degree in education at UCLA in 2017. David Vela was re-elected to Seat 3 with 611,745 votes (37.36 percent). Vela was born and raised in Los Angeles. He attended UCLA where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biological anthropology. Vela also attended Pepperdine University where he earned a master’s degree in public policy. Vela has served as senior legislative assistant in the state Legislature and senior advisor at the Employment Development Department. Vela also worked at Montebello Unified School District Board of Education. When asked to list three key messages, main points, or goals for his Ballotpedia campaign profile, Vela expressed his concerns for students converting from physical classrooms to virtual classrooms. “This year, we faced significant uncertainty due to COVID-19, and as Trustee, I have worked with my colleagues to seamlessly shift learning from the physical classroom to a virtual learning space,” Vela said. Another goal for his time in office is getting schools the technical tools they need. Making sure students are equipped with laptops and critical resources to support their education is important Vela said. Gerry Anderson also ran for LACCD Board of Trustees’ Seat 3. Coming in second place with 292,113 votes (17.84%), Anderson was not successful in his bid for the position. Anderson is a veteran who attended Arizona State University in 1996, where he completed his MBA. Increasing student enrollment, infusing diversity, and developing extensive child-care programs are priorities Anderson listed on his campaign profile on votersedge.org. “Increasing the student enrollment and program offerings, while increasing the completion rates and shortening the average time to complete degree programs [is one of my top priorities],” Anderson said. Though Anderson didn’t win Seat 3, his priority to increase student enrollment is important as dis-
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trictwide enrollment numbers are lower this semester. Los Angeles Times Reporter Nina Agrawal wrote an article titled, “Election of Board Majority will Shape the Nation’s Largest Community College District,” published on Oct. 16. “Districtwide enrollment this fall is down 87% of where it was last year,” Agrawal wrote. Nichelle M. Henderson won Seat 5, making her the LACCD’s only Black member on the board of trustees. Henderson won the election with 658,608 votes (40.43%). Henderson was born in Los Angeles’s Athens area. Henderson graduated from Cal State University, Los Angeles, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in 2002. She also attended Chapman University (2006), where she received her master’s degree. Henderson is currently an instructor and clinical field supervisor at Cal State Los Angeles. She is the first vice president of the Los Angeles African American Women Political Action Committee. Cynthia Gonzalez was second runner-up for Seat 5. Gonzalez earned 272,190 votes (16.71%). Former Seat 5 Board member Scott Svonkin came in third place with 241,434 votes (14.82%). Unlike Hoffman, Vela, and Fong, voters did not send Svonkin back to serve on the board. The AFT 1521 union did not endorse Svonkin in this election. Svonkin served three consecutive terms as president of the board and two four-year terms as Seat 5 trustee. Mike Fong secured 685,170 (41.93%) votes and won re-election to Seat 7. Fong received a Bachelor of Science from UCLA and a master’s degree from California State University, Northridge. Fong was elected to the board in 2015, served as vice president on the board in 2017, and served as board president for one term, 2018-2019. Fong shared his reasons for seeking re-election with votersedge.org. “I am running … to continue finding common sense solutions to the problems we face,” Fong said. “And to ensure that our colleges remain a bastion for progressive values and good public policy, embracing the hopes and aspirations of our students, families, and community.”
PHOTO BY JUAN MENDOZA Marchers pay tribute on Election Day to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words “Give me the ballot” as they walk through downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 3, 2020. More voters participated in the Nov. 3 election, than at any time in the past 100 years, according to data from CNBC.
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They seemed to have put the Trump presidency behind them. “We are happy that Trump is out of office, but the work is not done,” said Skyler Perez Grogan from the Feminist Uprising Organization Group. “We need to be organizing on the ground and doing grassroots and hold elected officials accountable. We need health care for all, student debt must be eliminated and pass anti-violence against women.” As the first woman elected to the office of vice president in the history of the United States, Kamala Harris has ascended to heights that have eluded others. A graduate of Howard University in Washington, D.C., Harris is the daughter of Jamaican and Indi-
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An Assault with a Deadly Weapon (ADW) occurred on Monroe St. and Virgil Ave. on Nov. 4, 2020, at 7 p.m. Grand theft/larceny occurred in the 4300 block of Willow Brook Ave. on Nov. 5, 2020, at 10:30 p.m. A vehicle break-in/theft occurred at Edgemont and Santa Monica Blvds. on Nov. 4, 2020, at 10 p.m. An Assault with a Deadly Weapon (ADW) happened in the 700 block of North Kingsley Dr., Nov. 4, 2020, at 6 p.m. A vehicle break-in/theft occurred in the 4300 block of Clinton St. on Nov. 7, 2020, at 10:45 a..m. Theft/larceny occurred in the 500 block of N. Kenmore Ave. on Nov. 4, 2020, at 3:43 a.m. A vehicle break-in/theft occurred in the 1100 block of N. Kingsley Dr. on Nov. 6, 2020, at 7:30 p.m.
an immigrant parents. “This is a great day for America,” said happy voter Miguel Putin. “Where the voice of the people spoke against chaos, and many voters reward President-elect Biden for choosing a woman of color as a vice president.” More people turned out to vote on Nov. 3, than in any election since 1920. An estimated 159.8 million Americans voted in the 2020 General Election, according to data from CNBC. “The fight is not done, and we want to make sure that the voices of our progressive leaders in Congress are not silent,” said Luca Rodriguez, a Biden supporter. “We need to
get progressive policies like the new deal, and accountability for the people killed by the police.” In spite of the joy and enthusiasm in Downtown L.A., it was clear that supporters already have a list of concerns and problems the Biden administration will soon have to address. Supporters expressed optimism about a new plan to deal with coronavirus. “I’m thankful that we will have a new administration,” said Taha Redford, one of the celebrants. She hopes President-elect Biden can get the coronavirus pandemic under control. “Our country can move towards learning how to live with the virus until a vaccination is available.”
Biden, Harris Win Election of Decade BY DIEGO ANDRES The 2020 presidential election took longer than usual to declare President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris victorious in the race to take over the White House. Biden and Harris will lead a new generation of Americans into the second decade of the 21st century. In the streets of Downtown Los Angeles, voters cheered Joe Biden’s victory on Saturday morning. For many people basking in the moment, the act of celebrating secured Biden as the 46th President of the United States. “If we focus on what [Trump] will do next, we only legitimize his probable appeals,” political science major Arturo Macias said. More than three days elapsed as election officials sorted through the surge of mail-in ballots. Biden received 279 electoral votes and won Pennsylvania and Nevada, according to NPR. One contentious element in deciding the winner of this elec-
tion was counting the massive onslaught of mail-in ballots, absentee ballots and provisional ballots. Ballots are processed and sorted by hand before they can be electronically tabulated. According to the electoral rules, a reason to eliminate ballots in many states is if election officials cannot match the signature on the ballot with the signature on the state-issued federal identification card or driver’s license. Some analysts say the unprecedented number of ballots submitted in this election is in part because of the U.S. Postal Service delivering mail-in ballots reignedin past the deadline. In contrast to the horserace polls predicting Trump’s victory, attitude polls showed a different story, with voters drastically favoring Biden to deal with crime issues. “Polls may be a snapshot,” said Steve Raabe who owns OpinionWorks, an Annapolis, MD, survey research firm. “ … Polls also tend to contain merely surface questions.”
National Public Radio’s Domenico Montenegro talked about the Trump campaign and its unpopular and uncompromising stance on crime. “If you focus on just the horserace question ‘Who do you support?’, not only are you just getting a snapshot in one point in time,” Montenegro said, “but you are also not measuring the strength of support, or a person’s propensity to change their mind, or who their second choice is or if they could ever vote for the other candidate — there’s many other factors,” he said. “So good polling is going to take all those sorts of things into account.” At L.A. City College, many individuals came to vote despite the pandemic and the controversy surrounding mail-in ballots purported by the 45th administration. Election officials in L.A. set up at the voting booths located at the Student Union Building checkedin voters with plastic gloves and extra protective gear in the name of Democracy.
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Millionsof peoplehaveseenworkbyLosAngeles nativeLaToyaMorganontheir screens. Millions of people have seen work by Los Angeles native LaToya Morgan on their screens. The AFI alumna has an extensive career list including producer, writer and recently director. Morgan has also pushed boundaries to help newcomers into the industry with programs such as AMC’s Inclusion Initiative. Having worked with AMC studios and HBO, she now has a development deal with Warner Bros. Studios. The multi-faceted writer will be the next guest on the VAMA Artist Lecture Series on Nov. 21
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COVID-19 Relief Resources In this time of unprecedented upheaval of everyday life by COVID-19, the Collegian offers this community service of providing information we intend to help keep the lights and electricity on, feed your family and give some assistance to our Veterans. Utility Bill Relief Los Angeles County utilities are providing resources and relief to eligible residents. Los Angeles County Public Works Public Works will NOT SHUT OFF OR STOP SERVICES for customers who are delinquent or behind in service or permit payments until this order is lifted. This includes water, sewer and trash pick-up services. For any inquires, Public Works’ 24-hour/7-day dispatch number is 800675-4357. Southern California Edison Southern California Edison is implementing the following provisions immediately: Suspension of Disconnections for Non-Payment Eligibility: All Residential and Commercial Customers Effective immediately, SCE will suspend disconnections for non-payment. Flexible Payment Plans to Impacted Customers Eligibility: Customers who contact SCE and self-identify as being impacted financially by the COVID-19 emergency. Customers with current accounts – Will be offered a one-time, up to 60-day, extension Customers with past due amounts – Will be offered up to 6-month payment arrangement SCE will work with the customer to accommodate a customer’s unique situation that may result in a payment arrangement for up to 12 months. Sce. com and cleanpoweralliance.org Help for Veterans CalVet’s Local Interagency Network Coordinators (LINC) bridge the gap between veterans and the federal, state, county, and non-governmental agencies that provide services to the state’s nearly 1.6 million veterans. Service members, veterans, and their families seeking benefit information, status updates, claims assistance, and other community-based resources are encouraged to contact their LINC for more information on benefits and services in their area: North Valley LINC
Cole Wagenaar Cell: (916) 708-2942 NVLINC@calvet.ca.gov Los Angeles LINC Anthony Rodriguez Cell: (213) 342-7741 LALINC@calvet.ca.gov Orange County LINC Ben Gales Cell: (916) 508-9601 OCLINC@calvet.ca.gov Inland Empire LINC Merlene Steinbeck Cell: (442) 242-5659 IELINC@calvet.ca.gov For information on programs call (800) 952-5626 or visit; https:// www.calvet.ca.gov/calvet-programs/ veteran-services. Follow veterans’ trends and programs at https://www. facebook.com/CalVetServices. Free Food School meals and the ‘CA Meals for Kids’ app The governor’s executive order ensures public schools will retain full funding. Check your local school district (www.cde.ca.gov/schooldirectory) for more information on how and where to receive free or reduced-cost school meals. The CA Meals for Kids app can help students and families find meals during COVID-19 emergency school closures. The app is free and can be downloaded from Apple’s App Store, Google’s Play Store, and Microsoft’s App Store. The L.A. Dream Center offers longterm relief response to COVID-19 The Dream Center continues to distribute food on and off campus while still complying with health and safety regulations from the CDC, city and state. The Los Angeles Dream Center’s long-term goal aims to accommodate the needs of the city by continuing to feed its people and communities on a regular basis. As they reopen the drive-thru and mobilize their food trucks at full capacity they will not require any condition to be met before aid is dispensed. Any and all are welcome. The new operating times are Monday to Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Dream Center is located at 2301 Bellevue Avenue, the website is dreamcenter.org, the phone number is (213) 273-7000. Mobile Food Bank – The food trucks are distributing groceries to 22 sites on a weekly basis. Please refer to the schedule below for site locations
and times. SITE LOCATIONS & TIMES MONDAY SITE LOCATIONS & TIMES: Site 1: 2:30PM – 3:30PM Santa Ynez--2127 Santa Ynez Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Site 2: 2:30PM – 3:30PM William Mead--293 Cardinal Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Site 3: 2:30PM – 3:30PM Pueblos--54th Street & Long Beach Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90011 TUESDAY SITE LOCATIONS & TIMES: Site 1: 10:30AM –11:30AM Edgeware--353 E Edgeware Road, Los Angeles, CA 90026 Site 2: 10:30AM -11:30AM Bonnie Brae --273 Bonnie Brae Los Angeles, CA 90057 Site 3: 2:30PM – 3:30PM Plaza Del Sol--1300 Plaza del Sol, Los Angeles, CA 90033 Site 4: 2:30PM – 3:30PM Gratt’s EEC--1415 W 5th Street, Los Angeles CA 90017 Site 5: 2:30PM – 3:30PM Nickerson Gardens--11335 Success Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90059 WEDNESDAY SITE LOCATIONS & TIMES: Site 1: 10:30AM – 11:30AM Hoover --2669 W 9th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90006 Site 2: 10:30AM – 11:30AM Chinatown --323 S Avenue 19, Los Angeles, CA 90031 Site 3: 2:30PM – 3:00PM Church on the Way--7121 Tyrone Ave000, Van Nuys, CA 91405 Site 4: 2:30PM – 3:30PM Norwood--W 20th Street & S Oak Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007 Site 5: 2:30PM – 3:30PM Imperial Courts--11583 Gorman Ave, Los Angeles, California, 90059 THURSDAY SITE LOCATIONS & TIMES: Site 1: 10:30AM – 11:30AM Logan Street School--1720 Montana Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026 Site 2: 10:30AM – 11:30AM 1st & Chicago--2124 E 1st Street, Los Angeles CA 90033 Site 3: 2:30PM – 3:30PM Gilbert Lindsay--430 E 41st Place, Los Angeles, CA. 90011 Site 4: 2:30PM – 3:30PM Rosemont Elementary--421 Rosemont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90026 Site 5: 2:30PM – 3:30PM Hollywood--5545 Virginia Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90038
Free Influenza Vaccination Public Health Clinics
It is recommended that all persons 6 months of age and older receive the flu vaccine. Those at higher risk for flu complications include children younger than 5 years, adults 65 years and older, and pregnant women. Those that are immune compromised or with chronic medical conditions such as asthma, chronic lung or heart disease, diabetes and obesity can also have increased risk of flu complications. Free influenza vaccinations are available at the following health centers, starting the week of October 26th. *****Please call ahead to confirm times*****
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330 W. Maple Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016 Call (626)256-1600 for more information. Monday,Wednesday&Thursday 8:00am to 4:00pm Drive-Thru COVID-19 testing with Flu Vaccine: Tuesday and Friday 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
335-B East Avenue K6, Lancaster, CA 93535 Call (661) 471-4861 for more information. Tuesday and Wednesday 8am to 4:00pm
Central Public Health Center
241 N . Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Call (213) 288-8204 for more information. Monday through Friday 8:00am to 2:00pm
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North Hollywood Health Center
5300 Tujunga Avenue, North Hollywood, CA 91601 Call (818) 766-3982 for more information. Tues, Thurs & Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm Drive-Thru COVID-19 testing with Flu Vaccine: Monday and Wednesday 8:30am to 3:30 pm
Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Public Health
11833 S. Wilmington Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90059 Call (323) 568-8100 for more information. Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm Evening Hours: Wednesday 4:00pm to 7:00pm
13300 Van Nuys Blvd., Pacoima, CA 91331 Call (818) 896-1903 for more information. Monday,Wednesday&Thursday8:00am to 4:00pm Drive-Thru COVID testing with Flu Vaccine: Tuesday and Friday 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
Whittier Health Center
7643 S. Painter Ave, Whittier, CA 90602 Call (562) 464-5350 for more information. Tuesday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00pm Evening Hours: Thursday 4:00pm to 7:00pm Drive-Thru COVID-19 testing with Flu Vaccine: Mondays 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
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Se recomienda que todas las personas 6 meses de edad y mayores reciban la vacuna contra la gripe. Personas de alto riesgo a complicaciones por la gripe son niños(as) menores de 5 años, adultos de 65 años y mayores, y mujeres embarazadas. Personas que tienen un sistema inmunológico débil o condiciones crónicas como asma, enfermedades crónicas de los pulmones o corazón, diabetes u obesidad pueden también tener mayor riesgo de desarrollar complicaciones por la gripe. Vacunas contra la gripe sin costo están disponibles en los siguientes centros de salud, empenzando la semana de Octubre 26. ****Por favor de llamar antes para confirmar los horarios****
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Nutriion Assistance for Los Angeles County
330 W. Maple Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016 Llame al (626) 256-1600 para más información. Lunes, Miercoles Y Jueves 8:00am a 4:00pm Auto-Servicio de COVID-19 con vacuna de la gripe: Lunes y Viernes 8:30 am a 3:30 pm
Central Public Health Center
241 N Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 Llame al (213) 288-8204 para más información. Lunes a Viernes 8:00am a 2:00pm
Pacoima Public Health Center
North Hollywood Health Center
Los Angeles County Nutriion Assistance Resources
Food resources to help families prevent hunger during this difficult me Grab & Go meals for school-aged kids
CalFresh Cash assistance for Individuals or Families. Call 1-866-613-3777 or visit GetCalFresh.org to apply. Please note that children of undocumented immigrants are eligible to receive CalFresh benefits if they are ciizens or legal permanent residents. Parents are encouraged to apply on behalf of their children who qualify. The CalFresh program informaaon is confidennal.
Seniors or Older Adult Meals Call 1-800-510-2020 for meals from LA County and the City of LA.
WIC Cash assistance for Moms, Babies and Children under 5. Call 1-888-WIC-WORKS (1-888-942-9675) to apply.
Free Groceries
Call the school district near you for “Grab and Go” meals offered in select schools. Also, download the CA Meals for Kids mobile app (iOS, Android, Microsoo), to find nearby AAerschool and Summer Meal Programs sites.
5300 Tujunga Avenue, North Hollywood, CA 91601 Llame al (818) 766-3982 para más información. Martes, Jueves y Viernes 8:00am a 4:00pm Auto-Servicio de COVID-19 con vacuna de la gripe: Lunes y Miercoles 8:30 am a 3:30 pm
Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Public Health 11833 S. Wilmington Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90059 Llame al (323) 568-8100 para más información. Lunes a Viernes 8:00am a 4:00pm Horas de la tarde: Miércoles 4:00pm a 7:00pm
13300 Van Nuys Blvd., Pacoima, CA 91331 Llame al (818) 896-1903 para más información. Lunes, Miercoles y Jueves 8:00am to 4:00pm Auto-Servicio de COVID-19 con vacuna de la gripe: Martes y Viernes 8:30 am a 3:30 pm
Whittier Health Center
7643 S. Painter Ave, Whittier, CA 90602 Llame al (562) 464-5350 para más información. Martes a Viernes 8:00am a 4:00pm Horas de la tarde: Jueves 4pm a 7pm Auto-Servicio de COVID-19 con vacuna de la gripe: Lunes 8:30 am a 3:30 pm
Find Food through 211 Visit 211la.org/food-resources or dial 211 to locate food resources near you, such as free groceries, student meals, and more.
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Visit findwifi.lacounty.gov findwifi.la or dial 211 to find Wi-Fi hotspots where you can access internet at nearby parks, businesses, or other spaces.
Addiional Food, Income, and Covid-19 Support & Resources Visit 211la.org or call 2-1-1 (available 24 hours).
Go to Los Angeles Regional Food Bank’s food pantry locator at lafoodbank.org or call 323-234-3030.
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