Local Gov.
Who is the mayor of LA?
Karen Bass
An unconditional monthly cash payment given directly to selected individuals and is meant to supplement, rather than replace, income streams.
Guaranteed Basic Income
The fair and equal access to digital technology, resources, and services, ensuring that all individuals and communities have the opportunity to fully participate in the digital society.
Digital Equity
A neighborhood where residents have limited access to affordable and nutritious food.
Food Desert
A meeting with a communty memeber to build a leader.
1:1s
Who is responsible for passing local laws?
City Council
True or false: GBI will encourage bad spending?
False
Low-income communities of color across the state remain disproportionately disconnected, stranded on the wrong side of the digital divide.
Digital discrimination
An area where unhealthy food options, such as fast food restaurants, convenience stores, and junk food outlets, are more prevalent than healthy food options
Food swamp
A meeting with a group of communty memebers to brainstorm an action plan.
House meeting
How many members on the LA City Council?
15
What did GBI recipients primarily use the money for?
Rent/housing
What is the difference between equality and equity?
Equality involves giving everyone the same resources and opportunities, while equity involves distributing resources and opportunities based on individual needs to ensure a fair outcome for all.
Name one of four things UPAS has done
Food Justice Coalition
UPAS Grocery Visits
Giftcard Giveaway
Help fund SUPRMARKT
How do we combat money power?
People power
what role is the city’s chief accounting officer and auditor?
City Controller
What is a outcome of GBI?
Fulltime employment
What is a recent UPAS action?
Rallied outside Senator Bradford´s office
Name one of three future plans
Summer hot free meals
Pressure city council and/or Board of
Supervisors to commit to prioritizing building
more grocery stores
Improving SNAP/ Calfresh benefits
Why do we organize communty?
To build power
What policy allows tenants to take legal action if they believe they've been discriminated against based on their criminal history?
Fair Chance Housing Ordinance
What was the name of the GBI piolt program?
BIG:LEAP or Breath
A policy that prohibits digital discrimination, i.e., different levels of access based on race, ethnicity, color, religion, or national origin.
AB 2239
This urban agriculture initiative allows city residents to grow their own food in designated plots, often in underserved communities.
Community Garden
What are the three methods of community organizing?
Activitm, advocacy, direct service