Members:
Our Values
We are a progressive group of East Hollywood community members running for seats on the East Hollywood Neighborhood Council. Together, we are committed to finding compassionate solutions to the challenges we face as a neighborhood. We believe that our Neighborhood Council should be dynamically responsive to the needs of the community, serving as a platform for promoting greater justice and equity on our streets and in our homes, schools, businesses, and beyond. We will strive to create a Neighborhood Council that operates efficiently, transparently, and represents the best interests of all East Hollywood community members.
As a slate, we believe in:
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Expanding renters’ rights and protections
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Compassionate approaches to serving the unhoused and displacement prevention
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Transit equity and environmental sustainability
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Collaborative and community-informed solutions to planning and development that account for displacement and gentrification
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Ensuring that all community members, regardless of race, religion, ability, gender identity, or sexual orientation, feel safe, welcome, and seen in East Hollywood
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Reimagining policing and the criminal justice system to reduce the disproportionate impact of these systems on communities of color and the trans community
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Helping community members facing food insecurity by supporting programs such as produce box giveaways, community fridges, community cookouts, and Mutual Aid East Hollywood
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Recognizing and appreciating the importance of arts & culture to community health; celebrating the vibrant multicultural past, present, and future of East Hollywood
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Supporting local street vendors, small businesses, and non-profit organizations, particularly organizations led by and serving diverse populations
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Pushing for digital equity and public broadband for all
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Noncooperation with ICE and supporting immigrants in our community to access work, housing, social services, and benefits programs
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Promoting youth empowerment initiatives and providing youth with access to resources for financial independence, civic engagement, and education
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Ensuring access to high quality healthcare for all people regardless of economic status