Making Lemonade in a Pandemic
LA Mayor Garcetti is contracting with local restaurants to make and deliver fresh hot meals to low, moderate and middle income seniors shut in by Covid 19. https://www.welikela.com/senior-meal-program-los-angeles-coronavirus/ Local cab drivers deliver the food to their door.
LAUSD is preparing and distributing nearly 600,000 “grab and go” daily meals for pick up by low-income Los Angeles children, parents and other adults. https://laist.com/2020/04/28/lausd_free_meals_coronavirus_budget.php
California Governor Gavin Newsom is contracting for 15,000 beds with Motel 6 and other motels throughout the state to house homeless persons at high risk of the Covid 19 flu. https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/493499-newsom-says-california-now-has-over-15000-hotel-rooms-for-homeless Chef Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen is providing three hot meals.
Mayor Garcetti and Honeywell have contracted for 24 million N 95 masks for Los Angeles health care providers at cost. https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/04/28/coronavirus-garcetti-honeywell-n95-masks/
This is in sharp contrast to the biggest banks and their big corporate restaurant and lodging chain clients that quickly cleaned out the federal funds intended to allow the Main St. small businesses to maintain their payroll of valuable workers while we wait out the Covid 19 economic lock down.
Prepared by: Lucien Wulsin
Dated: 4/29/20