#PeoplesBudgetLA
DIGITAL ACTIONS TOOLKIT
Week of Monday, June 22
Actions-specific toolkit for week of Monday, June 22. Anything underlined is hyper-linked.
There is a lot going on this week. Need help keeping it straight? Check out this graphic!
ACTION LIST:
MONDAY
- Tune into the Budget and Finance Committee meeting — 10am PST. More info here. Relevant tweets here.
TUESDAY
- Call into the Police Commission meeting at 9:30 am PST. More info here. Relevant tweet here.
- Call into City Council at 10 am PST. More info here. Relevant tweet here.
WEDNESDAY
- Call into City Council’s Police Reform Ad Hoc committee at 8 am PST. More info here. Relevant tweets here.
- Call into City Council at 10 am PST. More info here. Relevant tweets here.
THURSDAY
- Submit Public comment for the Metro Board to end contract w LAPD. 10 am PST. More info here. Relevant tweets here.
GENERAL
- Continue tweeting! View our general twitter information for this week and use our sample tweets and graphics.
- Call and email Mayor Eric Garcetti and your council member.
We’ve just updated some of the emails — we know folx have been receiving bounce-backs (we have too). And we know it’s incredibly difficult to get in contact with Mayor Garcetti’s office because of the 311 redirect. We are working on this!
WHEN:
Monday, June 22 at 10 am PST
WHERE:
This meeting will be broadcast over this audio line.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CALLING IN:
Call (669) 254-5252.
Meeting ID 161-829-4030 press #
Press # again when prompted for participant ID
Press *9 to request to speak
Graphics with instructions here.
WHAT:
Call in for public comment.
INSTRUCTIONS:
The Budget and Finance chair — Paul Krekorian — typically just gives all callers the same amount of time to speak. It fluctuates from 1-2 mins depending, though expect just 1 minute. Regardless, announce that you will be speaking on Items 2 and 20, as well as public comment.
TALKING POINTS:
Item 2: Cutting LAPD by $100-150 million
This cut doesn’t go far enough. I am asking the Budget and Finance Committee to make a far more substantial cut to the LAPD, such as that reflected in the People’s Budget LA survey results.
Item 20: Giving $100k to “Community Safety Partnership”
Funds for the community should be given to grassroots and community organizations, not to LAPD for its propaganda campaigns.
General Public Comment:
The motion to divert calls and service provision away from the LAPD is an important first step, but we need to reimagine public safety to a greater extent. I encourage City Council to work closely with BLMLA and People’s Budget LA to truly defund the police.
RELEVANT TWEETS:
(relevant graphics here)
- Call in to City Council @ 10am. Join @BLMLA-led #PeoplesBudgetLA to comment on Items 2, 20 and Public Comment. Instructions in graphic below and make sure to check out peoplesbudgetla.com/toolkit for messaging. We need #CareNotCops. #DefundThePolice NOW!
TUESDAY PUBLIC COMMENT/POLICE COMMISSION:
WHEN:
Tuesday, June 23
Police Commission Meeting at 9:30am PST
City Council Meeting at 10am PST
WHERE:
The Police Commission meeting will be broadcast over the usual zoom link. .
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR JOINING OVER ZOOM:
Webinar ID: 289-225-944
Use the “Raise Hand” function to request to speak.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CALLING IN:
Call (855) 880-1246
Meeting ID: 289 225 944#
Press *9 to request to speak.
The City Council meeting will be broadcast over the usual lines — Channel 35 and the city council website.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CALLING IN:
Call (669) 254-5252
Meeting ID: 160 535 8466 #
Press # again when prompted for participant ID.
Press *9 to request to speak.
WHAT:
Call in for POLICE COMMISSION General Public Comment.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT:
Join BLMLA and call for the LAPD to end its participation in all gang databases.
Gang databases disproportionately target young Black men and young men of color. The database has been called a “gateway drug to incarceration.” It is a major driver of (drastically excessive) mass incarceration throughout the state. Furthermore, there is no evidence that it decreases violence or crime. And if that doesn’t sway you: In January 2020, it emerged that the absurdly corrupt LAPD has been misusing the CalGang database, entering non-gang members, thereby driving mass incarceration and community destruction and upholding the systemic white supremacy for which they’re known. If the LAPD officers falsified data, it — as the largest contributor to the CalGang database — has rendered all the data useless. Why keep relying on a system destroyed by the LAPD’s own ineptitude and terror, and which punishes the innocent needlessly?
Call in for CITY COUNCIL General Public Comment.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: SAMPLE COMMENT
The motion to divert calls and service provision away from the LAPD is an important first step, but we need to reimagine public safety to a greater extent. I encourage City Council to work closely with BLMLA and People’s Budget LA to truly defund the police.
- Call into Police Commission to give public comment. LAPD must discontinue use of gang databases.
Instructions:
Call (855) 880-1246
Meeting ID: 289 225 944#
Press *9 to request to speak
#DefundThePolice
#CareNotCops
#PeoplesBudgetLA
Toolkit w script: peoplesbudgetla.com/toolkit
- Join @BLMLA-led #PeoplesBudgetLA for Pub Comment @ 10am. Demand a true #PeoplesBudgetLA that will #DefundThePolice.
(669) 254-5252
ID: 160 535 8466#
# for participant ID.
*9 to request to speak.
#DefundThePolice
#CareNotCops
#PeoplesBudgetLA
Toolkit: peoplesbudgetla.com/toolkit
WEDNESDAY AD HOC POLICE REFORM/ PUBLIC COMMENT:
WHEN:
Wednesday June 24
Ad Hoc Committee on Police Reform at 8am PST
City Council Public Comment at 10 am PST
WHERE:
The City Council meetings will be broadcast over the usual lines — Channel 35 and the city council website.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CALLING IN:
Ad Hoc:
Call (669) 254-5252
When prompted for the meeting ID, put 160 237 9024 #
Press # again for participant ID.
Make sure to press *9 to request to speak.
City Council:
Call (669) 254-5252
When prompted for the meeting ID, put 160 535 8466#
Press # when prompted for participant ID.
Make sure to press *9 to request to speak.
WHAT:
Ad Hoc Committee on Policing Reform Meeting — this is the ad hoc committee’s FIRST meeting in FOURTEEN (14) months.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Ask to speak on at least Item 1 and General Public Comment.
Speak to Item 1 first. Highlight that you want to see alternatives to policing and robust community engagement in developing what those alternatives will be. Emphasize that you want a complete reimagining of public safety that directly reflects the needs and priorities of communities, and which is determined by those communities themselves.
For General Public Comment, focus on defunding the police. Ask the city council to support and pass a People’s Budget.
City Council Meeting:
INSTRUCTIONS:
Ask to give General Public Comment. Focus on defunding the police and investing in communities and alternatives to police. Make it clear that new investments must be determined by continued community input. Continue to lift up #PeoplesBudgetLA talking points — check out our survey report here and find information about our demands here.
RELEVANT TWEETS:
- Bright and early! Call into the Ad Hoc Committee on Police Reform meeting at 8am! Speak on Item 1 (alternatives to policing) and Gen Pub Comment (#DefundThePolice).
(669) 254-5252
Meeting ID: 160 237 9024 #
Participant ID: #.
*9 to request to speak.
- Call into City Council @ 10am. Join @BLMLA-led #PeoplesBudgetLA to give Public Comment. Demand a true #PeoplesBudgetLA that will #DefundThePolice.
(669) 254-5252
ID: 160 535 8466#
Participant ID: #
*9 to request to speak
THURSDAY METRO BOARD MEETING:
WHEN:
Thursday, June 25 at 10 am PST.
WHERE:
You can watch on the Metro website here, or listen over the phone.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CALLING IN:
Dial 877-422-8614 and enter extension 3490064#.
WHAT:
It doesn’t look like you can make public comment over the phone, but you will be able to submit written public comments in two ways. You can submit over the web here. Or, you can email jacksonm@metro.net.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PUBLIC COMMENT:
Please submit public comment on Item 35.
Encourage the board to end Metro’s contract with the LAPD and support reallocating the money to unhoused outreach and resources. Explain that you don’t want to “reform” policing on Metro as the agenda suggests. Rather, you want to defund the police, and there should not be any policing of public transit. Finish off with a strong suggestion that public comment should be free!
RELEVANT TWEETS:
(relevant graphics coming soon)
- Let @metrolosangeles know that they need to end their contract with the LAPD. Submit public comment at the link below.
https://boardagendas.metro.net/ - Public transit should be accessible to all, and a safe place for all. @metrolosangeles needs to terminate its contract with the LAPD that terrorizes its riders. Metro needs to do its part to #DefundThePolice
- .@metrolosangeles NO MORE LAPD ON PUBLIC TRANSIT.
Pass it on. #DefundThePolice - Here to remind @metrolosangeles that they need to #DefundThePolice and terminate their contract with LAPD in order to create a safe environment for their riders.
TARGET:
Mayor Eric Garcetti
@MayorOfLA
MESSAGE:
Mayor Garcetti is responsible for authoring a draconian police state budget and we will continue to hold him accountable for even suggesting such a budget is acceptable and necessary until we get our People’s Budget. We need City Council to #DefundThePolice and reimagine public safety. It is the Mayor’s police state budget vs the People’s Budget, and we know which is better.
SAMPLE TWEETS:
- There’s a lot going on this week! Make sure to add these important meetings to your calendars.
(attach this graphic)
- In case you weren’t sure, LA still rejects the @MayorOfLA police state budget. We want to #DefundThePolice the @BLMLA-led #PeoplesBudgetLA.
- It’s clear that @MayorOfLA cares more about upholding state power and brutality than the Angelenos he was elected to represent. LA needs the @BLMLA-led #PeoplesBudgetLA. We need city council to #DefundThePolice now!
- Maybe @MayorOfLA and city council could actually #DefundThePolice and not just pretend to do so to ensure their election success in November and beyond. $150 million is pocket change. We want fully reimagined public safety.
- When we say defund the police we mean #DefundThePolice. @MayorOfLA: Angelenos demand you *actually* cut their budget, and not just pretend to.
- The @MayorOfLA’s police state budget must be scrapped completely. We need to see more than just $150 million in cuts to LAPD. LA won’t stop until the @MayorOfLA supports a #PeoplesBudgetLA that will #DefundThePolice. See you in the streets!
- City council and @MayorOfLA need to stop offering up proposals that maintain LAPD power or control. We need them to #DefundThePolice and invest in #CareNotCops with a #PeoplesBudgetLA.
- Does @MayorOfLA think he’s a good leader bc he cut the LAPD budget increase while leaving it with >51% of unrestricted funds? Or is he so out of touch that he can’t see that the @BLMLA-led #PeoplesBudgetLA coalition call to #DefundThe Police is serious?
- Someone please explain why Angelenos are still waiting on @MayorOfLA to #DefundThePolice.
- Remember when @MayorOfLA ran on a progressive platform but decided his allegiance is with the LAPD and not with the people he has sworn to represent? I do. It’s happening now, and as long as he refuses to engage with the @PeoplesBudgetLA and its call to @DefundThePolice.
- .@MayorOfLA needs to #DefundThePolice.
Pass it on.
GRAPHICS:
Please note: these graphics were made specifically for this twitter storm — more of the general People’s Budget LA graphics can be found here.
PUBLIC COMMENT GRAPHICS
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY (IG STORY GRAPHICS HERE)
Budget Graphics/General Graphics (MORE HERE)
CALL/EMAIL MAYOR GARCETTI OR YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER:
SCRIPT:
Dear [Insert Elected Official’s Name Here],
I am an Angeleno and I live in District [Fill in Your District Number. I am writing to demand you support the Wesson/Martinez motion and consider the People’s Budget LA for the 2020-2021 fiscal year and revise the current budget accordingly.
Unlike the Mayor’s budget, which — even with cuts and proposed reapportionments — gives more than half of unrestricted funds to the LAPD, the Peoples Budget LA gives only 5.7% to the police. Survey takers determined that the city should prioritize universal needs (such as housing, childcare, healthy food, clear air and water), pandemic recovery, built environment, and reimagined public safety over the police department. You need to engage directly with communities, especially Black and Indigenous communities — the most at risk of police brutality and murder — to create a budget that serves ALL Angelenos.
Over the past two weeks, our city has shown its overwhelming support for defunding the LAPD. It has made clear — through both physical and digital actions— that LA must not use its money to fund the murderous LAPD.
Throughout this time of mass protest, the police have reacted with extreme violence and unwarranted escalation towards peaceful protestors and our unhoused neighbors. LAPD Commander Cory Palka flashed a White Power signal on television. Chief Moore blamed the police murder of George Floyd on LA protestors. Many police officers have hurt, abused and maimed your constituents.
This is unacceptable and LAPD must be defunded, now. I urge you to support the People’s Budget LA.
Thank you for your time,
[Sign Your Name].
(CONTACT INFO FOR ALL OFFICIALS CAN BE FOUND BELOW)
MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI
Miguel Sangalang, Deputy Mayor, Budget Office
(213) 922-9771
Diana Mangioglu, Director, Budget Office
(213) 922-8303
Constituent Services Desk
(213) 978-0721
Johanna Rodriguez, Harbor Area Representative
(213) 473-2388
Edith Vega, South/East L.A. Area Representative
(213 978-0732)
David Price, South/West L.A. Area Representative
(213 922-978)
Tanaz Golshan, West Valley Sr. Area Representative
(213) 610-4808
Caroline Menjivar, East Valley Area Representative
(213) 713-0960
Ami Fields-Meyer, West L.A. Area Representative
(213) 978-0836
eric.garcetti@lacity.org ← email!
T: MayorOfLA
DISTRICT 1 — GIL CEDILLO
City Hall: (213) 473-7001
District Office 1: (323) 550-153
District Office 2: (323) 341-5671
T: @CMGilCedillo
DISTRICT 2 — PAUL KREKORIAN
City Hall: (213) 473-7002
District Office: (818) 755-7676
councilmember.Krekorian@lacity.org // paul.krekorian@lacity.org
T: @PaulKrekorian
DISTRICT 3 — BOB BLUMENFIELD
City Hall: (213) 473-7003
District Office: (818) 774-4330
councilmember.blumenfield@lacity.org // robert.blumenfield@lacity.org
T: @BobBlumenfield
DISTRICT 4 — DAVID RYU:
City Hall: (213) 473-7004
District Office 1: (323) 851-2121
District Office 2: (323) 957-6415
District Office 3: (818) 728-9924
T: @DavidERyu
DISTRICT 5 — PAUL KORETZ:
City Hall: (213) 473-7005
District Office 1: (323) 866-1828
District Office 2: (818) 971-3088
T: @PaulKoretzCD5
DISTRICT 6 — NURY MARTINEZ:
City Hall: (213) 473-7006
District Office 1: (818) 778-4999
District Office 2: (818) 771-0236
councilmember.martinez@lacity.org // nury.martinez@lacity.org
T: @CD6Nury
DISTRICT 7 — MONICA RODRIGUEZ:
City Hall: (213) 473-7006
District Office 1: (818) 756-8409
District Office 2: (818) 485-0600
District Office 3: (818) 352-3287
councilmember.rodriguez@lacity.org // monica.rodriguez@lacity.org
T: @MRodCD7
DISTRICT 8 — MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON:
City Hall: (213) 473-7008
District Office: (213) 485-7616
councilmember.harris-dawson@lacity.org // marqueece.harris-dawson@lacity.org
T: @MHDCD8
DISTRICT 9 — CURREN PRICE:
City Hall: (213) 473-7009
District Office: (323) 846-2651
councilmember.price@lacity.org // curren.price@lacity.org
T: @CurrenDPriceJr
DISTRICT 10 — HERB WESSON:
City Hall: (213) 473-7010
District Office: (323) 733-8233
councilmember.wesson@lacity.org
T: @CMHerbJWesson
DISTRICT 11 — MIKE BONIN:
City Hall: (213) 473-7011
District Office 1: (310) 575-8461
District Office 2: (310) 568-8772
councilmember.bonin@lacity.org
T: @MikeBoninLA
DISTRICT 12 — JOHN LEE:
City Hall: (213) 473-7012
District Office: (818) 882-1212
councilmember.Lee@lacity.org // john.lee@lacity.org
T: @CD12LA
DISTRICT 13 — MITCH O’FARRELL:
City Hall: (213) 473-7013
District Office: (213) 207-3015
councilmember.ofarrell@lacity.org // mitch.ofarrell@lacity.org
T: @MitchOFarrell
DISTRICT 14 — JOSE HUIZAR (ARRESTED BY FBI ON CORRUPTION CHARGES):
City Hall: (213) 473-7014
District Office 1: (323) 526-9332
District Office 2: (323) 226-1646
District Office 3: (323) 254-5295
councilmember.huizar@lacity.org
T: @JoseHuizar
DISTRICT 15 — JOE BUSCAINO:
City Hall: (213) 473-7014
District Office 1: 310 732-4515
District Office 2: 310 233-7201
District Office 3: 323 568 208
councilmember.buscaino@lacity.org
T: @JoeBuscaino