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General City Purposes

2019-20 Change From 2020-21
Program Changes Adopted Budget 2019-20 Budget Proposed Budget

50. LA's BEST. Since 1988, LA’s BEST has been providing $ 1,449,777 $ - $ 1,449,777
after school programs to children, ages 5 to 12, from Los
Angeles’ most economically challenged neighborhoods.
LA’s BEST currently operates in 200 elementary schools
serving more than 25,000 students daily with 2,000 after
school staff and more than 1,500 volunteers. Funding is
provided to partially offset the cost of positions, supplies,
bus transportation, and training.

51. Office of International Trade. Funding is provided for 610,000 - 610,000
the Office of International Trade to facilitate the growth of
LA’s trade-based economy, encourage direct foreign
investment, and engage the Mayor and municipal
government in critical international issues that affect the
City. The Office of International Trade helps to establish
Los Angeles as the premier hub for international trade and
affairs. The total program costs are reimbursed by the
Departments of Airports and Harbor.

52. Office of Re-entry. Funding is provided for the Office of 150,000 - 150,000
Re-entry to improve outcomes for and opportunities
available to justice-involved individuals. The Office serves
as a resource convener and collaborator for a variety of
stakeholders to address the short and long-term needs of
the City's justice-involved community members by serving
a vital role in policy advocacy, systemic reform, and
program architecture and development.

53. Open Data and Digital Services. Funding is provided to 1,250,000 - 1,250,000
enable the City to contract with vendor(s) for the
deployment, creation, or maintenance of open data
platforms and digital services that enable efficiencies,
openness, and participation. To support these efforts, the
City will also staff leadership for technology-driven
innovation through data and software.

54. Promise Zone. Funding is provided for the Promise Zone 200,000 - 200,000
Unit that was established in June 2014 to coordinate the
activities of the federally-designated Los Angeles Promise
Zone. This Unit supports a partnership of more than 50
local organizations creating strategies to address poverty
and other conditions that impact the quality of life in the
Zone. The Promise Zone is located west of Downtown
and generally includes the communities of Westlake, Pico
Union, Koreatown, East Hollywood, and Hollywood.

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