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Reflecting on the past eight years, I am proud of all we’ve done to blaze the trail for
cities across the country and the world. In 2015, we became the largest city in the
country to raise the minimum wage, lifting incomes for more than 550,000 Angelenos.
We passed Measure M, the largest local transportation funding program in North
American history, and doubled down on our climate ambitions, delivering one of the
first Paris-compatible climate plans of any city in the world. Voters stepped up to pass
Measure H and Proposition HHH, creating a pipeline for thousands of supportive
housing units for our unhoused neighbors.

In City Hall, we’ve continuously refined our approach to governance without losing
sight of the core tenants of this administration — making sure every decision is made
through the lens of equity, embedding data-driven strategies into the management of
our programs, and ensuring that our back-to-basics priorities kept us focused on
making the improvements that Angelenos can see and feel in their daily lives.

Using these guiding principles, we’ve made historic investments to deliver on the
issues that Angelenos care about most, including new programs to advance racial and
economic justice; new models to help reimagine public safety; proven strategies to
help keep our streets clean and deliver city services more quickly; and investments that
empower our young people and place them on a path to success.

Over the past eight years, perhaps no challenge has been more pressing than the
humanitarian crisis of homelessness. As we watched decades-long divestment from
affordable housing and mental health services manifest into the crisis we see on our
streets today, we’ve stepped up with historic urgency and investment. Since I took
office, we’ve increased our City budget for homelessness solutions by nearly 20 times.
And this year, I’m proud to present a budget that continues along that path — with
more than $1 billion allocated to create a stream of solutions for homelessness today
and the years ahead.

The investments laid out in this budget are what it means to build back better than we
were before — to emerge from this year of uncertainty and this moment of insecurity
into a period of possibility and hope. I couldn’t be more proud of the work we’ve done
together, and I know that Angelenos will continue to meet this moment with the grit
and resilience that defines our City of Angels.

Sincerely,

ERIC GARCETTI
Mayor

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