The survival of the Department of Cultural Affairs may be decided at tomorrow’s City Council meeting. If you haven’t already written letters at Arts for LA, please do so.
We are trying to organize one last “pre-meeting” effort to support the DCA and get our message to the City Council before tomorrow’s meeting. Today, February 2, between 2 and 4 pm, we would like to ask you to call your councilmember, or if you are not located in the City of LA, but want to support the DCA and its mission, Council President Eric Garcetti and Budget and Finance Committee President Bernard Parks and let their staff know about your support. You can also call the whole Council if you like! It only takes a few minutes of your time. Even if you’ve already written letters, this can help.
Arts for LA has an excellent talking points sheet that you can reference if you’re calling and here’s a short script that you can use that covers the most urgent issues:
“I’m calling to express my support for the Department of Cultural Affairs and to ask councilmember [insert their name here] to vote against the motion to remove the Transient Occupancy Tax funding from the Department of Cultural Affairs. The proposed elimination of all DCA grant programs is also completely unacceptable. Hundreds of organizations depend on those funds to serve their communities and the elimination of DCA grants will have far reaching effects on the whole region.
Under the current leadership of Olga Garay the Department is doing an amazing job at delivering essential arts services to the City. The Department has been on the receiving end of significant budget cuts in the past and cannot bear further cuts if it is intended to fulfill its mission.
Please vote against the motion to eliminate the Transient Occupancy Tax and please support the Department’s grants program by keeping it in place and fully funded.
Thank You”
Here is a list of phone numbers for all 15 councilmembers and their offices:
District 1 – Ed Reyes
District Office: 213-485-0763
City Hall Office: 213-473-7001
District 2 – Paul Krekorian
North Hollywood Office: 818-755-7676
Sunland-Tujunga Office: 818-352-3287
City Hall Office: 213-473-7002
District 3 – Dennis P. Zine
District Office: 818-756-8848
City Hall Office: 213-473-7003
District 4 – Tom LaBonge
Hollywood Office: 323-957-6415
Valley Field Office: 818-755-7630
City Hall Office: 213-473-7004
District 5 – Paul Koretz
City Hall Office: 213-473-7005
District 6 – Tony Cardenas
Van Nuys Office: 818-778-4999
Sun Valley Office: 818-771-0236
City Hall Office: 213-473-7006
District 7 – Richard Alarcon
Pacoima Field Office: 818-756-9115
Sylmar District Office: 818-756-8409
City Hall Office: 213-473-7007
District 8 – Bernard Parks
Crenshaw District Office: 323-293-9467
City Hall Office: 213-473-7008
District 9 – Jan Perry
9th District Neighborhood City Hall: 323-846-2651
City Hall Office: 213-473-7009
District 10 – Herb J. Wesson, Jr.
Western District Office: 323-733-8233
City Hall Office: 213-473-7010
District 11 – Bill Rosendahl
Westchester District Office: 310-568-8772
West LA District Office: 310-575-8461
City Hall Office: 213-473-7011
District 12 – Greig Smith
Chatsworth District Office: 818-701-5253
Northridge District Office: 818-756-8501
City Hall Office: 213-473-7012
District 13 – Eric Garcetti
Hollywood District Office: 323-957-4500
Glassell Park Satellite Office: 323-478-9002
City Hall Office: 213-473-7013
District 14 – Jose Huizar
Boyle Heights Field Office: 323-526-3059
Northeast/Eagle Rock Field Office: 323-254-5295
El Sereno Field Office: 323-226-1646
City Hall Office:213-473-7014
District 15 – Janice Hahn
San Pedro Field Office: 310-732-4515
Watts Field Office: 213-473-5128
Wilmington Field Office: 310-233-7201
City Hall Office: 213-473-7015
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