SONC opposes the mayor's proposed budget cuts to the low-cost Neighborhood Council system and other community programs such as LAFD CERT that connect residents to valuable services at the local level. SONC encourages the city to reevaluate funding for high-expense, non-productive endeavors, rather than cutting services most accessible to residents.
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SONC opposes City Council's proposed rules change to prohibit certain objectionable speech during public comment. This proposed change violates both the 1st Amendment of the US Constitution and California's Brown Act for open public meeting access and will expose the city to legal liability. It also is an attack on democracy through use of authoritarian censorship to quiet constitutionally protected speech.
SONC supports Council's effort to bypass LAHSA to seek direct contact with homeless services.
SONC supports a City Council motion to oppose SB 79, the state effort to overrule Los Angeles housing experts and local policy makers.