Thanks to the Neighborhood Council members who joined us earlier tonight for our live Q&A teleconference! Takeaways will be shared in both a future NC update like this one, as well as in a separate COVID-19 FAQ for NCs that we hope to share with you soon.

Mayor to hold *live* daily coronavirus updates at 5:15 pm
Mayor Garcetti will hold daily updates to share the latest news on coronavirus in Los Angeles every day at 5:15pm PST for the duration of the crisis. Learn how City services are being adjusted or reorganized to accommodate the shifts in the COVID-19 situation as it unfolds. 

Watch live at 5:15 pm PST daily on the Mayor’s Facebook page at https://facebook.com/MayorOfLA, or on cable channel 35.

Here’s a downloadable social media graphic about the Mayor’s daily coronavirus updates that you can use to share this news with your stakeholders.


Senior Centers closed but meals will still be provided
To protect our most vulnerable Angelenos, the City of Los Angeles and County of Los Angeles Senior Centers were closed to the public on Monday March 16th, but will continue to provide meals. 

For now, packaged or frozen foods will be distributed for pickup at regular meal sites. Department of Aging is currently working with partners to provide a home delivery service for the meals previously served at dining centers. An update will be shared as soon as it is available. 

If you can, please send a caregiver, friend or family member under age 65 to pick up your meals, as the Governor’s Office has asked those ages 65+ to isolate themselves at home to prevent coronavirus exposure. 

If you do not have someone to send, please call 213-482-7252 or call the center you normally visit for assistance. You can also use this map of places to get meals, which show the service plans for each site: https://bit.ly/agingla
 
See the full announcement on senior meal service changes in English/Spanish from the Department of Aging:
https://empowerla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Dept-of-Aging-COVID-3-16-2020-update-on-senior-meal-service-English-Spanish.pdf

See this and other news for Los Angeles County seniors at https://lacounty.gov/covid19/seniors.
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The LA City Department on Aging also notes that they are preparing online programming for seniors - look for their Age Mastery Program on Facebook Live later this week, at https://facebook.com/LADeptOfAging  


Parking enforcement is now limited 
Los Angeles is lifting ticketing on street sweeping on residential streets and making other changes to parking enforcement to help everyone during this difficult time. But enforcement will continue at metered spaces, to help businesses and restaurants relying on takeout and deliveries.

This is effective immediately (March 16, 2020) in the City of Los Angeles. See the full story in the Mayor’s press release:


LAUSD student meals available starting Wed morning at 60 Grab & Go Food Centers
Beginning Wednesday morning March 18, 2020, LAUSD Grab & Go Food Centers will be serving meals for LAUSD students. There are 60 locations - see a map and learn more at https://achieve.lausd.net/resources


LAUSD partners with PBS SoCal & KCET to offer K-12 educational content during coronavirus crisis
Over 700,000 LAUSD students being kept out of schools during the coronavirus crisis can now take advantage of the free K-12 educational content being offered by PBS SoCal and KCET. 

The content is available on the free PBS app for iPhone/Android, as well as on Samsung devices, YouTube, Amazon, Roku, and Apple TV. Content is also available on http://PBSsocal.org and http://KCET.org . 

Here is the schedule stated in the LAUSD press release of March 12th :

  • PBS SoCal (Daytime programming from 5am - 5pm for Pre-K through 2nd grade)
  • KLCS-TV (Daytime programming for Pre-K through 12th grade from 6am - 6pm with additional educational programming in the evenings)
  • KCET (Daytime programming: 9th grade through 12th grade)
  • Additional educational programming on PBS SoCal and KLCS digital channels

For updates, follow @LASchools on Twitter/Instagram, @LosAngelesSchools on Facebook, @PBSSoCal and @KCET on social media.


Find all these NC Coronavirus updates in one place
We’ve been sending updates to all current NC board members nearly every day, on how the coronavirus outbreak impacts Neighborhood Councils, and on the City of Los Angeles’ efforts to respond to COVID-19. 

Don’t miss an email and don’t worry about digging through your inbox - see links and a summary of all NC updates shared thus far on COVID-19 at


Have questions about COVID-19 and NCs?
We’re here to help. Please share your questions about how coronavirus affects NCs with your NEA, so we can add them to the FAQ we will roll out shortly.


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