Submitted by Danielle Brazell on February 5, 2010 - 12:59pm.
Thanks to your efforts, the Campaign to retain the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs' TOT allocation was a success.
Over 5,000 letters were generated to City Council members from their stakeholders. An additional 100 advocates attended Wednesday's city council meeting, in which 30 impassioned speakers voiced the value of arts and culture to the city and the communities they serve.
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The City of Los Angeles Arts Parks and Aging Committee is scheduled to hold a special hearing this Tuesday, February 8, 2010 at 8:30am.
The agenda as been posted. Download it here.
The following item will be addressed:
Discussion on the Department of Cultural Affairs’ proposed 2010-11 Budget including the impacts of recommendations proposed in the City Administrative Officer’s Mid-Year Financial Status Report and Three-Year Plan to Fiscal Sustainability.
Breaking News:
The Los Angeles City Council will not vote on the motion to eliminate the Department of Cultural Affairs' sole source of dedicated funding, the 1% TOT allocation.
The Department's only source of dedicated funding is secure, for the moment.
The 2009 grants made by the Department is still in question.
ContinuedSubmitted by Danielle Brazell on January 6, 2010 - 11:38am.
The state fiscal crisis continues to impact
cities and school districts throughout our region. While our individual goals may be to maintain our own
organizations’ solvency, our collective goal must be to retain the critical
infrastructure that has been built over the past ten years, especially in arts
education.
This community portal is made possible through a partnership with Arts for All* and the California Community Foundation. Arts for LA is a proud affiliate of Americans for the Arts.
*2009-10 Pooled Fund members:
Angell Foundation, The Boeing Company, Dana Foundation, Green Foundation, Jewish Community Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Sony Pictures Entertainment
