Padilla Secures $80 Million for 36 Projects in L A Region

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) Dec. 20 announced that he secured over $80 million in federal funding for 36 projects across Los Angeles County in the bipartisan fiscal year 2023 appropriations package. The bill now heads to both chambers of Congress for final passage and then on to the President to be signed into law.

“I am proud to have secured funding for projects to ensure Angelenos have access to cleaner water, more reliable transit, affordable housing, and greater educational opportunities,” Senator Padilla said. “This funding will support local governments and community organizations that directly benefit our neighborhoods. Many of these projects will help our community members get to and from their jobs in order to provide for their families through increased public transit options. This includes better connecting the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys to link key economic and commercial centers. Funding affordable housing developments paired with improvements to transitional housing programs for those who need it most, in places like San Pedro and Torrance, will help us address California’s housing crisis.”

Projects across the Harbor region of Los Angeles that will receive federal funding through the FY 2023 Appropriations Omnibus include:

• $1.75 million for the City of Torrance’s Temporary Housing Program and Project

This funding will help support the Torrance Temporary Housing Program and Project, which provides housing stability in the form of tiny homes and case management/housing navigation.

• $1.62 million for Torrance Police Department Body-Worn and In-Car Cameras

This funding will help the City of Torrance purchase police officer body-worn and in-car cameras to improve transparency, accountability, and public safety.

• $1 million for the YWCA Harbor Area & South Bay’s Julia Morgan Center for Women and Children Escaping Domestic and Sexual Violence

This funding will support restoration and renovation of the historic Julia Morgan-designed YWCA in San Pedro, and the construction of a new two-story building for transitional housing for women and children escaping domestic and sexual violence, with program space for supportive legal, job development, human trafficking, and health care services, as well as expanded pre-school and child care services.

• $750,000 for Los Angeles Community College District’s STEMM Academy for Girls, Women, and Underrepresented Students

This funding will help the Los Angeles Community College District bolster the academic pipeline of historically underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM) fields and connect dislocated workers to short term credentials in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine.

Details: Find a full summary of the FY 2023 Appropriations Omnibus package here