People are struggling right now, and we will continue to host events like these throughout the holiday season.

This week we are also partnering with the Journey of Love Foundation to host bring-your-own-bag giveaways in South Gate and Lakewood. More info 👇

I want this committee to know the pain ICE is causing—the children who may never see their parents again, the families going hungry without breadwinners.

The communities I represent have been terrorized by ICE, and we need Congress to be a check on this abuse of power.

ICE is targeting people based on their skin color or the language they speak. They are violating residents’ rights every day.

Our Board of Supervisors has taken what steps we can to protect our residents. But we need help from Congress—that is why this hearing is so important.

Today's event at LBCC was our biggest grocery giveaway yet— and it wouldn't have been possible without the partnership of the City of Long Beach and Mayor Rex Richardson.

Tomorrow, I will unveil an ordinance barring all law enforcement, including ICE from concealing their identities. This is how an authoritarian’s secret police operate – not legitimate law enforcement in a democracy.

I continue to be impressed by the peaceful community members who have organized themselves and are doing everything they can to report on ICE’s presence in our neighborhoods and share the stories of the many people who have been ripped away from their families.

They are targeting people based on the color of their skin, or their accent, or the place they work. They are violating our residents’ rights every day they remain on our streets.

They are creating chaos and spreading fear in our immigrant community, and they need to leave.

This is the unified, countywide strategy we need so that, for the first time, all of us—County departments, the State, the VA, and our nonprofit partners—will be rowing in the same direction.

Because no one who served our country should be sleeping on our streets.

My office has worked with our Dept. of Military & Veterans Affairs to identify what changes must happen.

This motion calls for:
➡️ Expanding access to housing
➡️ Closing the gaps in care for behavioral health & substance use
➡️ Improving data & accountability
➡️ Creating a Veteran Logistics Center