The Los Angeles City Council has voted to approve a resolution to declare racism a public health crisis in the city.
The resolution, put forward by Councilmembers Herb Wesson, Curren Price, and Marqueece Harris-Dawson, also calls on City of Los Angeles departments to review their internal policies and procedures to ensure that racial justice is a core element of city government.
In the last several years, he has been instrumental in the creation of the City of Los Angeles Department of Civil and Human Rights, in addition to authoring the motion to establish an Office of Racial Equity in the city.
Specifically, the resolution identifies 10 core actions the City of Los Angeles should undertake to address this public health crisis: Assert that racism is a public health crisis affecting our entire city.
Conduct an assessment of internal City policy and procedures, starting with the annual budget process, to ensure racial justice is a core element of city government, led by the Council with assistance from the Human Relations Commission.
