{"id":6579,"date":"2023-03-20T17:10:08","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T00:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/?page_id=6579"},"modified":"2023-06-20T15:13:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T22:13:48","slug":"no-going-back","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/publications\/no-going-back\/","title":{"rendered":"No Going Back: Together for an Equitable and Inclusive Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--scrolling-text-with-image \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--scrolling-text-with-image\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n\n          \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/No-Going-Back-Report-Cover-768x1024.png\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/No-Going-Back-Report-Cover-1280x1707.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/No-Going-Back-Report-Cover-768x1024.png 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"A blue tinged image of the \"No Going Back\" report shows a male presenting person of color wearing a mask.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n  \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Economic Inclusion and Climate Equity<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"html-content\">\n<div class=\"article-has-img\">\n<div class=\"html-content\">\n<p>September 2020<\/p>\n<p>USC Equity Research Institute, <a href=\"https:\/\/nogoingback.la\/home-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Committee for Greater LA<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/luskin.ucla.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the stay-at-home public health directive, civic boosters promoted Los Angeles as a metropolis that was confronting its problems and making progress. Local and state governments enjoyed budget surpluses, unprecedented investments were committed by Angelenos to respond to homelessness, and access to health care and high school graduation rates were at historically high levels, while unemployment and crime rates were at celebrated lows. But behind this glossy view of Los Angeles, a closer look at the data would have revealed a very different reality, where decades of structural and systemic racism resulted in significant social, economic, and racial inequality. Just a few months into a global pandemic, the cracks in the broken systems have become gaping holes, widening each day. Today, the calls for systemic change are loud, consequential, and urgent.<\/p>\n<p>Early in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ten foundations wisely convened a diverse group of community, civic, non-profit, labor, and business leaders to identify the systemic issues emerging from the crisis and to offer up a blueprint for building a more equitable and inclusive Los Angeles. Their past philanthropic work had made it clear that Los Angeles was becoming increasingly inequitable, and they feared the acceleration of disparate impact centered on income and race. The Committee for Greater LA was formed, and for the past five months, it has steered the analytical work completed by two of L.A.\u2019s leading institutions, UCLA and USC, supported by a team of consultants. The report that follows reflects our discourse, analysis, and discovery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-cta \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-cta\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n  \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Download report\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n    \n      <div class=\"links-container\">\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= \/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/USC_ERI_no-going-back_executive_summary.pdf\n    aria-label=\"Read more about Executive Summary\"  \n>\n    Executive Summary \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FC0\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1FjutoJ522lzkyOmlwRBEPiLkkRmlbaGy\/view?usp=sharing\n    aria-label=\"Read more about Context &#038; Guiding Principles\"  \n>\n    Context &#038; Guiding Principles \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FC0\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1gXZqxKSt16Mnr99SgtVz-iokaWNvnYPg\/view?usp=sharing\n    aria-label=\"Read more about Policy Recommendations\"  \n>\n    Policy Recommendations \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FC0\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Media Mentions<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2020-09-09\/philanthropic-leaders-issue-a-call-for-racial-and-economic-equity-in-the-time-of-covid\"  aria-label=\"Read more about No going back to racist past, L.A. civic leaders say of post-COVID future\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/uselomab-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/uselomab-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Los Angeles Times<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2020-09-09\/philanthropic-leaders-issue-a-call-for-racial-and-economic-equity-in-the-time-of-covid\" >\n                  \n                    No going back to racist past, L.A. civic leaders say of post-COVID future\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Doug Smith, LA Times 9\/9\/20<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Allen J. Schaben \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/story\/2020-09-10\/committee-greater-la-report-covid\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Editorial: COVID exposed Southern California\u2019s inequities and injustices. Now it\u2019s time to fix them\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/ca-times.brightspotcdn-768x432.webp\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/ca-times.brightspotcdn-768x432.webp 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Diverse protestors wearing masks and holding up \"Black Lives Matter\" signs in front of Los Angeles City Hall\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Los Angeles Times<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/story\/2020-09-10\/committee-greater-la-report-covid\" >\n                  \n                    Editorial: COVID exposed Southern California\u2019s inequities and injustices. Now it\u2019s time to fix them\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>LA Times Editorial Board 9\/10\/20<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Photo \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/richardmcgahey\/2020\/09\/25\/a-post-pandemic-return-to-normal--la-says-not-good-enough\/#52c3eb764aed\"  aria-label=\"Read more about A Post-Pandemic \u201cReturn To Normal\u201d? LA Says Not Good Enough\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/11\/ECON_CLIMATE-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2022\/11\/ECON_CLIMATE-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"text reads: ECONOMIC INCLUSION &#038; CLIMATE EQUITY over a screened image of a person wearing a sign, \"20 Years, Proud Neighbor in this Community\" and \"we will fight for our community\"\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Forbes<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/richardmcgahey\/2020\/09\/25\/a-post-pandemic-return-to-normal--la-says-not-good-enough\/#52c3eb764aed\" >\n                  \n                    A Post-Pandemic \u201cReturn To Normal\u201d? LA Says Not Good Enough\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Richard McGahey, Forbes 9\/25\/20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Report Highlights<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-SMSrH\" style=\"border: none\" title=\"Shifting Share of Cumulative Cases by Race\/Ethnicity in California April 13 - August 25, 2020\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/SMSrH\/2\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"474\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The impacts of COVID-19 were initially felt in wealthier, white communities, as some of the early cases resulted from international travelers and\/or because these communities had better and early access to testing and health care. As time has gone on, Latinos are now carrying the greatest weight of infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-B3PbO\" style=\"border: none\" title=\"Age-adjusted COVID death rates, Los Angeles County, August 13, 2020 (per 100,000)\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/B3PbO\/1\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The death pattern from COVID is also sharply racialized. The age-adjusted death rates per 100,000 for African Americans and Native Americans is double that of whites (with many Native American cases possibly misclassified or underreported), and with the Latino rate slightly higher than that, and the Pacific Islander rate four times as high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Workers by race\/ethnicity\/nativity, employment in essential occupations and occupational COVID-19 risk, LA County\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-3Y9vb\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/3Y9vb\/1\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"border: none\" width=\"735\" height=\"489\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A racialized pattern also persist for workers in \u201cessential\u201d and \u201chigh risk\u201d occupations. Around 30% of Black, Latino, and immigrant Asian workers in Los Angeles County fall in this category while the figure is a striking 38% for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. By contrast, only 17% of white individuals are in essential, higher risk work. There is also an overrepresentation of Latinos, African Americans, and Native Americans in what is considered \u201cnon-essential\u201d but close proximity work, where there were sharp initial lay-offs and where we have seen a grudging start-stop rebound. The combination means that workers of color have been both more likely to be stressed by job loss and more likely to be showing up for dangerous employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Percent of seniors (65 years and older) living below 150% of the poverty level by race\/ethnicity, 2018\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-0nJU1\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/0nJU1\/1\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"border: none\" width=\"671\" height=\"556\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Seniors need the most support because they are particularly vulnerable to the pandemic. Across L.A. County, the share of seniors of color are far more likely to live below 150% of the poverty level than white seniors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-3Hj33\" style=\"border: none\" title=\"Share of full-time workers making \" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/3Hj33\/1\/\" width=\"621\" height=\"479\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The share of people of color making less than $15 an hour is much higher than it is for whites. When controlling for education, these stark racial disparities are wider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Share of California labor force by group having filed for unemployment insurance during the COVID-19 crisis\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-5dOeT\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/5dOeT\/1\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"border: none\" width=\"666\" height=\"461\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The unemployment pain and the resulting economic stress has been unequally distributed, as women have been hit harder than men, the young much harder than those who are older, and Black workers far harder than every other ethnic group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Percent of children under 18 who attend K-12 and lack a computer and high speed internet at home by race\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-C3hT6\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/C3hT6\/1\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"border: none\" width=\"736\" height=\"562\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Being on the other side of the digital divide is a particularly troublesome situation when COVID-19 quickly developed into a pandemic and students were sent home and distance learning ensued. While only 13% of white kids found themselves lacking high-speed internet and a laptop or desktop in the household, that figure was 37% for Black children, 39% for Latino children, 25% for Pacific Islander children, and 24% for Native American children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Percent of seniors (65 years and older) living alone (without family members), not in assisted living by race\/ethnicity, 2018\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-n5NH4\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/n5NH4\/1\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"border: none\" width=\"688\" height=\"547\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 is also particularly concerning for seniors living alone because living alone is a risk factor, as it can create a lack of access to resources and social support. In Los Angeles County, more Black seniors are living alone (without family members and not in assisted living) than any other group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-lIjkf\" style=\"border: none\" title=\"Homelessness by race\/ethnicity in Los Angeles County, January 2020\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/lIjkf\/1\/\" width=\"785\" height=\"533\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Homelessness in Los Angeles County has risen from its already shocking pre-COVID-19 levels, disproportionately impacting people of color. While Black Angelenos represent about 8% of the total County population, they constitute over a third of the population experiencing homelessness. 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