Climate

California has been a leader in climate action for decades, and we will accelerate that fight with Stay Cool Legislation that will include the following:

Establish Clean Air Neighborhood Zones - allocate federal funding to eliminate toxic hot spots that are shortening lifespans in our district. CA-37’s unique challenges include freeway pollution corridors, industrial hotspots, warehouses and trucking yards, and some of the highest asthma rates in LA County:

• Monitor air quality block-by-block, not use citywide averages.

• Force EPA crackdowns on polluting trucks, refineries, and warehouses in LA.

• Provide free home air filtration units for families near pollution zones.

Solar for Renters - establish a federal program to install rooftop solar on multifamily rental buildings — so renters get lower bills, not just homeowners:

• Create a federal subsidy for solar installations on apartment roofs.

• Require landlords to pass savings to tenants.

• Prioritize buildings in West Adams, Mid-City, Hyde Park, and Jefferson Park, among others.

Urban Heat Reversal - it’s time to cool down some of the hottest streets in America’s hottest city.Parts of CA-37 are 20–25 degrees hotter than wealthier Westside neighborhoods because of a lack of trees, more heat-absorbing pavement, and bus stops with no shade:

• Fund 10,000 trees in LA heat islands in CA37.

• Require shaded bus stops and cooling corridors.

• Create federal grants for heat-resilient housing retrofits.

We would pay for this by redirecting fossil fuel subsidies, and clean energy grants and tax incentives.