From the recent tropical storm, devastating wildfires in Maui, and FEMA’s disaster funding shortage, we know that we are not prepared for the unexpected. Extreme heat and adverse weather events are expected to be more frequent and increasingly worse. There are obvious patterns that we must address: low-income neighborhoods are the hardest hit and the least prepared for these disasters. There is nothing we take more seriously than the health and lives of all Angelenos. This is why our collaboration with the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety, the Departments of Emergency Management, Public Works, and Recreation and Parks, and the