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The Gateway Cities Council of Governments (GCCOG), under the leadership of The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), is one of seven recipients nationwide of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding to accelerate the formation of zero emission vehicle (ZEV) corridors by expanding critical charging infrastructure to support the growing fleet of medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles and reduce the air pollution caused by goods movement that disproportionately burdens frontline communities. In a DOE news release announcing the $688,850 award to LACI, Secretary of Energy Jennifer M.Granholm said, “A clean transportation sector requires vast investments across the entireindustry, including to...

The Gateway Cities Council of Governments was awarded a Local Agency Technical Assistance (LATA) Grant by the California Public Utilities Commission on January 12, 2023, totaling $479,424 in funding. Member cities historically have been financially challenged to expand their digital infrastructure capacity, and this grant will lead to the design engineering of a broadband network that will achieve 100 Megabits per second upload and download speeds once constructed. The expansion of digital infrastructure which addresses the “digital divide” will give member cities the much-needed tools to improve social services, healthcare, education, business, and government resources. “Paramount is situated in...

The COG Board adopted a $10 million budget, incorporating new state and county funding in the priority areas of housing and homelessness. The COG hosted the Second Annual Gateway Cities Energy Action Awards, recognizing cities for their efforts to become more energy efficient and more sustainable, and continued hosting the Energy Working Group for cities with participation growing to 20 member cities for 2022. The COG hosted an annual Faith Leaders Summit on September 14, 2022, dedicated to collaboration with the faith community in addressing the challenges of combatting homelessness in the subregion and beyond. The California Strategic...

The Gateway Cities Council of Governments’ Board of Directors approved the formation of a new Gateway Cities Affordable Housing Trust on January 4, 2023. Given the cost and complexity associated with affordable housing development, developers face steep challenges in securing financing that covers the full expense of such projects. A Gateway Cities Affordable Housing Trust can apply and advocate for the subregion’s fair share of funding, from the State, the County (including the newly approved Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency), and even private and philanthropic sources, to help meet the affordable housing needs of the Gateway Cities subregion...

Our mission is to improve the quality of life for the two million residents of Southeast Los Angeles County. Targeted initiatives include transportation planning, affordable housing, improving air quality, economic development, and other community-enhancing activities. Click Here to View the Complete Agenda

The California Strategic Growth Council has awarded $1.75 million to the Gateway Cities Regional Climate Collaborative (GCRCC), a new multi-stakeholder partnership comprised of the Southeast Los Angeles (SELA) Collaborative, TreePeople, GRID Alternatives, the Los Angeles County Chief Sustainability Office, with the Gateway Cities Council of Governments (COG) leading this dynamic group of partners to enable just climate solutions in Southeast LA. The GCRCC proposal was ranked first of the six teams approved for this inaugural round of funding of just over $8.5 million, and the 45 collaboratives that applied. This grant will deliver technical assistance to the area and ensure...

By administering programs that provide grants and loans (from both state and federal housing programs), HCD creates rental and homeownership opportunities for Californians from all walks of life, including veterans, seniors, young families starting out, people with disabilities, farmworkers, and individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness. Click here for all the details.