Monica Rodriguez

Public Servant. Problem Solver. LA Councilwoman. Mom. Wife & Foodie with epic wanderlust. Warrior for the causes and people I believe in. Official: @mrodcd7

[Monica Rodriguez @LadyMRod]

Thank you all for your friendship and support. It's official! 53.6% #TeamMRod

[Monica Rodriguez @LadyMRod]

@_KennyUong_ @MRodCD7 Next time join us on a ride on the new Pacoima dash!

[Monica Rodriguez @LadyMRod]

@JohnGonzalesLA1 I mean, toss in a free ice cream Fridays for good measure. 😁

[Monica Rodriguez @LadyMRod]

Stopping ADA lawsuits!? Cool, toss in a little world peace, please and thank you. 😊

[Joe Cohen @CohenSite]

Nithya's small business policy had dropped. Highlights include:
- Comprehensive permitting & inspection reform
- Rapid response for maintenance, infrastructure, sanitation and homeless outreach in commercial corridors
- Tenant improvement grants & a "vacant to vibrant" program to fill vacant storefronts (modeled after SF)
- Stoping predatory ADA lawsuits
- Working with the state to reform worker's comp insurance

[Monica Rodriguez @LadyMRod]

@CohenSite @chemdawgrei Separation from LAHSA. Slow walked rv to home program attempting to create her own version that failed. Obstructed inside safe reports for greater accountability. Zero consolidation of outreach services and accountability. Google. There’s a list of

[Monica Rodriguez @LadyMRod]

So you gotta ask, why hasn’t she done any of this over the last 6 years? 🤨

[Nithya Raman @nithyavraman]

Here’s how we’ll eliminate encampments citywide:

1. Treatment: Immediately deploy street medicine teams citywide. These are clinicians who bring physical, mental, and behavioral health care directly to where people are living — and in my plan, the same clinical team stays with a person from the street to shelter, and from shelter into permanent housing. That continuity builds trust. And trust is what actually gets people indoors and keeps them there. Because 60% of treatment costs are covered by Medi-Cal, this is one of the most cost-effective interventions we have — just $200 per person per month after reimbursement.

2. Shelter: we will restructure how we use our existing motel resources. Right now people are staying in Inside Safe motels for over a year on average. Motel rooms should work like emergency rooms — stabilize people quickly and move them to the next step. Under my plan, people will receive 120 days of intensive stabilization — case management, mental health treatment, document preparation — and then move directly into housing. That means every motel room can serve three times as many people a year as it does today at half the cost per person.

3. Housing: Dramatically expand Time Limited Subsidies — a proven short-term rental voucher program. Under Inside Safe, the city spends an average of $82,420 per participant to fund a year in a motel room — yet less than a third of participants transition to permanent housing. Under Nithya's plan, for around the same cost per participant, people receive 2.25 years of housing and intensive services, with 75% sustaining permanent housing.

4. Accountability: We will also provide rapid response to new encampments — if you report a new tent, someone will be there within 48 hours. And we will publish a real-time public dashboard so every Angeleno can see exactly where their money is going and whether it is working. No more hiding the numbers. No more managing the optics. Just results and accountability. And if something isn’t working, we’ll learn and adjust.

[Monica Rodriguez @LadyMRod]

@SquirrelTr80452 Long list including the reforms on homelessness Raman has been blocking. Visit the website. Read the paper. Watch the news. Listen to the radio. My work is well documented.

[Monica Rodriguez @LadyMRod]

@PresKrekorian This.

[Monica Rodriguez @LadyMRod]

@dadloveshisboyz I’ve introduced the reforms she’s sat on for nearly two years. The plan is all in her committee. She just needs to schedule and be on the record with a decision (which she avoids repeatedly)

[Monica Rodriguez @LadyMRod]

@chemdawgrei I have. She’s sitting on the reforms.

[Monica Rodriguez @LadyMRod]

@PresKrekorian Right? 🤩

[Film The Police LA @FilmThePoliceLA]

Real talk, Monica had repeatedly warned about the LAFD budget and lack of resources, and also about preventative measures.

[Spectrum News 1 SoCal @SpecNews1SoCal]

LA Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez says accountability and transparency are critical following the city's wildfire response.

She shared her concerns during an interview with “Inside the Issues” host @amritsingh as questions continue around Mayor Karen Bass' response to the fires.

[Monica Rodriguez @LadyMRod]

@FilmThePoliceLA Can’t stop, won’t stop.

[Monica Rodriguez @LadyMRod]

New Year. Same Me.

[Unrig LA @UnrigLA]

.@LadyMRod takes the opportunity to call out her colleagues for sitting on motions & preventing the Council from being able to debate them while also directly calling out @mhdcd8 for refusing to ensure transparency in the ongoing a Charter Reform process (5+ months since intro’d)

[Monica Rodriguez @LadyMRod]

WTH did I miss Festivus!?

[Monica Rodriguez @LadyMRod]

@LAFDChief @LAFD Tragic loss to our fire and city family 🙏🏻

[Monica Rodriguez @LadyMRod]

Rest in Peace Cindy

[MRCAParks @MRCAParks]

It was a beautiful day to celebrate the renaming of Pacoima Wash Natural Park after an extraordinary leader and trailblazer- now officially known as the Cindy Montañez Natural Park.

[Slaynan @Slaynan_]

Absolutely horrific experience with @Tin_Leg travel insurance we had the cancel for any reason plan and have been stuck in limbo with claims for refunds for months now. Can anyone help? #travelinsurance #travel #insurance

[Kevin Bacon @kevinbacon]

Happy 4th! Beware of goat poop 🇺🇸 @kyrasedgwick

[Monica Rodriguez @LadyMRod]

@AsmRickZbur @CASpeakerRivas Congratulations