Lineage Donates $50,000 for 219 Utility Bills as East LA Residents Press for Equal Relief
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Updated · thelalocal.org · Jul 22
Lineage Donates $50,000 for 219 Utility Bills as East LA Residents Press for Equal Relief
1 articles · Updated · thelalocal.org · Jul 22
Summary
$50,000 from Lineage will be applied automatically as one-time bill credits for 219 LADWP customers living closest to the warehouse fire in Boyle Heights, giving the first concrete shape to earlier promises of utility relief.
Residents' power costs jumped after weeks of running air purifiers around the clock to block smoke and rotting-food odors; one East Los Angeles mother said her bill rose by more than $200.
The aid covers only LADWP accounts inside a narrow eligibility map, leaving unincorporated East LA residents on Southern California Edison without matching support so far and prompting criticism from Supervisor Hilda Solis and community groups.
SCE told county officials it is working with Lineage on a similar program for more than 100 East LA customers, but the size and final terms of that fund are still being finalized.