With all the rent increases over the last four years I saw no improvement in our public spaces. For example the BBQs haven’t been enlarged or upgraded. no extra tables or umbrellas. I like to smoke meat and would like smokers placed out somewhere the smoke won’t waft into apartments. I found a few locations in the parking lot area that would be awesome.

Garages: I have a garage in the Sepulveda side, when I called housing to find out if I could get a second garage for my other car because I have seen many vacant with all the move outs in 2020 I was informed garages are assigned to each Apartment. There are many residents on Sepulveda who were told they can’t have a garage, the garage assigned to their apartment, unless they have a vehicle registered to them. This is absolutely ridiculous and let me explain why. Bicycle theft is a HUGE problem. People who choose to live the green life style, or can’t afford a car other than rentals when need it should not loose the garage that comes with their apartment. Bicycles shouldn’t be kept in third or second floor apartments either, this is dangerous for the owner to walk down the stairs and for all others using the only stairwell. Yet here we are, with massive bike theft and these people not having safe parking. All residents deserve the garages assigned to their apartments regardless of owning a vehicle. When family or friends come to stay their vehicles should be able to stay in a safe garage with the amount of catylitic converter theft that happens on the street. Also to mention all other issues regarding street parking after shopping or with luggage of family visits and the rise in crime. No one should need to own a vehicle to access the garage OR a numbered parking space that is assigned to their apartment.

The Laundry app is CLASSIST I can’t emphasize that enough. It takes a smart phone with cellular data to access our laundry. The app also charges us for putting in less than $10! There is a 25 cent charge for putting in less than $10! I had to purchase a phone with enough data and get a data plan. Laundry now costs a lot more for 1 load to be done. There are only 2 coin machines and 1 coin dryer. I have a time crunch when doing laundry and it feels as though I am being punished for being poor. I remember when food stamps turned into EBT cards it was a relief to me. This whole needing an app to access is not realistic for us all long term. I have had to cancel my cellular data plans numerous times and I don’t usually have space money; cash is all I usually have and those Bruin cash cards were like EBT cards. No one knew if you were poor or not. Shuffling coins and waiting for the few machines to be open Is basically punishment for being poor. with these new additional fees of using an app and a phone there were no improvements to the machines themselves. Same problems, I have had doors fall off with using the washers, we have had clothing stolen and we have had dryers tear clothing. They aren’t being cleaned any more than before either. I do expect improvements when I am forced to pay more for equal access to what I had when Bruin cards were used. Also our rent went up so I would expect my access to all the machines to stay the same or improve. However that did not happen I then had to spend even more money to have access to the same machines.

The UASRA Facebook page is a common dumping ground where people trash each other or post their concerns of people in or around the community. Will y’all start monitoring that page in a way to minimize the constant negativity, direct verbal attacks on neighbors or at the best consider removing that Facebook group entirely and using this website Instead?

what security detail will be implemented other than UCPD? i have tried hotlines regarding various non violent incidents and have found that they do not have services provided for drug abuse and regarding someone here enduring homelessness. Will UCLA utilize its departments full of students looking to provide this type of aid to the public in their future careers? That would be an idea.