by Leah Cohen | Jun 28, 2021 | In The News, News, Press Releases
Despite widespread objections from elected officials, community nonprofits, homeless service providers and advocates over the last few weeks, the LA County Sheriff has not backed away from his threat to “clear” the Venice Boardwalk of unhoused individuals by July 4. A...
by Leah Cohen | Jun 12, 2020 | In The News, News
LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl issued the following statement in response to the 2020 Homeless Count released today by the LA Homeless Services Authority: In the time since the voters of LA County passed Measure H in 2016, we have doubled the number of people we...
by Leah Cohen | Feb 20, 2020 | In The News, News
Photo courtesy of the National Park Service Following the lawful killing of one of our few remaining male mountain lions, P-56, in the western Santa Monica Mountains, Supervisor Sheila Kuehl sent a letter to the Director of the California Department of Fish and...
by Nik Swiatek | Jan 25, 2020 | In The News, News
JANUARY 8, 2020 | Anna Chen More line letters will soon be coming your way! Most of you have probably already noticed our transition to the A Line (Blue) and E Line (Expo), and the brand new signage on the A Line. The rest of our rail lines are now following suit....
by Nik Swiatek | Jan 19, 2020 | In The News, News
JANUARY 7, 2020 | Doug Smith More than 60% of the inmates with a mental illness in the Los Angeles County Jail would be eligible for diversion if there were more facilities capable of providing supportive care, according to a study released Tuesday. Such a move...
by Nik Swiatek | Jan 15, 2020 | In The News, News
JANUARY 15, 2020 | Patrick Groves Officials in Los Angeles County are making a substantial push to train and recruit more women into the gov tech workforce with the help of a new directive passed by the Board of Supervisors. The Women in Tech (WIT) hiring initiative...