Hahn Issues Statement on Gavin Newsom v Donald J. Trump Rulinghttps://hahn.lacounty.gov/wp-content/themes/blade/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg150150Hayley MunguiaHayley Munguiahttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/630b38108b5fe959ca74b3e2916d05a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g
Los Angeles, CA — Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn has issued the following statement after a federal judge ordered President Donald Trump to return control of the California National Guard to the Governor:
“A Judge has ordered President Trump to return control of the California National Guard to our Governor Gavin Newsom — where it belongs. This ruling is a step toward rolling back the Trump federal overreach that has caused so much chaos, fear, and pain in LA County this week.”
Hahn Condemns Manhandling of Senator Padillahttps://hahn.lacounty.gov/wp-content/themes/blade/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg150150Hayley MunguiaHayley Munguiahttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/630b38108b5fe959ca74b3e2916d05a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g
Los Angeles, CA — Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn issued the following statement after U.S. Senator Alex Padilla was shoved to the ground and handcuffed at a Department of Homeland Security press conference:
“This administration is out of control! They are shoving to the ground and handcuffing a United States Senator. The entire Trump Administration is unhinged. Senator Padilla is just as much of the Federal Government as they are.
The Trump Administration is abusing their power. They are using force on immigrants, their family members, and now on a sitting Senator. Senator Padilla wasn’t interfering with one of their operations. This was at a staged press conference in front of the cameras — all for show.”
Los Angeles, CA — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today directed the Probation Department to report back to the board with a comprehensive Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) monitoring policy to increase accountability and protect young people in juvenile detention facilities.
“CCTV cameras are one of the best tools that we have for accountability and to protect both our youth and staff in our juvenile detention facilities,” said Supervisor Janice Hahn. “But the cameras are only effective if they are monitored around the clock and if every incident is reported immediately and it is time our Probation Department has a new CCTV monitoring policy on the books.”
The action comes shortly after the Board approved a $2.7 million settlement for a youth who was repeatedly assaulted while incarcerated at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall while. This egregious act of abuse was caught on CCTV camera, but because no one was monitoring the footage at the time, it took weeks before the footage was discovered. The CCTV footage has led to the indictment of multiple Probation Officers by the California Attorney General.
“We can’t allow harm to go unchecked—especially when it comes to the safety of young people in our care. Strengthening Probation’s CCTV policy ensures that bad actors are held accountable the moment they put a young person at risk,” said Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath. “As we confront the deep failures within the Probation Department, we must use every tool available to protect the youth entrusted to us—and demand a system that puts their safety first.”
The motion, authored by Supervisor Janice Hahn and co-authored by Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, instructs the Chief Probation Officer to report back to the Board in writing within 30 days with a CCTV Review Protocol which the department will submit to the California Department of Justice (DOJ). The plan must:
• Establish a protocol for 24/7 CCTV monitoring
• Incorporate best practices from other jurisdictions related to CCTV use in juvenile facilities
• Include a system of internal random audits of footage to ensure accurate documentation of incidents, such as use-of-force events
• Require review of footage after any injury sustained by youth, staff, or service providers, to ensure procedures were properly followed and documented
• Provide a timeline and implementation plan, including employee training once the protocol is approved by the DOJ
The policy stems from a directive issued by the California Department of Justice as part of a stipulated judgment requiring the Probation Department to establish a formal CCTV Review Protocol. Though originally due in December 2024, the protocol has yet to be finalized.
Hahn releases Statement on ICE Raids across Los Angeleshttps://hahn.lacounty.gov/wp-content/themes/blade/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg150150Hayley MunguiaHayley Munguiahttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/630b38108b5fe959ca74b3e2916d05a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g
Calls for immediate release of labor leader David Huerta
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn has released the following statement condemning the ICE raids that took place across Los Angeles today as well as calling for the immediate release of labor leader David Huerta:
“The ICE raids across Los Angeles today are chilling. They aren’t targeting violent criminals – they are sweeping up hardworking people in our communities just trying to provide for their families. These agents are armed to the teeth and it is clear their goal is to make people afraid and its working.
I understand that during this morning’s raids, SEIU California President David Huerta was injured by federal agents and wrongfully detained. I am calling for his immediate release. This is a democracy. People have a right to peacefully protest, to observe law enforcement activity, and to speak out against injustice.”
Los Angeles, CA – Yesterday the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Supervisor Janice Hahn’s recommendation for the reappointment of eight members of Los Angeles County commissions that she had previously named to their roles. Los Angeles County Commissioners advise the Board of Supervisors on a range of topics. There are currently over 200 commissions, committees, and boards established in the County to which the Board of Supervisors appoints members.
“My commissioners are my eyes and ears on critical issues affecting the lives of LA County’s 10 million residents. These eight appointees have not disappointed, and I am so grateful to them for their time and service,” said Hahn. “Our LA County government can better serve our residents thanks to their experiences and input.”
Today Hahn reappointed the following commissioners (photos available by clicking on hyperlinked names): • Deena Duncan, La Mirada. Commission on Alcohol and Other Drugs. Duncan, a licensed therapist and substance use counselor, has spent 26 years working in the field of substance use treatment. She is also an advocate for survivors of domestic violence and other traumas. • Ilan Davidson, San Pedro. Commission on Human Relations. Davidson is a Jewish educator and cantor at Temple Beth El. He is a member of the San Pedro Faith Consortium and Founder/Executive Director of KindredSPIRITS. • Cathy McClure, Whittier. County Commission for Older Adults. McClure is a longtime advocate, currently serving as Regional Chair of the Red Cross Rio Hondo Chapter. She is retired from a career in fundraising, including as Regional Director of United Way Greater LA. • Carlos Benavides, Los Angeles. Los Angeles County Commission on Disabilities. Benavides is a peer mentor educator and chair of the Patient Advisory Council at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center. In 2023, Hahn named an amphitheater at Rancho Los Amigos in Benavides’s honor. • Ramon Pizarro, San Pedro. Los Angeles County Commission on Disabilities. Pizarro served as a peer mentor at Rancho Los Amigos for newly injured spinal cord patients. He also serves as a co-chair on Rancho’s Patient Advisory Council and a board member for Communities Actively Living Independently and Free, a disability advocacy organization. • Felix Lopez, Cerritos. Los Angeles County Commission on Insurance. Lopez is an active business leader, currently serving as President and CEO of Pinoy Insurance. He is founder and president of the Filipino American Chamber of Commerce-Southeast Corridor and co-founder of the Artesia Chamber of Commerce. • Alejandra Albarran Moses, Long Beach. Policy Roundtable for Child Care and Development. Albarran Moses holds a hold a PhD in Education and serves as Early Childhood Education Coordinator for the City of Long Beach. Her research investigated how communities support parents of young children to prepare for the educational system. • Kenny Green, Wilmington. Public Health Commission. Green has over 29 years of experience with community, public health, intervention, prevention and youth development programs.
County Allocates $1.5 Million for Historic Blue Line Rail Car Installation in Long Beachhttps://hahn.lacounty.gov/wp-content/themes/blade/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg150150Hayley MunguiaHayley Munguiahttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/630b38108b5fe959ca74b3e2916d05a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g
Renderings of the pedestrian improvements along 1st St in Downtown Long Beach, with Blue Line Car 100 at its center.
Los Angeles, CA – Today, with the leadership of Supervisor Janice Hahn, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to allocate $1,500,000 to a pedestrian-friendly makeover of a four-block section of 1st Street in Downtown Long Beach. The planned centerpiece of the project will be Blue Line Rail Car #100, the first rail car to operate on the Los Angeles Metro Blue Line when it opened in 1990.
“In 1990 the Blue Line ushered in the future of transportation in LA County. Today this transformation of 1st Street is ushering in the future of Downtown Long Beach while paying homage to our proud history of visionary projects that make life better for our communities,” said Hahn.
The project, administered by the City of Long Beach, will transform a four-block section of 1st Street in the downtown core into a pedestrian-friendly mobility corridor connecting the newly redeveloped Civic Center at Pacific Avenue eastward toward the East Village Arts District at Elm Street. Construction is expected to begin late this year and to last 9 months.
Construction of the Blue Line—Los Angeles County’s first light rail line—was made possible by Proposition A, a half-cent sales tax that Hahn’s father, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, fought to place on the ballot. Voters approved the measure in 1980. Kenneth Hahn later lobbied for the Blue Line, connecting Long Beach with Los Angeles, to be built first.
LA County Doubles Down on Gun Violence Preventionhttps://hahn.lacounty.gov/wp-content/themes/blade/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg150150Hayley MunguiaHayley Munguiahttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/630b38108b5fe959ca74b3e2916d05a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g
Board to Proclaim June as Gun Violence Awareness Month, Highlight Programs Aimed at Saving Lives
Los Angeles, CA — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is voting on a motion authored by Supervisors Janice Hahn and Hilda L. Solis to declare June 2025 as Gun Violence Awareness Month, part of a broader County-wide effort to reduce gun deaths and promote community safety.
“The tragic murder of Baldwin Park Police Officer Samuel Riveros is yet another reminder of the toll gun violence continues to take on our communities,” said Supervisor Janice Hahn. “Gun violence is preventable—and LA County is taking action. We’re investing in real solutions, getting guns off the streets, and putting safety tools into the hands of families.”
The County’s coordinated gun violence prevention strategy brings together public health, law enforcement, and community outreach—anchored by the Department of Public Health’s Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) and championed by Supervisors Hahn and Solis. In recent years, Hahn and Solis have spearheaded stronger County gun safety policies and expanded access to practical tools residents can use to help save lives.
“Gun violence is not just a public safety concern; it is a public health crisis that demands bold, urgent, and sustained action,” said Chair Pro Tem and First District Supervisor Hilda L. Solis. “I’m proud to co-author this motion and stand with Supervisor Hahn in promoting real, life-saving strategies. Just as we mourn the devastating losses, like the recent murders of a beloved police officer and innocent bystander in Baldwin Park, we must also act. That’s why we’ve distributed over 28,000 free gun locks countywide, because we know safe storage saves lives. We must keep pushing for common sense legislation, community investment, and healing, especially for our youth and communities of color who bear the heaviest burden of this violence. Gun violence is preventable—and together, we can build safer, healthier communities for all.”
What LA County Residents Can Do Right Now:
Get Free Gun Locks
Gun locks can help prevent suicides, accidental shootings, and youth gun deaths. In LA County, a child is killed or injured by gun violence every 30 hours. Since April 2024, the County has distributed over 28,000 free gun locks at hospitals, libraries, and through the mail.
Supervisor Hahn has hosted 14 Gun Buyback events, collecting and destroying 2,388 firearms—many from homes where they were no longer wanted and not safely stored.
Hahn’s next Gun Buyback event is scheduled for Saturday June 28, 2025 from 8 am to 4 pm at Admiral Kidd Park in Long Beach. Guns can be turned in anonymously in exchange for gift cards—no questions asked.
“These gun buy back events save lives,” said Hahn. “Each gun we remove could be a tragedy prevented.”
Learn About Gun Violence Restraining Orders (GVROs)
The County has launched an effort to raise awareness and use of gun violence restraining orders (GVROs). GVROs, which can be filed by law enforcement or members of the public when they believe a person they know is a danger to themselves or others and must be approved by a judge, can prevent a person from purchasing or posessing a gun, ammunition, or magazine for a specified length of time, between 21 days and five years. Despite their life-saving potential, they are severely underutilized in Los Angeles County.
As part of that effort, the office has created a webpage: www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/ovp/GVROs.htm. It includes information about what GVROs are, who can file for them, videos about how to file GVROs in both English and Spanish, and a list of legal aid organizations that can assist. The webpage also includes information about possible warning signs for both suicide and potential mass violence.
Join Wear Orange Weekend – June 6–8
LA County is joining communities across the country for Wear Orange Weekend, honoring the lives lost to gun violence and standing in solidarity with survivors. The campaign began in memory of Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old student fatally shot in Chicago, and has grown into a national call to end gun violence. Residents are encouraged to wear orange as a symbol of awareness and hope.
We Have a Chance to Do Something Real About Homelessness in Torrancehttps://hahn.lacounty.gov/wp-content/themes/blade/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg150150Hayley MunguiaHayley Munguiahttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/630b38108b5fe959ca74b3e2916d05a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g
According to preliminary homeless count data from LAHSA, about 355 people are homeless in Torrance — that is up from around 260 people last year.
Thankfully, some of these people are safe and cared for at Torrance’s Tiny Home interim housing site at the Civic Center. But there are only 40 tiny homes there and they filled up almost immediately after the City opened it three years ago. The folks there are living in these tiny homes an average of 321 days. The reason they are staying so long is because the next logical step is for them to move into an apartment of their own, but we have had a lack of apartments that they can move into.
This bottleneck is one of the biggest reasons homelessness in our communities feels like it never ends. We have to fix the flow. And that means creating permanent housing.
That’s exactly why I’m championing a project that I believe could make a big difference. We were approached by the Weingart Center Association with an opportunity to convert the Extended Stay America motel in Torrance into 118 affordable apartments with on-site services. This is the solution this city has needed and means we could move people out of the Tiny Homes, into these stable apartments, and open up more Tiny Home spots to get people off the streets of Torrance.
If we get state funding for this project through Project Homekey—a program that turns motels into housing with on-site services—we can move quickly and affordably. We can get motel conversions done in one-third the time and at half the cost of building a development from the ground up. We are already making it work across the County. In San Pedro, we turned the run down old Best Western on Gaffey Street into the Louis Dominguez Veterans Center and are housing 100 local veterans. In unincorporated Whittier, 97 people will have comfortable, safe apartments in what used to be a Motel 6. In Commerce, what used to be a Studio 6 motel is now 80 apartments for people who had been homeless.
Members of the Torrance City Council and some Torrance residents have concerns about these apartments and I’m always open to a real conversation. But we have to look at the facts. Without permanent housing, shelters get full, streets stay crowded with tents, and the crisis drags on. With permanent housing, people stabilize, communities heal, and we finally move forward.
The people who would live in these apartments already are in Torrance. This isn’t about “bringing people in” from somewhere else—it’s about addressing the homelessness challenge that the city is dealing with today.
I want to end homelessness in Torrance. Not manage it, not shift it around—end it. And I believe we can, if we make sure cooler heads prevail and make commonsense, compassionate choices like this one.
I’m proud to be pushing this solution. It’s not flashy — but it’s smart, effective, and it will work. I hope the City of Torrance will stand with me—because this is how we end homelessness. Not with talk, but with action.
UCLA Health and Supervisor Hahn Unveil Two New Life-saving Mobile Stroke Unitshttps://hahn.lacounty.gov/wp-content/themes/blade/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg150150Hayley MunguiaHayley Munguiahttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/630b38108b5fe959ca74b3e2916d05a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g
Cutting-edge ambulances treating patients in South Bay, Gateway Cities, Westside, and San Fernando Valley
Torrance, CA—Today, in a significant expansion of emergency stroke care across Los Angeles County, Supervisor Janice Hahn and UCLA Health unveiled two new highly-advanced Mobile Stroke Units that will respond to medical emergencies across LA County, allowing stroke specialists to diagnose and treat stroke patients in the field – saving brain function and lives.
“After a stroke, every minute counts,” said Supervisor Hahn, a long-time advocate for the Mobile Stroke Unit program. “The faster we can get patients the treatment they need, the better their chances of survival and of avoiding long-term brain damage. With three Mobile Stroke Units now serving LA County, we’re giving more residents a fighting chance to recover fully after a stroke and live healthy lives.”
A Mobile Stroke Unit is a specially-equipped ambulance, built with a mobile CT scanner, point-of-care lab tests, telehealth connection with a vascular neurologist, and therapies, all designed to deliver proven stroke treatments to patients faster than ever before. Physicians on the unit can administer clot-busting drugs to patients in the field, long before they get to an emergency room.
The two new Mobile Stroke Units join an existing unit that UCLA Health has operated in partnership with LA County since 2017 and has responded to more than 2,000 calls and treated more than 360 patients. The new ambulances will allow the program to provide more coverage to 33 communities on the Westside, the South Bay, Long Beach, and the Gateway Cities and to eventually expand its coverage area. Beginning in August, the third ambulance will serve the San Fernando Valley, which has been identified by the Stroke Rescue Program as one of the major geographic areas with high incidence of stroke.
“The expansion of our LA County Mobile Stroke Unit fleet represents a major leap forward in equitable prehospital stroke care,” said Dr. May Nour. “By bringing advanced imaging and treatment directly to patients in the field, we’re shortening the time to diagnosis and intervention when every minute matters. This isn’t just about technology; it’s about delivering lifesaving care where and when it is needed most.”
For every minute that passes following the onset of a stroke, 2 million brain cells die. A study published in 2021 in the New England Journal of Medicine found that treatment in a mobile stroke ambulance leads to better patient outcomes, both immediately and three months later.
With her work championing Mobile Stroke Units, Supervisor Janice Hahn is building on the legacy of her father, Supervisor Kenny Hahn. The late-Supervisor started the nation’s first paramedic program which began as a way to treat heart attack patients in the field, before they arrived at a hospital, improving their health outcomes. Her father later suffered a stroke and was partially paralyzed for the rest of his life.
Nationwide, nearly 800,000 people experience a stroke each year — one every 40 seconds, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Around 87% of these are ischemic strokes, in which blood flow to the brain is blocked by a clogged artery or blood clot. The remainder are hemorrhagic strokes, which occur when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures and bleeds. Mobile stroke ambulances have the capabilities to treat both types.
The UCLA Mobile Stroke Unit acquired the two new ambulances with funds from two philanthropic donations. The Brett Torino Foundation donated $6 million to add the second ambulance, which will serve the San Fernando Valley. Heidi and Larry Canarelli of Las Vegas donated an additional $6 million for UCLA to acquire the third ambulance that will be stationed in Westwood.
Hahn Honors Diane Martinez and Annette Delgadillo, First Sisters to Serve as Mayors of Paramounthttps://hahn.lacounty.gov/wp-content/themes/blade/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg150150Hayley MunguiaHayley Munguiahttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/630b38108b5fe959ca74b3e2916d05a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g
The sisters have a combined 57 years of public service
L to R: Archbishop Jose Gomez, Supervisor Janice Hahn, Annette Delgadillo, Diane Martinez
Los Angeles, CA – This morning, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn honored Diane Martinez and Annette Delgadillo for making history as the first sisters and first educators to have served as mayors of the City of Paramount. Hahn was joined in the presentation by Archbishop José Gomez. Martinez and Delgadillo are active members and volunteers at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic parish in Paramount.
“Diane and Annette have been dedicated leaders for the people of Paramount, role models for young women, my partners in public service, and I am proud to call them both my friends,” said Hahn. “Their extraordinary story needs to be told, and their service deserves to be honored.”
Martinez served on the Paramount City Council for 25 years from 1994 to 2019, including six terms as mayor. She currently serves on the Paramount Unified School Board and as Vice Chairwoman for the Catholic Association of Latino Leaders. She earned her bachelor’s degree in liberal studies from California State University Long Beach and has a master’s degree in education administration.
Delgadillo was elected to Paramount’s all-women City Council in 2022 and completed her term as mayor in April. She is Paramount’s representative in the Southern California Association of Governments Genral Assembly. Delgadillo holds a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies from California State Long Beach and a credential in elementary education.
“On behalf of my sister and I, we humbly thank Supervisor Janice Hahn and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for recognizing our historical achievement,” said Delgadillo during this morning’s ceremony. “Diane and I will always remember this moment that we shared together.”
“Your city council is all women, our Board of Supervisors is all women, but still there are girls that grow up and are not sure that a career in politics or education is what they want to do, so you’re role models, and the more girls we can get into our line of work, the better this world will be,” added Hahn.
