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“Letter of No Prejudice” could mean $985 million toward new rail line
Los Angeles, CA – Chair of the Metro Board and Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn is celebrating news that last week the Federal Transit Authority approved a Letter of No Prejudice for the Southeast Gateway Line. This means that Los Angeles [...] Read more
Los Angeles, CA – Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion by Supervisor Janice Hahn and Chair Kathryn Barger to enable members of the public to easily donate to the LA County Fire Department through the Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness Foundation.
“Since these unprecedented wildfires began there has been an [...] Read more
More than 60 people experiencing unsheltered homelessness are indoors and on a pathway to permanent housing
Supervisor Hahn meets Maria, a woman who previously lived along the San Gabriel Riverbed in Downey and agreed to come inside this week as part of a Pathway Home encampment resolution effort.
Downey, CA — This week, Los Angeles [...] Read more
Executive Management Committee approves renaming; full Board of Directors will vote next week
The Long Beach Blvd. Station serves the City of Lynwood.
Los Angeles, CA – Today, the Executive Management Committee of the Metro Board of Directors voted to move forward with a proposed renaming of the Long Beach Blvd. Station on the C [...] Read more
Los Angeles, CA – Today, Metro Board Chair Janice Hahn in partnership with Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger and Supervisor Lindsey Horvath introduced a proposal aimed at using Metro resources to support displaced wildfire victims as well as recovery efforts. If approved next week, residents displaced by the wildfires would qualify for Metro’s reduced [...] Read more
Octavio Montano Islas is suspected of crashing into apartment building killing Jose Palacios-Gonzalez and three year-old Samantha Palacios
Octavio Montano Islas. Courtesy: LBPD
Los Angeles, CA – This week the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisor Janice Hahn to reestablish the County’s $10,000 reward in exchange [...] Read more
Hahn welcomed City of STEM and Downey leaders to Board of Supervisors meeting on the occasion of the declaration. L to R: Roger Bradley (Downey City Manager); Benjamin Dickow (Columbia Memorial Space Center); Supervisor Hahn; Daphne Bradford (founder, Mother of Many); Hector Sosa (Mayor of Downey).
Los Angeles, CA – Today, the Los Angeles County Board [...] Read more
Residents in areas not under evacuation orders have received multiple erroneous alerts
Los Angeles, CA – Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn issued the following statement regarding the ongoing issues with erroneous emergency alerts received by residents in areas of Los Angeles County not under evacuation orders related to the ongoing fires:
“Now more [...] Read more
Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles County residents have reported receiving text messages claiming they owe FasTrak toll fees and offering a link to a payment portal. These messages have been identified as a phishing scam by state and toll road agencies. Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, who received the text herself, issued [...] Read more
Los Angeles, CA — As wind and fires continue to call sporadic power outages, Chair of the Metro Board of Directors Janice Hahn has authorized the continued suspension of fare collection systemwide through today, January 9, 2025. She also provided information about Metro buses used for evacuations:
“As winds, fires, and sporadic power outages continue, I [...] Read more