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Supervisors approve motion by Hahn and Solis to expand RepresentLA program
Los Angeles, CA – Today the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a motion authored by Supervisor Janice Hahn and coauthored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis directing the County’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (OIA) and Department of Consumer and Business [...] Read more
Los Angeles, CA – Yesterday, the Los Angeles County Probation Department announced the arrest of a civilian contract worker for allegedly attempting to smuggle narcotics into Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey. Alejandro Lopez, an employee of the non-profit organization Student Nest, was in possession of more than 170 white pills. He was taken [...] Read more
Looks to options for LA County to step up to fill potential gaps
Los Angeles, CA – This week, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced its intent to end federal funding for specialized services that route calls made to 988, the national Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, to LGBTQ+ counseling. Currently, [...] Read more
Jewels serves as Executive Director of Entertainment for Hamburger Mary’s and was the first drag queen to receive Long Beach Key to the City
Los Angeles, CA – This morning during the public hearing of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Supervisor Janice Hahn presented an official recognition to comedian, host, drag queen [...] Read more
Los Angeles, CA – Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn is condemning a violent ICE raid in which masked federal officers detained workers at the Bubble Bath Hand Car Wash in Torrance yesterday afternoon.
“Just a block away from a monthly street fair where Torrance families were enjoying a normal Sunday afternoon, these masked [...] Read more
We know that when guns are present, our homes and communities are less safe. While we continue to demand action from Congress, I am doing everything in my power to reduce the number of guns on our streets. This is an opportunity for residents to participate in making their own communities safer.
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Los Angeles, CA — Today, Chair of the Metro Board of Directors Janice Hahn issued the following statement after two men were reportedly detained by ICE at a bus stop in Pasadena:
“The way that ICE is going about these sweeps is terrifying people. We have already seen kids not going to school, people avoiding [...] Read more
The system will capture stormwater from nearby Santa Fe Springs and Whittier as well
Los Angeles, CA – Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to establish the Aeolian Elementary School Stormwater Capture capital project, the first step for a project that would construct a stormwater capture system underneath the school [...] Read more
Young people in training at Pine Grove Fire Camp
Los Angeles, CA – Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisor Janice Hahn to oppose a proposed policy change by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) that would ban young people with a history [...] Read more
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 [...] Read more