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Los Angeles, CA – Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors threw their support behind Governor Newsom’s recently unveiled CARE Court proposal, a new framework to address the growing mental health and homelessness crisis in California.
The Board unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisor Janice Hahn and coauthored by Supervisor Kathryn Barger which directs [...] Read more
Norwalk, CA – During today’s meeting of the LA County Board of Supervisors, Supervisor Janice Hahn named Cristina Lujan Woman of the Year for the Fourth District. Lujan emerged as a leader of a recent workers’ strike for fairer compensation at the Jon Donaire Desserts in Santa Fe Springs.
“I was honored to have had the [...] Read more
Los Angeles, CA — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to condemn Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, offer support to Ukrainian refugees and Ukrainians living in Los Angeles County, and take steps to divest from Russia.
“Over the last several days we have witnessed the incredible strength, bravery, and unwavering patriotism [...] Read more
Santa Fe Springs, CA – LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn is congratulating the Jon Donaire Desserts workers who have approved an agreement and ended their strike after 113 days on the picket line.
“These women and men have spent 113 long days on strike,” [...] Read more
San Pedro, CA — Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn is calling the new LA County Public Health Order which relaxes the existing indoor mask mandate a “welcome step in the right direction.” The new order will allow businesses verifying vaccination status to make masking optional for fully vaccinated individuals.
“I still think that the better [...] Read more
Torrance, CA — As the 7th anniversary of the 2015 Torrance Refinery explosion approaches on February 18th, Supervisor Janice Hahn is renewing her effort to require local refineries to convert from deadly Modified Hydrofluoric Acid (MHF) to safer alternatives.
“The 2015 explosion at the Torrance Refinery was bad, but it easily could have been catastrophic,” said Supervisor [...] Read more
Los Angeles, CA – Today the LA County Board of Supervisors passed a motion by Supervisor Janice Hahn to ensure the County’s pandemic response and recovery strategy prioritizes the needs of its immunocompromised and disabled residents, including through expanding access to PCR testing, in-home vaccinations, PPE, and more.
“This virus doesn’t affect all people equally, which means the [...] Read more
San Pedro, CA — Los Angeles County Supervisors Janice Hahn and Kathryn Barger have ordered a countywide assessment of county-run sewer infrastructure in the wake of a series of recent sewage spills.
“The sewer pipe that collapsed in Carson and spilled [...] Read more
Los Angeles, CA — Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn has called for Los Angeles County to deploy disaster service workers and use existing County facilities, such as libraries and health clinics, to stand up new COVID-19 [...] Read more
Santa Fe Springs, CA — Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn joined striking Jon Donaire Desserts workers on the picket line in Santa Fe Springs for the third time since the strike started in November.
“These [...] Read more