Hermosa Beach, CA – This week, a motion passed by the LA County Board of Supervisors authored by Supervisor Janice Hahn has paved the way for an LA County Lifeguard Tower in Hermosa Beach to be painted rainbow for Pride Month.

The idea to paint the tower came from lzzy Bacallao, a local trans teen. Izzy, [...] Read more

Los Angeles, CA — The County of Los Angeles, in partnership with the Vera Institute of Justice, has published an online decarceration dashboard which provides a visual breakdown and analysis of the County’s jail population on a daily basis. The goal of this dashboard is to help policymakers, advocates, and academics better understand the makeup and [...] Read more

Manhattan Beach, CA—Today, SB 796, a bill championed by Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn which would allow Los Angeles County to return the Bruce’s Beach property to the descendants of Willa and Charles Bruce, cleared another legislative hurdle in Sacramento.

Chair of the California Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Anthony Portantino, determined that the legislation had [...] Read more

Los Angeles, CA — After the discovery of tens of thousands of DDT-laced barrels off the coast of Catalina Island, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn is calling on the US Environmental Protection Agency to assess the extent of the damage and expedite the necessary cleanup. She also asked her colleagues to put the County’s [...] Read more

Posted by Liz Odendahl April 30, 2021 7:15 PM

Los Angeles, CA — Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn has released the following statement mourning the loss of Eli Broad:

“Eli Broad will be remembered as one of the most [...] Read more

Whittier, CA — Today, LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn joined Whittier Union High School District Board President Ralph Pacheco, Whittier Union High School District Board Member Jaime Lopez, Director of the LA County Department of Public Works Mark Pestrella, and Director of the LA County Department of Parks and Recreation Norma Garcia, for a ceremonial [...] Read more

San Pedro, CA — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a proposal by Supervisors Janice Hahn and Sheila Kuehl to create an LA County Zero Emission Infrastructure Plan. The plan will identify gaps in the County’s current electric vehicle charging infrastructure and create a strategy to close them, especially in the County’s low-income [...] Read more

Manhattan Beach, CA — Today, the members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to take the first steps toward returning the Bruce’s Beach property to the descendants of Willa and Charles Bruce.

“This was an injustice inflicted upon not just Willa and Charles Bruce– but generations of their descendants who almost certainly would have [...] Read more

During Black History Month, we have a responsibility to take a critical eye to our own history locally. Racism and discrimination are not just legacies left behind from other places in the country — they have happened right here in our own backyard.

One example: Bruce’s Beach in Manhattan Beach. The land it stood on was [...] Read more

Los Angeles, CA — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a proposal by Supervisors Janice Hahn and Holly Mitchell to address an increase in incidents of anti-Asian hate and violence through the County’s existing Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ARDI) Initiative [...] Read more