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Los Angeles, CA — Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn has come out against a plan for the County to purchase the 54-story Gast Company Tower office building located at 555 W 5th street in Downtown Los Angeles and move County employee offices out of the Hall of Administration in the Civic Center. Yesterday, she [...] Read more
Los Angeles, CA – This morning, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that she had selected Jim McDonnell to serve as the new chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. McDonnell served in the LAPD for 28 years before serving as chief of the Long Beach Police Department and then being elected Los Angeles County [...] Read more
Los Angeles, CA — This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that they will hold a vote on October 17 to adopt new rules that would require U.S. wireless carriers to implement georouting for calls made to 9-8-8, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Georouting will ensure that calls are routed to the call [...] Read more
Southeast LA leaders in Washington, DC. L to R: Maywood Councilmember Heber Marquez; Paramount Councilmember Isabel Aguayo; Lakewood Councilmember David Arellano; Downey Mayor Mario Trujillo; Supervisor Janice Hahn; Gateway Cities Council of Governments Executive Director Hector De La Torre; Artesia Mayor Pro Tem Ali Taj; South Gate Vice Mayor Maria Davila; Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins; [...] Read more
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA – Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn is transferring five million dollars from her office to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes in response to recent accelerated land movement and is urging the city to provide individual assistance to struggling residents immediately.
“I am urging the city to cut red tape, take [...] Read more
Construction set to begin in April
Los Angeles, CA – Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a major improvement project for the intersection of Carmenita Road and Imperial Highway in the City of Santa Fe Springs and the unincorporated community of South Whittier. The project, which includes improvements to intersection [...] Read more
Hahn and Solis visited homes near the former Exide battery recycling plant undergoing cleanup last year.
Los Angeles, CA – Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisors Hilda L. Solis and Janice Hahn to express its support for a proposal by the United States Environmental Protection Agency [...] Read more
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn has issued the following statement regarding a fire early this morning that destroyed Pizzamania and other nearby businesses in South Whittier:
“Early this morning, a fire tore through five businesses in a strip mall on Telegraph Road in South Whittier, including Pizzamania — a beloved institution in this community for [...] Read more
Los Angeles, CA – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it proposes adding the Exide Technologies facility in the City of Vernon to the Superfund National Priorities List of hazardous waste sites eligible to receive funding for long-term investigation and cleanup. The former battery recycling plant contaminated soil in homes across Southeast [...] Read more
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA — Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn issued the following statement regarding Governor Newsom’s announcement today that he had declared a state of emergency in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes as residents continue to cope with the land movement crisis:
“Thank you, Governor Newsom. This declaration comes just at [...] Read more