Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass today signed aproclamation renaming the city’s César Chávez Day holiday as “Farm Workers Day,” in light of sex assault allegations against the late labor leader. […]
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Posted inLocal Politics
Former Councilman and State Senator, Nate Holden, dies at 95
Los Angeles City Council member and California State Senator Nathaniel “Nate” Holden has died at the age of 95, as revealed by close friend and Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice […]
Posted inHealth
State releases $3.3B for Mental Health Projects statewide, including LA
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced today the distribution of $3.3 billion in Proposition 1 grant funds to organizations and government agencies across the state to expand available behavioral health treatment beds […]
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Metro ridership in 2024 soars
More L.A. County residents are deciding to ride Metro to get to school, work, services and enjoy weekend activities with the agency reporting today more than 311 million boardings occurred […]
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Metro GoPass program a hit with local students
More than 400,000 students have enrolled into Metro’s GoPass Program, offering free fare for unlimited travel to school, work and leisure activities.The program also surpassed 40 million student boardings, according […]
Posted inAntelope Valley news
Newsom executive order may force removal of encampments
Southland elected officials began weighing in late last week on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to issue an executive order for the removal of homeless encampments in the state while adding […]
Posted inGovernment
Board votes to strengthen gun regulations in county
In response to the mass shooting in Monterey Park that took the lives of 11 people, the Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a series of motions authored by Board […]
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Board boosts funding for homeless initiative
Following its Jan. 10 declaration of a countywide homeless emergency, the Board of Supervisors this week authorized its largest-ever annual budget allocation for the county’s Homeless Initiative—$609.7 million. “Budgets reflect […]
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Supervisors move to curtail EBT ‘skimming’
Last year, an estimated $19 million in public benefits was stolen from people receiving social services and welfare funds in L.A. County through a process called “skimming,” prompting the Board […]
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Mayor commends county board for declaring emergency on homelessness
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass commended the County Board of Supervisors’ unanimous approval Tuesday of an emergency declaration on homelessness that was proposed by Supervisor Kathryn Barger and Supervisor Lindsey […]