LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (the Board) approved a motion by Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell proclaiming September 2025 as National D/deaf Awareness Month, and September 23 as D/deaf Awareness Day in Los Angeles County.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement regarding today’s vote to ensure the Care First Community Investment (CFCI) Advisory Committee – which was created with the passage of Measure J – can meaningfully provide input on potentially diverting $10 million of its funding for community-led justice reforms towards rent relief:
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (the Board) approved a motion by Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell to extend the County’s Cluster Review Process for non-emergency Board motions until further notice and to establish a cluster meeting focused on Economic Development matters.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell shared the following statement in response to California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s request for State receivership of Los Angeles County Juvenile Halls.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement on today’s immigration protests following ICE raids is Los Angeles County:
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement on today’s ICE raids reported around the County:
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell who also serves as on the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) Board of Directors, shared the following statement in response to the AQMD vote on air quality regulations aimed at holding manufactures accountable in helping to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from space and water heater appliances:
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement on the passing of the honorable Nate Holden:
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, the Metro Board of Directors approved a motion authored by Director Holly J. Mitchell and co-authored by Directors Katy Yaroslavsky, Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker, James Butts, Tim Sandoval, and Imelda Padilla calling on Metro to gather community input to report back with recommendations by November 2025 for further improving its transportation system for persons with autism and other developmental disabilities.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today is Earth Day! In 1970 the first Earth Day was celebrated to raise awareness on pressing environmental issues like pollution. That same year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created. 55 years later, Earth Day, the EPA, and our environmental justice organizations are needed more than ever to protect against climate change and other real threats to our environment and planet.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement in response to the court ruling for the Probation Department to create a depopulation plan for Los Padrinos.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Building on the County’s efforts to prevent and address illegal street racing and takeovers, today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell’s motion calling for amendments to the County’s ordinance to be brought back to the Board of Supervisors within 90 days based off recommendations from the County’s Street Takeover Reduction Workgroup that includes increasing misdemeanor fines from $500 to $1,000, clarifying that these penalties apply to those who organize, participate and spectate in illegal street takeover events and updating language in ordinance to include the word takeovers.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement in response to the County’s Chief Executive Office request to allow County departments to hire outside workers in the event of a labor strike.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Supervisor Mitchell’s Statement on the Arrest of a Resident Allegedly Tied to Violent Threats to Metro Employees
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement on her abstention on the motion to Implement Recommendations from the Blue Ribbon Commission on Homelessness Report that passed today by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in a 4-0 vote:
LOS ANGELES, Calif. —Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement in response to today’s announcement from California Attorney General Rob Bonta of criminal charges for 30 detention officers at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall for their alleged roles in facilitating “gladiator fights.”
LOS ANGELES, Calif. —Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement in response to today’s announcement from California Attorney General Rob Bonta of criminal charges for 30 detention officers at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall for their alleged roles in facilitating “gladiator fights.”
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, in partnership with the Reimagine LA Coalition, Participatory Budgeting Project, and Tres Lunas Consulting, announced the winning proposals in the 2nd District Community Budget, focused on the Florence-Firestone and Ladera Heights communities. This initiative marks the first-ever participatory budgeting process in Los Angeles County, allowing residents from both areas to decide how a total of $1.7 million in funds will be allocated to help improve their communities
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell who also serves on the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) board, provided the following statement in response to initial AQMD reports of air quality monitoring in areas affected by the recent wildfires shared at Friday February 7, 2025 ADMD public hearing:
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved Supervisors Mitchell and Horvath’s motion for an initial allocation of $2.2 million from the Department of Public Health’s Office of Violence Prevention to pilot gender-based violence (GBV) prevention services.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement in response to the Hughes Fire that began on Wednesday, January 23rd:
LOS ANGELES, Calif. —Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement on the passing of former president of Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards:
LOS ANGELES, Calif. —Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement regarding the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas:
LOS ANGELES, Calif. —Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement in response to the Los Angeles County Superior Court continuing its decision on Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall pending an update from the County’s Probation Department on its efforts to achieve compliance with the Board of State and Community Corrections.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (the Board) approved Supervisors Mitchell and Hahn’s motion with amendments presented by Supervisor Horvath to revise the Board’s policymaking process to allow for more public input and transparency.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. —Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement on the fatal shooting of Princeton Nicholas Jones, a 9-year-old resident who was tragically murdered outside his family’s home.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. —Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement on the Passage of LA County Ballot Measure G:
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement on the on Metro Bus Hijack Incident:
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved Supervisors Mitchell and Barger’s motion to close a gap in providing transparent and consistent information to voters by directing the Auditor-Controller to include a fiscal impact statement for countywide ballot measures on the official sample ballot. The November 2024 general election will mark the first-time county sample ballots will consist of objective information on the estimated cost of countywide ballot measures. Currently, this information is only provided to voters by the state for statewide ballot measures.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, in a 3-to-0 vote, approved Chair Lindsey Horvath and Supervisor Janice Hahn’s motion to put forward a charter amendment on the November 2024 ballot – that, if passed by voters – will expand the Board to nine members and create a new countywide elected Executive Officer position. Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, who authored a 2023 motion with Chair Horvath for governance reform that passed with unanimous support, calling for an independent review of the County’s governance structure that would include data-informed recommendations on the number to expand the Board abstained from voting and provided the following statement:
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Supervisor Holly Mitchell provided the following statement in regard to the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of City of Grants Pass v. Johnson:
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) released the results of its annual count of residents experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County, showing a slight decline for the first time in five years of 0.27% to 75,518 in the City of Los Angeles and 5.1% to 52,365 in Los Angeles County and an 18% increase in permanent housing with 28,000 people experiencing homelessness placed in housing.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Board Supervisor, Holly J. Mitchell, representing the Second District, will host her 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration & Resource Fair on Friday, June 21, 2024. This year, the event will take place at Victoria Community Regional Park, located at 419 Martin Luther King Jr. St., Carson, CA 90746, in the evening, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement on the death of civil rights leader, Reverend James Morris Lawson Jr.:
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell’s motion calling for Los Angeles County’s Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ARDI) Initiative in collaboration with key County departments and robust community outreach to report back in 180-days on a framework to inform how the County can deliver reparations and an apology to Black residents informed by recommendations from The California Reparations Report.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — During this week’s meeting of the Metro Board of Directors, the Board approved the staff recommendation to select the Right-of-Way grade separated Hybrid Alternative to further study in the Final Environmental Impact Report for the C-line (Green) extension from Redondo Beach to Torrance. Metro Board Director Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement:
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (the Board) unanimously approved the final reading of the County’s Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MEHKOs) ordinance. This ordinance goes into effect on November 1, 2024. It is the result of Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell’s motion that passed last year calling for a streamlined process for the over 50,000 home cooks and sidewalk vendors throughout the County to become permitted to cook safe and regulated food for the public.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisors Holly J. Mitchell and Hilda L. Solis calling for the County’s Chief Executive Office in collaboration with the Department of Economic Opportunity to conduct an analysis within 150-days of the economic opportunities and potential impact of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games for Los Angeles County and its unincorporated communities.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement in response to the release of bodycam footage by the Los Angeles Police Department.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved authorizing a $3,375,000 settlement from the Sheriff Department’s budget to the estate of Dijon Kizzee in response to the civil rights lawsuit for the fatal shooting of Mr. Kizzee. Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, provided the following statement regarding the settlement:
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion introduced by Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, representing the Second District to accelerate $21.5 million in Federal grant funding for the Florence-Firestone for All project to create safer streets, improve infrastructure, and enhance the overall quality of life for the over 64,000 residents of unincorporated Florence-Firestone community.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor sent a letter to the Los Angeles County Congressional Delegation seeking their support in urging Congress and the Biden Administration to call for an immediate and lasting bilateral ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all captives, including Israeli hostages held captive by Hamas and Palestinians detained unlawfully by the Israeli government, and the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement on the passing of Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand
LOS ANGELES, Calif. —Today, the LA County Board of Supervisors voted to submit an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the Johnson v. City of Grants Pass case urging the Supreme Court to rule upholding the prohibitions on both criminal penalties and civil penalties for unhoused individuals considered camping in public spaces while clarifying the application of Martin v. City of Boise.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — This week the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell that invests a total of $20 million dollars of Los Angeles County’s unallocated Measure B funding over the next four years to help support the operational needs of Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital (MLKCH). The motion authorizes the County’s Department of Health Services to allocate $8 million in one-time Measure B funding to be released to MLKCH and an additional $4 million up until the fiscal year 2026-2027.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement on the death of civil rights activist, Dexter Scott King
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell and Board Chair Lindsey P. Horvath to further the County’s progress in making its contracting and procurement process more equitable by leveraging the $6 to $9 billion the County spends on goods and services annually to create pipelines into quality jobs on County contracts. The motion directs the Departments of Internal Services and Economic Opportunity, along with other key departments, to report back with recommendations for using the County’s market power to compel county contractors to hire residents who have completed either a County sponsored High Road Training Program, pre-apprenticeship, or apprenticeship program.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, representing the Second District, and co-authored by Supervisor Hilda Solis, representing the First District, to draft an ordinance granting the Probation Oversight Commission (POC), a civilian oversight body, authority to receive and refer complaints related to school law enforcement services provided by School Resource Deputies (SRDs).
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, representing the Second District, joined her colleagues on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in unanimously supporting Supervisor Lindsey Horvath’s motion, Support for the State of Israel.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisors Holly J. Mitchell and Kathryn Barger, to prevent vanlords – people who rent recreational vehicles to people experiencing homelessness – from continuing to profit off the homelessness crisis and to hold them accountable in fostering unsafe living conditions.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — To help provide a pathway for unregulated home cooks and sidewalk vendors to become permitted, this week, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell that directs the Department of Public Health to report back in 120 days with an ordinance to implement Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement on the Marina Central Park idea that has been proposed by the non-profit Streets for All.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Known as one of the pioneering architects of the civil rights movement, Rev. James Lawson Jr., for more than half a century, has been a force for justice and an influential teacher of non-violence.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisors Holly J. Mitchell and Kathryn Barger focused on increasing access to County departments, programs, and services for the over 120 unincorporated areas that rely on Los Angeles County as its primary source for municipal services.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement in response to the closure of the privately-owned, Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery located in the City of Carson.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Supervisors Holly J. Mitchell and Lindsey P. Horvath’s motion to adopt a unifying countywide vision for prevention and to establish the infrastructure to achieve it, through the Prevention and Promotion Systems Governing Committee – an inaugural Brown Act body comprised of County department leaders working together to significantly improve the conditions necessary to foster well-being for Angelenos and solve for risk factors throughout a person’s life that lead to engaging in government systems like foster care, justice, and public social services.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement in response to the release of bodycam footage today by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — In a landmark vote, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisors Holly J. Mitchell and Hilda L. Solis to establish a Right to Counsel ordinance and universal access to legal representation through the Stay Housed L.A. initiative.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. —The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion in a 4-0 vote, authored by Supervisors Holly J. Mitchell and Kathryn Barger that builds on the success of professional mentors in preventing at-risk youth from entering Los Angeles County’s foster care system. The motion directs the Department of Mental Health in collaboration with the Department of Children and Family Services to extend the County’s partnership with the non-profit, Friends of the Children – Los Angeles, to provide paid, full-time mentors for over 170 Black girls countywide starting at ages 4 to 6 that will remain throughout their teenage years.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. —The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell directing Los Angeles County’s Chief Executive Office to report back in 30-days with an implementation plan for providing eight weeks of Paid Family Leave (PFL) starting in January 2024 to all County workers who qualify for the benefit.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA ) held its inaugural meeting where the LACAHSA board unanimously approved the appointment of Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell as Chair. Supervisor Mitchell provided the following statement:
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — This June, Los Angeles will host the U.S. Open Golf Championship for the first time in 75 years. As part of the U.S. Open partners’ commitment to expanding access to the sport in the host community, the U.S. Golf Association (USGA), Southern California Golf Association (SCGA), and the Los Angeles County Club have joined together to create the Fore Youth Foundation and contribute an initial donation of $7 million to the Maggie Hathaway Golf Course in South Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement on the reported death of a teen in LA County’s Juvenile Hall.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (the Board) unanimously passed a motion by Supervisors Holly J. Mitchell and Lindsey P. Horvath calling for – in the first time in the history of the Board – an independent third-party review of its governance structure.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, a Metro Board Director issued the following statement on the Metro vote to extend public safety contracts
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, a Metro Board Director issued the following statement on the Metro vote to extend public safety contracts
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — In response to the crisis in our juvenile halls and Los Angeles County’s commitment to Care First Jails Last, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell and co-authored by Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath to create a structured release system that is aligned with best practices for effectively reunifying young people with their community.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (the Board) unanimously passed a motion by Supervisors Holly J. Mitchell and Lindsey P. Horvath calling for – in the first time in the history of the Board – an independent third-party review of its governance structure.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion authored by Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell and co-authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis to establish a countywide Fair Chance ordinance to provide individuals that have been impacted by the justice system with equitable access to employment opportunities.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisor Holly J. Mitchel, representing the Second District, to expand access to doula services across LA County and support the growth of the doula workforce to ensure the success of the program.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement on the murder of Tyre Nichols by the officers within the Memphis Police Department.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell provided the following statement on the outcome of the Board of Supervisors vote on her motion, co-authored by Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, to establish an independent external committee to review and improve the Los Angeles County board governance structure.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell shared the following statement in response to Los Angeles County’s efforts to be among the first counties in state to implement CARE Court
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted in support of a motion authored by Supervisor Lindsey Horvath and co-authored by Supervisor Kathryn Barger, proclaiming a Local Emergency for Homelessness in the County of Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Board Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell shared the following statement on the Bruce’s family decision to sell Bruce’s Beach to LA County
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion authored by Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell and co-authored by Supervisor Lindsey Horvath that sets Los Angeles County on track to establish a Fair Workweek ordinance requiring employers with 300 or more workers in unincorporated Los Angeles County to provide standard protections that include but are not limited to proper time off, control over schedules, and anti-retaliation measures.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — As COVID-19 cases and respiratory illnesses during the winter season continue to rise, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved Supervisor Mitchell’s motion to extend Emergency Eviction Protections that were established at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell released a map of priority locations where the County will build low-cost internet for households in the Second District. Supervisor Mitchell made the announcement in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Internal Services Department (ISD), which is Los Angeles County’s lead on digital equity, during a free laptop giveaway event at the Willowbrook Library this morning.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, with the unanimous support of the Board of Supervisors, voted to approve a 60-year ground lease agreement that will be the future site of a 46,650 square foot state-of-the-art home for Charles R. Drew University’s (CDU) four-year medical education program.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— To preserve the rights and health protections for low-wage workers that were enacted through the COVID-19 emergency health officer order, today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion authored by Chair Holly J. Mitchell, and co-authored by Supervisor Sheila Kuehl
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Holly J. Mitchell shared the following video message in response to the hurtful and racist comments from Los Angeles City Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Kevin de León, Gil Cedillo, and LA County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— In response to the urgent need for permanent housing options for people experiencing homelessness, today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Chair Holly J. Mitchell, and co-authored by Supervisor Janice Hahn, to transform ownership of eight Homekey (Homekey 1) properties to community-based developers for the construction of 612 permanent supportive housing (PSH) units, with construction set to begin in 2023..
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— Building on the County’s commitment to phasing out oil drilling, today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Chair Holly J. Mitchell, and co-authored by Supervisor Janice Hahn, to ensure the County’s environmental policies and programs to protect communities are aligned with the County’s updated Oil Well Ordinance and Senate Bill 1137- which prohibits new oil wells within 3,200 feet of residential neighborhoods and requires new health and safety regulations.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (Board) unanimously approved a motion authored by Chair, Holly J. Mitchell and co-authored by Supervisor Kathryn Barger, that builds on the County’s commitment to addressing the homelessness crisis by establishing a countywide RV encampment pilot program prioritizing hot spot areas where crime and dilapidated RVs have increased over the past two years.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (Board) approved a motion authored by Chair, Holly J. Mitchell, and co-authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, to establish the Intergovernmental Broadband Coordinating Committee (IBCC) to expand affordable and reliable internet access across unincorporated LA County and maximize Federal and State funding to achieve digital equity.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (Board) unanimously approved Board Chair Holly J. Mitchell’s motion calling for countywide street safety solutions to strengthen the prevention of dangerous driving behavior and traffic related fatalities.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— I recently visited Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall to see firsthand the conditions contributing to what has become a dangerously unhealthy and unsafe climate for the young people and staff. Currently there are 52 young men between the ages of 18 and 25 that qualify to be transferred to a Secure Youth Track Facility.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— Today, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Chair Holly J. Mitchell and co-authored by Supervisor Sheila Kuehl that launches comprehensive strategies for making the contracting process with the County more accessible for small business and non-profits owned by under-represented populations, including veterans, Black, Ingenious, People of Color, people with disabilities and the LGBTQIA+.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (Board) approved an ordinance drafted by County Counsel, that will allow for a special election this November for an amendment to the County Charter.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— As the number of Monkeypox cases increase in our communities, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Holly J. Mitchell has issued a Proclamation of a Local Emergency for Monkeypox to bolster the County’s response to this outbreak.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion authored by Chair Holly J. Mitchell to establish a Countywide Anti-Displacement Commercial Property Acquisition Program.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today approved the initiation of the process of amending the County Charter to meet the structural need for increased accountability of the Los Angeles County Sheriff.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion authored by Chair Holly J. Mitchell to create a plan for expanding the County’s Care First, Jails Last vision by addressing the crisis of a rising jail population with serious mental illness and substance abuse dependency and the disproportionately high rate of Black and Latinx residents within the County’s justice system.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion from Chair Holly J. Mitchell and co-authored by Supervisor Janice Hahn that returns Bruce’s Beach to the great-great grandsons of Charles and Willa Bruce.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote on a motion authored by Chair Holly J. Mitchell and co-authored by Supervisor Janice Hahn that will return Bruce’s Beach to the great grandsons of Charles and Willa Bruce.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— Today the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted in support of a motion, authored by Chair Holly J. Mitchell and co-authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, declaring Los Angeles County as a Housing First County, which prioritizes permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness across the County.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Holly Mitchell provided the following statement on why she voted no on the motion to support the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Homelessness and the importance of declaring LA County a Housing First County in helping to end the homelessness crisis:
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— During Sheriff Villanueva’s livestream on Tuesday, April 26, he attacked and insulted political opponents including the Inspector General, and threatened to investigate LA Times reporter Alene Tchekmedyian for allegedly leaking a video that revealed a Sheriff Deputy kneeling on a handcuffed individual’s head.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.— The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to ensure independent oversight of the activities of the Sheriff and his department as it relates to the Joint Regional Intelligence Center (JRIC).