This week, Black Maternal Health Week continues (April 11 to April 17), helping to raise awareness and advocate for solutions to end the disproportionately high maternal health challenges faced by Black women and birthing people across the nation. Black women continue to be four times...
Black Maternal Health Week starts next Thursday, April 11, and goes through April 17. Since 2021, the Board of Supervisors has stood with me in ensuring LA County joins in uplifting this national week of awareness and action, including The Day of the Black Infant...
In California, women earn only 88 cents for every dollar a man earns. According to the National Women’s Law Center, this costs women an average of $907,680 over a 40-year career span. From the moment women are hired for their first jobs until they retire...
I joined County department leaders and my fellow members of the Board of Supervisors to visit representatives in the California Legislature that serve our shared constituency of LA County residents....
It is a top priority for my office to get our family, friends, and neighbors who are experiencing homelessness off the streets and into the appropriate supportive housing and services they need to stay housed. We are committed to ensuring ongoing outreach–including cleanups and service...
To help prepare for the impending rain that is expected to begin this evening and last until Tuesday, sign up for emergency alerts and get storm tips at READY.LACounty.gov; this includes information on sandbag distribution locations available here....
I want to make sure you received the LA County Office of Emergency Management’s Damage Collection Survey to help assess damages residents incurred during the recent storm that impacted our region. Residents and businesses are encouraged to complete the survey. This information will be used...
This February, as we celebrate Black History Month by uplifting the accomplishments and global cultural contributions of the Black community, I encourage you to check out ways to commemorate Black History Month throughout LA County and to join my office in participating in our 2nd...
Last year, my office began working on our first participatory budget pilot program, the 2nd District Community Budget. I’m excited to give you some updates on this program that officially launched this week with our first advisory committee meeting....
As we reflect on Dr. King’s legacy and what it means today, I am reminded of the fight he took on after successfully pressuring Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Acts of 1965. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....