For this week’s 2nd District unincorporated newsletter, I want to ensure you have the latest updates on LA County’s West Side area plan that includes proposed land use and zoning changes for the Ladera Center. The Ladera Center is one of 11 sites in LA County’s Westside Area Plan. Since one-third (1/3) of the Ladera Center is in the City of Los Angeles and two-thirds (2/3) are in Los Angeles County, there are two separate land-use and zoning plans.

We consistently hear from residents on the harmful impact illegal street racing and takeovers has on their community. Earlier this year, my office hosted a community meeting, ‘Taking Back Our Streets,’ to create a space for constituents to share input on ways we can work together to address this critical issue. As a follow-up to this event, LA County will host a Community Symposium on Ending Illegal Street Takeovers and Racing on Saturday, May 18 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., at Compton College: 1111 East Artesia Blvd. Compton CA 90221.

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 more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications compared to White women.

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.

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.

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 District Racial Justice Learning Exchange.

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 welcome the new year, I would like to share a few of the many highlights from 2023 in our annual end-of-year recap video: bit.ly/SD2-2023-Highlights.

As the new year quickly approaches, I want to remind you of the 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count taking place January 23-25. Volunteers are needed to support the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and community partners in helping to capture the number of residents experiencing homelessness that are living on the street, in cars, RVs, and tents.

At the beginning of this year, the Board of Supervisors passed a motion that Supervisor Barger and I co-authored, directing the allocation of an additional $40 million in funding (supplementing the original $5 million) to create a Countywide rent relief program to support our mom-and-pop landlords and tenants.

At the beginning of this year Supervisor Barger and I co-authored a motion directing the allocation of an additional $40 million in funding (supplementing the original $5 million) to create a Countywide rent relief program benefitting our mom-and-pop landlords and tenants.

I’d like to share a follow-up from our Pathway Home RV encampment resolution that happened at the end of August in the unincorporated West Rancho Dominquez/East Gardena communities.

Youth homelessness continues to be a persistent issue in LA County. At the end of the 2023 school year, over 58,000 unhoused students were identified in LA County.

For this week’s recap, I would like to share two updates on the work we’re doing to help expand access to County resources and services for our unincorporated residents.

We often hear concerns from residents in unincorporated communities across our district on the lack of parking enforcement and how it prevents street cleanings, makes it difficult for customers to access small businesses in their neighborhood, and makes our streets unsafe by blocking the public right-of-way.

The future of the Marina del Rey Freeway has been a topic of discussion over the past few weeks, and I appreciate all who have been engaged on this critical issue.

I am excited to introduce our Unincorporated Communities Newsletter. This newsletter aims to keep you better informed on the latest updates and resources impacting the many unincorporated communities in LA County’s 2nd District that I am proud to serve.