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.