The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors announced Thursday that Sheriff’s Department deputies are expected to start receiving body-worn cameras in July, officials said. The rollout of the body-worn camera program that is expected to ensure greater accountability of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is on target for mid-to-late July, following months of back-and-forth collaborative efforts between the County ...

The Los Angeles County curfew for Monday is still scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. despite an emergency alert that “mistakenly” announced that it would begin sooner. On Monday morning, officials with Los Angeles County announced that they were extending the previous day’s curfew, and would require all residents within the county to stay at home between 6 p.m. Monday ...

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger declared a state of emergency in the County following a series of Black Lives Matter protests. On Saturday, Barger, who represents the fifth district including Santa Clarita, declared a state of emergency. “This emergency comes as we are in the midst of battling another emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This taxes our resources, ...

In-person dining, barbershops and hair salons are now allowed to reopen in Los Angeles County Friday after California Governor Gavin Newsom approved the County’s variance request, officials said. On Wednesday, Los Angeles County leaders applied for a variance to move into the next phase of reopening after achieving the readiness criteria based on positive rates, hospitalizations and other COVID-19 benchmarks. ...

The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office announced marriage license appointments will be available to L.A. County couples beginning Monday, May 18. Earlier this month the Governor issued an Executive Order permitting the County Clerk to issue marriage licenses utilizing video conferencing. “The County has worked diligently in response to the Governor’s Order to implement a process and offer this ...

The “Safer at Home” order in Los Angeles County will be extended until at least July  “with all certainty,” public health officials said Tuesday. Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home orders will “with all certainty” be extended for the next three months, county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer stated during a Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday. Ferrer said that would only ...

Los Angeles County leaders discussed guidelines for the start of the reopening process for the county during their regular update Thursday, with officials “cautiously optimistic” going forward. Supervisor Hilda Solis began Thursday’s press conference by talking about the start of the reopening process on Friday, May 8, when certain businesses and trails are expected to open. “We’re able to do ...

A total of 24,215 confirmed coronavirus cases have been reported in Los Angeles County as of Friday afternoon, officials said. An additional 1,062 COVID-19 cases were reported Friday, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer. Supervisor Kathryn Barger discussed the need for mental health resources amid the coronavirus pandemic, noting May is mental ...

Projecting a $1 billion loss in revenue, Los Angeles County officials announced Tuesday a $35.5 billion spending plan for the next recommended budget with a “significant” emphasis on healthcare and mental health programs, officials said. Los Angeles County Chief Executive Officer Sachi Hamai has released the County’s 2020-21 recommended budget, a $35.5 billion spending plan expected to undergo extensive changes ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors have proposed a motion that would send all voters a mail-in-ballot for the 2020 General Election in efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus, officials said Friday.   Supervisors Janice Hahn and Sheila Kuehl have proposed sending a Vote-by-Mail ballot to all eligible L.A. County voters for the general election this November, according ...