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Supervisor Kathryn Barger Addresses The State Of Los Angeles County

Supervisor Kathryn Barger spoke about the state of Los Angeles County at the 2018 State of the County Luncheon on Friday at the Hyatt Regency Valencia.


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Barger addressed local elected officials, as well as business and community leaders, during the event, where she discussed issues relevant to the Santa Clarita Valley’s business community as well as the valley at-large.

“The past year, we have seen our community persevere and thrive,” said Barger. “On a large scale, we have come together to care for one another in the aftermath of the recent fires, mudslides, and all the natural disasters. Locally, we are working with our community partners to solve the homeless shelter crisis, and to seek out housing opportunities for veterans and families, while we also try to find a remedy for the opioid crisis, which this valley has faced for decades.”

Barger also focused on the county foster child system, homelessness and mental health, transit and transportation and public safety.

There are currently 36,000 children in the county’s foster program, Barger said. Of those, one-third of the children are under the age of five, which makes it the fastest-growing age group.

“All of these children, through no fault of their own, have been abused by the very people who are supposed to love and protect them,” said Barger. “And while we strive to prevent kids from suffering abuse and neglect and from entering our system, we are also to vastly improve the outcomes for our current foster kids.”

Barger invited 26-year-old Amanda Hernandez to the stage, where she shared her experiences as a veteran of Los Angeles County’s foster child program.

“We’ve all hear of the stigmas around youth, but don’t let that misconception of bad egg fool you,” said Hernandez. “There is plenty of other foster youth out there just like me, waiting for their one chance to shine, to thrive, to show what they can do, to show their worth, and to show just how good they can be when they have the right environment to grow and succeed in life.”

Barger, along with the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce, then revealed a donation check to Bridge to Home in the amount of $2,500.

Barger also addressed the effects that the shortage of sheriff’s deputies is having on the county. Responding to a question about mandatory overtime for sheriff’s deputies, she noted the department is 1,700 deputies short due to the fact that there are not enough new recruits signing up to join the force.

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Supervisor Kathryn Barger Addresses The State Of Los Angeles County

3 comments

  1. $2500. Wont help much these days She prob makes that a week. As for more sheriff I’m pretty sure I’ve seen one on every other intersection writing tickets I think we have plenty. Maybe the money saved from less sheriffs salary can pay for some city owned low income temp housing to get the willing homeless back on their feet.

  2. Seeking 1700 officers at $100. A day pay thats 170,000. A day. That could pay for a free health clinic for scv residents and low income housing for homeless families.

  3. One night I went to Wells Fargo. There was several Sheriff cars with lights flashing outside KFC. 12 Sheriff’s standing outside talking. It was a false alarm. 12 Sheriff’s for one crime, it’s too much. There’s not enough crime for more.

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Michael Brown has lived in Santa Clarita his whole life. Graduating from Saugus High School in 2016, he continued to stay local by attending The Master’s University, where he achieved a Bachelor's Degree in Communication. Michael joined KHTS in January of 2018 as a news intern, and has since gone on to become the News Director for the KHTS Newsroom. Since joining KHTS, Michael has covered many breaking news stories (both on scene and on air), interviewed dozens of prominent state and federal political figures, and interacted with hundreds of residents from Santa Clarita. When he is not working, Michael enjoys spending time with his family, as well as reading any comic book he can get his hands on.