Los Angeles County recognized firefighters’ heightened line-of-duty deaths due to chemical exposures Tuesday, proclaiming January to be “Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month.” The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the motion proposed by Supervisor Kathryn Barger and co-authored by Supervisor Janice Hahn, catalyzed by research showing that firefighters are more likely to be diagnosed with certain types of cancer ...
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L.A. County Board Of Supervisors Approve Special Election To Remove Sheriff
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to adopt an ordinance calling for a special election to give the board the power to remove the elected L.A. County Sheriff. The relationship between current L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and the Board of Supervisors has been contentious, with a series of public disagreements playing out before the eyes of ...
Read More »L.A. County Board Of Supervisors Votes To Transfer Hart Park To City Control
At their meeting Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to initiate negotiations for the proposed transfer of control of William S. Hart Park to the City of Santa Clarita. The motion was initiated by Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger when the Santa Clarita City Council expressed interest in taking ownership of Hart Park during a council meeting ...
Read More »Barger Sole Dissenting Vote Against L.A. County Board Motion For Power To Remove Sheriff
Los Angeles County Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger, representing the Santa Clarita Valley, released a statement Tuesday voicing her concern for being the sole opposing vote on a motion that would give the board the power to remove the L.A. County Sheriff. The motion, introduced by Supervisors Holly J. Mitchell and Hilda L. Solis is aimed to “establish meaningful checks ...
Read More »L.A. County Supervisors Tackle Veteran Suicide Prevention
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion Tuesday authored by Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Sheila Kuehl that aims to decrease the number of veteran decedents by suicide. As a result, a newly chartered L.A. County Veteran Suicide Review Team is set to implement a data-driven and collaborative death review process to collect data, analyze veteran suicides, identify ...
Read More »Barger To Give ‘State Of The County’ Address In Santa Clarita Valley
This week, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger announced that she would deliver a “State of the County” address in Santa Clarita. The State of the County is scheduled for Wednesday, May 4. “Supervisor Barger’s remarks will focus on her views and work to increase public safety, address homelessness, strengthen the County’s economic recovery, support small businesses, improve the County’s ...
Read More »Supervisor Barger Moves To Amend Spending Of Mental Health Funds
A chief supporter of mental health awareness and funding, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, in partnership with Supervisor Janice Hahn, introduced two new motions to the Board of Supervisors regarding mental health. On Tuesday, Barger and Hahn introduced two motions to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors aimed at improving provisions for those struggling with mental and behavioral ...
Read More »Barger, Hahn Back Tax Relief For Property Owners In Santa Clarita
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a motion by Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Janice Hahn to cancel property tax penalties, interests, costs and fees for property owners, including in Santa Clarita, that have been negatively affected by the eviction moratorium passed by the Board as part of its COVID-19 relief efforts. This support for property ...
Read More »L.A. County Supervisors Mitchell, Kuehl Push For Santa Clarita’s Camp Scott To Become Permanent Juvenile Detention Facility
A motion by Supervisors Holly Mitchell and Sheila Kuehl recommending that Camp Scott in Santa Clarita and Campus Kilpatrick in the unincorporated area of Malibu Canyon be established as permanent facilities for juvenile males formerly under the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) authority is on the agenda for next week’s L.A. County Board of Supervisors meeting. According to the City ...
Read More »Stern To Announce Candidacy For Los Angeles County Board Of Supervisors
Senator Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, is set to announce his candidacy Thursday for the Third District seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors being vacated by Sheila Kuehl. Stern – who represents the western portions of the Santa Clarita Valley, including Stevenson Ranch as well as parts of Newhall and Valencia, Shortly after the Los Angeles County, Citizens ...
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