KHTS Radio Santa Clarita Radio – Santa Clarita News
Hosts: Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty
Topic: Addiction, Mental Health and Homelessness
Guest: Kathryn Barger, Chief Deputy for Supervisor Michael Antonovich and LA County Supervisor candidate
Families in Action: August 15, 2016
There are a lot of people homeless in the Santa Clarita Valley and the Greater Los Angeles area, this is no secret. But it is a serious problem that Kathryn Barger and an integrated public safety approach to changing LA County for the better.
“We’ve asked the governor to declare a state of emergency, the county is in one.” – Kathryn Barger on homelessness in Los Angeles
“Many people that are homeless go unnoticed.” – Kathryn Barger
“Mental health is actually a silent killer.” – Kathryn Barger
“Somebody has to go treatment seven times before it works.” – Cary Quashen on the time it takes to attack and address mental health and/or substance abuse
Groups of homelessness:
Addicts
Economically distressed
Veterans
Mentally ill
Some information on Kathryn Barger
Kathryn Barger will compete in the November election for LA County Supervisor after she did not receive the majority percentage needed to win the June election (though she had the most votes). She is looking to replace longtime colleague Michael Antonovich (for whom she is chief of staff) for the Fifth District seat outright.
“The 5th District includes the Antelope and Santa Clarita valleys, along with a portion of the San Gabriel and San Fernando valleys and foothills, an area widely viewed as more conservative than the balance of Los Angeles County.” – FOX LA
