Public Safety

County Board Ratifies Proclamation of Local Emergency for the Creek and Rye Fires 1024 575 Supervisor Kathryn Barger

County Board Ratifies Proclamation of Local Emergency for the Creek and Rye Fires

In response to the devastating Creek and Rye fires that have burned over 11,000 acres, impacting the City of Los Angeles and unincorporated county areas, a motion by Supervisors Kathryn…

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Barger Proposes Balanced Sediment Removal Plan for Devil’s Gate 800 300 Supervisor Kathryn Barger

Barger Proposes Balanced Sediment Removal Plan for Devil’s Gate

Supervisor Calls for a Maximum Removal of 1.7 Million Cubic Yards, Full Funding for the Arroyo Seco Ecosystem Restoration Study, Watershed Improvements, and an Early Warning System for Similar Flood…

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County Board Ratifies Proclamation of Local Emergency 1024 675 Supervisor Kathryn Barger

County Board Ratifies Proclamation of Local Emergency

Following the devastating La Tuna Fire that has burned over 7,000 acres, impacting the cities of Los Angeles, Burbank, Glendale, and unincorporated county areas, a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger…

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County Votes to Establish Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Safety 336 336 Supervisor Kathryn Barger

County Votes to Establish Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Safety

On a motion by Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Janice Hahn, the Board of Supervisors voted 3-0, with Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas abstaining, to establish a “Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Safety”…

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County Adds Two Sikorsky S70I Firehawk Helicopters to Firefighting Arsenal 1024 614 Supervisor Kathryn Barger

County Adds Two Sikorsky S70I Firehawk Helicopters to Firefighting Arsenal

To enhance the Fire Department’s fleet of fire-fighting aircraft, the Board of Supervisors authorized the acquisition of two Sikorsky S70i Firehawk helicopters for the Department’s Air Operations Section, announced Supervisor…

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Fireworks are Illegal in Los Angeles County 1024 681 Supervisor Kathryn Barger

Fireworks are Illegal in Los Angeles County

In anticipation of a high-danger fire season, Supervisor Kathryn Barger reminds residents preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July, that fireworks of any kind are illegal in Los Angeles County unincorporated…

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County Establishes U-C.A.N. Program to Fight Growing Opioid Epidemic 1024 704 Supervisor Kathryn Barger

County Establishes U-C.A.N. Program to Fight Growing Opioid Epidemic

On a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger, and coauthored by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, the Board of Supervisors established the U-C.A.N. (Conquer Addiction Now) working group to specifically examine drug overdoses…

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Solis and Barger Motion Ensures Funding of Public Safety Homeless Teams in Measure H Planning Effort 1024 575 Supervisor Kathryn Barger

Solis and Barger Motion Ensures Funding of Public Safety Homeless Teams in Measure H Planning Effort

Following the Board of Supervisors approving Measure H funding allocation strategy recommendations, the Board passed a motion, co-authored by Supervisors Hilda L. Solis and Kathryn Barger, that identifies key ways…

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Reward Increased for Suspect in Murder of Duarte Father 433 390 Supervisor Kathryn Barger

Reward Increased for Suspect in Murder of Duarte Father

The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger increasing to $20,000, a reward for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of a suspect or suspects…

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Supervisor Barger Increases Reward for Information in Case of Missing 5-year-old Boy to $20,000 750 987 Supervisor Kathryn Barger

Supervisor Barger Increases Reward for Information in Case of Missing 5-year-old Boy to $20,000

On a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger, the Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a $10,000 increase in the reward currently offered in exchange for any information leading to the…

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