LOS ANGELES COUNTY – The Board of Supervisors approved $75,000 to fund a tree planting and beautification project at Two Strike Park in La Crescenta. The motion, spearheaded by Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger, allows the Department of Parks and Recreation to submit a grant application to...
Supervisor’s Office Also Provides Full Gap Funding To Bridge To Home For Year-Round Shelter LOS ANGELES COUNTY – A motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger directs the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) to submit comprehensive quarterly financial reports to the Board of Supervisors that detail expenditures...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – Supervisor Kathryn Barger issued the following statement on the Board of Supervisor’s 4-1 vote to approve the Centennial project: “Today’s vote will move the Centennial project forward with key amendments that address fire safety by requiring peer review, by or in coordination...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – Supervisor Kathryn Barger authored a motion, unanimously approved by the Board of Supervisors, that directs the Office of Child Protection to develop a plan to improve the County’s efforts to establish and secure stable placements for older foster youth. Without permanent...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger extending a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the perpetrator(s) involved in the August 2018 murder of Rodney Tyrone Richard. On Saturday, August 4...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – A motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger directs county agencies to reassess the Fire Department’s Air Operations program to determine if the County has adequate year-round aerial firefighting resources. “In the aftermath of competing firestorms which simultaneously devastated communities in Northern...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – The Board of Supervisors has approved a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger directing county agencies to study “just cause” evictions as part of the recently adopted Rent Stability Ordinance. Specifically, the motion directs county agencies to look into what the impacts would...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – The Board of Supervisors has approved a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger directing county agencies to study the impacts e-scooters and bikes have had on other cities and jurisdictions and identify best practices to prevent negative impacts on public safety and...
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger recognized two Lancaster Sheriff’s Station deputies who kicked in a door and rescued a man and his toddler son from a burning apartment complex.Barger said deputies Samuel Goldstein and Tanner Harris risked their lives and went “above and beyond”...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – The Board of Supervisors approved a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger, coauthored by Supervisor Solis, to incorporate a holistic approach to care for young people in county probation halls and camps. Barger’s motion creates a new leadership position within the Department of Mental Health – the...