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...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – On a motion by Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Hilda L. Solis, the Board of Supervisors has directed county agencies to report back on efforts to integrate new data collection tools that will better identify and help the homeless. “It is critical that Measure H dollars are...
LANCASTER – The Board of Supervisors has approved a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger to convert the Challenger Memorial Youth Center, which for nearly 30 years has incarcerated teenagers who committed assaults, thefts and other crimes, into a pilot residential vocational training center for young...