22 Feb Supervisor Barger’s Pets Of The Week
How fitting that it is #loveyourpetday! Meet Darla, a four-month-old domestic medium tortie, and Fanny, a one-year-old shih tzu mix. Both can be adopted from the Downey Animal Care Center! ...
20 Feb $20k Reward Offered In Lancaster Convenience Store Robbery/murder
Supervisor Kathryn Barger introduced a motion to offer a $20,000 reward in exchange for information leading detectives to the arrest and/or conviction of those responsible for heinous murder of a Lancaster convenience store cashier on Monday, February 19, 2018. At 8:30 a.m., two males entered the...
13 Feb Motor Home Rent Control
Supervisor Kathryn Barger announced that the Board of Supervisors has approved 2 new bookmobiles – one each for the Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys. “Many rural areas in the 5th District are Bookmobiles and direct-delivery outreach services are, and continue to be an integral, vital part...
13 Feb Additional Business Fees Depress Local Enterprise and Job Creation
Supervisor Kathryn Barger cast the lone “No” vote on a motion passed today by the Board of Supervisors which adds a new business fee associated with the Business Registration Program the Board approved today. “My primary issue with this program is the fee requirement, particularly when...
13 Feb New Bookmobiles Approved For Santa Clarita And Antelope Valleys
Supervisor Kathryn Barger announced that the Board of Supervisors has approved two new bookmobiles for the 5th district – one each for the Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys. “Many of our rural communities in the 5th district are currently served by bookmobiles and they continue to...
09 Feb Los Angeles County Celebrates The Beginning Of The 2018 Lunar New Year, “year Of The Dog”
On behalf of the County of Los Angeles, our 10 million residents in 88 cities and 134 unincorporated communities, we wish you good fortune, happiness and health in 2018 -- the “Year of the Dog.” In addition to the traditional Lunar New Year celebrations, we...
30 Jan Reward Extended In Altadena Murder Case
Supervisor Kathryn Barger announced that the Board of Supervisors has reinstated a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of a suspect or suspects responsible for the murder of Robert Calderon. At approximately 10:45 p.m. on December 18, 2015, the Pasadena Police Department...
30 Jan County Votes To Support Legislation Amending State Law To Provide Lifesaving Medical Care For The Mentally Ill
The Board of Supervisors today voted 4-1 with Supervisor Sheila Kuehl opposing, to approve a motion by Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Mark Ridley-Thomas sponsoring state legislation amending the state’s definition of gravely disabled to enable the county to provide critical medical care for the mentally...
11 Jan $20,000 Reward Reinstated for Information on Hit-and-run Death of Teenager In Canyon Country
Supervisor Kathryn Barger announced that the Board of Supervisors has reinstated a $20,000 reward for information on the driver responsible for the hit-and-run death of 15-year-old Desiree Renee Lawson in Canyon Country on December 26, 2016. At approximately 8:40 p.m., Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Deputies...
09 Jan County To Evaluate The Impact And Scope Of Homelessness Activity On First Responders
To improve the effectiveness of homeless outreach efforts and public safety, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Hilda Solis calling for a report on the impact of 911 calls involving homeless individuals on the County’s first responders. The report...