"Issues of domestic violence should not be taken lightly and we owe all victims who experience this trauma to feel comfortable to come forward and report it to law enforcement, including those who are in law enforcement themselves. I appreciated my colleagues’ support and thoughtful...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will consider a motion by Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Hilda L. Solis to develop a plan to increase the number of mental health hospital beds in the county. “For far too long, mental...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – The Board of Supervisors approved a motion by Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Janice Hahn to create a countywide plan for the provision of school-based mental health services through the Department of Mental Health. “There are 80 school districts in Los Angeles County...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – The Board of Supervisors approved a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger directing county agencies to develop a regulatory framework for the safe commercial operation of e-scooters in the communities of unincorporated Los Angeles County. In November 2018, the arrival of e-scooters in...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – Today, the Board of Supervisors has approved the Live Oak Library Refurbishment Project for a new library to be located at 22 W Live Oak Avenue in Arcadia, announced Supervisor Kathryn Barger. With a growing need for more space, more books,...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – The Board of Supervisors today approved $500,000 in funding to repair the 1.8-mile-long Canyon Trail at the Placerita Canyon Natural Area and Nature Center, which sustained major damage following the Sand Canyon Fire in 2016. The fire destroyed areas of vegetation along...
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...