Supervisor Kathryn Barger, Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, hosted a call with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to provide the mayors and leaders of the 87 cities within Los Angeles County with an update regarding the novel coronavirus. The purpose of...
LOS ANGELES – Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Hilda Solis authored a motion to be heard by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors at the Feb. 4 meeting that will explore opportunities to expand vision screenings for students in public schools throughout the county. “Access...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger to enhance and expand access to substance use prevention and treatment services. Substance use disorders are estimated to impact more than 250,000 individuals and cost nearly $13 billion annually in Los...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger to adopt a mutual aid agreement with San Bernardino County to provide emergency management and public works support in the event of an emergency in the Mount Baldy Cooperative...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) for the City of La Verne, announced Supervisor Kathryn Barger. The State of California created Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts in 2015 as a tool for local governments to...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger to send a five-signature letter to Governor Gavin Newsom and the Los Angeles County legislative delegation in support of a proposed expedited closure of the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – “In September, the Board of Supervisors voted in support of my motion co-authored with Supervisor Janice Hahn to file an amicus brief for the United States Supreme Court to review the Boise v. Martin ruling and provide greater clarity on how...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – In a motion set to come before the Board on Tuesday, Supervisor Kathryn Barger and her co-author Supervisor Janice Hahn are calling for an urgent plan with concrete, measurable and attainable housing solutions to tackle the homelessness crisis. “We’re at a critical junction in our effort...
LANCASTER – Los Angeles County supervisors authorized a $14.3 million contract to expand mental health services at the county’s High Desert Regional Health Center. Authorized Tuesday in a vote at the Board of Supervisors meeting in Los Angeles, the contract will pay for construction of a...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – The Board of Supervisors approved a motion by Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Mark Ridley-Thomas that provides funding and additional guidance to the Department of Mental Health to implement a countywide Veteran Peer Access Network. “Our County community members understand that...