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December 2014 Newsletter

 
 
Welcome to the December 2014 Newsletter. It’s a new day in LA County! This week, Supervisors Hilda Solis and Sheila Kuehl were sworn in to the first and third districts respectively, and the county also welcomed Sheriff Jim McDonnell and Assessor Jeffrey Prang. And the work of the Board continues... See message
 

 

 
 
I would like to commend Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) for authoring the Combat Human Trafficking Act, which was introduced this week in the United States Senate... Read More
 
 
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors ushered in a historic era this week with the swearing in of two new supervisors, a new county sheriff and new assessor. Supervisors Hilda Solis and Sheila Kuehl are the first supervisors to be sworn onto the five member board in six years... Read More
 
 
Knowing that affordable housing is one of the most urgent needs in Los Angeles County, the Metro Board of Directors moved forward with an initiative to partner with local communities to build more affordable housing near transit stations. The plan, recently approved by the board, and authored by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Mayor Eric Garcetti... Read More
 
 
Seeing improved travel speeds, increased transit ridership and new revenues, the Metro Board of Directors has decided to pursue a plan to place more toll roads on other freeways throughout Los Angeles County two years after the first toll program began... Read More
 
 
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and newly elected Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell will host a noon press conference Saturday, December 6, encouraging all Los Angeles County residents to turn in their unwanted firearms in exchange for store gift cards... Read More
 
 
For the first time, CicLAvia, a community event where streets are closed to everyone but bicyclists and pedestrians, is making its way to South Los Angeles. On Sunday, December 7, you are encouraged to stroll or pedal through the streets without competing for space with cars, trucks or vans... Read More
 
 
Head Start providers throughout Los Angeles County are looking for eligible children and families to enroll in their free educational program that serves children under the age of five and prepares them to enter kindergarten... Read More

 

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