county government west los angeles
Endorsements: Yes on L.A. County Measures A and G
When Measure H was passed by L.A. County voters in 2017, it promised to provide funding to stem the increase in homelessness and keep residents housed for 10 years. The County boasts that the Measure has sheltered more than 137,000 residents, housed nearly 99,000, and prevented homelessness for another 28,000. Nevertheless, emergency rooms still say they are overwhelmed, and more than 75,000 county residents on any given night find themselves wandering, or sleeping on the street, in tents, in encampments, or even in their vehicles.
L.A. County Supervisors Endorse Prop 33, Say No to Prop 36
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted to take a position on a couple of state ballot measures that will appear on the November ballot:
County LGBTQ+ Elected Officials Celebrate Unity, Formation of LACLEO
On Friday, Los Angeles County LGBTQ+ Elected Officials (LACLEO) celebrated the inaugural installation of its founding board members and board members-at-large. LACLEO met for the first time last summer and officially formed the nonprofit this April. Their formal swearing-in of the board signals, especially as the November election nears, that they are mobilizing to win.
County Supervisors Back “Bubble Zones” to Protect Patients, Others from Protesters
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on Tuesday for county attorneys to draft an ordinance establishing a “bubble zone” that protects individuals entering or exiting a hospital, medical clinic, or healthcare facility, as well as researching the feasibility of expanding the application of a “bubble zone” to include sensitive sites such as places of worship, public facilities, community centers, and other locations where identity-based gatherings are conducted, or services are administered.
Endorsements: Yes on L.A. County Measures A and G
When Measure H was passed by L.A. County voters in 2017, it promised to provide funding to stem the increase in homelessness and keep residents housed for 10 years. The County boasts that the Measure has sheltered more than 137,000 residents, housed nearly 99,000, and prevented homelessness for another 28,000. Nevertheless, emergency rooms still say they are overwhelmed, and more than 75,000 county residents on any given night find themselves wandering, or sleeping on the street, in tents, in encampments, or even in their vehicles.
L.A. County Supervisors Endorse Prop 33, Say No to Prop 36
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted to take a position on a couple of state ballot measures that will appear on the November ballot:
County LGBTQ+ Elected Officials Celebrate Unity, Formation of LACLEO
On Friday, Los Angeles County LGBTQ+ Elected Officials (LACLEO) celebrated the inaugural installation of its founding board members and board members-at-large. LACLEO met for the first time last summer and officially formed the nonprofit this April. Their formal swearing-in of the board signals, especially as the November election nears, that they are mobilizing to win.
County Supervisors Back “Bubble Zones” to Protect Patients, Others from Protesters
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on Tuesday for county attorneys to draft an ordinance establishing a “bubble zone” that protects individuals entering or exiting a hospital, medical clinic, or healthcare facility, as well as researching the feasibility of expanding the application of a “bubble zone” to include sensitive sites such as places of worship, public facilities, community centers, and other locations where identity-based gatherings are conducted, or services are administered.