December 2023

A winter storm expected over the weekend has delayed until Monday the start of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) effort to remove sediment from Marina del Rey’s harbor, the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors announced today. read more

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) effort to remove about a hundred Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of sediment from Marina del Rey’s harbor (MdR) is slated to begin on Friday, December 29th with the arrival of the Sea Horse dredge vessel, the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors announced today. read more

With light to moderate rainfall forecast through early Friday morning, Los Angeles County Public Works has already captured 5 billion gallons of stormwater since Oct. 1—enough water for 121,600 people. read more

The Los Angeles County Public Defender Ricardo D. Garcia issued the following statement today, reacting to an announcement by The White House that Deputy Public Defender Eyvin Hernandez was among those released in a Venezuelan prisoner swap. read more

Los Angeles County is partnering with two local homeless service providers and developers to convert hotels in Carson, Lancaster and Palmdale into a combined 309 studio apartments and interim housing units for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, thanks to a new round of Homekey 3.0 grants announced by the State of California, plus funding from the County of Los Angeles.  read more

With moderate to heavy rainfall expected through Friday in foothill and mountain communities, Los Angeles County Public Works has raised its mudflow forecast to Phase 2 in recent burn areas and Phase 1 for burn areas with at least three years of recovery. read more

The Los Angeles County Child Support Services Department (CSSD) released its Annual Report for federal fiscal year 2022-2023. read more

Los Angeles County Public Works is pleased to announce the successful completion of the second annual maintenance program for Devil’s Gate Reservoir. read more

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Outpatient Center (MLK OPC) hosted its Jingle Jam Wellness Fair and Toy Giveaway. read more

The County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, in partnership with the Department of Health Services, Office of Decedent Affairs, and Los Angeles General Medical Center Chaplains, held a poignant non-denominational interfaith burial ceremony at the venerable Los Angeles County Cemetery. read more