News Release

Los Angeles County filed court documents today—alongside the cities of Los Angeles, Culver City, Montebello, Monterey Park, Pasadena, Pico Rivera, Santa Monica, and West Hollywood —seeking an end to warrantless seizures and arrests and relief from wide-ranging economic damages caused by Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids authorized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.   read more

On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) activated the County of Los Angeles Fire Department’s (LACoFD’s) canine teams for deployment to assist in the aftermath of catastrophic flooding impacting central Texas. read more

A husband has been charged with murder and arson in connection with the death of his wife, whose body was found in their burning San Marino home in January. read more

Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the appointment of Sarah Mahin as the first Director of the new Department of Homeless Services and Housing (DHSH), the County’s consolidated department focused on homelessness solutions. read more

Marking six months since the devasting January 2025 windstorm and wildfires, the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) is reaffirming its commitment to the region’s economic recovery by announcing the launch of a countywide public awareness campaign, “Shop Local. Dine Local. Recover Local.,” to support small and micro businesses reeling from the economic impacts, such as losses to property, revenue, and customers in fire impacted communities.  read more

On November 5, 2024, Measure E, a special funding measure for the County of Los Angeles Fire Department (LACoFD), was approved by voters. read more

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced that the National Association of Counties (NACo) recognized the RR/CC for 11 innovative departmental programs across four categories — Information Technology, Planning, Personnel Management and Training, and Civic Education and Public Information.  read more

Los Angeles County leaders are announcing bold new steps to help those affected by the January wildfires, including lowering construction costs, cutting taxes for property owners, speeding up the rebuilding process and protecting communities from future fire danger as Los Angeles enters a new phase of community rebuilding.  read more

The Care First and Community Investment (CFCI) Advisory Committee is seeking recommendations from the community to allocate funding into projects that uplift the mission of CFCI and Measure J through direct community investment and alternatives to incarceration, especially in chronically under-resourced communities across Los Angeles County. read more

Seven members of a South American crime ring were charged with burglarizing two jewelry stores, stealing over $1 million in jewelry from a Glendale shop and disabling 911 and internet service to more than a million homes and hospitals during a La Verne break-in. read more