NEWS RELEASES

Today, the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations (LACCHR) released its annual analysis of hate crimes reported throughout Los Angeles County in 2024.

After a year marked by devastating wildfires, displacement, and mounting financial pressures for Los Angeles County residents, the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) announced today that applications for the Emergency Rent Relief Program will open on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM PST.

As part of a series of reforms following the settlement of thousands of childhood sexual abuse claims under AB 218, LA County today announced that 211 operators are now available 24/7 to take reports of known or suspected child sexual abuse committed by County employees, contractors or volunteers.

A Los Angeles man has been charged with shutting down the 110 Freeway in Downtown Los Angeles in 2023 to record a music video.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the seventh post-Election Night ballot count update for the November 4, 2025 Statewide Special Election.

Today, the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced Reentry Employment, Navigation, Engagement, and Wellbeing (RENEW), a workforce development program that expands transitional employment, training, supportive services, and connections to quality jobs and career pathways with four Employment Social Enterprises (ESEs) for individuals on Post-Release Community Supervision and others impacted by the justice system. 

The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation (LA County Parks) proudly announces the appointment of Derek Elleri as the new Chief of Lake Lifeguard within the newly formed Aquatics Agency.

Murder charges have been filed against three men accused of fatally shooting rising Latino music artist DELAROSA during an ambush-style attack in Northridge on Nov. 22.

Felony charges have been filed against West Covina Police Officer Jose Garcia for allegedly stealing cash from motorists during traffic stops beginning in 2024.

A 27-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Alhambra Police Officer Alec Sanders who was killed in a traffic collision during a vehicle pursuit last week.

The Barry J. Nidorf Secure Youth Treatment Facility (SYTF) proudly hosted the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA) Drum Core Winter Concert on Saturday, celebrating the achievements of the program’s second cohort of young musicians currently housed at the facility.

As thousands of LA County residents continue to recover from the 2025 Palisades, Eaton, and other wildfires, and amid increasing financial pressures tied to federal actions impacting vulnerable households, the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA), in partnership with The Center by Lendistry, will soon launch the Emergency Rent Relief Program.

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) today launched the Office of Transition Age Youth (TAY) to promote the mental health and wellbeing of young people, between ages 16 and 25, transitioning to adulthood.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the ninth post-Election Night ballot count update for the November 4, 2025 Statewide Special Election.

Los Angeles County Probation hosted Supervisor Janice Hahn and other county officials for a Thanksgiving event for youth housed at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall. Supervisor Janice Hahn visited Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall on Thursday evening, joined by Hoops 4 Justice, Department of Youth Development Director Carroll, Public Defender Garcia, and members of the Probation Oversight Commission. Together, they spent time with the youth and staff in units R1 and R2 during a heartfelt Thanksgiving gathering.

A judge today was scheduled to hear a prosecution’s motion seeking to dismiss an indictment charging two Torrance police officers with voluntary manslaughter in the 2018 shooting death of 23-year-old Christopher Deandre Mitchell, who was sitting in a suspected stolen car with an altered air rifle between his legs.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that a former Los Angeles County sheriff’s custodian has been charged with taking and tampering with evidence stemming from his own DUI arrest in 2024.

Los Angeles General Medical Center extends our deepest condolences to the family, colleagues, and loved ones of the fallen officer, Alhambra Police Officer Sanders. This is a profound loss for the law-enforcement community and for our entire region.

Every year, public and private organizations lose billions of dollars to fraud, waste and abuse. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors yesterday declared November 16-22 Fraud Awareness Week and encouraged residents, businesses and County employees to use the County Fraud Hotline to report suspected fraud, waste or abuse involving County government resources.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced an investigation today into potentially false claims filed against Los Angeles County under California Assembly Bill 218, which extended the statute of limitations for reporting childhood sexual abuse.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed the first report of an influenza-associated death in Los Angeles County.

Los Angeles General Medical Center has launched a groundbreaking hemodialysis program that has reduced the average hospital stay for uninsured patients by more than five days, marking a first-of-its-kind initiative authorized by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the eighth post-Election Night ballot count update for the November 4, 2025 Statewide Special Election.

A Lancaster father and mother of four have been convicted of murdering their teenage son and daughter and abusing their two younger boys in 2020.

As temperatures drop and winter weather sets in, the Los County Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) reminds pet owners of the importance of keeping furry companions warm and safe.