NEWS RELEASES

Yesterday, LA County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis along with the County’s Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) and the City of West Covina held a rapid response job fair and information session to urgently connect more than 200 individuals, laid off due to the closure of the Walmart Supercenter in West Covina, with critical workforce and supportive services including unemployment insurance benefits, rental and mortgage assistance, Covered California medical insurance, training and job placement assistance, and more.

Today, the Los Angeles County Office of the Public Defender, in partnership with the Alternate Public Defender’s Office, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, and Mayor Karen Bass’ Office of Community Safety announced the official launch of the Community Outreach Court (COC) to assist individuals experiencing homelessness in resolving various legal matters, effectively removing obstacles hindering access to housing, employment and social services.

The LA Food Equity Fund, managed by Community Partners, today announced $9.8 million in community grants to alleviate food insecurity and build a more resilient food system across Los Angeles County.

In an effort to transform lives, LA County Library is joining forces with the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office to host three criminal record Expungement Clinics this spring.

After years living in tents or RVs in unincorporated Lennox, Walnut Park and Firestone Park, and in the City of Hawthorne, all 27 people recently moved into a new apartment complex called The Dalton, thanks in part to a newly expanded effort to increase the affordable housing stock countywide through master leasing.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the ninth post-Election Night ballot count update for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cautions residents who are planning to visit the below Los Angeles County beaches to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in ocean waters:

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón today announced charges against Rena Naulls in the killing of his girlfriend’s three-year-old son on February 20 at her Lancaster home.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the eighth post-Election Night ballot count update for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election.

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today the creation of the office’s first-ever Interfaith Advisory Board.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the sixth post-Election Night ballot count update for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election.

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón today announced that a man has been found guilty of killing his four children and their grandmother in November 2021.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the sixth post-Election Night ballot count update for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cautions residents who are planning to visit the below Los Angeles County beaches to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in ocean waters:

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the fifth post-Election Night ballot count update for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election.

On March 7, 2024, during an investigation being conducted by investigators with the Los Angeles County Probation Department’s Juvenile Safety and Welfare Task Force into a phone recovered from a youth housed at Dorothy Kirby Center, the department’s Chief Safety and Security Officer became aware of a sexual relationship involving an on-duty female Probation Officer with a male youth detainee. 

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the fourth post-Election Night ballot count update for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the third post-Election Night ballot count update for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election.

The Los Angeles County Probation Department has received and thoroughly reviewed the recent report issued by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) regarding the escape on November 4, 2023, from Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall (LPJH). 

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the second post-Election Night ballot count update for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election.

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today the exoneration and release of Ronald Velasquez Jr., who spent nearly a quarter century in prison for a murder he did not commit, and the exoneration of Abraham Villalobos, who was wrongfully convicted for the same crime and languished in prison for 15 years.

The Department of Public Health’s Office of Violence Prevention (OVP), in partnership with the California Community Foundation (CCF), has awarded 56 grants totaling $25 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to community-based organizations across Los Angeles County dedicated to violence prevention.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the semi-final results for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced that Vote Centers and Ballot Drop Boxes are closed for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election. 

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced Vote Centers are open for the last day of voting in the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election.