NEWS RELEASES

November 3, 2025: LA Health Services is facing the most challenging budget crisis in its history. Federal changes are impacting key healthcare programs and the funding sources we have long relied on to provide patient care.

The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) announced media logistics for Election Day and Election Night activities for the November 4, 2025 Statewide Special Election.

A Lynwood mother, father and grandmother were charged today with killing and torturing Isaiah H., a boy believed to be 8 years old at the time of his death last Friday.

The Los Angeles County Probation Department is launching a partnership this month designed to promote de-escalation, communication, and understanding between law enforcement and youth currently housed in Probation’s juvenile halls and secured youth treatment facility. 

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced that 140 additional Vote Centers will open this Saturday, November 1, for the 2025 Statewide Special Election. 

Murder charges have been filed against a Palmdale mother accused of causing the death of her 2-year-old son, who fatally ingested fentanyl in 2023.

David Pearce was sentenced today to 146 years to life in state prison for seven sexual assaults and the fentanyl-induced murders of Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola and Christy Giles, whose bodies were left outside separate hospitals in November 2021.

The Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) has released a Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ) for General and Project Management Services—Capital Development.

LA County has launched Rewriting LA County’s Story, a new bilingual anti-stigma campaign to increase awareness of and access to overdose prevention services, combat stigma for people who use drugs and sustain the progress made in reducing overdose deaths.

A 38-year-old man from Sacramento County has been charged with 22 counts each of identity theft and grand theft for stealing approximately $150,000 in Los Angeles County public benefits using the names and social security numbers of 22 victims.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman today credited the combined efforts of law enforcement, public health leaders, educators and community advocates, along with his office’s sustained campaign to expose the dangers of fentanyl, for driving a historic 22 percent decline in overdose and poisoning deaths across Los Angeles County.

More than 1.5 million children and adults are within days of being cut off from their CalFresh food benefits due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, so LA County and its partners are mobilizing to meet residents’ needs by surging food assistance resources throughout the County.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the opening of four pop-up Vote Centers in Boyle Heights ahead of the November 4 Statewide Special Election.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health urges residents to take precautions to avoid heat-related illness – such as heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and heat cramps – as high temperatures are forecast to impact the region tomorrow.

As Halloween approaches, the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) wants to remind pet owners in our community to keep their beloved four-legged family members safe during this festive season.

The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) is actively addressing a recent outbreak of canine distemper in the Lancaster area, which has been manifested by dogs brought to the Lancaster Animal Care Center.

Investigators from the County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) assisted in a statewide investigation which has led to a nearly $250,000 settlement from a national restaurant chain.

Chipotle Mexican Grill, a national restaurant chain with over 500 stores in California, has settled a consumer protection lawsuit alleging it failed to allow California consumers to cash out Chipotle gift cards with a remaining balance of less than $10.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced that 111 Vote Centers will open Saturday, October 25, for the 2025 Statewide Special Election.

With its massive rock formations jutting diagonally into the heavens, there’s something otherworldly – call it a primordial vibe – about Vasquez Rocks Natural Area.

The Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) and the Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) are reopening their $100,000 Economic Opportunity Grant Program for Chambers of Commerce to provide capacity for small, hyperlocal chambers to keep their doors open and provide technical assistance to the small business community facing continued economic disruptions, including the pandemic, fire recovery, and immigration enforcement actions.

Atlas Iron and Metal Corp. was ordered to permanently shut down its Watts recycling facility and pay $2 million in restitution and fines after admitting to illegally dumping hazardous waste at an unpermitted site.

The Justice, Care and Opportunities Department (JCOD) is aware that a former department employee has been charged in a criminal case relating to alleged conduct that occurred prior to the creation of JCOD. 

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating the possibility of a local spread of Clade I mpox cases after confirming its second case in an adult with no recent travel to regions where this virus is typically found.

A second major settlement agreement has been reached in more than 400 cases filed against LA County under AB 218, which lifted the statute of limitations on claims of childhood sexual abuse.