NEWS RELEASES

With the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency ending on March 31, 2023, Medi-Cal beneficiaries will be required once again to renew their Medi-Cal benefits annually to keep their coverage active.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the certified election results for the City of Downey Special Municipal Election.

Elementary school artists now have a little more time to submit entries for the Can the Trash! Clean Beach Poster Contest, the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors announced Wednesday. The deadline for the 2023 contest is now Feb. 14.

The LA County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) was selected to participate in the second phase of Results for America’s Good Jobs & Equity Project, backed by the Families and Workers Fund, which will help 12 communities implement innovative job quality strategies that promote economic mobility and strengthen local economies.

The County of Los Angeles was awarded $21.49 million in Federal funding last week to address traffic safety on County unincorporated roads with the highest number of fatal and severe injury collisions.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the RR/CC will perform same-day marriage licenses and civil ceremonies at the Norwalk Headquarters on Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, February 14, between 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

Four weeks after declaring a local emergency on homelessness, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $609.7 million budget for the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative for fiscal year 2023-24, the largest investment in any given year to date to prevent and address homelessness.

In response to the mass shooting in the City of Monterey Park that took the lives of 11 people, today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a series of motions authored by Board Chair Janice Hahn, Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, and Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath to strengthen gun regulations in Los Angeles County and support gun safety legislation.

Joining other California counties in the observance of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the L.A. County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) has designated 43 of its district offices as temporary safe spaces for at-risk youth as part of an expanded Countywide Safe Youth Zone (SYZ) Initiative.  

The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) begins mailing Vote by Mail ballots to registered voters for the City of Inglewood Council District 1 Runoff Election.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the first post-election ballot count update for the City of Downey Special Municipal Election.

Following the success of its inaugural expansion in 2022 as a two-day celebration, The Music Center’s 44th Annual Very Special Arts Festival returns on Friday and Saturday, February 24–25, 2023, offering opportunities for creative expression to Angelenos of all abilities.

On Monday, March 13, 2023, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Commission for Women will hold its 38th Annual Women of the Year Awards and Commemorative Celebration, “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.”

The Department of Public Social Services (DPSS), in collaboration with the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), announces its partnership with 25 community-based organizations to prevent food insecurity and promote health and well-being by raising CalFresh awareness and enrolling residents in the program.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced semi-final results for the City of Downey Special Municipal Election.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the Vote Center and Ballot Drop Boxes are closed for the City of Downey Special Municipal Election.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the Vote Center is open for voting in the City of Downey Special Municipal Election.

LA County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell and the Department of Economic Opportunity joined business and community leaders to launch the Fair Chance Hiring Program, galvanizing the county’s business community to adopt Fair Chance hiring practices with the goal of getting 200 local businesses to commit to hiring system-impacted individuals this year. 

The Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) today announced the launch of the first phase of the Economic Opportunity Grant (EOG) program for small and microbusinesses, and non-profit agencies in LA County. EOG will award more than $54 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds across 6,800 grants in a phased rollout to regions and organizations adversely affected by COVID-19.

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) has issued the following update on behalf of Jorge Orozco, Chief Executive Officer at LAC+USC Medical Center, regarding the status of Monterey Park shooting victims:

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that his office’s Bureau of Victim Services continues to serve the families of those who were killed or injured in the mass shooting at Monterey Park on Saturday night, now as the leading victim support agency.

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) has issued the following statement on behalf of Jorge Orozco, Chief Executive Officer at LAC+USC Medical Center where 4 of the 10 victims were taken for care following the Monterey Park Mass shooting that took place on Saturday January 21st.

At this time, we can confirm that our LAC+USC Medical Center has received four of the victims of the Monterey Park Mass Shooting that took place the night of Saturday, January 21st. LAC+USC Medical Center is a Level 1 Trauma Center with medical personnel extensively experienced in providing exceptional care in gun related tragedies. 

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the Vote Center at Furman Park is open to voters for the City of Downey Special Municipal Election.

The management of Sativa Water System of Los Angeles has been transferred to Covina-based Suburban Water Systems. Suburban Water Systems is a privately owned utility regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission.