NEWS RELEASES

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today the exonerations and release of Jofama Coleman and Abel Soto, each of whom spent two decades in prison for a murder they did not commit in May 2003.

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.

On February 20, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes City Council requested the Governor consider proclaiming a State of Emergency to suspend and waive state permitting requirements to allow the City to immediately begin work on landslide stabilization measures. The City Council’s request included requesting the President declare a federal disaster to deploy FEMA resources.

Recently, the Department of Public Health (DPH) received a Proposition 65 Notice from the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) regarding the threatened illegal discharge of hazardous waste from the Chiquita Canyon Landfill.

The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) wishes to provide clarifying information regarding the fatal dog attack in Compton, California, on February 16.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced 119 Vote Centers will open this Saturday, February 24, for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election.

Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit yesterday against food delivery company Grubhub alleging false and deceptive advertising, misrepresentation and unfair business practices that financially harm consumers, delivery drivers and restaurants.

The Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) and Supervisor Kathryn Barger are proud to announce an upcoming spay/neuter clinic in the Antelope Valley.

The County of Los Angeles Fire Department posted the priority recruitment and exam for Fire Fighter Trainee.

The following statement is from LA County Probation Chief Guillermo Viera Rosa on Thursday’s meeting of the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC):

In a heartbreaking development, a distressing discovery was made at the 900 Block of North Thorson Avenue, in Compton, California where the significant other of a victim found them deceased in his backyard earlier today.

Los Angeles County is partnering with Treehouse Impact Group to acquire a 29-unit property to provide interim housing for youth and young adults, including those who have been in the foster care system, by tapping new Homekey 3.0 grants announced by the State of California. 

Los Angeles County’s Pathway Home program brought 25 people experiencing homelessness off the streets of Santa Monica and into safe interim housing, where they will receive supportive services and other resources to help them transition out of homelessness and into permanent housing. 

On Monday, March 18, 2024, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, and the Commission for Women will hold its 39th Annual Women of the Year Awards and Commemorative Celebration, “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.”

Statement on behalf of LA Department of Health Services, which operates both Harbor UCLA Medical Center and Los Angeles General Medical Center where several of the victims are being treated following the disastrous explosion in Wilmington, CA that injured LA Firefighters.

The Los Angeles County Registrar Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced 177 couples were married on Valentine’s Day.  

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) is celebrating the first anniversary of its Tea Time program in Monterey Park.

With emergency powers, LA County served nearly 38,000 people in interim housing, permanently housed more than 23,600 people, doubled the number of mental health outreach teams, and prevented over 11,000 people from becoming homeless.

Los Angeles County’s Pathway Home program brought 20 people experiencing homelessness off the streets of Hawthorne and into safe interim housing, where they will receive supportive services and other resources to help them transition out of homelessness and into permanent housing.   

On Wednesday, January 3, 2024, the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) served three search warrants at an illegal animal facility called Compton Animal Rescue in Compton, CA, resulting in the confiscation of 143 live animals, primarily dogs, but also including cats, chickens, a rooster, tortoise, turtles, pigs, snakes, a horse, hamster, rabbits, a hawk, and lizards.

Los Angeles County Probation Chief Guillermo Viera Rosa today announced the formation of an interagency law enforcement task force focused on the interdiction of contraband within the Department’s juvenile institutions.

Today, In partnership with the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations, Dr. Seva Rodnyansky and Dr. Jorgen Harris of Occidental College published Data Analysis of Policing and Human Relations in Los Angeles County Suburban Police Departments, a report that analyzes arrest and booking data from three suburban police departments in Northeast Los Angeles County – Glendale Police Department, Pasadena Police Department, and South Pasadena Police Department.

The Department of Public Health (Public Health), in collaboration with community partners, are launching a new model of public health service delivery: Community Public Health Teams (CPHT).

The Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office stands united with the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office and Chief Public Defender Brendon Woods in opposition to deploying state lawyers and National Guard personnel for prosecuting local cases.

Business owners in Los Angeles County who suffered economic impacts as a result of the Interstate 10 Freeway (I-10 or 10 Freeway) fire on November 11, 2023 and road closures through November 19, 2023 can now apply for low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).