The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) continues to report elevated levels of COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity, underscoring the need for common-sense precautions even as we see slight declines in some indicators.

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:

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is reporting that there are more than 150 suspected local cases of gastrointestinal illness linked to the consumption of raw oysters, likely caused by norovirus.

Renowned civil rights leader and activist, Dolores Huerta, was honored at the 2023 John Anson Ford (JAF) Human Relations Awards hosted by the LA County Human Relations Commission on Tuesday, January 16.

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’s Pathway Home program brought 33 people experiencing homelessness off the streets of Compton and into safe interim housing, where they will receive supportive services and other resources that will enable them transition out of homelessness and into permanent housing.

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center commemorated the signing of an agreement with the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy aimed at establishing a comprehensive training rotation program for military clinicians.

In October 2022, the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) served a search warrant at an animal rescue facility in Littlerock, CA, leading to the rescue of over 200 cats and dogs.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating a cluster of gastrointestinal illnesses potentially linked to raw oysters consumed at four different local restaurants.

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón today announced that a former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was convicted in the 2019 on-duty fatal shooting of an unarmed man, Ryan Twyman, in his vehicle in the city of Willowbrook.

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH), the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) and Brilliant Corners are excited to announce the launch of the Community Care Expansion Preservation Capital Projects Grant Program, which will fund physical rehabilitation improvements for licensed adult residential facilities, residential care facilities for the elderly, and residential care facilities for the chronically ill located within the County.

LA County Probation Chief Guillermo Viera Rosa was notified by the Department’s new Chief Safety and Security Officer of a significant incident that occurred in December 2023 alleging misconduct between eight (8) currently employed peace officers and detained juveniles at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall.

Los Angeles County Probation Department Chief Guillermo Viera Rosa issued the following statement regarding today’s motion by the Board of Supervisors to move forward with assessing the feasibility of using an outside organization to conduct the Department’s Internal Affairs investigations:

Today Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, alongside Culver City Police Chief Jason Sims and Long Beach Police Deputy Chief of Investigations Don Mauk, announced felony charges in two separate cases.

As the January 12 deadline approaches, the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) urges all qualified landlords to seize this final opportunity to apply for the LA County Rent Relief Program.

Santa Monica first responders will now have access to a dedicated behavioral health team to better assist individuals in need of mental health care, thanks to a partnership between the city and the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. 

After a national search, Sharmaine Moseley was appointed as the Executive Director for the Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission in November 2023.

The Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) is committed to supporting applicants through every step of the process by offering application and free in-language technical assistance for the Los Angeles County Rent Relief Program.

A winter storm expected over the weekend has delayed until Monday the start of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) effort to remove sediment from Marina del Rey’s harbor, the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors announced today.

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) effort to remove about a hundred Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of sediment from Marina del Rey’s harbor (MdR) is slated to begin on Friday, December 29th with the arrival of the Sea Horse dredge vessel, the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors announced today.

With light to moderate rainfall forecast through early Friday morning, Los Angeles County Public Works has already captured 5 billion gallons of stormwater since Oct. 1—enough water for 121,600 people.

The Los Angeles County Public Defender Ricardo D. Garcia issued the following statement today, reacting to an announcement by The White House that Deputy Public Defender Eyvin Hernandez was among those released in a Venezuelan prisoner swap.

Los Angeles County is partnering with two local homeless service providers and developers to convert hotels in Carson, Lancaster and Palmdale into a combined 309 studio apartments and interim housing units for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, thanks to a new round of Homekey 3.0 grants announced by the State of California, plus funding from the County of Los Angeles. 

With moderate to heavy rainfall expected through Friday in foothill and mountain communities, Los Angeles County Public Works has raised its mudflow forecast to Phase 2 in recent burn areas and Phase 1 for burn areas with at least three years of recovery.

The Los Angeles County Child Support Services Department (CSSD) released its Annual Report for federal fiscal year 2022-2023.