NEWS RELEASES

Today, the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), in partnership with the Office of Supervisor Kathryn Barger, the City of Monrovia, Monrovia Unified School District (MUSD), and Managed Career Solutions (MCS), celebrated the grand opening of the Monrovia America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) affiliate location – expanding access to hiring and training services for workers and businesses across the San Gabriel Valley region.

Los Angeles County and City officials, community organizations and neighborhood residents gathered Thursday to celebrate the opening of the Skid Row Care Campus, a welcoming and safe space for services, connection and community. Following speeches and campus tours, the Skid Row community came together for a lively celebration and service fair.

LA County has reached an important milestone in Rutherford v. Luna, a case that addresses, in part, the County’s need to improve conditions and reduce wait times for housing for inmates passing through the Inmate Reception Center upon entry to the Los Angeles County Jail system.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has filed two new public corruption charges against Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price after uncovering evidence that the city’s housing authority and LA Metro paid Price’s wife more than $800,000 total at the same time Price voted to award the agencies multimillion-dollar contracts.

Felony charges have been filed against a former Los Angeles police officer and three other men in connection with a violent home invasion and kidnapping for ransom in Koreatown last December.

SoCal Grantmakers (SCG), in partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (MVA), announced today that SHARE!, the Self-Help and Recovery Exchange, has been selected to implement the Veteran Peer Access Network (VPAN) Team in Supervisorial District Two (SD2).

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman was joined today by law enforcement officials to address illegal street takeovers that have become dangerous and sometimes deadly spectacles, warning those who participate can be arrested and face criminal charges.

According to the South Coast Air Quality Management District, potential direct smoke impact from the Canyon Wildfire burning has caused unhealthy air quality in Los Angeles County.

A Los Angeles County Fire Department captain has been charged with fraudulently claiming long-term disability insurance for a work injury that could not have occurred because he was not at work.

Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 29 (Malibu) has officially canceled the Boil Water Notice for its customers in portions of Malibu.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating a confirmed case of measles linked to an international traveler who was infectious while passing through Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

In light of the County’s emergency proclamation in response to the rapidly spreading Canyon Fire, the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) reminds all business owners that price gouging is illegal.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act — a provision that requires translated election materials, ballots, and language assistance for voters.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office today filed its 132-page detailed response to a 2023 petition for writ of habeas corpus submitted on behalf of Lyle and Erik Menendez, demonstrating the manifest failure, both factually and legally, in the Menendez brothers’ effort to obtain a new trial.

Mandatory evacuations underway in some areas and residents in nearby areas warned to be prepared to evacuate.

This past Sunday, August 3, LA vs Hate and Hear Me Out came together to unveil “The Healing Fields,” a new mural in South Los Angeles created by local artist Kenneth Webb.

Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 29 (Malibu) has issued a Boil Water Notice for residents in portions of Malibu following a low-pressure event caused by a Caltrans bridge replacement project at Solstice Canyon Creek.

Our office is aware of erroneous information circulating in several news reports regarding the status of Denzel Perryman’s case stemming from an arrest on Friday, August 1, 2025.

The Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) has opened a Request for Applications (RFA) for up to $1 million to fund a High Road Training Partnership (HRTP) for Digital Navigators.

The Los Angeles County Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (MVA) is proud to announce the launch of a transformative new mental health initiative providing immediate, proactive, and stigma-free emotional support to veterans across the region. 

Los Angeles County leaders today unveiled LA County Forward: Blueprint for Rebuilding, a comprehensive roadmap focused on unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County—where many of the hardest-hit neighborhoods are located.

Five felony charges have been filed against Parter Medical Products Inc., doing business as Parter Sterilization Services, and its president and manager for allegedly exposing workers to a toxic chemical linked to cancer, then attempting to cover up the danger by filing false documents and concealing critical safety risks from regulators.

The Los Angeles County Child Support Services Department (CSSD), alongside 47 regional and local child support agencies in California, proudly recognizes August as Child Support Awareness Month (CSAM), a time to highlight the vital role child support plays in helping children thrive.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced that six people were charged today as part of a multi-agency investigation dubbed “Operation Sugar Diamond” that targeted an illegal cannabis extraction business where four people were killed in a fiery explosion at a warehouse in Irwindale in 2023 and another man died at a South El Monte facility last year.

The Los Angeles County Probation Department today announced the arrest of a woman who in 2023, attempted to bring narcotics into the Barry J. Nidorf Youth Facility.