LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Antelope Valley residents told the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, June 8, that the Palmdale-to-Burbank high-speed rail segment proposed to run through the Big Tujunga Wash […]
Author Archives: By Elizabeth Marcellino, City News Service
Supervisors Approve Payout to Falsely Accused Parents
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — A $2.4 million payment to parents of a 15-year-old runaway daughter who falsely accused them of child abuse was approved by the Los Angeles County Board […]
County to End Solitary Confinement of Juveniles
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has voted unanimously to end the practice of solitary confinement at its three juvenile halls and 13 camps. Supervisors […]
County to Rethink Gang Suppression Tactics
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The Board of Supervisors has directed county staffers to re-evaluate anti-gang tactics employed over the last two decades under a partnership with the Los Angeles Police […]
Supervisors’ Ordinance to Enforce New Minimum Wage
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The Board of Supervisors have introduced an ordinance to enforce the county’s minimum wage. The Department of Consumer and Business Affairs will set up the wage […]
Juvenile Justice System “Not Evolving” in Helping Offenders
LOS ANGELES — Defense attorneys paid to represent juvenile offenders in Los Angeles County are failing to connect them to social services that could help turn their lives around, according […]
Jury Deliberation Begins in Restaurant Killings Trial
LOS ANGELES — A man who fired 50 rounds at a Valley Village memorial gathering, killing four people and wounding two others, was acting in self-defense, his attorney argued, while […]
Supervisors Approve Strategies to Battle Homelessness
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The county Board of Supervisors, by unanimous vote, approved a wide-ranging set of strategies aimed at combating homelessness, ranging from increasing housing subsidies to boosting the […]
Army Corps of Engineers Lack Funds to Battle Storms
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The Board of Supervisors has learned that the Army Corps of Engineers cannot fund the $4.5 million of emergency maintenance needed to combat the effects of […]
Supervisors told Gas Leak may take “Months” to Fix
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Southern California Gas Co. officials told county supervisors on Tuesday, nov. 23, that it may take several months to repair a month-old gas leak that has […]
