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Recent Press Releases
MAY 7, 2008
Historic Wetlands Project Complete Along Los
Angeles River In Long Beach
Los
Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe joined other local elected
officials this week for the opening of the Dominguez Gap Wetlands in
Long Beach.
MAY 6, 2008
South Coast Botanic Gardens Will Receive New
Security Fencing To Prevent Graffiti
The South
Coast Botanic Gardens on the Palos Verdes Peninsula will receive a
new chain link fence along Rolling Hills Road and the horse trail,
Supervisor Don Knabe announced today.
MAY 6, 2008
Funding Continues For Fourth District
Paratransit Shuttle Service
Supervisor Don Knabe today announced that the Board of Supervisors
unanimously approved $608,000 in funding for the continuation of
paratransit shuttle service for eligible patrons in the
unincorporated areas of the Fourth District for Fiscal Year
2008-2009.
MAY 6, 2008
Construction Set To Begin On Avalon
Lifeguard and Paramedic Station
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
has approved a $5.423 million project to construct a
state-of-the-art lifeguard and paramedic headquarters building in
the City of Avalon on Catalina Island.
MAY 5, 2008
Drop Pounds By Adding Information
The Los
Angeles County Department of Public Health has released a study that
for the first time shows posting calorie information on menus and
menu boards at large chain restaurants (with 15 or more outlets in
California) could have a significant impact in reducing the obesity
epidemic.
APRIL 23, 2008
LA County Department Of Children And Family
Services Looking For New Hires
Acknowledging the
County is facing a challenging financial
year, Chief Executive Officer William T
Fujioka this week unveiled a $21.9 billion
proposed 2008-09 county budget that calls
for a slight decrease in spending and
positions, but no layoffs or major program
cuts.
APRIL 22, 2008
Board Establishes $10,000 Reward For
Information Related To Murder Of 11-Year Old
Long Beach Boy
The Los Angeles County
Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a
$10,000 reward today, at the request of
Supervisor Don Knabe, for information
related to a shooting incident that led to
the death of an 11-year old boy in the City
of Long Beach.
APRIL 21, 2008
Statement By Supervisor Knabe On Proposed
2008-2009 Los Angeles County Budget
“The Chief Executive
Officer’s proposal for the Los Angeles
County 2008-2009 Budget rightly focuses on
limiting growth of government programs in
the time of a slowing economy and slowing
revenue into County coffers.”
APRIL 21, 2008
County Budget: A Challenging Year
Acknowledging the
County is facing a challenging financial
year, Chief Executive Officer William T
Fujioka this week unveiled a $21.9 billion
proposed 2008-09 county budget that calls
for a slight decrease in spending and
positions, but no layoffs or major program
cuts.
APRIL 21, 2008
LACMA'S Art Museum Council Presents 51st
Annual Art & Architecture Tour
The Los Angeles County
Museum of Art’s (LACMA) Art Museum Council
(AMC) presents its 51st annual Art &
Architecture tour on Sunday, April 27, 2008.
APRIL 15, 2008
Local Students To Help Beautify Los Angeles
County Though Upcoming Earth Day Events
The County of Los
Angeles Department of Public Works
will once again host a
series of Earth Day Events in conjunction
with the Board of Supervisors throughout the
months of April and May.
APRIL 15, 2008
Be Ready For An Earthquake
A recent study by a group of earthquake
experts states that there is a 67% chance that a magnitude 6.7 or
larger earthquake will strike the greater Los Angeles area sometime
in the next 30 years.
APRIL 14, 2008
Los Angeles County Funds 124 Summer
Internships At 87 Arts Organizations
Los Angeles County, through its Arts
Commission, has given grants totaling $496,000 to 87 performing,
literary, media and municipal arts organizations throughout Los
Angeles County to support paid internships for college
undergraduates in summer 2008.
APRIL 14, 2008
First Measles Case In 2008 Diagnosed In LA
County
The Los Angeles County Department of Public
Health has confirmed that a young child has been diagnosed with
measles. Currently there is no identified source of the disease and
the investigation is ongoing.
APRIL 9, 2008
Fire Chief Appoints First Woman To Deputy
Chief Rank
Los Angeles County Fire Chief P. Michael Freeman has
announced the promotional appointment of Helen Jo to
the position of Deputy Chief, becoming the first
woman in the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s
85-year history to be promoted to this executive
level rank.
APRIL 9, 2008
Fire Chief Appoints First African American
To Chief Deputy
Los Angeles County Fire Chief P. Michael
Freeman has announced the promotional appointment of Daryl L. Osby
to the position of Chief Deputy of Emergency Operations.
APRIL 9, 2008
Opera Tales Returns To Fourth District
Libraries
Supervisor Don Knabe today announced that the
highly-acclaimed Opera Tales program will soon be returning to
Fourth District County Libraries.
APRIL 8, 2008
Half Of County's Original Ten Most Wanted
Now In Custody
A fifth member of the Los Angeles County Child
Support Services Department's Most Wanted Delinquent Parents,
surrendered himself in court yesterday to avoid arrest on an
outstanding warrant.
APRIL 3, 2008
Fourth Member Of County's Most Wanted List
Caught
A fourth member of the Los Angeles County Ten
Most Wanted List of child support evaders has been arrested, less
than two weeks after the List was launched and unveiled at a press
conference.
APRIL 1, 2008
April Is Healthy Parks Month
The month of April is “Healthy Parks Month”
throughout Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County Department of
Parks and Recreation implemented the program in response to the
alarming number of overweight and unfit children, teen and adults in
Los Angeles County.
MARCH 31, 2008
Long Beach Hospital Receives Safely
Surrendered Newborn
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe is
pleased to announce that a baby girl was safely surrendered at a
hospital in the City of Long Beach yesterday.
MARCH 31, 2008
Jorge Orozco Appointed Chief Executive
Officer Of Rancho Los Amigos National
Rehabilitation Center
Jorge Orozco has been appointed to the
permanent post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rancho Los Amigos
National Rehabilitation Center in Downey following an executive
search, the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS)
announced recently. He had been serving as interim CEO since 2007.
MARCH 31, 2008
Safe Communities Festival Returns to Rowland
Heights
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe
announced today that the Safe Communities Week Health & Safety
Festival is scheduled for Saturday, April 5, 2008, from 10:00 a.m.
to 2:00 p.m. at Rowland Heights County Park, located at 1500 South
Banida Avenue in Rowland Heights.
MARCH 25, 2008
Second Member Of County's Most Wanted List
Caught
A second member of the Los Angeles County 10
Most Wanted List of child support evaders has been taken into
custody, just one week after the List was launched and unveiled at a
press conference.
MARCH 24, 2008
LA County Department Of Children And Family
Services Looking For New Hires
The Los Angeles County Department of Children
and Family Services (DCFS) will host a Job Fair on Saturday, March
29, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at its Santa Clarita Office,
located at 28490 Avenue Stanford in Santa Clarita.
MARCH 24, 2008
Turn Your Trash Into Treasure
This spring, don’t generate needless waste.
Those extra building materials, paint, furniture, old televisions,
or computers can have a second life with a school, non-profit
organization, or someone in need. Instead of throwing them away,
post them as giveaways on the Los Angeles County Online Materials
Exchange www.LACoMAX.com.
MARCH 24, 2008
310,000 Homes Being Assessed For Potential
Decline In Value
The Los Angeles County Assessor's Office is in
the early stages of a review of approximately 310,000 single family
homes and condos for a potential decline in value reassessment.
MARCH 19, 2008
Member of County's 10 Most Wanted Surrenders
After Press Conference
Michael
Lee, one of the County’s new Ten Most Wanted Delinquent Parents,
surrendered this afternoon in Superior Court at the Central
Arraignment Court facility downtown, Supervisor Knabe announced.
MARCH 19, 2008
New Series Of Property Tax assessment
Seminars Set
The County of Los Angeles is sponsoring a series of free seminars during April, May and June to assist property owners who feel their taxes should be lowered due to a decline in the value of their property.
MARCH 18, 2008
Upgrade Of The South Bay Bike Trail Complete
A major upgrade and overhaul of the South Bay Bike Trail is now complete, Supervisor Don Knabe announced today.
MARCH 17, 2008
Transportation Information For Dodgers Game
At the Coliseum
The Los Angeles Dodgers will host the Boston Red Sox for a pre-season exhibition game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, March 29, 2008.
MARCH 14, 2008
County To Launch 10 Most Wanted Program For
Child Support Evaders
The County of Los Angeles will soon launch a new program, modeled after the FBI’s successful most wanted list, to track down and capture the County’s ten most egregious child support payment evaders.
MARCH 11, 2008
County Will Renovate Four Fire Stations And
One Lifeguard Station In The Fourth District
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the first phase of a project that will renovate fire and lifeguard stations throughout the County, Supervisor Don Knabe announced today.
MARCH 10, 2008
Latest County Annual Report Now Available
On-Line
The 2007-2008 Los Angeles County Annual Report has just been published, offering a comprehensive and detailed look at the demographics of the nation’s most populous county and the organizational structure, finances and public services provided by the largest local government in the country.
MARCH 7, 2008
Knabe Dedicates New Fitness Center At
Carolyn Rosas Park In Rowland Heights
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe will be on hand to dedicate the new Carolyn Rosas Fitness Center in Rowland Heights on Monday, March 10, 2008 at 4:00 pm.
MARCH 6, 2008
Newborn Safely Surrendered In Woodland Hills
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe
announced today that a baby was safely surrendered in at a hospital
in Woodland Hills on Friday, February 29.
MARCH 5, 2008
White Point Parking Lot Closed Due To Sink
Hole
A recently completed traffic signal interface
between the City and County of Los Angeles will dramatically improve
traffic flow throughout the region.
MARCH 5, 2008
Knabe Sewage Spill Reporting Reforms Yields
Widespread Improvements
The
successful reporting of sewage spills across Los Angeles County has
skyrocketed in the past year, due to widespread reforms initiated by
Supervisor Don Knabe in January 2007.
MARCH 3, 2008
Outdoor Adventures 2008 Season Offers
Boating And Bird Watching
The Department of Beaches and Harbors is once
again offering its popular Outdoor Adventures programs in Burton
Chace Park, located at 13650 Mindanao Way in Marina del Rey.
FEBRUARY 26, 2008
Cross-Over Vote Tallying Moves Forward
Acting Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean
Logan detailed plans this week to move forward with counting the
maximum number of cross-over votes possible from the February 5th
Presidential Primary Election.
FEBRUARY 22, 2008
Knabe Will Once Again Oppose Legislation
That Will Negatively Impact The Safe
Surrender Program
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe
renewed his opposition for the third time to new legislation by
Assemblyman Alberto Torrico (D-Fremont) that will fundamentally
alter the rules of the highly-successful Safe Haven Law.
FEBRUARY 26, 2008
County Approves Project To Prevent Child
Abuse And Neglect
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
unanimously approved a $4.75 million demonstration project that will
test innovative approaches to preventing child abuse and neglect.
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
Improving Traffic Flow Between The City And
County Of Los Angeles
A recently completed traffic signal interface
between the City and County of Los Angeles will dramatically improve
traffic flow throughout the region.
FEBRUARY 20, 2008
New Graffiti Prevention Program To Launch
February 23
In the City of Long Beach, 56 child care
providers have agreed to take part in the County's Steps to
Excellence Program (STEP), an innovative new child care rating
system that will help parents make informed child care choices for
their children, Supervisor Don Knabe announced today.
FEBRUARY 19, 2008
56 Child Care Centers In Long Beach Sign Up
For New Rating System
In the City of Long Beach, 56 child care
providers have agreed to take part in the County's Steps to
Excellence Program (STEP), an innovative new child care rating
system that will help parents make informed child care choices for
their children, Supervisor Don Knabe announced today.
FEBRUARY 19, 2008
LA County Offers Aquatic Sports Camps For
Youth During Spring Break
The Water Awareness, Training, Education and
Recreation (W.A.T.E.R.) Program of the Los Angeles County Department
of Beaches and Harbors is offering three of its most popular aquatic
sports camps for boys and girls during spring break.
FEBRUARY 19, 2008
Three Los Angeles County Sheriff's Stations
Ranks Among Best Worldwide
Three stations in the Los Angeles County
Sheriff’s Department have been selected as the best of the best of
more than 800 police stations worldwide, according to a recently
released report.
FEBRUARY 14, 2008
Knabe Responds To Plan To Close Clinics
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe issued
the following statement today in response to the County’s Chief
Executive Officer’s recommendation to close and/or reduce clinic
services throughout the County, as a means to balance the County’s
Department of Health Services Fiscal Year 2008-09 Budget.
FEBRUARY 13, 2008
County Grant Will Provide Homeless Families
In Whittier With Housing And Services
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
unanimously approved a $1 million grant to the Whittier First Day
Coalition, for a new transitional housing program in the City of
Whittier, Supervisor Don Knabe announced recently.
FEBRUARY 11, 2008
Safe Surrender Program Off To A Successful
Year
Just weeks into 2008, the Los Angeles County
Safe Surrender Program is already off to another successful year
with three newborns having already been safely surrendered.
FEBRUARY 7, 2008
Knabe Praises Bust Of Multi-Million Dollar
Child Care Fraud Ring
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe
offered congratulations today on the successful bust and arrests of
a widespread child care fraud ring that involved the theft of over
$3 million in taxpayer’s funds.
FEBRUARY 6, 2008
Board Renews $50,000 Reward In Attempted
Murder Case Of Whittier Sheriff's Deputy
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors once again unanimously approved a $50,000 reward today for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Emigdio Preciado, the primary suspect in the shooting of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Schaap.
FEBRUARY 5, 2008
LA County Women At Greater Risk For Heart
Disease
To commemorate
American Hearth Month, Los Angeles County
public health officials are advising
residents, especially women, to learn about
factors that put them at risk for
cardiovascular disease and take immediate
steps to reduce and control those risks.
FEBRUARY 5, 2008
LACMA Invites L.A. To Free Community Weekend
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) welcomes all of L.A. to its Free Community Weekend, celebrating the opening of the Broad Contemporary Art Museum (BCAM), and other key features of Phase I of LACMA’s ongoing transformation.
FEBRUARY 1, 2008
Supervisors Knabe and Molina Announce New
Trash Collection Service Begins In South
Whittier April 1, 2008
Los Angeles County Supervisors Don Knabe and
Gloria Molina announced recently that the much anticipated new trash
collection service in South Whittier begins April 1, 2008.
JANUARY 29, 2008
Knabe Establishes Rewards For Information
Related To Three Shooting Deaths In Long
Beach
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
unanimously approved three $10,000 rewards today, at the request of
Supervisor Don Knabe, for information related to two different
shooting incidents that led to three deaths in the City of Long
Beach.
JANUARY 29, 2008
Traffic Signal Synchronization Project
Complete In Long Beach And Paramount
The County of Los Angeles has completed the
construction of a Traffic Signal Synchronization Project in the
Fourth District cities of Long Beach and Paramount, Supervisor Don
Knabe announced recently.
JANUARY 23, 2008
Construction Set To Begin On Dockweiler
State Beach Youth Center
Construction of the Dockweiler State Beach
Youth Center, located at the end of Imperial Highway and Vista del
Mar, is scheduled to begin January 28, 2008 with anticipated
completion in April 2009.
JANUARY 23, 2008
Respiratory Illnesses Are On The Rise This
Season
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
proclaimed the past week as Preteen Vaccine Week to highlight the
importance of immunizations and regular doctor visits for 11 and
12-year-olds.
JANUARY 22, 2008
County Proclaims Preteen Vaccine Week
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
proclaimed the past week as Preteen Vaccine Week to highlight the
importance of immunizations and regular doctor visits for 11 and
12-year-olds.
JANUARY 18, 2008
Second Safe Surrender In 24 Hours
The Los Angeles County Safe Surrender program
celebrated a second success story today with the confirmation of a
Safe Surrender in the City of Monterey Park. Word of the other Safe
Surrender came earlier today out of Huntington Park.
JANUARY 18, 2008
Newborn Safely Surrendered In Huntington
Park
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe is
pleased to announce the County’s Safe Surrender Program celebrated
success again with the report of another safely surrendered newborn.
JANUARY 15, 2008
County Captures One Of "10 Most Wanted"
Child Support Evaders
A man
who owes over $100,000 in child support payments and is also one of
the “10 Most Wanted” child support payment evaders wanted by Los
Angeles County has been located and arrested through a pilot program
introduced by Supervisor Don Knabe last year.
JANUARY 14, 2008
The County of Los Angeles Department Of
Parks And Recreation Kicks Off The 2008
Junior Golf Program
The County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation has launched its Junior Golf Program. The Junior Golf Program will offer free golf lessons to youth ages 4 – 18 at a total of twelve participating Los Angeles County golf courses.
JANUARY 14, 2008
Bridge Widening Complete On Stamy Road In
South Whittier
The County of Los Angeles has completed
construction on the widening of a bridge on Stamy Road over
Leffingwell Creek in the unincorporated community of South Whittier,
Supervisor Don Knabe announced recently.
JANUARY 14, 2008
Department of Children and Family Services Teams With County Partners To Tackle
Issue Of Childhood Obesity
The Los Angeles County Department of Children
and Family Services (DCFS) has teamed with the Los Angeles County
Juvenile Court, the Los Angeles County Commission for Children and
Families, hospitals associated with Los Angeles County medical hubs
and a variety of other external partners to create a Juvenile
Obesity Workgroup to help tackle the issue of obesity among
children, especially those in foster care.
JANUARY 9, 2008
Norwalk Fire Station Receives The First
Safely Surrendered Newborn Of 2008
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe is
pleased to announce that a baby girl was safely surrendered at a
fire station in the City of Norwalk this morning.
JANUARY 7, 2008
Supervisor Don Knabe Honored By Children's
Mental Health Agency For Support Of
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