Archive for 2005
Knabe Backs LAX Settlement Proposal
Thursday, December 1st, 2005Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe offered his support and cautious optimism today to a tentative settlement reached by parties involved in litigation over the expansion of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Under the settlement, the City agreed to halt so-called yellow-lighted projects until such time as the projects could be reexamined for future benefit [...]
Knabe Announces Street Improvements in Rowland Heights
Tuesday, November 29th, 2005Supervisor Don Knabe announced today that numerous street landscaping improvements will soon be made to a busy Rowland Heights roadway. The announcement comes after the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the proposal today. Under the plan, landscaping improvements will be made to Fairway Drive, between Walnut Drive and Colima Road. The estimated cost of the [...]
Boy Scout Zach Ewald of Hacienda Heights is Honored for Risking is Life to Save a Drowning Child
Tuesday, November 29th, 2005Los Angeles – Supervisor Don Knabe presented a scroll today to Zach Ewald, a Boy Scout from Troop 684, in recognition of his heroic act of rescuing a small child that was drowning. Last August, while camping with his family in Yellowstone National Park, Zach risked his own life to save a young child from [...]
Stormwater Discharge Improvements Planned for Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach
Saturday, November 19th, 2005Supervisor Knabe joins Hermosa Beach city and community leaders at the rededication of the Hermosa Beach Pier and Lifeguard Headquarters. The previous, outdated lifeguard headquarters stood for over 30 years and the 3-phase pier project, which included the new facility and equipment storage yard, began 6-years ago. Construction on the final phase lasted 13 months. [...]
Las Brisas Community Housing Development in Signal Hill Receives Approval from the Board of Supervisors
Tuesday, November 1st, 2005Dozens of affordable housing units for low-income families will be coming to the City of Signal Hill after the Los Angels County Board of Supervisors approved a loan agreement with Las Brisas Community Housing II, L.P. The Las Brisas housing development is located at 2400-2420 California Avenue in the City of Signal Hill. The project [...]
Cerritos Regional Park to Receive Renovation Overhaul
Tuesday, November 1st, 2005Supervisor Don Knabe announced today that the Board of Supervisors has accepted a $20,000 gift for the Paramount Public Library from the City of Paramount. County law requires that donations over $10,000 be accepted by the Board. The Paramount Library will use the funds to expand both the library’s children and adult collections by purchasing [...]
Los Angeles County Extends Invitation to Medical Personnel Displaced by Natural Disasters
Tuesday, November 1st, 2005Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe announced today that the Board of Supervisors approved his motion to extend an employment invitation to medical professionals impacted and displaced by the recent natural disasters to hit the United States. As part of the motion, the Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) will work with other regional medical [...]
Whittier Union High School District Honored by the Board of Supervisors for the Highest Academic Improvement in the County
Tuesday, October 25th, 2005Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe made a presentation today to recognize the Whittier Union High School District for receiving the most improved A.P.I. (Academic Performance Index) Scores in the County. The A.P.I. was the cornerstone of California’s Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999. It measures the academic performance and growth of schools on a [...]
Upgraded School Crossing Zones Coming to Whittier and Hacienda Heights
Wednesday, October 12th, 2005Supervisor Don Knabe announced today that advanced solar powered school zone flashers will soon be installed by the County of Los Angeles near several school sites in the Fourth District. The six sites in Whittier and Hacienda Heights are part of a project by the Department of Public Works to upgrade crossing signals at 31 [...]
Young Anglers Get Ready for the Knabe Katch at La Mirada Regional County Park
Tuesday, September 20th, 2005Over 1,000 youth ages 5 to 15 will be angling for a prize catch at the 2005 Knabe Katch Fishing Derby at La Mirada Regional Park this Saturday, September 24. This year’s event hosted by Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe and the La Mirada Kiwanis Club along with the City of La Mirada and [...]
Nearly $25 Million Awarded for Port Security Upgrades
Wednesday, September 14th, 2005The Los Angeles / Long Beach Port Complex will soon benefit from nearly $25 million in federal grants for fortifying security throughout the port facilities. The grants were announced by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as part of the Port Security Grant Program (PSGP). The award for the Long Beach port area is $12,768,629. [...]
Supervisor Knabe Honors Kiwanis Club Volunteers
Monday, August 1st, 2005Supervisor Don Knabe presented scrolls of recognition to Maxine Burkhammer, Joann Ferrin and Elaine Liston of the Lomita-Harbor City Kiwanis Club for making over 100 handmade dolls for young patients at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Burkhammer, Ferrin and Liston spent over 150 hours hand making over 100 dolls to give away to children undergoing cancer treatment, [...]
New Project Aims to Improve Water Quality at Marina del Rey Beach
Tuesday, July 19th, 2005Supervisor Don Knabe announced recently that the Board of Supervisors approved the Marina Beach Water Quality Improvement Project for Mother’s Beach in Marina del Rey. Restricted tidal action in this part of the Marina often results in stagnant and uncirculated water. Because of this, Mother’s Beach sometimes suffers from high bacteria levels. Two water circulators, [...]
Board of Supervisors Appoints Ann Franzen of Bellflower to Commission for Children and Families
Tuesday, July 12th, 2005Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe announced today that the Board of Supervisors has appointed Ann Franzen of the City of Bellflower to the Los Angeles County Commission for Children and Families. Franzen is a retired day care provider who worked extensively with Day Care Licensing and the Los Angeles County Department of Children and [...]
Board of Supervisors Recognizes Whittier Area First Day Coalition
Friday, July 1st, 2005The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors presented a scroll to the Whittier Area First Day Coalition to acknowledge the outstanding work that the organization has done to engage the homeless issue in Whittier. The Whittier Area First Day Coalition has a mission to help the homeless and other at-risk individuals transition toward self-sufficiency. The [...]
Bobbi Jean Tanberg Honored as Los Angeles County Employee-of-the-Month
Tuesday, June 21st, 2005The Board of Supervisors today honored Bobbi Jean Tanberg as the June 2005 Employee-of-the-Month. Tanberg is a 15-year county employee and she currently serves as an Occupational Therapy Assistant with the Department of Health Services at the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey. There, she provides a wide range of services for both [...]
New Dockweiler Recreational Vehicle Park Set to Re-Open for Summer 2005 Season
Friday, May 13th, 2005Supervisor Knabe today announced that the Dockweiler Recreational Vehicle (RV) Park will reopen at noon on Friday, May 27 at Dockweiler State Beach, 12001 Vista del Mar in Playa del Rey, after several months of renovations. " Dockweiler Beach is one of the many beautiful beaches that line our coastline in Los Angeles County and [...]
New Irrigation Renovations at Los Verdes Golf Course
Friday, January 7th, 2005Supervisor Don Knabe announced today that Los Verdes Golf Course would receive an estimated $2 million dollars to renovate the irrigation system. The funding will provide for a more efficient system that will be able to determine the optimal times for irrigation to be conducted. It can also turn the system off during rainy weather [...]
