2010 Press Releases

MARCH 12, 2010

Disasters Happen. Prepare Today. Learn Here…

In less than a year, Los Angeles County residents have faced earthquakes, floods, wild fires, debris and mud flows, mudslides, winter storms, pandemic flu, and the effects of a tsunami.
 

MARCH 5, 2010

Blue Butterfly Release Planned For Palos Verdes This Weekend

Tomorrow morning, Supervisor Don Knabe will join community leaders for the release of endangered Palos Verdes blue butterflies into restored coastal sage scrub habitat at Deane Dana Friendship Community Regional Park and Nature Center (Friendship Park) in San Pedro.

MARCH 03, 2010

Statement On Abandoned Newborn In Redondo Beach

Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe issued a statement regarding today’s discovery of an abandoned, deceased newborn in a trash can in Redondo Beach.

MARCH 3, 2010

New Funding For Three Open Space Projects In Long Beach

Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe announced a commitment of $200,000 today for three parks and open space projects in the City of Long Beach.

MARCH 3, 2010

Moderate Tsunami Damage Reported In Marina del Rey

The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors announced today moderate damage in connection with the tsunami activity on Saturday, February 27, as a result of the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile.
 

MARCH 1, 2010

L.A. County Animal Care And Control Will Host Adoption Kick-Off Event On March 7

To celebrate the Department’s new extended public hours, the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control will host seven simultaneous adoption events on Sunday, March 7, 2010.

MARCH 1, 2010

Reward Sought After Swastika Carved Into Putting Green At County Golf Course

Supervisor Don Knabe will be introducing a $5,000 reward for information on the vandals responsible for carving a large swastika into a putting green at Lakewood Country Club over the weekend.
 

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

County Animal Shelters To Be Open On Sundays

The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control is pleased to announce an enhancement to its goal of finding homes for all adoptable animals.

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Over $9 Million Collected From Child Support Evaders

Over $9 million in unpaid child support has been collected in the past two years from Los Angeles County’s worst local child support evaders – a small group of parents who go to great lengths to avoid the law and avoid caring for their children by not paying their child support obligations.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Fourth District Teachers Named As Finalists For The Music Center's BRAVO Awards

The Music Center of Los Angeles County, a national leader in arts education, announced the fourteen teachers and six schools named as finalists for the 28th Annual BRAVO Awards, including three teachers from the Fourth District.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Southern California Residents To Benefit From New Program For First-Time Homebuyers

The Southern California Home Financing Authority (SCHFA), a joint powers authority between Los Angeles and Orange Counties, recently issued mortgage revenue bonds for the purpose of assisting low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers in obtaining below-market rate first-mortgage loans.

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Portraits Of Hope Public Art Project To Transform Beach Lifeguard Towers

This summer more than 100 of the Los Angeles County beach lifeguard towers will be visually transformed as part of a massive public art and civic project developed by Portraits of Hope, in cooperation with the Los Angeles County Lifeguard Association.

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

County Names New Chief Probation Officer

Donald H. Blevins, who has been credited with turning around Alameda County’s Probation Department, will become Los Angeles County’s Chief Probation Officer on April 19.

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Supervisor Knabe Delivers State Of The Marina Speech

This week, Supervisor Don Knabe delivered his annual State of the Marina speech to a group of business leaders, community leaders, and residents in Marina del Rey.

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

County Search And Rescue Team Honored

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Supervisor Don Knabe, and other members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently gathered to honor the 85 members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s Urban Search and Rescue Team, California Task Force 2, including six canine heroes and their handlers and 31 members of the CA-TF2 Deployment Support Team.

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Community Meetings Put Wheels In Motion On Bicycle Master Plan

Bicycle riders are invited to participate in a new countywide Bicycle Master Plan currently being developed by the Los Angeles County Public Works Department.

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Protective Fencing For Snowy Plovers Installed At Dockweiler Beach

The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors announced today, a joint effort to protect the Western Snowy Plover, a threatened species of shorebird that roosts at Dockweiler Beach.

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Traffic Congestion Relief Comes To The Cites Of Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach And Torrance

The County of Los Angeles has completed the construction of a Traffic Signal Synchronization Project in the Fourth District cities of Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach and Torrance Supervisor Don Knabe announced today.

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Los Angeles County Overhauls Cash Assistance Program For Poor Adults

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today approved an ambitious plan to dramatically restructure the General Relief (GR) program.

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Renew A Federal Stimulus Program That's Creating Local Jobs Now

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Shoaling Reports At North Entrance To Marina Del Rey

The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors announced today shoaling has been reported at the north entrance to Marina del Rey from recent storms.

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Residents/Businesses Urged To Sign Up For Emergency Alerts

With the renewed threat of rainstorms, Los Angeles County officials today urged residents and businesses to sign up for emergency alerts by registering their cell phone numbers and e-mail addresses on the http://alert.lacounty.gov website.
 

JANUARY 27, 2010

Los Angeles County Creates More Than 10,000 Local Jobs

With President Obama’s State of the Union Speech expected to focus on job creation and retention, Los Angeles County has already reached a major milestone today in job creation.

JANUARY 26, 2010

Knabe Calls For New Budget Spending Controls

Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe called for a plan today to begin a 100-percent freeze on the purchase of all supplies and services and the replacement of fixed assets in all County departments.

JANUARY 26, 2010

Knabe Extends Reward For Information Related To The Murder Of 16-Year Old Long Beach Student

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously extended a $20,000 reward today, at the request of Supervisor Don Knabe, for information related to the shooting death of 16-year old, Wilson High School student, Melody Ross.

JANUARY 12, 2010

County Funds Expansion Of Community Clinics

Supervisor Don Knabe was pleased to announce today that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $15.57 million in funding to expand community clinic capacity throughout the County.

JANUARY 12, 2010

Countrywood Avenue To Be Improved In Hacienda Heights

Countrywood Avenue in the unincorporated community of Hacienda Heights will soon undergo significant improvements, Supervisor Don Knabe announced today.

JANUARY 12, 2010

County Provides New Funding For Rowland Heights Community Center Project At Pathfinder Park

A new community center in Rowland Heights moved another step closer to reality today with approval by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to hire an architect to design the facility at Pathfinder Park.
 

JANUARY 12, 2010

Irrigation Overhaul Planned At Downey's Los Amigos Golf Course

More than $4.2 million will be invested in renovating the irrigation system at the County’s Los Amigos Golf Course in the City of Downey, Supervisor Don Knabe announced today.

JANUARY 12, 2010

Knabe Calls For Reinstating Body Armor Ban

The Los Angles County Board of Supervisors, on a motion by Supervisor Don Knabe, will support the District Attorney’s efforts to seek new legislation to reinstate the ban and use or possession of body armor for violent felons.