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DECEMBER 19, 2007
Supervisor Knabe To Host Summit On Youth &
Violence On January 11, 2008
On Friday, January 11, 2008, Los Angeles
County Supervisor Don Knabe and the Hispanic Outreach Taskforce
(H.O.T.) will present the inaugural Southeast Summit on Youth &
Violence.
DECEMBER 17, 2007
Hacienda Heights And Rowland Heights Receive
New Community Marquee Signs
Supervisor Don Knabe is pleased to announce the implementation of the "Community Message Boards", electronic marquee signs recently constructed in the unincorporated communities of Hacienda Heights and Rowland Heights.
DECEMBER 10, 2007
Hypertension Reaches New High In Los Angeles
County Adults
Hypertension is on the rise among Los Angeles
County adults. A report issued by the Los Angeles County Department
of Public Health indicates that the percentage of adults countywide
who have been diagnosed with hypertension increased from 18% in 1997
to 25% in 2005, a rise of nearly 40%.
DECEMBER 10, 2007
LACMA Announces 2008 "Art & Music" Concert
Series
Now in its second season, the Los Angeles
County Museum of Art’s (LACMA’s) concert series, Art & Music, will
celebrate the museum’s newly completed Phase I of Transformation,
reinstallation of its permanent collection, and touring exhibitions
with a group of celebrated artists.
DECEMBER 4, 2007
County Proclaims December 20 As "A Day
Without A Bag"
The leaders of Los Angeles County have
proclaimed Thursday, December 20, 2007, as “A Day Without a Bag”
throughout the County, in an effort to encourage shoppers to go
without disposable bags in favor of reusable bags.
DECEMBER 3, 2007
Registrar-Recorder Announces Ballot Request
Timetable
The Los Angeles County
Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk today assured all non-partisan
Permanent Absentee/Mail Voters who received letters late last week
indicating the option of requesting party ballots for the upcoming
Presidential Primary Election that their requests would be honored
beyond the December 3, 2007, deadline referenced in the letter.
NOVEMBER 29, 2007
Statement By Supervisor Knabe On
USC/Coliseum Negotiations
“My position on the negotiations between the
Coliseum and USC is simple. I do not and will not support the
Trojans leaving the Coliseum for the Rose Bowl or any other venue.”
NOVEMBER 26, 2007
Graffiti Tracker Nets Big Bust In Rowland
Heights
A high-tech system designed to curb graffiti
is credited for an arrest of a local man accused of several
incidents of graffiti vandalism in the Rowland Heights area,
Supervisor Don Knabe announced today.
NOVEMBER 26, 2007
Deadline To Request Absentee Ballot
Approaching
The deadline to request absentee ballots for
the December 11, 2007, 55th State Assembly District Special Primary
Election is Tuesday, December 4, 2007.
NOVEMBER 26, 2007
Los Angeles County To Appoint Hepatitis
Coordinator
The Los Angeles County Department of Public
Health has announced the creation of a groundbreaking new position,
the Hepatitis Coordinator. This marks the first time such an
appointment has been made in the County, highlighting the severity
of the Hepatitis C (HCV) epidemic, which affects 180,000 people in
the County.
NOVEMBER 15, 2007
Traffic Signal Synchronization Project
Complete In The South Bay
The County of Los Angeles has completed the
construction of a Traffic Signal Synchronization Project in the
Fourth District cities of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo
Beach, Torrance, Rancho Palos Verdes and Long Beach, Supervisor Don
Knabe announced recently.
NOVEMBER 14, 2007
45th Annual Holiday Boat Parade & Fireworks
Show Coming To Marina Del Rey On December 8
Organizers of the Marina del Rey Holiday Boat
Parade announced the 45th Annual Holiday Boat Parade will light up
the Marina on Saturday, December 8 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
NOVEMBER 7, 2007
It's Time For Your Flu Shot LA County
Los Angeles County health officials announce
that flu vaccines, including FluMist nasal spray, will be available
at community health centers and community outreach clinics starting
now through early December for groups at high risk for serious
complications related to the flu.
NOVEMBER 7, 2007
Los Angeles County-Run Hospitals Show
Improved Performance
Los Angeles County Department of Health
Services (DHS) hospitals rate “average” and “above average” in
several key quality indicators and showed improvement in other areas
according to the latest quarterly report card from the California
Hospital Assessment and Reporting Taskforce (CHART), released
recently.
NOVEMBER 1, 2007
County Influenza Campaign Underway
The
2007-2008 Influenza Campaign is underway across Los Angeles County,
Supervisor Don Knabe announced recently.
OCTOBER 31, 2007
Newborn Safely Surrendered In Downey
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe is
pleased to announce that a baby boy was safely surrendered at a
hospital in the City of Downey last week.
OCTOBER 30, 2007
Los Angeles County Waives Park Fees For
Veterans, Military Personnel And Their
Families
In honor of Veterans Day, admission fees for
the County Arboreta and Botanical Gardens are being waived as well
as vehicle entrance fees to regional park facilities from November 9
through November 16, 2007.
OCTOBER 30, 2007
Board Renews $50,000 Reward In Attempted
Murder Case Of Whittier Sheriff's Deputy
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
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.
OCTOBER 29, 2007
Fruit Fly Infestation Detected In Rancho
Pales Verdes Area
A Mediterranean fruit fly infestation has
recently been discovered in Rancho Palos Verdes and Rolling Hills.
To date, four wild female Medflies have been detected at two
separate locations.
OCTOBER 26, 2007
Halloween Tips For Pet Owners
The Los Angeles County Department of Animal
Care & Control reminds everyone that Halloween can be a fun holiday,
but also it can be potentially dangerous and frightening for pets.
OCTOBER 25, 2007
Air Quality Improves In LA County But Still
Remains Unhealthy For Sensitive Individuals
According to the South Coast Air Quality
Management District, much of Los Angeles County will begin
experiencing better air quality today.
OCTOBER 24, 2007
South Whittier's Sunshine Shuttle Has Its
100,000th Rider
The Sunshine Shuttle service, which covers
unincorporated South Whittier, has reached a milestone mark of
100,000 riders during the month of October, Los Angeles County
Supervisor Don Knabe announced today.
OCTOBER 24, 2007
Park Projects Across The Fourth District
Receive Grant Funds From The County
Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC), Conny
McCormack, announced today that the candidate nomination period is
now open for the December 11, 2007, Special Election to fill a
vacancy in the 55th State Assembly District.
OCTOBER 17, 2007
Knabe Hosts Workshop For Service Providers
Seeking County Mental Health Funding
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe and
the Department of Mental Health are conducting a workshop on October
31, 2007 to address funding opportunities that are available to
community public social service providers through the Mental Health
Services Act (MHSA).
OCTOBER 17, 2007
October Is Adopt-A-Dog Month
The American Humane Association and Los
Angeles County Department of Animal Care & Control are working to
help find homes for homeless dogs during Adopt-a-Dog Month this
October.
OCTOBER 17, 2007
Hawaiian Gardens Hosts Free Fishing Derby
For Kids At Cerritos Regional County Park
The City of Hawaiian Gardens will host a free
youth fishing derby at Cerritos Regional Park on Saturday, October
27, 2007.
OCTOBER 17, 2007
Knabe Applauds The Governor's Signing Of
Lieu Bill To Improve Sewage Spill Reporting
Process
Supervisor Don Knabe is pleased to announce
that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has recently signed Assembly
Bill 800 (AB 800), authored by Torrance Assemblymember Ted Lieu,
which will dramatically improve the sewage spill reporting process
across California.
OCTOBER 10, 2007
County Provides Free Used Oil Recycling
Centers
The Los Angeles County Department of Public
Works has teamed up with Corporate Sponsors Jiffy Lube, Kragen Auto
Parts, and KFWB News Radio to educate Do-It-Yourself auto mechanics
about the importance of recycling Used Motor oil and oil filters.
OCTOBER 10, 2007
Buckboard Day Festival Returns To Rowland
Heights
The 37th Annual Buckboard Day Family Festival
is coming back to Rowland Heights Park on Saturday, October 20, from
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
OCTOBER 10, 2007
Newborn Safely Surrendered To Los Angeles
fire Department In Boyle Heights
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe is
pleased to announce that a baby boy was safely surrendered in the
City of Los Angeles last week.
OCTOBER 10, 2007
New Avalon Lifeguard and Paramedic
Headquarters Funding Approved By County
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
has approved a $3.897 million project to construct a
state-of-the-art lifeguard and paramedic headquarters building in
the City of Avalon on Catalina Island.
OCTOBER 3, 2007
Knabe Provides $2.5 Million For The
Renovation And Expansion Of The San Pedro
Service Center
To ensure that the San
Pedro Service Center remains a great
community resource, Supervisor Knabe
recently allocated $2.5 million to be used
for the renovation and expansion of the San
Pedro facility.
OCTOBER 3, 2007
Mental Illness Walk Comes To Santa Monica
Promenade
The Fourth Annual Los
Angeles National Association for Mental
Illness “NAMIWALKS for the Minds of America”
5K event is taking place at the Third Street
Promenade in Santa Monica on Saturday,
October 6.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2007
Governor Approves Knabe Plan to Slow Jail
Early Release Program
A policy idea first
proposed by Los Angeles County Supervisor
Don Knabe last year, that would increase the
electronic monitoring of convicted felons,
has now been signed into statewide law by
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2007
Knabe Announces New Funding To Improve
Juvenile Probation Services
The Los Angeles County
Probation Department will soon add dozens of
new jobs that will benefit juvenile service
programs, thanks to new funding totaling
$4.6 million that was successfully sought by
Supervisor Don Knabe.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2007
Discover Marina del Rey Day Set For October
7th
“Discover Marina del
Rey Day 2007,” an annual day of family fun
and activities, will take place Sunday,
October 7, 11 am to 4 pm in Burton Chace
Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2007
Discover Marina del Rey Day Set For October
7th
“Discover Marina del
Rey Day 2007,” an annual day of family fun
and activities, will take place Sunday,
October 7, 11 am to 4 pm in Burton Chace
Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2007
Knabe Katch Fishing Derby Returning To La
Mirada Regional County Park
Over 1,000 youth ages 3 to 15 will be
angling for a prize catch at the Eleventh
Annual Knabe Katch Fishing Derby this
Saturday, September 29, 2007.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2007
Paramount Receives $2.5 Million From County
For Dills Park Expansion
Los Angeles County
Supervisor Don Knabe is pleased to announce
a grant of $2.5 million to the City of
Paramount for use in the development and
expansion of Ralph A. Dills Park.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007
L.A. County Child Support Services Receives
National Recognition For Community Outreach
The Los Angeles County
Child Support Services Department has
received two national awards recognizing its
community outreach efforts to educate the
public about child support services in L.A.
County.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007
Knabe Announces His 2007-2008 Arts Education
Partnership Program
Los Angeles County
Supervisor Don Knabe is pleased to announce
his 2007-2008 Arts Education Partnership
Program. This grant program targets
non-profit organizations, community
organizations, government agencies and
schools across the Fourth Supervisorial
District, and provides matching funds to
support the various arts education programs.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2007
Oriental Fruit Fly Detected In South Bay
Five Oriental Fruit
Flies, significant agricultural pests, were
discovered in the South Bay area within the
last two weeks in the unincorporated Harbor
City area and the City of Rolling Hills
Estates.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
Sixtieth Newborn Safely Surrendered In
Valencia
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe is
pleased to announce that a baby girl was safely surrendered in the
City of Valencia last week.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2007
2007 L.A. County Fair
The 2007 L.A. County Fair begins Friday, September 7 and runs though September 30, at the Fairplex
in Pomona. Also, Sunday, September 9 is the Third Annual Los Angeles
County Day at the County Fair.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2007
Park Projects Across The Fourth District
Receive Grant Funds From The County
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
unanimously approved the allocation of $1,784,893.68 in competitive
grant funds to 17 Cities and two County departments, which will
enhance recreational opportunities at various facilities and natural
areas across the Fourth District, Supervisor Don Knabe announced
today.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2007
Manhattan Beach Project Will Redirect Urban
Runoff And Pollutants Away From Ocean
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
today accepted the construction of a new low-flow diversion that was
recently completed in the City of Manhattan Beach along 28th Street.
AUGUST 28, 2007
Long Beach To Receive New Funding For
Homeless Programs
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe
announced today a $500,000 grant to the City of Long Beach to
improve and enhance specialized services for homeless veterans in
the Long Beach area.
AUGUST 28, 2007
White House Appoints Knabe To Homeland
Security Council
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe has been appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on the President’s Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC).
In announcing the appointment, Homeland
AUGUST 27, 2007
Legislature Takes Action To Begin The Fight
Against Fraud And Improper Payments In Child
Care Programs
California’s child care programs, which issue
over $1.2 billion in taxpayer dollars each year, have been
increasingly vulnerable to fraudulent activity and improper
payments, due to a gap in appropriate oversight at the State level.
AUGUST 27, 2007
County of Los Angeles Initiates Dialogue On
Off-Highway Vehicle Parks
The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and
Recreation will be sponsoring a new study to develop siting criteria
for a system of Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Parks in Los Angeles
County.
AUGUST 22, 2007
Project Will Repair And Improve
Intersections Impacted By Heavy Truck
Traffic
Los Angeles County
Supervisor Don Knabe announced the approval
of a transportation infrastructure
improvement project that is designed to
minimize the impact truck traffic has at
several congested intersections.
AUGUST 21, 2007
New Project Near Marina del Rey Will
Redirect Urban Runoff and Pollutants Away
From Ocean
The Los Angeles County
Board of Supervisors today accepted the
construction of a new low-flow diversion
that was recently completed at Washington
Boulevard in the vicinity of Marina del Rey.
AUGUST 21, 2007
County of Los Angeles Animal Care & Control
Largest in the Nation
Yesterday, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
announced that the City of Los Angeles’
Department of Animal Services is the largest
animal adoption agency in the United States.
AUGUST 20, 2007
Los Angeles County Reports Additional Cases
of West Nile Virus, Including One Fatality
Health officials with the Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health have confirmed
that one person with West Nile Virus
infection has died. Because the man, who
lived in the San Fernando Valley, was in his
80’s and had multiple, chronic medical
problems, it is not possible to determine
the extent to which the virus contributed to
his death.
AUGUST 14, 2007
Supervisors Announce Reward In Ex-LAPD
Officer Ruben Whittington Killing
Los Angeles County
Supervisors Gloria Molina and Don Knabe
announced that the County will contribute
$20,000 toward a $40,000 reward total for
anyone with information leading to the
arrest and conviction of the person
responsible for the murder of retired Los
Angeles Police Department Officer Ruben
Whittington.
AUGUST 13, 2007
Triple Digit Temperatures Could Cause Health
Problems
The County Health Officer is issuing a
Public Health Alert due to the National
Weather Service's forecast that hot weather
will affect much of southwestern California
today and into the week.
AUGUST 8, 2007
$1.8 Million In Construction Contracts
Awarded For Improvement of Long Beach Public
Housing
The Los Angeles County Community Development Commission (CDC) – which functions as the County’s Housing Authority – received approval to award over $1.8 million in construction contracts for improvements at public housing developments located in Long Beach.
AUGUST 7, 2007
Marina del Rey Summer Concerts Presents An
Evening With The Los Angeles Opera
The Marina del Rey Summer Symphony, Frank Fetta, Music Director, and four stellar singers from the Los Angeles Opera will preview the Opera’s 2008 season in a program to be presented Thursday August 9, 2007 at 7pm. Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water presents the Marina del Rey Summer Concerts free to the public.
JULY 30, 2007
Knabe Speaks at South Bay Job Training
Graduation and Pledges $150,000 to Help Fund
the Program
Supervisor Don Knabe
recently spoke to graduates of the Energy
Pathways Program at the ConocoPhillips
refinery in Wilmington, and pledged to
contribute $150,000 to the program.
JULY 24, 2007
Lakewood and Norwalk Sheriff's States to
Receive State Funding for Alcohol awareness
Programs
Supervisor Don Knabe announced today the
acceptance of a grant award from the State
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
(ABC) that will pay for alcohol abuse and
prevention programs that will be run by the
Sheriff’s Department
JULY 24, 2007
$10,000 Reward Reestablished for Information
Related to Double Homicide in Cerritos
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
has unanimously reestablished a $10,000
reward today, at the request of Supervisor
Don Knabe, for information related to a
double homicide in the City of Cerritos.
JULY 23, 2007
Deadline to Request Absentee Ballot
Approaching
Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County
Clerk (RR/CC) Conny McCormack is reminding
voters who wish to vote by mail that the
deadline to request absentee ballots for the
August 21, 2007, 37th Congressional District
Special General Election is Tuesday, August
14, 2007.
JULY 12, 2007
Knabe Provides City of Long Beach With $5
Million For Significant Environmental
Projects Along L.A. River
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe today presented to Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster $5 million in Proposition A funds to restore dozens of acres of historic wetlands, acquire land to be developed into greenspace linking existing parks, and develop other areas into park space.
JULY 10, 2007
Knabe Statement on New County CEO
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe released the following statement today on the appointment of William Fujioka as Chief Executive Officer for the County of Los Angeles.
JULY 10, 2007
Supervisor Knabe Unveils Military
Recognition Banner Program
To honor the dedicated service of Hacienda Heights and Rowland Heights residents who are proudly serving in the United States Armed Forces, Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe and the San Gabriel Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce will soon begin displaying recognition banners along major streets in those communities.
JULY 9, 2007
Los Angeles County Embarks On Massive Child
Welfare Reform Plan
The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), the largest child welfare agency in the country, has begun a historic child welfare reform plan that will focus on preventative services to help families and keep children out of the foster care system.
JULY 9, 2007
Los Angeles County Seeks To Counter Graffiti
Vandals During Summer Months
While school is out and the long days of summer turn into hot nights, graffiti vandals can become more active. The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works wants County residents to know that it continues to offer graffiti removal services in unincorporated areas throughout the County.
JULY 3, 2007
Proposal Will Speed Catalina Island Fire
Recovery
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe called today for County agencies to expedite permits needed to begin repairs to critical infrastructure that was damaged or destroyed during the wildfire on Catalina Island in early May.
JULY 2, 2007
Seventh Season of Free Marina del Rey Summer
Concerts Opens July 12
The 2007 season of Marina del Rey Summer Concerts opens Thursday, July 12 at 7:00 p.m., waterside at Burton Chace Park in Marina del Rey, Supervisor Don Knabe announced recently.
JULY 2, 2007
Knabe Names New Planning Deputy
Supervisor Don Knabe is pleased to announce the appointment of Julie Moore as the new Planning Deputy for the Fourth District.
JUNE 28, 2007
Long Beach Courthouse Moves Closer to
Replacement
Los Angeles County has officially transferred the title and ownership of the Long Beach Superior Courthouse to the State of California, completing a critical step in the planned replacement of the building with a new Courthouse nearby.
JUNE 26, 2007
Los Angeles County Launches Unprecedented
Media Campaign to Fight Sexually Transmitted
Diseases
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has launched an innovative campaign to reverse the increase in cases of syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia in the County.
JUNE 25, 2007
County Has Eye Towards The Environment With
New And upgraded beach Vehicles
With approval by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors of a $1.3 million grant from the California Air Resources Board (ARB), the Department of Beaches and Harbors has secured the necessary funding to begin a major project replacing four pieces of off-highway equipment for vehicles over ten years old and exhaust retrofitting ten additional off-highway vehicles less than ten years old, Supervisor Don Knabe announced recently.
JUNE 25, 2007
Marina del Rey Waterbus Cruises Into Summer
Service
The Marina del Rey WaterBus summer weekend service will begin this Friday, June 29 and run through Monday, September 3, Supervisor Don Knabe announced today.
JUNE 25, 2007
County to Launch Child Rating System
The County of Los Angeles will soon be launching the Steps to Excellence Program (STEP), an innovative new child care rating system to help parents make informed child care choices for their children, Supervisor Don Knabe announced at a press conference recently.
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