LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Today, the LA County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis and coauthored by Chair Janice Hahn to further align with President Joe Biden's Executive Order on reducing gun violence. The United States continues to lead the world in mass shootings resulting in firearms as the number [...]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Today, the LA County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis and coauthored by Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath to support Assembly Bill (AB) 1738: Mobile Homeless Connect Pilot Program. Several programs aimed at providing housing for people experiencing homelessness often combine federal, state, and local financing to [...]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Today, the LA County Board of Supervisors voted to pass two motions (Item 3 and Item 4) spearheaded by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis to further digital equity in LA County. LA County's Internal Services Department (ISD) was awarded approximately $3.4 million from the State of California, which is almost 37% of the total amount of [...]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Today, the LA County Board of Supervisors voted to pass a motion authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, and co-authored by Chair Janice Hahn, on uplifting arts, culture, and recreation during the 2023, 2026, and 2027 FIFA World Cups and 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In the summer of 2026, the FIFA Men's World [...]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Today, the LA County Board of Supervisors voted to pass a motion authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis to proclaim May 5, 2023, as "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women." According to the National Congress of American Indians, American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) women are 2.5 times as [...]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Today, the LA County Board of Supervisors voted to pass a motion authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, and co-authored by Chair Janice Hahn, to proclaim May 2023 as "Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month." Since 1992, the United States has observed "Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month" in May to [...]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Today, LA County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis appointed Marty Preciado to the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC) Board of Governors. "The work I do to advance investments in arts and culture is not done alone," said Supervisor Solis. "It is only made possible through advocates such as Marty. For over [...]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Today, LA County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis appointed Aquilina Soriano Verdoza, founder and current Executive Director of the Pilipino Workers Center (PWC) of Southern California, to serve on the County’s Commission for Women. Last month, the LA County Board of Supervisors received a letter from Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) leaders expressing their [...]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Today, the LA County Board of Supervisors voted to pass a motion authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis on supporting Assembly Bill (AB) 776: Route 210 authored by California State Assemblymember Chris Holden. "It is only through action that we can help to break the cycle of harm Native American communities have faced for centuries," said [...]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. Today, LA County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis released the following statement after the Board of Supervisors approved her motion to support efforts to expand eligibility for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid plans for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients, also known as Dreamers. On April 13, 2023, the Biden-Harris administration announced a [...]