Advancing Environmental Justice in Unincorporated LA County Communities

2022-12-20T18:15:14-08:00December 20th, 2022|Community, Environment and Environmental Justice, In the news, Press Release|

LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis released the following statement after the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved two motions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by supporting programs focused on improving public health and addressing environmental injustices. “The legacies of harmful land use policies and environmental catastrophes have left a lasting imprint [...]

LA County Board of Supervisors Adopts Report on Unmet Park Needs and Ways to Achieve Park Equity for Vulnerable Groups

2022-12-06T17:40:32-08:00December 6th, 2022|Community, Environment and Environmental Justice, In the news, Press Release|

LOS ANGELES, CA - Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis and Supervisor Kathryn Barger to adopt the Los Angeles Countywide Parks Needs Assessment (PNA+). The PNA+ builds on the groundbreaking 2016 Los Angeles Countywide Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment (PNA) which focused on park and recreational [...]

Supervisor Solis’ Statement on Signing of Inflation Reduction Act

2022-08-16T16:45:32-07:00August 16th, 2022|Community, Environment and Environmental Justice, Health, In the news, Press Release|

LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement after President Joseph R. Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. “Once again, President Biden has displayed remarkable leadership in passing landmark legislation to address the climate crisis and expand cleaner and renewable energies, while bringing down healthcare costs for [...]

Supervisor Solis’ Statement on Los Angeles County Adopting the Green Zones Program

2021-12-21T14:35:47-08:00December 21st, 2021|Environment and Environmental Justice, In the news, Press Release|

LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, First District, released the following statement after the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to certify and approve the Final Environmental Impact Report and Green Zones Program, which amends Title 22 of the Los Angeles County Code and the Los Angeles County General Plan to improve the public [...]

Supporting the California Plastic Waste Reduction Regulations Initiative (2022)

2021-11-02T13:42:12-07:00November 2nd, 2021|Environment and Environmental Justice, In the news, Press Release|

LOS ANGELES, CA - Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion authored by Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor to the First District, and co-authored by Supervisor Sheila Kuehl on Supporting the California Plastic Waste Reduction Regulations Initiative (2022). “Our communities are counting on us, now more than ever, to realize the goals [...]

Bringing the Puente Hills Regional Park to Fruition

2021-10-05T13:46:26-07:00October 5th, 2021|Environment and Environmental Justice, In the news, Parks and Open Space, Press Release|

Los Angeles, CA - In 1970, the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (Sanitation Districts) purchased over 1,200 acres of land in the Puente Hills canyons of the San Gabriel Valley to create a new, regional landfill known today as the Puente Hills Landfill. Under conditions laid out in a 1987 Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) entered into [...]

Los Angeles County Approves Motion to Support Urban Water Conservation in Los Angeles County

2021-07-27T14:52:32-07:00July 27th, 2021|Environment and Environmental Justice, In the news, Press Release|

LOS ANGELES – Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion authored by Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor to the First District and co-authored by Supervisor Sheila Kuehl to support urban water conservation in Los Angeles County. "Given the latest Executive Order by Governor Gavin Newsom asking Californians to voluntarily reduce their water [...]

East Los Angeles Interim Ordinance to Enhance Public Health and Safety Protections

2021-06-22T12:53:00-07:00June 22nd, 2021|Environment and Environmental Justice, In the news, Press Release|

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion authored by Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor to the First District, to establish an interim ordinance regulating automobile service stations and drive-through establishments in East Los Angeles. "New automobile service stations and drive-through establishments in East Los Angeles pose an immediate threat to the [...]

Chair Hilda L. Solis’ Statement on Metro Board Motion to Suspend Work on the 710 South Corridor Project Environmental Document

2021-05-27T20:08:26-07:00May 27th, 2021|Environment and Environmental Justice, In the news, Press Release|

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis, Vice Chair to the Metro Board, released the following statement after the Metro Board approved her motion to immediately suspend further work to advance the current 710 South Corridor Project EIR/EIS. “Communities in Southeast Los Angeles which I proudly represent have been subject [...]

Los Angeles County Approves Motion to Continue Legal Representation and Due Process Services for Immigrants

2021-05-18T13:16:24-07:00May 18th, 2021|Environment and Environmental Justice, Immigration, In the news, Press Release, women children and families|

LOS ANGELES - Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion authored by Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor to the First District, and co-authored by Supervisor Hahn that will ensure the continuation of legal representation and due process services for immigrants under the Los Angeles Justice Fund Pilot Program. “From our most [...]

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