Eligible non-profit arts organizations in Los Angeles County are encouraged to apply.  Guidelines and application are available at lacountyarts.org/grantsapply<http://lacountyarts.org/GrantsHow.html>. Deadlines vary between October and November depending on organizational budget size - see below for specific dates. Three grant applications will be available on the following dates: *        Organizational Grant Program - Sept. 2, 2015 * [...]

Please join me, and the LA Phil, in welcoming the Simón Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela and accept this letter as a cordial invitation to attend this free concert in the First Supervisorial District. Conductor Joshua Dos Santos will be leading the Simon Bolívar Orchestra in performing Immortal Beethoven on Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. [...]

This week, in effort to help understand operations, plans and the budget, Metrolink staff coordinated a half day tour of various sites, facilities and rail lines. The tour sites included positive train control, maintenance shop, and an overview of the agency’s current operating budget.

Supervisor Hilda L. Solis also voted to create a County Office of Diversion and Re-Entry and to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into this effort. “The United States incarcerates more people per capita than almost any other nation in the world. Nearly all of these people come from disadvantaged, low-income families,” Supervisor Solis said. [...]

At Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, County Mayor Michael Antonovich and Supervisor Hilda L. Solis introduced a motion to re-examine the Board’s past guidelines, evaluate restrictions developed by other jurisdictions, and assess all new information available regarding electronic music festivals on LA County properties. The motion instructs the Chief Executive Office, County Counsel, the Departments [...]

The motion, co-authored by Supervisors Hilda L. Solis and Michael D. Antonovich, request that the Board of Supervisors send a five signature letter to the Governing Board of Directors of the South Coast Air Quality Management District to express support for Metrolink’s grant request for funding from the Carl Moyer Grant Program. “There is no [...]

Supervisor Solis on Aug. 19 met with the leaders of LA Voice, an interfaith community organization, to present the group with a $7,000 check to support its continued efforts in advancing economic opportunity and racial equity. “LA Voice is committed to social justice and to being a voice for the voiceless and I support its efforts [...]

Supervisor Solis on Aug. 20 visited California Elementary School in West Puente Valley to help distribute 100 backpacks filled with school supplies to students. “We can fight poverty one student at a time,” Supervisor Solis said. “Students need proper supplies to do their school work. These young students need these backpacks. These supplies will help [...]

The Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council, in partnership with Supervisor Hilda L. Solis’ Office, Los Angeles Councilmember Gil Cedillo, and several community organizations, hosted a back-to-school giveaway Aug. 15 for students. Held at the Ramona Hall Community Center, many students received free backpacks and school supplies, haircuts, and refreshments, among other items. Students of all ages [...]