LOS ANGELES, CA - Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis and Supervisor Janice Hahn on developing mental health care facilities to help depopulate Men’s Central Jail. “We know mixing law enforcement and mental health in jail leads to unnecessary uses of force, trauma, and [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA - Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to confirm Supervisor Hilda L. Solis's appointment to the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission (COC), Hans Johnson ─ a longtime columnist on LGBTQ and civil rights, labor, pollution, and politics. “Civilian oversight is key for restoring the public's trust," said Supervisor Solis. "The appointment of Johnson to the [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA - The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today approved a motion by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis on decriminalizing mobility through the implementation of the Vision Zero Action Plan. "Last year the LA Times released an analysis revealing that Sheriff’s deputies have been pulling over Latino cyclists at disproportionate rates compared to other cyclists. These [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA - Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis released the following statement in response to the violent robbery in Rowland Heights that involved a couple who was pistol-whipped and robbed of a $60,000 Rolex in broad daylight by two suspects. "I am incredibly disheartened by the violent assault against an AAPI couple this [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA - LA County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, First District, released the following statement after the Board of Supervisors approved three motions she authored to support survivors, fight against crime, and make our communities safer ─ Permanent Funding and Implementation of the Family Assistance Program, Combatting the Gun Epidemic Through Ghost Guns Regulations, and Proclaiming National [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA - The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today approved a motion authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, First District, and co-authored by Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, Third District, on the feasibility study and plan for the future of Central Juvenile Hall. Central Juvenile Hall, also known as Eastlake Juvenile Hall, constructed in 1912, was Los Angeles [...]
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 Janice Hahn on addressing the injustices exposed by the Los Angeles Times analysis which revealed that out of more than 44,000 bike stops made by the [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor to the First District, released the following statement after the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved her motion on a comprehensive review and audit of the Inmate Welfare Fund (IWF) and understanding the needs of people who are incarcerated in County jails: [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor to the First District, released the following statement after the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved her motion on identifying sustainable funding for and streamlining the Family Assistance Program (FAP): "We created the Family Assistance Program because we recognize that families need fiscal support for [...]
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 Holly J. Mitchell on measures to eradicate deputy gangs and create stronger civilian oversight and checks and balances over the Sheriff and Sheriff’s Department. The [...]
