LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis released the following statement after the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved her urgency motion, co-authored by Chair Janice Hahn, to declare gun violence a public health crisis, to establish protocols and procedures to respond to any future mass violent events, emphasizing the need for culturally [...]

LOS ANGELES, CA - Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis and co-authored by Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath affirming its ban of Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) spray, commonly known as "pepper spray," and phasing it out at Central Juvenile Hall. In February 2019, the Board of Supervisors [...]

LOS ANGELES, CA - Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis announced she will provide $100,000 in discretionary funding to boost law enforcement patrol in unincorporated Azusa. Her announcement comes as the community of Azusa is experiencing an increase in gun violence. “The rise in gun violence we are seeing in Azusa is truly heartbreaking,” said Supervisor [...]

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 [...]