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. - Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom today joined parents and children for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Los Angeles County Child Development Center. The new 6,000-square-foot facility replaces the existing LAC+USC Children's Center located on Mission Road. Supervisor Solis is working to transform LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles County's flagship [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA - Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved two motions authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis and co-authored by Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath to expand housing for youth people formerly in foster care. Collectively, the motions will create more housing, allow providers to build services to meet tailored needs of [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA - Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced $48 million in grants to eight communities to fund innovative efforts to serve people living in encampments and support their pathway to stable housing. The Los Angeles County Continuum of Care will receive the largest of the awards – $14.96 million to serve 500 women and families [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA - Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis announced the County's purchase of baby formula to address the severe shortage. "I know many parents and caregivers have been worried and anxious due to the shortage of baby formula. As the County government, it is our responsibility to be the safety net for [...]
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 implementation of a pilot program providing hygiene products at select County facilities. In recent years, there has been an overdue recognition that hygiene products are [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA - The Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved a motion authored by Los Angeles County Supervisors Hilda L. Solis, First District, and co-authored by Janice Hahn, Fourth District, on creating a child welfare system for children and families of all languages and cultures. Los Angeles County has the largest child welfare system in the [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA - At the direction of Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, the Board of Supervisors today approved three motions to help youth exiting foster care maintain housing and overall stability, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal Supporting Foster Youth and Families Through the Pandemic Act permitted young adults over 21 years [...]
LOS ANGELES - La Presidenta de la Junta de Supervisoras, Hilda L. Solis, emitió la siguiente declaración en respuesta al aumento de casos de COVID-19 entre las personas embarazadas, en particular, residentes que son Latinx: "Estamos viendo otro aumento de casos de COVID-19 aquí en el condado de Los Ángeles, particularmente entre las personas embarazadas en [...]
LOS ANGELES - Chair Hilda L. Solis released the following statement in response to the current events in Afghanistan: "This is a trying and difficult time for so many of our Afghan brothers and sisters as they witness the unraveling in their native country, and U.S. Veterans and families, including those who lost loved ones serving [...]
