LOS ANGELES – Chair Hilda L. Solis released the following statement following the County's announcement to require masks in indoor settings to confront substantial community spread: “Los Angeles County has seen a significant increase in cases, with one week of over 1,000 new residents testing positive each day and over 1,500 new cases today. This has [...]
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis released the following statement after the Board voted in favor of her motion to ensure that County-operated points of dispensing (PODs) have trained staff present who are fluent in the threshold languages of the communities in which they are providing vaccines. “Throughout [...]
Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor to the First District, issued the following statement to announce a partnership with JWCH Institute Inc. to launch a new COVID-19 community vaccination center at the Bell Community Center, 6250 Pine Avenue, in Bell to service the Southeast Los Angeles [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis released the following statement after the State released new guidance for groups eligible for COVID vaccines starting, Monday March 15th: “Beginning Monday, March 15th, vaccine eligibility will expand to individuals ages 16-64 with disabilities or underlying health conditions. This is the next [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis released the following statement after the Department of Public Health released safety measures for red tier re-openings: “This month marks a year since Los Angeles County instituted the very first Health Officer Order, restricting our ways of life and daily interactions. An [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis released the following statement after President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law: “I am grateful to the Biden Administration and our congressional leadership for working arduously to pass the American Rescue Plan, a comprehensive and historic relief bill. The plan [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor to the First District, released the following statement after House lawmakers approved President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, advancing to the Senate. “I am thrilled to see President Biden’s American Rescue Plan pass through the House. That is why [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor to the First District, released the following statement today after a panel of independent vaccine advisers unanimously voted that the Food and Drug Administration issue an Emergency Use Authorization for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine this afternoon. “This is fantastic [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor to the First District, released the following statement after the Los Angeles County Office of Education and the Department of Public Health announced a vaccination plan for the education sector to launch on March 1st. “I welcome today’s announcement from [...]
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 approved her motion to ensure an equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in Los Angeles County’s most vulnerable communities. “The data is clear – Black, Latinx, and [...]
