Supervisor Kathryn Barger speaking

Barger Joins New Commission Focused on Driving Action on Nation’s Mental Health Crisis 

Barger Joins New Commission Focused on Driving Action on Nation’s Mental Health Crisis  Today, the National Association of Counties (NACo) launched a new Commission on Mental Health and Wellbeing that will develop policy and programmatic recommendations at the federal level to address systemic issues contributing to the mental health crisis affecting communities and individuals of all…

LOs Angeles County Homeless Initiative

Board of Supervisors Approves Largest-Ever One-Year Spending Plan of $609.7 Million to Address Homelessness

Board of Supervisors Approves Largest-Ever One-Year Spending Plan of $609.7 Million to Address Homelessness Unprecedented Investment Aims to Accelerate Progress and Collaboration with Cities Under Local Emergency Declaration Four weeks after declaring a local emergency on homelessness, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $609.7 million budget for the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative for…