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L.A. County Board of Supervisors Proclaim January as Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month

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L.A. County Board of Supervisors Proclaim January as Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month Action recognizes firefighters’ heightened line-of-duty deaths due to chemical exposures, emphasizes prevention and support The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion introduced by Supervisor Kathryn Barger and co-authored by Supervisor Janice Hahn proclaiming January as Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month in…

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Delayed Small Property Owner Relief Program Sparks Audit of L.A. County’s Department of Business and Consumer Affairs

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Delayed Small Property Owner Relief Program Sparks Audit of L.A. County’s Department of Business and Consumer Affairs Today, Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Holly J. Mitchell voiced their utter dissatisfaction with Los Angeles County’s delayed roll-out of a small property owner rent relief program approved by the Board of Supervisors on January 24, 2023, and have…

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Barger Promotes L.A. County Listening Sessions on Homelessness and Affordable Housing

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Barger Promotes L.A. County Listening Sessions on Homelessness and Affordable Housing Input will inform County’s homelessness funding recommendations for FY 2024-25 Throughout the months of October and November, Los Angeles County is hosting a series of community listening sessions to gather input on how homeless services and affordable housing funding should be spent in the…

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Barger, Entertainment Venue Leaders React to Governor’s Approval of Investing Tax Revenues in Historic Venues’ Upkeep

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Barger, Entertainment Venue Leaders React to Governor’s Approval of Investing Tax Revenues in Historic Venues’ Upkeep Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger shared her reaction in response to Governor Gavin Newsom approving SB 96, the Historic Venue Restoration and Resiliency Act, a bill that reinvests a portion of sales and use tax revenues generated by…

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Barger Urges Support of Performance, Arts, and Cultural Venues to Boost Arts Economy 

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Barger Urges Support of Performance, Arts, and Cultural Venues to Boost Arts Economy  Motion notes looming $4.1B loss in arts revenues due to pandemic restrictions and a lackluster recovery from those restrictions Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion introduced by Supervisor Kathryn Barger that will launch a Countywide effort to promote…

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Barger Issues Statement on L.A. County Board of Supervisors’ Approval of $46.7 Billion Supplemental Budget

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Barger Issues Statement on L.A. County Board of Supervisors’ Approval of $46.7 Billion Supplemental Budget Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger issued the following statement today, commenting on the Board of Supervisors’ approval of the final $46.7 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2023-24. “I support our Los Angeles County Chief Executive Officer’s balanced approach to…

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L.A. County Board of Supervisors Form Two New Entities to Boost Regional Approach to Homelessness Planning, Service Coordination, and Innovation  

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L.A. County Board of Supervisors Form Two New Entities to Boost Regional Approach to Homelessness Planning, Service Coordination, and Innovation Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion introduced by Supervisor Kathryn Barger and co-authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis that accelerates the County’s efforts to tackle homelessness by debuting a new…

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Nation’s Largest County Association Approves Key Mental Health Policy Resolutions to Drive Federal Legislative Advocacy

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Nation’s Largest County Association Approves Key Mental Health Policy Resolutions to Drive Federal Legislative Advocacy Members gathered at the 2023 National Association of Counties Annual Conference at the Austin Convention Center This weekend, a multitude of county elected leaders and executives gathered in Travis County in Texas at the annual National Association of Counties (NACo)…