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Board to Consider ‘False Alarm Ordinance' to Impose Fines on Fake Distress Calls
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors will consider a proposal Tuesday to impose fines on individuals and businesses using fire, burglar and other alarms that are repeatedly triggered in unincorporated communities without justification, tying up first responders.
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San Francisco to Ban Natural Gas in New Buildings
San Francisco will ban natural gas in new buildings becoming the latest in a string of cities in California to impose such restrictions.
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Board of Supervisors Seek to Impeach Sheriff Alex Villanueva
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is set to consider on Tuesday how it might oust Sheriff Alex Villanueva from his post before voters have a chance to do so in 2022.
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LA County Is Seeking Locations for Spacious, WiFi-Reliable Voting Centers
Though all California voters will receive a vote-by-mail ballot, Los Angeles County officials Tuesday stressed that hundreds of voting centers will still be needed and urged school districts and cities to help identify locations. A high-tech voting system and a global pandemic mean that voting centers this year have a whole new set of requirements. Gone are the days when…
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LA County May Support Worker-Led Health Councils to Monitor COVID-19 Compliance
Worker-led health councils would be set up to monitor business compliance with public health orders under a plan being considered Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Supervisors Sheila Kuehl and Mark Ridley-Thomas co-authored a motion recommending that the county reach out to labor leaders and business representatives and quickly come up with effective ways to monitor compliance…
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LA County Board Approves Plan to Buy 3 Million Masks
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to buy and give away three million cloth face masks in the next 90 days. Supervisors Sheila Kuehl and Hilda Solis co-authored the motion as part of county efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19. “It’s a proven strategy, along with (social) distancing … and washing our hands and washing our…
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LA County CEO Will Coordinate Emergency Response Despite Sheriff's Objections
County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said the move was political in nature. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.
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LA County Board Votes to Eliminate Many Criminal Justice Fees, Forgive Debt
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to eliminate many county-imposed criminal justice fees and forgive related debt. Supervisors Hilda Solis and Sheila Kuehl co-authored a motion recommending an end to all administrative fees the board controls as well as support for Senate Bill 144, which would eliminate many similar state fees. “The fees … are not…
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LA County Legal Payouts Up 24% in FY2018-19
Los Angeles County paid out $91.5 million to satisfy judgments and settle lawsuits in fiscal year 2018-19, nearly one-quarter more than it spent the previous year, according to an analysis made available Tuesday. That total doesn’t include another $57 million in legal fees and expenses related to those lawsuits. The Litigation Cost Report was included on the Board of Supervisors…
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LA County Passes New Massage Parlor Regulations to Curb Human Trafficking
Massage businesses in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County will soon be required to pay for a public health permit and comply with new regulations designed to combat human trafficking, under action taken Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Janice Hahn championed the changes, saying many of the businesses had “become a safe haven for human trafficking” for sex…
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Help to Be Sent to Encampments After Stats Show Homeless Deaths Nearly Doubled Over 5 Years
Pointing to “sobering” statistics showing that the number of homeless people dying in Los Angeles County nearly doubled from 2013 to 2018, the Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to deploy health care workers to encampments and shelters to assess health needs among the homeless.
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Riverside County Declares Local Emergency Due to Wildfires
Riverside County supervisors approved a local emergency proclamation Thursday connected to last week’s deadly blaze in Calimesa, as well as three other wind-driven brush fires, enabling the county and victims to obtain assistance from state and federal sources.
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Man Pleads Not Guilty to Capital Murder of Missing Girlfriend
A Monrovia man pleaded not guilty Thursday to a capital murder charge that alleges he killed his girlfriend, who disappeared in late July and whose body has not been found.
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NRA and San Francisco Spar Over ‘Terrorist' Resolution
San Francisco’s mayor has told department heads they cannot investigate the possible ties of city contractors to the National Rifle Association, prompting the gun-rights group to declare victory in its ongoing fight with the city.
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E-Vaping, Flavored Tobacco Ban Proposed for Unincorporated San Diego
San Diego County leaders on Monday called for a ban on the sale of vaping devices and flavored tobacco products in unincorporated areas as lung-related illnesses rise across the nation.
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Board Approves SPCA Contract for Coachella Valley Animal Services
The Board of Supervisors approved on Tuesday a $900,000 contract spanning five years with an SPCA-linked nonprofit to provide clinical services for the Riverside County animal shelter in Thousand Palms.
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LA City Council Looks to Buy 3D Printers to Build Homeless Residences
The Los Angeles City Council agreed Friday to examine the purchase of 3D printers that can be used to produce materials to build homes for the homeless.
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Board Sets Hearing to Consider Regulations on Sidewalk Vendors
The Board of Supervisors Tuesday scheduled an Oct. 22 public hearing to consider a range of regulations that would prohibit sidewalk and mobile food truck vendors from operating during certain hours and within defined distances of schools, fire hydrants and other objects in unincorporated areas of Riverside County.
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County Announces New Pipes for Compton After Complaints of Brown Water
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas announced Thursday that “dramatic” improvements have been made to a water system that serves 6,800 customers in Willowbrook and Compton.