In light of a recent case of typhoid fever contracted by an LAPD officer, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger to direct the Department of Public Health to investigate and report back with a countywide communicable disease prevention and intervention plan.
“Under...
In a motion prompted by a recent case of typhoid fever reported in Los Angeles, LA County Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger on Friday submitted a motion for next Tuesday’s Board meeting directing the county Department of Public Health to investigate and report back with a countywide communicable...
The Canyon Country Advisory Committee will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, April 17, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The meeting will take place at the Mint Canyon Moose Lodge, in the Family Center Banquet Room, 18000 Sierra Highway, Canyon Country 91351.
CCAC meetings are free and open to the public.
This...
A free household hazardous waste and electronic waste roundup is set for the South Parking Lot at College of the Canyons’ Valencia campus on Saturday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Open to all Los Angeles County residents, the roundup is for chemicals, sharps, paints and solvents, and e-waste.
There’s...
The next meeting of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is set for Tuesday, March 26, starting at 1 p.m.
The meeting will be streamed live here.
Among the agenda items, the Supervisors will consider a proposed ordinance establishing enhanced public health and safety requirements for massage establishments...
Facing the threat of stiff fines from state water officials several years ago, Santa Clarita Valley sewage treatment officials approved a multi-million-dollar plan to desalinate water sent downstream from the SCV to Ventura County.
Now, SCV Sanitation District engineers say the costs from lawsuits over...
SACRAMENTO – New laws approved by the California Legislature in 2018 will affect roadway safety in several ways, including helmet use on bicycles and motorized scooters, hit-and-run on bicycle paths, modified exhaust systems, and enhanced safety for refuse collection vehicles.
To support its mission...
A free household hazardous waste and e-waste roundup is set for College of the Canyons’ Valencia campus in the south parking lot on Saturday, Nov. 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sponsored by the county Sanitation Districts and the Department of Public Works, this roundup provides a free and easy way...
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion by Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Janice Hahn on Tuesday directing the Department of Public Health to develop a countywide typhus prevention and response plan, in coordination with Pasadena Public Health Department and the Long Beach Department...
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger has introduced a motion to bring forward a public health-centered effort to address the emergence of diseases that have impacted the county, especially among the homeless population.
The motion by Barger and Supervisor Janice Hahn introduces a new concept...
