Health

LA Briefs: City Workforce Developments and Port of LA Clean Truck Funding Plan

The committee will meet weekly to track progress on reassigning among the over 600 employees who are at risk of…

4 months ago

Barragán Leads Entire California Democratic Delegation in Urging Trump Administration to Protect Head Start Funding

Decades of research confirm that the program improves school readiness, boosts long-term academic and employment outcomes, and helps break the…

4 months ago

Los Angeles Updates: City Council Targets Idle Oil Wells; Youth Relocated for Juvenile Facility Modernization

CD15 Policy Update Adresses Idle, Abandoned OIl Wells LOS ANGELES — This week, the city council passed a motion introduced…

4 months ago

As Summer Approaches, Dignity Health Urges Californians to Stay Safe on the Road During the “100 Deadliest Days”

But for traffic safety experts, this stretch of time is known as the “100 Deadliest Days,” a period when teen…

4 months ago

LA News: County Launches Culinary Training Program for Justice Impacted, Unhoused Individuals and Governors LA Appointments

Graduates will be equipped with real-world culinary skills, a ServSafe Food Handler Certification, and access to transportation and training stipends,…

4 months ago

Are We Still a Nation That Takes Care of Its Own—Or Just a Playground for Billionaires?

When that hospital closes, when seniors can no longer get care, when pregnant women have to drive three hours to…

4 months ago

LA Briefs: Public Health to Test Eaton Fire Soil, Tourism Numbers Drop

Public Health Launches Eaton Fire Soil Testing Program LOS ANGELES —The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health May 21…

4 months ago

L.A. County Commits Additional $10 Million to Strengthen Food Equity in Local Neighborhoods

Tapping into federal American Rescue Plan Act or ARPA funding, the county and community partners are now supporting 78 organizations…

4 months ago

Rep. Barragán Raises Alarm Over GOP Plan to Cut Health Care for Millions

Beyond health care, the bill also includes sweeping attacks on environmental protections, clean energy investments, and telecommunications infrastructure

4 months ago

134,000 LA County Residents to Get Medical Debt Relief Notices This Week

Eligible residents will receive an Undue Medical Debt and Los Angeles County branded envelope in the mail without any need…

4 months ago