Briefs

New Executives Named/Measures to Speed Cargo

Both ports have called on marine terminal operators to incentivize the use of all available gate hours, especially night gates,…

4 years ago

Indoor Large Events Required to Verify Vaccination or Negative Test for Entry

Public Health will host a Virtual Town Hall on COVID-19 at 6 p.m. Sept. 23. The town hall will be…

4 years ago

Pier T Terminal Begins Pilot Program for 24-Hour Cargo Pickup

The new TTI truck access pilot program was developed with the intent to drive down on-terminal dwell and increase driver…

4 years ago

Gov. Newsom Signs Legislation to Boost California’s Housing Supply

The California Comeback Plan invests an unprecedented $22 billion in housing and homelessness which will lead to the creation of…

4 years ago

Kristin Smart Hearing Judge Denies Unusual Requests By Defense

The hearing in the disappearance and murder of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart has taken several strange turns thanks to…

4 years ago

Board Approves Supervisor Barger’s Motion to Expand Mental Health Services in Schools

The program has been implemented at 15 school sites, including an additional 10 regional teams comprised of 45 total members…

4 years ago

Public Health to Modify Health Officer Order Adding Vaccination Verification Requirements at Select High-Risk Settings

Public Health will prepare a toolkit to assist businesses in confirming vaccinations and will provide education and support to those…

4 years ago

LA County to Develop Oil Well Clean-up Pilot Program

Thousands of oil wells sit across LA County that are no longer in operation and many of them have yet…

4 years ago

Motions Passed to Phase Out Oil Drilling and Protect Frontline Workers and Communities

Tens of thousands of county residents live in close proximity to an oil well and nearly 73% of those residents…

4 years ago

Former County Counsel Mary Wickham To Lead New Blue-Ribbon Commission on Homelessness

Wickham will lead the study of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority or LAHSA governance to identify intrinsic challenges of…

4 years ago