L.A. County Board of Supervisors
Coverage of L.A. County Board of Supervisors in the Nexus archive.
- Should a public transit rider have a dedicated seat on Metro’s Board?
The Los Angeles Metro Board, which governs the county's public transit system, is considering proposals to add rider representation. Options include flexible appointments by politicians, two guaranteed rider seats, or one rider seat. Changes require approval from Sacramento legislators.
- LA County Approves Altadena Soil Cleanup Program
LA County approved a soil cleanup program for Altadena homeowners affected by the Eaton Fire. The program, administered by the Los Angeles County Development Authority, allocates $3 million for soil remediation, including $1 million from Supervisor Kathryn Barger’s Fifth District Climate Equity Account and $2 million in additional funding.
- LA council delays plan to study pulling funds from troubled homelessness agency
The Los Angeles City Council delayed a plan to analyze moving hundreds of millions of tax dollars away from the troubled LA Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), citing ongoing oversight failures and data issues. The original July 1 deadline for the analysis has been pushed back to December 2027, though council members like Nithya Raman aim to fast-track the process. The county previously redirected funds to a new department after audits revealed mismanagement.
- LA County wants to put affordable housing groups first in line to buy apartment buildings
LA County supervisors propose a law to notify affordable housing groups when apartment buildings in unincorporated areas are for sale, aiming to prevent corporate landlords from displacing renters. The law would give these groups first dibs on purchasing properties, but landlords can still sell to others if offers are higher. Real estate groups oppose the plan, calling it an unnecessary regulatory burden.
- LA County pays nearly $10M to family of Compton man killed by sheriff’s deputies
L.A. County will pay $9.6 million to the family of Samuel Herrera Jr., a man fatally shot by sheriff’s deputies in Compton in 2020, to settle a wrongful death lawsuit. The family alleges Herrera was unarmed, targeted due to his Mexican-American heritage, and that deputies were part of a law enforcement gang, though investigations found deputies acted within the law.
- Reward jumps to $85,000 in cold-case killing of Altadena 4-year-old shot on a relative's porch
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors approved a $10,000 increase in the reward for information leading to the resolution of the decade-old killing of Salvador 'Chavita' Esparza, a 4-year-old boy shot on a relative's porch in Altadena.
- Reward jumps to $85,000 in cold-case killing of Altadena 4-year-old shot on a relative's porch
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors approved a $85,000 reward for information leading to the resolution of the 10-year-old cold-case killing of Salvador 'Chavita' Esparza, a 4-year-old boy shot on a relative's porch in Altadena.