On June 22, 2020 the following press release was issued form the COVID-19 Emergency Operations Center. The press release announced efforts being made by LA County’s Department on Mental Health in partnership with the UCLA Hispanic Neuropsychiatric Center of Excellence to address the mental health needs of the County’s Latino communities. Below is the press […]
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How many days does it takes LA County DHS to update one page of a website?
Apparently it takes almost 63 days or nine weeks! That’s right! Several weeks ago, I made an unannounced visit to the Harbor/UCLA Medical Center HUB. As usual there was quite a bit of traffic so I arrived after 6 in the evening and in the dark. I followed the directions provided by the LA County […]
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I submitted the “op-ed” below to the Los Angeles Times for consideration, the response I got back was “I don’t think we can run this as an op-ed…” I called to find out why and Robin (Editor, Op-ed) went on to explain that my op-ed was too personal. Well, I’m sorry to say that to […]
Read the rest of this entry »I think I’ll title this post “The Los Angeles Times motto ‘Don’t Publish the Story Especially when it comes to the LA County Board of Supervisors’”
A couple of weeks ago the LA County Board of Supervisors ordered the boardroom cleared, went into closed session and when they returned kept the meeting closed to all but the press. They did this in response to a disruption caused by a handful of protestors. Unfortunately, few in LA County are probably aware that […]
Read the rest of this entry »LA County Board of Supervisors thumb noses at Brown Act and the Public yet again!
Over the past several months, the Board of Supervisors has implemented many rules that have in my opinion slowly eroded the Public’s rights as permitted under the Brown Act. However today I think I observed the most egregious abuse of their authority and complete disregard for the Public and our right to address them, not […]
Read the rest of this entry »State of California orders LA Care to “cease and desist”. . .
On July 13, 2012 the State of California Health and Human Services Agency Department of Managed Health Care issues LA Care, a quasi-governmental agency of Los Angeles County, a cease and desist order. California Watch first reported this in their August 6. 2012 Daily Report, they reported that 12 “cease and desist” orders had been […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Los Angeles Times speaks about “Term Limits” for Board of Supervisors
Jim Newton writes about the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors attempt to extend term limits from 3 consecutive four year terms to 5 consecutive four year terms. Read it here
Read the rest of this entry »What is the Board thinking?
In 2002, the voters of Los Angeles County passed Measure B which set term limits on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, by a whopping 63% — a mandate if there ever was one and yet on Tuesday, July 24th the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors are contemplating an ordinance that flies in […]
Read the rest of this entry »Did the LA County Board of Supervisors violated the Brown Act (con’t)
On June 19th the Board of Supervisors met to “nominate” a temporary replacement for the beleaguered LA County Assessor John Noguez who is currently under investigation by the LA County District Attorney. Supposedly this discussion and action was taken under item 71 of the posted June 19th agenda, so imagine the surprise of many of […]
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