Hahn fast-tracks swim lessons for youth in Probation custody
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn (D-Long Beach, San Pedro, Diamond Bar, Whittier, Cerritos, Downey, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Hacienda Heights) will fast-track a motion at today’s Board of Supervisors’ meeting instructing the Probation Department to provide youth at all facilities with swimming pools access to LA County Parks’ Learn-to-Swim Program, beginning in the 2026-27 fiscal year.
Under the motion, the Chief Probation Officer will work with the Director of Parks and Recreation to establish a rotating instructional schedule so young people in custody can progressively build swimming skills, confidence and water safety knowledge, rather than receiving one-off or inconsistent exposure to the pool.
The Probation Department will identify funding so LA County Parks can bill for its instructors’ services, and the department must report back to the Board within 150 days with an evaluation of the program, including how many youth participated and completed it, participant demographics by age, race, gender and facility, and an assessment of the program’s overall impact.
The motion comes a day after the Board appointed Olivia Celis as the new Executive Director of the county’s Office of Child, Youth, and Family Well-Being, adding to a week of county action centered on outcomes for vulnerable young people.
Solis launches Small Business Interruption Fund for Lineage fire victims
Los Angeles County Board Chair and Supervisor Hilda L. Solis (D-Downtown Los Angeles, East Los Angeles, Pico-Union, Boyle Heights, El Monte, West Covina, Baldwin Park, Pomona) will direct the county’s Director of Economic Opportunity at today’s Board of Supervisors meeting to launch a Small Business Interruption Fund for businesses impacted by the Lineage Logistics warehouse fire and other proclaimed emergencies within her district, with assistance required to begin within 45 days.
The motion gives the Director of Economic Opportunity delegated authority to negotiate and execute agreements needed to stand up the fund using District 1 Catalytic Development Funds, while directing a report back within 60 days on how the broader Countywide Business Interruption Fund — established in March 2026 — could serve businesses hit by Lineage and other recent local emergencies if district-level funds prove insufficient.
County Counsel and the Office of Emergency Management were also instructed to pursue reimbursement from responsible parties for any funds paid out to affected businesses.
Solis will also direct the Director of Regional Planning to study a policy requiring new manufacturing, recycling, warehouse and other industrial facilities in unincorporated areas to pay into the Business Interruption Fund if their operations pose a risk to nearby small businesses’ economic vitality.
She is also asking the Department of Public Health to evaluate stiffer penalties for public health violations “similar to the Los Palos Incident,” and to explore requiring high-risk facilities near homes, schools or health care sites to submit formal safety and mitigation plans for county approval.
Fong, Speaker Rivas headline San Gabriel Valley forum
Assemblymember Mike Fong (D-Alhambra, Arcadia, El Monte, Monterey Park, Rosemead, San Gabriel, San Marino, South Pasadena, Temple City) joined California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) Friday for a community discussion in the San Gabriel Valley focused on defending health care access and empowering immigrant and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities amid ongoing federal cuts.
The event brought together community advocates, health care and legal services leaders, educators and elected officials to discuss how California can mitigate the effects of H.R. 1’s cuts to Medi-Cal and other safety net programs, which officials say disproportionately impact communities of color, including AAPI families.
Since H.R. 1 passed, roughly 200,000 LA County residents have been disenrolled from full-scope Medi-Cal, a pace of about 1,100 people losing coverage every day, with one in five of those losing coverage a child. LA County is home to 3.3 million Medi-Cal recipients, nearly a third of all residents, including close to 1 million children.
“Health care and immigration are issue areas typically not discussed together, but both are in crisis,” said Fong. “It is important to bring together local leaders and community partners for a timely discussion on current challenges and potential solutions. Thank you to Speaker Rivas for coming to the San Gabriel Valley to hear our stories and highlighting the state’s leadership in keeping Californians healthy and safe.”
Rivas said the visit was part of his broader commitment to meet with Californians directly in their own communities.
“These are the conversations that matter most — hearing directly from the people whose lives are affected by decisions made far from their neighborhoods,” Rivas said. “The San Gabriel Valley’s immigrant and AAPI communities are being hit hard by federal cuts to health care, and California has a responsibility to step up and defend the coverage families depend on.”
According to a May 2026 report from the progressive UC Berkeley’s Labor Center, the number of uninsured Los Angeles residents could rise 8.8% by 2030, with more than 1 million Medi-Cal enrollees in LA County at risk of losing coverage by 2028.
Mitchell, Solis push for single application process across county housing funds
Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell (D-Inglewood, Hawthorne, Gardena, Compton, Carson) and Los Angeles County Board Chair and Supervisor Hilda L. Solis (D-Downtown Los Angeles, East Los Angeles, Pico-Union, Boyle Heights, El Monte, West Covina, Baldwin Park, Pomona) will direct the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) at today’s Board of Supervisors meeting to develop a countywide “Super NOFA,” a single application and award process meant to streamline the tangle of separate funding sources currently used to build and operate permanent housing.
The motion instructs LACDA’s executive director to work with the Departments of Homeless Services and Housing, Mental Health, LA Health Services, Justice Care and Opportunities, and Children and Family Services to map every housing production and operating subsidy funding stream that could be folded into a single Notice of Funding Availability, with a report due back to the Board within 150 days.
The recommendations must include a timeline aligning current and future housing funds ahead of the 2027-28 budget cycle, a strategy for clarifying which funding sources developers can combine, an assessment of LACDA’s capacity to administer the consolidated process, and a public comment period built into future funding cycles.
LACDA is also directed to engage affordable housing developers and industry groups, including the California Housing Partnership and the Corporation for Supportive Housing, to help shape the new process.
