By Los Angeles County Politics (LACP)
Hahn calls for Noem to withdraw ICE from cities
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn (D-Southeastern LA County including Long Beach, San Pedro, Diamond Bar, Whittier, Cerritos, Downey, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Hacienda Heights) yesterday called on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to withdraw Imiigration and Customs Enforcement agents (ICE) from cities in the wake of the shooting in Minneapolis.
The incident, caputured on video, shows an ICE agent gunning down American citizen and ICE protestor Renee Nicole Good, 37, a mother of three. Depending on the angles of the video, it looked as if Good was either trying to get away from ICE agents who surrounded her car, or tried running down an ICE agent. Either way, the incident highlighted the controversey of having masked ICE agents swarming American cities in search of undocumented immigrants.
“These ICE agents are undertrained and trigger happy and everyone who has seen this video knows ICE murdered this woman,” said Hahn. “These ICE agents are too dangerous, and they should not be operating on our streets. In the wake of ICE shooting this unarmed woman in Minneapolis, I am calling on Kristi Noem to pull back ICE—not just from LA County, but from every American city.”
Solis leads proclamation of 2026 county homeless count
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis (D-Central and Eastern Los Angeles including Downtown LA, East LA, Pico-Union, Boyle Heights, El Monte, West Covina, Baldwin Park, Pomona) this week saw the full Board of Supervisors approved her two motionsproclaiming the 2026 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count and the 2026 Los Angeles Youth Homeless Count, reaffirming the County’s commitment to understanding and addressing homelessness across all populations.
“By proclaiming both counts, we are ensuring that the experiences of people experiencing homelessness are formally recognized and that our County’s response is guided by accurate, up-to-date data,” said Solis. “These counts help us see where progress is being made, where additional resources are needed, and how we can better serve our most vulnerable residents. Volunteer participation and community engagement are essential to capturing a complete picture of homelessness in Los Angeles County, and these proclamations underscore the importance of every person’s role in addressing this urgent issue.”
Both counts are spearheaded by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA). The Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count will take place Jan. 20–22, 2026, and the Youth Homeless Count will take place Jan. 12–31, 2026.
An estimated 72,308 people were experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County in 2025, a 4% decrease from the previous year. The count is a federally mandated Point-in-Time enumeration carried out with thousands of volunteers, service providers, government officials, and other stakeholders across the County.
Accurate counts allow the County to target resources and coordinate an effective response. The motions direct the County’s Chief Executive Officer to work with LAHSA to organize volunteer participation, maximize outreach, and ensure comprehensive data collection for both counts.
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Menjivar lauds health plan coverage for infertility and fertility Services
State Sen. Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley) this week lauded her bill, Senate Bill 729, requiring state-regulated large employer health insurance to cover the diagnosis and treatment of infertility, including IVF, with the requirement going into effect for contracts issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026.
“he day has come! SB 729, one of my top legislative goals since becoming a state senator, has opened the door to family planning for up to nine million people in California,” said Menjivar. “Not only are we expanding coverage under large group health insurance, we are also proving California’s commitment to reproductive justice by ensuring LGBTQ+ folks and unpartnered individuals are no longer denied coverage under the former discriminatory definition of infertility. I know the journey to parenthood has many hurdles to clear, but I am emotional to see that my bill will remove at least one huge obstacle for those aspiring parents under qualifying plans.”
The main objectives of SB 729, as authored by Senator Menjivar, was to create the following mandates.
- Require large group health care plans in California, 100 or more employees, to provide coverage for infertility care, including coverage for in-vitro fertilization (IVF).
- Change the definition of infertility to be inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community and unpartnered individuals, as modeled after the American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s definition.
The California Department of Managed Health Care released an All Plan Letter to all full service health plans on December 30, 2025, with guidance regarding compliance.
Chu, LA Congressional delegation fight for Fed fire disaster money
U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D-San Gabriel Valley) yesterday spearheaded a press conference in Washington with the entire Los Angeles County Congressional delegation recognizing the one-year anniversary of the wildfires that devastated the County, and urged President Trump to immediately and fully deliver Governor Newsom’s $33.9 billion supplemental request for the recovery effort.
Chu joined Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA), Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA), Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), and the entire bipartisan California delegation in a letter to the President supporting assistance for our recovery. This funding is essential to ensuring that our communities can continue to recover, rebuild, and heal.
Chu also co-led a letter with U.S. Rep. George Whitesides (D-Santa Clarita, Palmdale, Lancaster, portions of the San Fernando Valley) to Trump, demanding that he work with Congress to deliver a disaster supplemental for California.
Additionally, Chu introduced H.R.6842, the Disaster Survivors Tax Relief and Recovery Act, to codify the tax provisions of Newsom’s request to address critical gaps in the federal tax code that are impeding recovery for survivors of the Eaton Fire and other major disasters.
Specifically, the Disaster Survivors Tax Relief and Recovery Act would:
- Ensure the wildfire disaster settlements are excluded from taxation
- Remove penalties for survivors who withdrew up to $100,000 from their retirement plans and double the amount survivors can withdraw from their employer plans (401K, etc.) without being penalized from $50,000 to $100,000
- Provide an infusion of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) to spur rebuilding in impacted communities
- Providing survivors a more generous refundable Child Tax Credit and/or Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) by allowing them to use their 2024 income if it is lower than their 2025 income.
- Increases charitable deduction limitations for qualified disaster relief donations and contributions.
- Allow survivors to claim disaster-related losses without the standard income limitations.
