Long Beach Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors Offers Reward in Long Beach Homicide Investigation
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, at the recommendation of Supervisor Don Knabe, issued a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the murder of 50-year-old Seaborn Mason of Long Beach.
Knabe Proposes School Attendance Month to Keep Kids in Class
This week, I have asked the Board of Supervisors to declare September “School Attendance Month.” For many of us, attending school is a no-brainer. But for some children, it can be an ongoing challenge, with devastating results. Low-income children are four times more likely to be chronically absent in kindergarten than their peers from families [...]
Year of the Dragon Forever Stamp Continues USPS Lunar New Year Series
Commemorating the Lunar New Year, the United States Postal Service today issued a new Forever Stamp featuring a dragon, the fifth of 12 animals associated with the Chinese lunar calendar. “The Postal Service is proud to celebrate the Lunar New Year with the issuance of this magnificent Forever Stamp,” said USPS Vice President of Sales [...]
Knabe Calls for Aggressive Prevention to Stop Child Sex Trafficking in L.A. County
At Tuesday’s Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Meeting, Supervisor Don Knabe commemorated National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. “While we often think of child sex trafficking as a problem in other countries, it’s happening right here in our backyard to girls as young as 11 and 12,” said Knabe. Data from the County’s Probation Department [...]
Supervisor Knabe Welcomes New Residents to Fourth District
Last month, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors adopted the redistricting map which had been proposed by Supervisor Don Knabe. Changes resulting from that map went into effect on Friday, resulting in some communities being shifted to different Supervisorial districts.
Redistricting: Moving Past Racial Politics and Partisanship
Dear Fourth District Residents, This week, the Board of Supervisors began its review of the Plan A2 Redistricting Map, which was approved by the Boundary Review Committee. Let me start by saying: Wow! I want to thank all of you who took the time to come downtown to testify. I know it was a long [...]
Supervisor Knabe Encourages Residents To Attend Tuesday’s Redistricting Meeting
Dear Fourth District Residents, Next Tuesday, County redistricting comes before the Board of Supervisors for our review. I know that many of you have been very active throughout this process, attending the Boundary Review Committee meetings and sending in over 1,000 letters, which had a tremendous impact. However, we must keep the momentum going, as [...]
Board of Supervisors Offer $10,000 Reward For Information In Long Beach Murder Case
On Thursday, March 24, 2011 at approximately 10:26 p.m., Long Beach Police were dispatched to an alley in the 1500 block of Pine Avenue regarding a male subject that had sustained a gunshot wound to the upper body. The victim, later identified as 29-year-old Los Angeles resident Philip Victor Williamson, was transported by paramedics to [...]
Long Beach to Share in $3.9M for Recreation Projects in LA County
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion today to allocate $3,900,000 to twenty-four Fourth District cities for recreation and open space projects. Projects will include improvements such as planting community gardens, upgrading play equipment at parks, refurbishing and expanding trails, and constructing picnic shelters. Each city will be required to submit an [...]
L.A. Supervisors Approve Jobs Program for 2,200 Youth
A program expected to create at least 2,200 jobs for economically disadvantaged youth was approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. “In these tough economic times, young people are really struggling to find employment, which limits their ability to gain necessary experience for the future,” said Supervisor Knabe. “This program will [...]
