Yesterday I joined LA City Councilmember Tim McOsker and Harbor Area community leaders on Terminal Island, where ICE and CBP are being stationed to launch the raids and sweeps that have terrorized communities across LA County over the last few weeks.
We are calling on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to get ICE off of Terminal Island and out of LA County.
It’s ironic that ICE & CBP have chosen Terminal Island—where thousands of Japanese Americans made their homes before they were sent to internment camps in World War II.
That remains one of the darkest stains on our nation’s history. But 80 years later, it doesn’t seem like we’ve learned much.
Our communities need and deserve to go about their daily lives again, and we can’t do that while these masked thugs continue to terrorize our immigrant neighbors.
ICE has to get out of LA County.
 When I got the call on Wednesday night about the Clearwater Project tunnel collapse in Wilmington, I feared the worst. But we are blessed that all of the men who were trapped made it out and made it home to their families.
Most people in the Harbor Area communities didn’t even realize that this tunnel was being bored beneath them, but these men go to work every night to build this critical infrastructure project for our region.
I joined LA City Councilmember Tim McOsker this week—who also represents this area and serves with me as a director of the LA County Sanitation Districts—in calling for a full investigation into exactly what caused this and how we can make sure we prevent anything else like this from happening again.
It was with great confidence (and relief, if I’m honest) that I passed the gavel as Metro chair to Fernando Dutra at Metro’s State of the Agency this week.
I have learned so much during this last year serving as chair—from our riders, from our operators, from our ambassadors, from the whole Metro team.
I’m proud of the work we have done to make the system safer, like launching our weapons detection pilot program. And I am excited to continue this work under the leadership of Chair Dutra.
We had two drug-related incidents at Los Padrinos last week—first, a contracted tutor was arrested for smuggling drugs. Then, a suspected drug overdose sent at least seven people to the hospital.
We are failing our youth, we are failing our employees, and every day, we risk losing another life to substance use.
This week I brought an emergency motion to the board, co-authored by Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, to increase security and expand substance use treatment programs in our juvenile halls.
I cannot sit by and do nothing to prevent drugs from coming into these facilities—if it will save lives, it is worth every effort.
 CARE Court is a critical tool that has offered hope to families who love someone with severe untreated mental illness. But we need to make it easier for first responders to make referrals for CARE Court, and to increase community awareness and understanding of CARE Court.
We saw the need for improvements, so we studied them and now we’re finally moving forward with them after the Board of Supervisors approved my motion with Supervisor Kathryn Barger this week.
This opportunity to get people living with schizophrenia the care they desperately need is too valuable not to keep trying to make it the best it can be.
 Now more than ever, it is critical that our immigrant communities understand their rights.
We are hosting two virtual workshops this month where you can learn about immigration policy and what resources are available.
Summer means it’s time for concerts in the park—and Signal Hill has a great lineup this year.
If you are looking for some family fun this month, head to Signal Hill Park every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
 It has been five years since the great John Lewis passed away—but "good trouble" lives on.
Join the Long Beach community this Thursday for a celebration of his life and legacy.
 Sassy is a 4-year-old domestic shorthair at our Downey Animal Care Center who is ready to find her forever home.
If you think Sassy could be the one to complete your family, you can find out more about her here or visit her during the Downey Care Center's open hours.
Whether you take home Sassy or you find another furry friend, please do your part to help control the pet population and have your pets spayed or neutered.
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