Yaroslavsky Unveils Internet "Passport" Plan for Foster Children - Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky has unveiled an innovative proposal to create an Internet "passport" for County-supervised foster children which would contain a summary of each child's health and education information and records. Yaroslavsky noted that state law requires such a case plan for each foster child, which must accompany all status review court reports and adoption assessments, and must be furnished to each foster caretaker to ensure that the child's unique needs are properly met. Yaroslavsky said that posting the information on a special Website, with appropriate confidentiality protections, would enable the County's Department of Children and Family Services, as well as caregivers, social service and education providers, to pull up the information and utilize it for the child's benefit. Yaroslavsky said that the plan, co-sponsored with Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, would be taken up for consideration on February 20. Click here for the release. Yaroslavsky Announces Santa Monica Courthouse Jury Room Project - Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky has announced Board approval of a $199,765 contract with the firm of CannonDworsky to commence architect and design work on a new Jury Assembly Room for the Santa Monica Courthouse, located at 1725 Main Street. "The Santa Monica Courthouse was built 50 years ago," Yaroslavsky explained. "The jury rooms we have there now don't meet the needs of the court, and they certainly don't offer clean, comfortable and accessible surroundings for the citizens we ask to serve on our juries." He said the new jury rooms would provide some 5,600 square feet of additional space, relieving overcrowding and providing better juror facilities that meet all accessibility standards. Click here for the release. Check's In the Mail? Maybe Not! Yaroslavsky Reminds Public of Potential Wealth On County's Uncashed Checks Website - Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky is reminding all County residents to check the County Auditor-Controller's Uncashed County Checks Website here to find out if the County has issued them any checks (such as property tax refunds) which may have been lost in the mail and therefore remain uncashed for at least a year. Yaroslavsky noted that uncashed checks may be reissued and remailed up to four years after their original issue date. The A/C Website includes claiming procedures for those in need of reissued checks.
Yaroslavsky Announces "Little Sycamore" Mountains Acquisition - Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky has announced the acquisition and preservation of a prime 245-acre parcel of undeveloped woodlands and stream habitat known as "Little Sycamore" in the Santa Monica Mountains. The parcel straddles Little Sycamore Canyon Road north of the Mulholland Highway, between the City of Malibu and the Ventura County line. Yaroslavsky explained that the parcel, which developers had hoped to turn into a 19-lot graded subdivision, had long been coveted by environmentalists and open-space advocates as a crucial link in the Backbone Trail Corridor, which extends from Will Rogers State Park to Point Mugu State Park in Ventura County. Part of the Arroyo Sequit Watershed, the area comprises one of the most mature riparian and oak woodlands and stream habitats in the Malibu Coastal Zone, including pools, waterfalls, riparian trees and one of the few streams in Southern California supporting steelhead trout. Click here for release. Yaroslavsky Confirmed For State Board of Corrections - On February 5, the State Senate formally confirmed Supervisor Yaroslavsky for the State Board of Corrections, where he been serving as an appointee of Gov. Gray Davis since March 2000. The Board was established in 1944 to help develop and maintain standards to build and operate local jails and juvenile detention facilities, and to hire and train local corrections and probation personnel. Yaroslavsky's priorities this year for the Board include distributing AB 1913 (Cardenas) juvenile justice grants and awarding state funding to modernize and replace overcrowded juvenile justice facilities. Yaroslavsky is one of 13 members, 10 of whom are appointed by the Governor subject to Senate confirmation, as well as the Secretary of the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency, who chairs the BOC, and the directors of the Departments of Corrections and California Youth Authority. The Board holds bimonthly public meetings in various locations around the state. Click here for release. Yaroslavsky Announces Public Works Projects - Yaroslavsky has announced Board approval of the following public works projects in the Third District:
02/06/01 Marlene Bronson, Los Angeles County Mental Health Commission 02/06/01 Evelyn A. Jerome, Aviation Commission
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