Highlights about Emergency Management

Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis presses the county counsel's office on joint investigations into the Lineage warehouse fire on Los Palos St. in the Boyle Heights community in the city of Los Angeles. The county not only has to coordinate with the city but also state and federal officials. In the future, will having a county CEO with expanded executive powers improve coordination and accountability, especially in emergencies?

The Carrboro Town Council endorses an Orange County crisis diversion facility, reviews updated emergency operations and storm preparedness, and wrestles with a long‑range zoning rewrite under new state constraints. Council members press for more flexible neighborhood businesses and a leaner Unified Development Ordinance while tracking proposed 90‑day “shot clock” rules for development approvals.

The Orange County Board of Commissioners adopts the 2026 budget, setting new county tax bills, outlining school funding per student, and approving plans for opioid settlement spending and future use of occupancy tax revenue after a failed attempt to scale back the tax increase. The board also signs off on a 10-year, $863 million capital plan and unanimously locks in the final design, price, and added funding for the new crisis diversion facility.

The Durham County Board of Commissioners honors EMS workers and mental health providers before unveiling a recommended budget that balances a proposed 2‑cent property tax increase, funding boosts for Durham Public Schools, pre‑K, and public safety, and new EMS and sheriff positions. Commissioners also weigh human services investments, rising utility and employee healthcare costs, and targeted changes to the urban growth boundary and place type map to guide future development.