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Changes in adopted state “Our county is working
criminal laws, such as aggressively to protect our o
Proposition 64, mean that communities against the
large-scale cannabis growers harm inflicted upon them by g
no longer face prison terms. illegal cannabis operations,” r
Because of these changes, Supervisor Barger said. “One
Los Angeles County has had example of this is the new a
to devise new approaches administrative nuisance p
to combat illegal cannabis abatement procedure that I
businesses. helped create. It is being put h
In the Antelope Valley, into operation this spring and i
cannabis growers operating in will replace a slow-moving
violation of county ordinances process that previously c
steal water, spread trash, involved the court system. s
cause air and noise pollution The new $30,000 maximum
with industrial-sized electrical daily fine that’s in place will Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger spoke in December 2022 at the re-
generators, poison wildlife hurt lucrative illegal cannabis opening of the County of Los Angeles’ America’s Job Center of California in Lancaster.
with pesticides, destroy growth operations. It’s a good
Joshua trees and other start to push back on growers
native plants and intimidate and keep the Antelope Valley
neighbors. communities I represent
safe.”

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger answers questions about health care in Los Angeles County Sheriff Academy Class 462 graduated in December 2022 with 78 new
April 2022 during the second annual WOW Black Maternal Health Expo in Palmdale. sheriff’s deputies and police officers.

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