Term limits are forcing Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich from office after a 36-year tenure, and now voters in his far-flung north county district must choose between the veteran supervisor’s chief of staff, Kathryn Barger, and political newcomer Darrell Park. She would likely work well with the current board majority on the top challenges that currently face the county: homelessness, mental health and child welfare. For example, Antonovich voted to reject federal funding for health care for undocumented immigrants; Barger says she would have taken it. Unlike Antonovich, Barger supports the “housing first” approach to helping ill or addicted homeless people. Of the two candidates in the Fifth District, Barger is the one who is up to the task.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 21, 2016 12:01 UTC