Fesia Davenport, CEO for Los Angeles County, announced she would resign from her position next month, citing undisclosed health issues. Los Angeles County’s chief executive officer Fesia Davenport, who has been on medical leave since October, has announced that she will resign next month. California L.A. County chief executive got $2-million settlement after Measure G fallout, records say Fesia Davenport, L.A. County’s chief executive, received a seven-figure payout due to professional fallout from a voter-approved ballot measure that will soon make her job obsolete, according to a letter she wrote to the county’s top lawyer that was released Tuesday. The elected county executive will be in place by 2028. The office of chief executive issued a statement Saturday saying chief operating officer Joe Nicchitta will continue serving as acting chief executive officer while Davenport remains on medical leave.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 21, 2026 22:15 UTC