{"id":69765,"date":"2025-01-07T17:30:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T01:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=69765"},"modified":"2025-01-07T17:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T01:30:44","slug":"l-a-county-supervisors-unanimously-approve-day-of-mourning-for-president-jimmy-carter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=69765","title":{"rendered":"L.A. County Supervisors Unanimously Approve Day of Mourning for President Jimmy Carter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m_4776815793132370186govd_template_image CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_Na2ShpK9BsXkAGFwiV8mU8CryxXnSjlTkWmUIplGoZhZjzs-F-bb1-xQx6KQ6QOgYzFph3Bz-Aw57zz-Wxe7-4P00xz8Xg7_kPczXhw1ZBe_0vY9SK10WUt9aGK9YXi6yWZyx0mLt4r5arE2slW5FfuuQAvINYLOnLVbkU23f4jxPSJLvZ14ErO4EVveB7Fig=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/CALACOUNTY\/2025\/01\/10811986\/president-jimmy-carter-1_original.jpg\" alt=\"Click here to view image. \" width=\"560\" height=\"376\" data-bit=\"iit\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to declare Thursday, January 9, 2025, as a Day of Mourning in honor of former President Jimmy Carter.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Aligning with President Biden\u2019s proclamation of a National Day of Mourning, Los Angeles County will pause to reflect on President Carter\u2019s enduring contributions.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">The closure of non-emergency County offices on January 9 will allow employees and residents to honor his memory and legacy while ensuring essential services remain uninterrupted to meet the needs of our communities.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u201cPresident Carter exemplified the highest ideals of leadership, dedicating his life to promoting global peace, uplifting the marginalized, and fostering hope through humanitarian efforts,\u201d stated\u00a0<strong>Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger<\/strong>. \u201cHis life set a standard for integrity and service that continues to inspire. Today\u2019s unanimous vote to declare a Day of Mourning demonstrates our shared commitment to paying tribute to a leader who embodied values we hold dear\u2014compassion and service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u201cPresident Jimmy Carter led our country compassionately and with a kindness that championed human rights and made significant strides in environmental justice and education. His values reflected the very best of humanity,\u201d said\u00a0<strong>Chair Pro Tem Hilda L. Solis<\/strong>. \u201cWe dedicate Thursday, January 9, 2025 as a Day of Mourning in his honor. May we reflect on his long and fulfilling lifetime and tremendous career in public service with admiration and pride, and as a resounding collective commitment to uplift peace and prosperity for our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">President Carter\u2019s National Funeral Service will take place on January 9 in Washington D.C. at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the Los Angeles County Board&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ca-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69765"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69766,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69765\/revisions\/69766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}