Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke, Second District

Supervisor Burke was born and raised in South L.A.
        20th Street Elementary School.
        32nd Street Elementary School.
        John Adams Junior High School.

Graduated from Manual Arts High School.

Enrolled at UC Berkeley.

Transferred to UCLA in junior year.

Received bachelor of arts degree from University of California (UCLA).

First African-American woman admitted to USC’s School of Law.

Received juris doctorate from the University of Southern California (USC) School of Law.

Staff Attorney for McCone Commission.

California state assemblywoman, Assembly District 63.

First African-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress from California. Represented the 37th District.

Vice chair of the Democratic National Convention in Miami.

Member of the House Select Committee on Assassinations.

First member of Congress to give birth while in office.

Appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. as first African-American to serve as Los Angeles County supervisor. Represented the Fourth District.

Vice chair of the U.S. Olympics Organizing Committee.

First African-American elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Represented the Second District.

Board member of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

Advocate for development of the Crenshaw Corridor, light and heavy rail systems.

Chair of the Board of Supervisors.

Spearheaded the Kenneth Hahn Park expansion, inclusive of Little League baseball fields.

Established the Second District Education and Policy Foundation that awards scholarships to deserving local students.

Selected “America’s 200 Future Leaders” by Time Magazine.

Selected “Woman of the Year” by the Los Angeles Times.

Selected “Alumni of the Year” by UCLA.

Established a County website to list available contracts for small businesses and provided ongoing services to small businesses.

Chair of the Board of Supervisors.

Founded and funded the Women’s Health Center at the Hubert H. Humphrey Comprehensive Health Center.

Saved Los Angeles County million dollars by changing the salary structure of child psychiatrists, enabling the county to hire permanent employees rather out-of-state contractors.

Chair of First 5 LA.

Chair of the Board of Supervisors.

Spearheaded Kenneth Hahn Park expansion.

Established and funded the Women’s Center of Excellence at King /Drew Medical Center.

Coordinated nursing programs with South L.A. colleges to enhance the county nursing workforce.

Enabled Oasis Clinic to move out of a trailer – funding new HIV/AIDS Oasis Clinic at King/Drew Medical Center.

Chair of the L.A. County Children’s Planning Council—the most influential cross-system vehicle advocating reform of children’s service systems in a major U.S. metropolitan area.

Advocate for environmental issues such as “Lights Out L.A.,” the use of paper rather than plastic bags, and the observance of America Recycle Day in Los Angeles County.

Spearheaded an effort in Los Angeles County for a voluntary program for restaurants to eliminate trans fat.

Directed the Department of Health Services and the Hammes Company to find solutions and identify a provider to re-open “inpatient” services at King/Drew Medical Center.

Broke ground to build the new surgery center at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.

Chair of the Board of Supervisors.

Working with Los Angeles County’s new chief executive officer to adopt a plan to identify funding for all County hospitals to meet state-mandated earthquake standards.

Chair of First 5 LA.