Finding F2.1
The public has a negative impression of the foster care system and DCFS, mostly driven by adverse and sensationalized media coverage of events and lawsuits.
Jury report: Los Angeles County Foster Care · PDF page 131
Permanent linkOfficial response
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (consolidated County departmental response)
County agrees with finding on public impressions and media coverage, without elaboration.
Read official response · PDF page 17Explicit agreement supplies a position and requires no disagreement explanation. The bare agreement adds no substantive discussion of the finding, concrete reasoning or checkable support. Report physical PDF page(s) 131; County response physical PDF page(s) 17. Claims remain attributed; adoption date is not a filing or receipt date.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.