Don Knabe - Community Leader of the Year
DON KNABE
COMMUNITY LEADER OF THE YEAR
Don Knabe was first elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in November of 1996 and was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012.
As a beloved County Supervisor, Mr. Knabe represented the Fourth District, a uniquely diverse region that is home to more than two million residents and includes two of the nation’s largest economic hubs, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and Los Angeles International Airport. The Fourth District also is geographically diverse, stretching from Marina del Rey to the Palos Verdes Peninsula to Long Beach, then east to Diamond Bar and dozens of cities in between as well as Catalina Island and San Clemente Island.
Mr. Knabe spent much of his political career working to protect the innocent and vulnerable children in Los Angeles County. He established the Safe Surrender Program in Los Angeles County, which allows someone to surrender an infant within 72 hours of birth as long as the infant shows no signs of abuse. Since 2001, 145 babies have been safely surrendered in Los Angeles County. In 2015, Mr. Knabe launched a scholarship program to benefit children who have been safely surrendered.
Mr. Knabe is also known as a national leader on the issue of child sex trafficking. In 2012, he launched a county-wide awareness campaign to spread the word that young girls are being sexually exploited for money right here in Southern California. In 2013, he testified on the issue of child sex trafficking at a hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in Washington, D.C. In 2014, at the National Press Club with Congressman Ted Poe of Texas, Mr. Knabe advocated for stiffer penalties for the buyers and sellers of young girls.
As a regional transportation leader, Mr. Knabe formerly served as a Director for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), and was a member of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink), where he served on the Executive Management and Audit Committee.
Mr. Knabe has a true passion for the arts, leading him to create several innovative youth programs, such as the Pediatric Arts Program at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, and the Arts Education Partnership Program, which provides grants to schools and community-based organizations to fund visual art, dance, music and theatre programs for students. Also, in 2014, Mr. Knabe announced the start of “Operation Libraries,” a plan to invest $45 million to upgrade county libraries in communities throughout the Fourth District.
Mr. Knabe is an advocate for environmental initiatives throughout Los Angeles County. In 2012, Mr. Knabe called upon federal and state legislators to amend decades-old laws and regulations to encourage the development of innovative conversion technologies in Los Angeles County as an alternative to landfills. Through conversion technologies, trash that would get dumped in a landfill would be converted into fuels and energy sources. In addition, Mr. Knabe led the County’s efforts to improve overall water quality, including 19 projects within the Fourth District that lowered pollution and diverted storm water from the ocean, such as the Dominguez Gap Wetlands Project that was completed in 2008, improved water quality, created recreation opportunities for residents and visitors, and enhanced the environment by creating an open space habitat for the community.
Throughout his years as a community leader, Mr. Knabe has been respected for the strength of his grassroots support and considerable experience in local government, which made him a highly regarded voice, not only at home in the Fourth District, but also in Sacramento and Washington, D.C. He was elected to the Cerritos City Council in 1980 and served as a Councilman for eight years, including two terms as Mayor. As Chief of Staff to the late Fourth District Supervisor Deane Dana, Mr. Knabe gained invaluable insight into crucial federal, state and local issues and the needs of the Fourth District’s two million constituents.
Mr. Knabe is a veteran, having served in the United States Navy. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa.
Mr. Knabe and his wife, Julie, have been married for 48 years. Julie, a Long Beach native, is a past President of the Cerritos Chamber of Commerce. They have two married sons and four wonderful grandchildren.
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