Donald R. Knabe (born October 15, 1943 in Illinois) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, serving the Fourth District. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member non-partisan governing board of Los Angeles County California. He is currently seeking reelection on the June 3, 2008, election.
Education and Early Political Career
Knabe attended Graceland University and graduated with a degree in business administration. Graceland University is a private liberal arts university of about 2300 students and 150 faculty with campuses in Lamoni Iowa and Independence Missouri. In Business, administration consists of the performance or management of business operations and thus the making or implementing of major decisions After enlisting in the U.S. Navy, Knabe and his new wife, the former Julie Gillbreath, settled in Cerritos, California. Cerritos (formerly known as Dairy Valley) is a Charter city in Los Angeles County California, United States, and is one of several cities that The Knabes owned a small business, and Knabe entered politics in 1980 when he was elected to the Cerritos City Council on the basis of growth issues. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Knabe took a job with Supervisor Deane Dana's office in 1982, soon advancing to chief of staff. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Knabe retired from the City Council in [[1988]. The Knabes have two sons, Curt and Matt, both graduates of Pepperdine University. Pepperdine University is a private University of higher learning affiliated with the Churches of Christ. Don Knabe is a member of the Community of Christ.
Supervisor, 4th District, Los Angeles County
Don Knabe ascended to the position of his boss, Deane Dana, in 1996 when Dana retired from public life. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)
A moderate Republican, Knabe is most noted for instituting a safe haven law or baby hatch in 2002, where mothers can leave their baby at a fire station, lifeguard headquarters, or hospital within 72 hours of their birth. Safe Haven law, also known in some states as Baby Moses law, is the popular name for United States ' laws that Decriminalize leaving unharmed infants with A baby hatch is a place where mothers can bring their babies usually newborn and leave them anonymously in a safe place to be found and cared for See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. A fire station (also called stationhouse) is a structure or other area set aside for storage of firefighting apparatus (i A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for The program was instituted after several publicized cases of child abandonment and infanticide. Child abandonment is the practice of abandoning offspring outside of legal Adoption. Infanticide is the practice of someone intentionally causing the death of an Infant. The program was quickly adopted statewide. As of 1/28/08 65 babies alone, in Los Angeles County, have been safely surrendered. Los Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States.
Don Knabe is also known for his efforts to preserve clean beaches and coastline.
The Fourth District of Los Angeles County is a crescent shaped district that covers such important places as much of Los Angeles County's coastline, LAX, the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, Catalina Island, the entire South Bay, portions of the City of Los Angeles, some of Marina del Rey, and portions of the first suburban Chinatown in America (Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights, La Habra Heights, Diamond Bar). Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Marina del Rey is a seaside Unincorporated area of Los Angeles County California. Hacienda Heights is an unincorporated Census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Rowland Heights is an Unincorporated community of, in Los Angeles County California, located in the San Gabriel Valley. La Habra Heights is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Diamond Bar is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
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| Preceded by Deane Dana |
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors 4th District 1997— |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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