JOY ABAQUIN FORD
Joy has served the City of Redondo Beach as the Quality of Life Prosecutor since 2015.
Awards and Accomplishments
- Awarded over $7 million in grants to relieve homelessness
- Received the Cal Cities (League of Cities) “Helen Putnam Award for Excellence in Housing Programs and Innovations”
- Earned $500,000 in state funding provided by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi
- Honored by Mayor Bill Brand’s Commendation for assisting the disabled
- Received the Rotary Club’s “Service Above Self” Honor
- Assisted Redondo’s Housing Authority to establish the Project Based Voucher Program to make housing more affordable
- Created a Quality of Life Fund to assist our homeless population
- Implemented compassionate strategies to help homelessness plummet by 60% since 2022
- Originated the Good Deeds Resident & Senior Assistant Funds to abate nuisances
- Rescued 200 abused animals from grossly negligent owner
- Shut down illegal businesses such as massage parlors
Community Organizations
- Redondo Beach Education Foundation Advocate, Washington Elementary
- Redondo Beach Council PTA Community Member
- PTA volunteer, Washington Elementary
- Classroom volunteer and Hands on Art volunteer, Washington Elementary
- Zonta International member, South Bay Chapter
- MB Huddle member and volunteer
- Sierra Club member
- PTA volunteer, Jefferson Elementary, 23-24
- Redondo Beach Education Foundation advocate, Madison Elementary, 21-22
- PTA volunteer, Yearbook docent and Hands on Art docent, Madison Elementary, 21-22
Professional Organizations
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- South Bay Bar Association
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- Philippine American Bar Association
- Cal Cities Asian Pacific Islander Caucus
Speaking Engagements
- Panelist on Homelessness for Cal Cities (League of Cities) Annual Conference
- Panelist on Code Enforcement for Cal Cities Continuing Legal Education series
- Panelist on Interim Housing at the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Symposium
- Speaker on prosecutor-led diversion for the National Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance, and the Council of State Governments Justice Center
- Speaker on homelessness for Kiwanis Club
- Speaker on Quality of Life issues at National Night Out
- Speaker on Prosecutor Diversion Programs for National Prosecutor’s Association
- Speaker on local issues at Neighborhood and Community Meetings
Education
- Juris Doctorate, University of California, Davis
- Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Rhetoric, University of California, Berkeley
