I hope our newsletter finds you well. Happy Open Data Day! I was happy to celebrate with Controller Ron Galperin, Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, ITA General Manager Ted Ross and Innovation and Performance Commissioner Catherine Geanuracos in City Council chambers today as they presented on Open Data Day and the amazing efforts the City of Los [...]
Check out the Wall Street Journal's great profile of The City Controller's new LAX interactive dashboard. Users can explore a real-time noise map, what LAX buys, and data on traffic, passenger experience, and more. "You can see how the money is spent, check salaries of airport employees, chart car rentals by month and see maps [...]
HUNC Speaker Forum The Hollywood United Neighborhood Council (HUNC) is proud to present the second HUNC Speaker Forum. This event will feature former Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, City Controller Ron Galperin and President of the Board of Public Works Kevin James discussing the budget and infrastructure in a roundtable format on Wednesday, January [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. Although I’ve been out sick most of this week, I’m happy to say that our EmpowerLA team was hard at work handling all things Neighborhood Councils from elections to funding to meeting operations to outreach. Many thanks to my managers, Leyla Campos, Armando Ruiz, Stephen Box and Mike [...]
The San Pedro Chamber of Commerce will host LA City Controller Ron Galperin for a presentation on the Department's Control Panel LA. ControlPanel LA is your source for information about Los Angeles' expenditures, revenues, payroll, special funds and more. For more information visit http://www.sanpedrochamber.com/ September 24th, 2015 Grand Annex 434 W. 6th Street, San Pedro , [...]
Mayor Garcetti announced today that "Team Los Angeles" was named as one of Gov Tech's Top 25 in its annual list of "Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers". The list recognizes those who "cut through the public sector’s legendary barriers to innovation with transformative ideas." "Team Los Angeles" comprises Mayor Eric Garcetti, Deputy Mayor Rick Cole, City [...]
The City of Los Angeles Budget Advocates produced their very first Radio Show on March 1, 2015. The Special Guests included Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin and the General Manager of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment Grayce Liu. Did you miss it? Watch a video of the entire show here: https://vimeo.com/121143272 Join us again [...]
We're stoked to announce the City's first Civic Innovation Fellowship - an exciting partnership between the LA City Controller's Office and verynice. The Civic Innovation Fellows will serve in a paid position as innovators, entrepreneurs, and change agents as they lead a civic innovation project with resources, mentorship, and support from both verynice and the [...]
On October 11, 2014 the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates will be hosting their regional Budget Day. The locations and times for each region are as follows: Regions 1, 2, 3 and 4: Braude Constituent Center 6262 Van Nuys Boulevard, Van Nuys, CA 91401 9 am - 11 am Regions 5 and 6: LA Legal Aid [...]
The City Controller’s office is proud to announce the launch of the City's first Civic Innovation Lab. This lab, in collaboration with HubLA and Learn Do Share, will bring together designers, developers, activists, and City government to design creative solutions to civic problems. This is not just another meetup or hackathon - this is the [...]
