2016 was an exciting year for DataLA! The Mayor’s Data Team implements Mayor Eric Garcetti’s vision of a data-driven city. The Open Data Library grew, the LA GeoHub, a one-of-a-kind platform for collaboration and innovation launched, and there was greater focus on shifting internal culture around data-driven governance and engaging the public with government information. [...]
Get food for firearms at the LA Mayor's office of Gang Reduction and Youth Development's annual Anonymous Gun Buyback event Saturday May 7th. Participants will receive a $100 Ralph's gift card for surrendered handguns, shotguns or rifles, or a $200 Ralph's gift card for surrendered items classified as assault weapons in the State of California. [...]
Mayor's Volunteer Corps As you look for ways to make a difference in your communities on the issues you care about most, we want you to be aware of the Mayor's Volunteer Corps. All over the City, hundreds of Angelenos just like you are looking for opportunities to make their neighborhoods stronger. They have signed [...]
Mayor Garcetti unveiled the nation's first installation of Philips SmartPole streetlights, equipped with energy-efficient LED lighting and 4G LTE wireless technology. 100 of these innovative streetlights will be installed across Los Angeles in the first year; 500 additional poles will be added over the next four years. The SmartPoles will deliver enhanced, reliable wireless broadband [...]
For the first time in its history, the City of Los Angeles has a “comprehensive and actionable policy roadmap” for creating a more environmentally, economically, and socially equitable and sustainable future. With continued population growth and reduced resources such as water, Los Angeles needs an ambitious and forward-thinking plan for encouraging smart and sustainable growth [...]
On Tuesday, April 14, Mayor Eric Garcetti will be delivering his second “State of the City” address at the Valley Performing Arts Center on the Cal State Northridge campus. The Mayor is expected to discuss the progress his administration has made in implementing a “Back to Basics” approach to city government and improving efficiency across [...]
Mayor Garcetti Releases DWP Benchmarking Study Results Mayor Eric Garcetti announced today the results of an initial benchmarking study at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to find efficiencies that will improve operations and save money for ratepayers. To promote transparency and ensure the Department is focused on the most pressing needs [...]
Mayor Garcetti Opens New Plaza In North Hollywood Arts District Mayor Eric Garcetti today opened the NoHo Plaza, a new public space in the heart of the North Hollywood Arts District and the first project of the "People St" program. The Plaza was created by revamping an alley behind Lankershim Blvd. by covering the pavement [...]
Los Angeles Department of Transportation is the first transit agency in California to create a system-wide mobile ticketing app On Tuesday, February 17, Mayor Eric Garcetti launched LA Mobile, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation’s (LADOT) app that lets riders buy tickets on their smartphones for LADOT operated DASH and Commuter Express buses. The launch [...]
Mayor Eric Garcetti today highlighted the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s energy efficiency goal of 15% by year 2020—the highest and most ambitious energy efficiency goal by a major municipal utility in the United States. The new goal, adopted by Garcetti’s appointees to the Board of Water and Power in August 2014, exceeds [...]
