If you missed Mayor Eric Garcetti's 2017 State of the City address, you can watch the full video here or read the text below: 2017 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS Council President Wesson, Esteemed Members of the City Council … Fellow elected officials ... members of the clergy … local leaders ... members of the consular corps [...]
Mayor Garcetti Boosts Support For L.A.'s Small Businesses With New Online Platform Mayor Eric Garcetti is offering small business owners a helping hand with a new online platform that walks them through the startup process step-by-step, and provides free, custom-tailored guidance that gives local entrepreneurs the resources they need to thrive. The L.A. Business Portal, [...]
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was enthusiastically received at the closing session of the Congress of Neighborhoods and spoke on several priorities of his including ensuring that all Angelenos receive high quality services from City Hall. Following up on the Mayor’s Clean Streets Initiative, Mayor Garcetti launched the Clean Streets Team and urged all Neighborhood [...]
Mayor Eric Garcetti unveiled the first solar-powered smart bench and smart bus shelter installed through his Great Streets Initiative, with South L.A.’s historic Central Avenue receiving the first of 15 installations planned across the city. Located on the corner of 43rd Street and S. Central Avenue, the project is part of a Great Streets Studio pilot [...]
Mayor Garcetti delivers the closing address at this year’s event at City Hall. (Los Angeles, CA - September 24, 2015) The 2015 Los Angeles Congress of Neighborhoods - an annual conference of community leaders drawn from across the city- happens Saturday September 26th at City Hall. With 40 workshops and opportunities to hear and talk to [...]
Los Angeles launched its bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games today following a unanimous vote by the LA City Council in support of the city’s attempt to bring the Summer Games back to the United States for the first time in 28 years. The city’s Olympic bid was endorsed by the United [...]
10,000 Strong Veterans Hiring Initiative Near Halfway Mark Ahead of Schedule Today, at the 10,000 Strong Veterans Career Summit, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that his 10,000 Strong Coalition of over 200 public and private sector partners has hired nearly 5,000 veterans in one year. He was joined by more than 1,000 veterans, employers, supporters and [...]
Year Two in Review As the fiscal year comes to an end, I wanted to share what we have accomplished over the past year. When I took office just over two years ago, I said we would bring City Hall back to basics so that as a city, we could address and improve key services [...]
The Route to a Smarter City Bus shelters are one of those city fixtures that we hardly notice until we need them. I know I'm always grateful for the shade and seat a shelter provides while I'm waiting for my ride. Until now, these shelters have dutifully performed their job: give people a place to [...]
Mayor Garcetti today announced the Los Angeles has been ranked #1 by the US City Open Data Census for its open data. The Census, administered by Code for America, the Sunlight Foundation, and the Open Knowledge Foundation-- leaders in open data and transparency--ranks cities' data on the availability, quality, and accessibility of its open data. [...]
