We're launching a new NC Spotlight series on our blog and in our newsletter to highlight some of the great achievements of Neighborhood Councils and board members across the City! Check out this week's news below from Harbor Gateway North NC and NC Valley Village. If you're interested in submitting your own NC highlights for inclusion, we'd [...]
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti unveiled LA’s Green New Deal this week - a series of practical steps toward creating a more sustainable Los Angeles by the year 2050. The Green New Deal LA will also serve as a global model for upholding the terms outlined in the Paris Agreement in a way that contributes [...]
Mayor Eric Garcetti delivered his 2019 State of the City address on Wednesday, April 17th at Lincoln High School in East Los Angeles. As the site where the Chicano Blowouts of 1968 began - a youth civil rights movement where 22,000 students walked out of LAUSD high schools to protest unequal conditions there - Lincoln High was [...]
Did you know that pet waste can pollute our water supply if it’s left on the ground? That’s why LA Stormwater - the City’s Watershed Protection Program - is giving away free dog waste bags to you and your stakeholders. To request your free pet waste bags, simply fill out this form on LA Stormwater’s [...]
The City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation’s LADOT Transit Bureau broke ground today for the construction of the first City-owned bus operations and maintenance facility on Commercial Street in Downtown Los Angeles. The Central Bus Facility will handle the operations, maintenance, fueling and storage for LADOT Transit’s DASH Downtown LA Bus Fleet. In addition, [...]
Calling all Drop Defenders, Angelenos, you’ve put in a lot of hard work to help save the Drop. That’s why the City of Los Angeles and the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles have launched “Drop Defenders, a campaign to recognize all the great work you’re doing to conserve water while sharing your shining examples. For [...]
The Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance (NCSA)’s Cool Blocks LA project -- which builds green, healthy, and resilient neighborhoods, block by block, in collaboration with the City of Los Angeles -- is in the running for a Green Festival Community Award! Finalist projects were selected based on their demonstration of creative ideas, measurable goals and a [...]
Recycled Water Fill Station at LA Zoo Opens LOS ANGELES---The Honorable Councilmember David Ryu of the 4th District, along with officials from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation (LA SAN), and the Los Angeles Zoo (LA Zoo) announced the opening of the City of Los Angeles’ [...]
This article was written by Samantha Page for Climate Progress on June 10 2016 at 8:00 am. You can read the full article here. The Second-Largest City In The U.S. Is On The Verge Of Being 100 Percent Renewable Growing up alongside the car and electricity industries, Los Angeles has long been seen as one [...]
LOS ANGELES—Mayor Eric Garcetti today marked the one-year anniversary of his Sustainable City pLAn with a ceremony in Boyle Heights, where he described the city’s record gains in conservation, clean energy, and environmental justice. The pLAn is a roadmap for a Los Angeles that is environmentally healthy, economically prosperous, and equitable in opportunity for all [...]
