I hope our newsletter finds you well. We had a great Neighborhood Council Budget Day at City Hall on Saturday, thanks to the hard work of our Budget Advocates and our EmpowerLA staff (shout out to Mike Fong and John Darnell especially!). There were presentations from Mayor Eric Garcetti’s new Deputy Chief of Staff, Matt Szabo, [...]
LA Animal Services offers free pet ID tags for Independence Day While many people celebrate the Fourth of July with big gatherings and firework festivities, many furry family members prefer a quite day at home. Fireworks are no picnic for pets. The loud noises can frighten dogs and cats and cause them to escape their [...]
On Thursday, June 22, 2017, the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Planning Association held their annual awards gala and announced the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council (DLANC) the winner in the Neighborhood Planning category for DLANC's incredible Vision Downtown. Here is an except from the speech of City Planner Bryan Eck, [...]
Our guest for the first episode of the EmpowerLA Podcast is Tom Soong, a Project Coordinator in Leadership Development and Field Representative for Neighborhood Councils in Northeast Los Angeles. Tom is one of the longest tenured staff members at the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment and in our conversation he offers a wealth of insights about [...]
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 [...]
I had a great time with my dog, Groot, at the Glassell Park Neighborhood Council's Dog Walk on Saturday. They had nearly 1500 attend from all over Los Angeles and gathered several hundred signatures to support a future dog park in Glassell Park. When we finished with the walk, we headed over to the awesome Hermon Dog [...]
Mayor Garcetti spoke to Jeff Morales, the Executive Director of the CA High-Speed Rail Authority, regarding its potential impacts to communities in the City of Los Angeles -- both through construction activities and permanent physical structures required for safe and efficient operation of the project. The Mayor thanks Mr. Morales for his commitment to minimize impacts and optimize [...]
The City of Los Angeles has launched an unprecedented sidewalk repair program, SAFE SIDEWALKS LA, which will invest $1.4 billion over 30 years to make sidewalks accessible to everyone. These repairs will improve neighborhood safety and boost the quality of life. Through the Safe Sidewalks LA program, if you have a sidewalk that needs to [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. Our Neighborhood Councils are having some awesome events for their community. I was happy to stop by the Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council's Pathways to Employment day last Saturday for high school youth. They offered classes on different work careers, resume workshops and the ability to connect with [...]
Learn about what "plastic" recyclables should go into the blue bin , plastic numbers and what they mean, and finally how to fight hunger by donating leftovers in this 1st Quarter edition of Recycletter from City of Los Angeles, LA Sanitation Solid Resources Citywide Recycling Division.
