At this year’s Lummis Day celebration this past weekend, the Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council decided to try a simple tech upgrade to engage stakeholders and draw interest to their table. Instead of using traditional clipboards, HHPNC brought out their new iPad and allowed people to sign up for their email list by entering their [...]
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is inviting local jurisdictions and the public to help shape the future of the Southern California region in a series of open houses. In Los Angeles County, the Open Houses kick off on June 15 in Culver City. The public will be asked to share their views on [...]
As we enter our fourth year of historic drought, it's time we get creative about how we save water. In celebration of the National Day for Civic Hacking, join Mayor Garcetti and Hack for LA this Saturday for a day of conservation-themed hacking and tips on how you can #DroughtHack in your own home. We'll [...]
The 18th Annual SoRo Community Festival will take place on Sunday, June 7, 2014 from 11 am to 4 pm. The Festival is located on South Robertson Boulevard, between Cattaraugus and Beverlywood St. (just north of Hamilton High School and the 10 Freeway), and free street parking is also available. Free and open to the [...]
One of the keys to a profitable marketing strategy is having a long term vision of what you want your business to become and building a plan to meet that vision. The Mayor’s Office of Economic Development is hosting a workshop that will be an interactive experience in building a strategy for the long term [...]
The arts revitalize neighborhoods and promote economic prosperity, and Downtown Los Angeles is a perfect example. For many years, for most people Downtown LA was a scary place. Then artists began to move into abandoned buildings, old factories, and loft spaces. Later, galleries moved in, and the Downtown LA art scene was born. New construction [...]
Join the Voices Neighborhood Council on June 6th for this free community event and enjoy fun activities for all ages, games, music, and giveaways! The fair will feature face painting, games, food, music, and more, Date: Saturday, June 6 Time: 11am - 3pm Location: Normandie Avenue Elementary School 4505 S Raymond Ave., Los Angeles, CA [...]
Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Great Streets Initiative challenges you to re-imagine our streets as vibrant public spaces. In 2015, the Great Streets program is awarding individual applicants up to $20,000 in city funds for projects that propose creative ways of using our Great Streets as public spaces. Up to $200,000 will be awarded through the Great [...]
The City of Los Angeles has released a report outlining the guiding principles for the One Water LA 2040 Plan for water conservation. The One Water LA 2040 Plan is a comprehensive planning process designed to increase sustainable water management for the City of Los Angeles. One Water LA is building on the success of [...]
In accordance with the tradition of the American Public Works Association, recognition of more than 10,000 people that provide and maintain public facilities and services throughout North America is underway this week, National Public Works Week 2015, May 17-23. The City of Los Angeles continued the celebration on Wednesday when Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Deputy of [...]
