Neighborhood Councils and other community groups will soon have an easier way to implement median beautification projects. The Innovation and Performance Commission (IPC) unanimously approved $35,000 to fund the “Median Design Competition,” a concept submitted by Board of Public Works Vice-President Monica Rodriguez. The concept is to enlist the talent and creativity of landscape architects [...]
If you’ve seen a Bureau of Street Services crew fixing potholes and other small asphalt damages recently, chances are it was part of the BSS’s Neighborhood Council Blitz Initiative. The program evolved from the "getting back to basics" concept, and aims to streamline the process of street repairs, reach out to the community, and perform [...]
Mayor Eric Garcetti today announced the Great Streets Challenge Grant program, which will award a total of up to $200,000 to community groups who find innovative ways to enhance the city's efforts along the initial 15 streets of Mayor Garcetti's Great Streets Initiative. The Great Streets Initiative was created by the Mayor to target improvement along [...]
Are you questioning major business or life choices, overcoming a personal loss, illness, loss of job, relationship obstacles, or facing a decision that overwhelms you? The Conlin Company is looking for four people to be part of an exciting new documentary called COACHING MOVIE. They are seeking individuals who are facing challenges or embarking on [...]
The Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance’s partnership with the Mayor’s Office continues this weekend with a workshop promoting the Mayor’s new Save the Drop water conservation campaign. An immediate priority for water conservation is reducing residential water use through lawn conversion to California-Friendly Landscaping using a watershed-based approach. Neighborhood Councils can play a crucial role in [...]
A new contest launched by Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell in the 13th Council District will promote civic pride and water conservation during one of the worst droughts in recent history while beautifying the neighborhood through a community improvement initiative called Project Parkway. Councilmember O’Farrell developed this initiative to encourage residents to become pro-active in community enhancement [...]
The Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance is pleased to partner with the Mayor’s Office to support the City’s new “Save the Drop” campaign and aggressive water conservation goals. An immediate priority for water conservation is reducing residential water use through lawn conversion to California-Friendly Landscaping using a watershed-based approach. Neighborhood Councils are vital to the success [...]
When they’re not busy improving their community as board members of the Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council, twin sisters Penelope and America Lopez are hard at work on another project that they hope will “help bridge trust between law enforcement and the public.” The two women, avid coders and technologists, have developed a prototype for a [...]
This weekend, join a few thousand of your friends and neighbors in exploring your city by foot and proving that pedestrians aren't an extinct species! The Big Parade is a two-day walk in Los Angeles, taking place on the weekend of May 2 and 3, 2015. It includes about 80 public stairways over 35 miles, [...]
The largest national gathering for Zero Waste in business is coming to our backyard May 5-7! Hosted by the U.S. Zero Waste Business Council in partnership with City of Los Angeles Sanitation, the 4th Annual National Zero Waste Business Conference will be headlined by sustainability leaders such as the Honorable Mayor Eric Garcetti, who will [...]
