I hope our newsletter finds you well. So happy to report that Region 7 elections went smoothly on Saturday thanks to our awesome Elections Team. Congratulations as well to Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council for hosting almost 200 youth at their Saturday "Pathways to Employment" event where professionals held skills-building workshops and practice interviews, all [...]
LOS ANGELES—The City of Los Angeles is committing to a future where the needs of older adults are more carefully considered in the building of infrastructure, the planning of programs, and the making of policy, thanks to an Executive Directive signed today by Mayor Eric Garcetti. Purposeful Aging LA, the seventeenth Executive Directive of Mayor [...]
By Tony Wilkinson The Department of Water and Power Reform measure (CF 16-0093) will soon go to the kitchen. By the end of May, City Council President Herb Wesson, with input from Mayor Eric Garcetti, will make sausage out of all the separate reforms in the proposal. His Rules committee will then ask the City [...]
Los Angeles Department of Animal Services investigation leads to animal cruelty conviction Los Angeles, CA, May 18, 2016 – The deputy city attorney for the City of Los Angeles, Michelle McGinnis, charged a suspected puppy abuser, the defendant, with one count of animal cruelty. The case went to trial and resulted in a guilty verdict [...]
California: Election Observer Volunteers Needed Statewide Elections are the heart of democracy. And while voting is every American's civic duty, here is one opportunity for Californian's to go above and beyond in the June 7 Primary. We are supporting the Secretary of State's office in making sure that this California primary election day is conducted [...]
Fundraising Fundraising doesn’t necessarily mean asking for cash donations. As Neighborhood Council, that’s off limits in most cases. There are several ways to raise resources to create successful Make Music LA events. More than likely your teammates will be volunteers like you and will not be looking for compensation for time spent on this project. [...]
Come Join Us at the Los Angeles Fire Department Career Expo at our final Career Expo of the year on May 21, 2016! Becoming a firefighter is about community service and making a difference in people’s lives. Right here in L.A., we are looking for strong, smart and caring women and men who have what [...]
Learn what comes next for newly elected Neighborhood Council Board Members. Three days after an election, the preliminary results will be posted on your Neighborhood Council's Election page at EmpowerLA.org and will be updated with the Final Official Canvass of Votes when the election is certified. There are THREE days to resolve provisional ballots. For [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. It’s been a super busy week as usual here at EmpowerLA. Staff are certifying elections while preparing for tomorrow’s elections and doing a bunch of Pop-Up Polls in between. I had the pleasure of swearing in the new Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council board on Wednesday night and conducting their [...]
MAYOR GARCETTI ANNOUNCES NEW HIGH-SPEED CONNECTION TO CITY'S DIGITAL RESOURCES Los Angeles connects to stronger, faster digital network for innovators, researchers, educators, and students LOS ANGELES—Coming this summer, students, academics, and researchers across California and around the world will be able to access Los Angeles city data and digital resources at dramatically higher speeds. An [...]
