By Tony Wilkinson Long journeys begin with a single step. The road to a 21st century workforce at LADWP could start with a public vote to free the utility from the Charter requirement that it use the city's Civil Service system. Let's say the citizen-owners of the utility do approve that exemption. The next day [...]
Los Angeles, CA, May 10, 2016 – The Southern California Veterinarian Medical Association (SCVMA) has extended the time from five to seven days on their FREE veterinarian exam vouchers. Now, adopt a new pet from any of the six LA Animal Services shelters in the City of Los Angeles and you will have a week [...]
This Saturday, May 14, beginning at 9:30 a.m. with refreshments, we are co-hosting with Los Angeles Universal Preschool, UCLA, Valley Industry & Commerce Association (VICA) and Northridge Chamber of Commerce, a Candidate Forum for the 5th District of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors at CSUN’s Plaza Del Sol Performance Center. Warren Olney of [...]
LADWP Will Host Customer Service Saturday at Four Regional Customer Service Centers on May 14, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Workshops on Saving Water and Energy Set for Crenshaw, Van Nuys and Watts Locations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: May 10, 2016 10:18:08 AM PDT LADWP Letterhead LADWP Will Host Customer Service Saturday at [...]
Dear Friend: Your voice matters and is an important part of the Los Angeles City Council's efforts to reform the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP). The DWP is the largest publicly-owned utility in the nation and ratepayers who own the utility, deserve a department that is responsive to their needs. As such, [...]
On Saturday, May 14th from 10am to 4pm, head to your neighborhood fire station for our annual Fire Service Recognition Day celebrations. Join us as we honor L.A.’s bravest men and women with special events, BBQs, Honorary Fire Chief presentations and even visits from LAFD Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas. Come and learn about what we [...]
Cool Blocks LA pilot to launch May 21; leaders from Council Districts 5 and 10 sought The NCSA is excited to collaborate with Neighborhood Councils and community organizations to launch Cool Blocks LA, a free, five-month, neighborhood block-based program that lightens our carbon and water footprints while fostering community disaster resilience and social connections. We [...]
Neighborhood Councils, here is an invitation for you all to come and join us for our upcoming Accessing LA event on May 18th! As part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, this event hopes to attract API and other diverse businesses seeking to do business with the City's various departments and for individuals to pursue [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. It was all about elections and budget this week. We conducted Region 5 elections on Sunday and Region 6 elections yesterday as well as putting up multiple Pop-Up Polls for online voting Neighborhood Councils during the week in our bid to bring voting directly to the stakeholders. Kudos [...]
Mayor Garcetti has been working to solve the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles since he began volunteering on Skid Row when he was 14. Before he entered office, there was a significant lack of coordination between the government, providers, and private and public sectors in addressing homelessness. While each individual institution independently invested in homelessness [...]
