Ever wondered how all those tourists find the right bus or van to board for their visit in Los Angeles. Well guess no longer...take a look at how LADOT approves and installs tour bus zones. Our engineers, designers and field crews make it all happen.
I hope our newsletter finds you well. We are riding the Neighborhood Council election roller coaster now with the start of Region 1 elections last Saturday and Region 3 elections yesterday in the Valley. With Sunland Tujunga Neighborhood Council coming out of the gate with over 1200 voters showing up at the polls as well [...]
Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a surge in new jobs across the city, and highlighted new resources available to help businesses create more jobs. According to the new figures released by the UCLA Anderson School of Management, Los Angeles’ unemployment rate is 5.8 percent — half of what it was at the peak of the recession [...]
Today was a great day for those Neighborhood Councils that have been tackling neighborhood cleanups for so many years. Mayor Eric Garcetti, along with the City Council, announced a brand new data set that grades how clean our city streets are in L.A. Our elected officials are going back to basics by focusing valuable resources [...]
Mayor's Volunteer Corps As you look for ways to make a difference in your communities on the issues you care about most, we want you to be aware of the Mayor's Volunteer Corps. All over the City, hundreds of Angelenos just like you are looking for opportunities to make their neighborhoods stronger. They have signed [...]
Now that you have access to bicycling resources with the new #LeapLA, watch this video for safety reminders on sharing the road when cycling.
Help to make festivals, special events, marathon races, and your neighborhood safe and enjoyable for everyone. Please observe ‘No Parking’ signs during posted street cleaning hours. LADOT helps keep our city streets clean for people who walk, roll, bike, ride transit, and drive. Thank you.
Another year has passed and so many important issues are on the political table. Many of you are in the midst of election preparations for your Neighborhood Council, filling vacant regional seats on your boards, attracting volunteers who will contribute time and expertise toward community goals. It almost seems frivolous to talk about music. Except, [...]
Congratulations to Ginny Hatfield of Valley Village Neighborhood Council for being named as one of the inspirational women of the San Fernando Valley by Gregory J. Wilcox in the Los Angeles Daily News! Full text of the article is below: Growing up in Porter Ranch, Vahid Khorsand realized that the San Fernando Valley was rich [...]
By Tony Wilkinson "Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made" wrote American poet and satirist John Godfrey Saxe in 1869. Drafting legislation is just as messy a process today. Thanks to the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council system, everyday Angelinos can be part of that sausage-making process. [...]
