LA Sanitation is hosting its first annual citywide Earth Day LA event to be held on Saturday, April 23rd from 9am to 2pm, at Hansen Dam Park, just outside Discovery Cube Los Angeles. The theme is Zero Waste - One Water. We would be honored to have you join us. A few event details: 2000 [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. I was very sad to hear that Bill Rosendahl, former Councilmember for District 11, passed away this week. Councilmember Rosendahl was a great supporter of Neighborhood Councils, and it was always such a pleasure to work with him. For more information, please see current District 11 Councilmember Mike [...]
LOS ANGELES—Mayor Eric Garcetti joined hundreds of global business leaders Thursday to showcase Los Angeles’ booming economy and push for new investment in city assets. The Regional Investors Conference, held this year in Playa Vista, provides an opportunity for leaders from across Southern California to promote private investment in municipal bonds. This year’s third annual [...]
As many of you have already heard, on Wednesday morning, shortly before the sun rose, Bill Rosendahl peacefully passed away. The outpouring of support since Bill's passing has been amazing and I sincerely thank each person who has expressed condolences, shared memories and offered tributes. I am writing you today to invite you to two [...]
Please join us for a panel discussion entitled LAPD & Community: Overcoming Mistrust. Moderated by Sandy Banks, former LA Times Columnist and featuring panelists Holly Mitchell, California State Senator, District 30; Kim McGill, Organizer, Youth Justice Coalition; Kathleen Kim, Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners and Arif Alikhan, Director, LAPD OFfice of Constitutional Policing and [...]
By Tony Wilkinson "We’re not interested in what your problem is. We just want you to turn around and stop taking our money and going up on the rates" said Earis Vails, an African-American bus driver who lives in South L.A. She was talking to reporter Gene Maddaus of "LA Weekly". Earlier Vails had asked [...]
Do you know your neighbors well enough to knock on their door and ask for the proverbial “cup of sugar”? In an emergency, would your neighbors know how to help you? Would you know how to help them? Do you wish there was more you could do to reduce carbon pollution and conserve resources for [...]
Check out the Wall Street Journal's great profile of The City Controller's new LAX interactive dashboard. Users can explore a real-time noise map, what LAX buys, and data on traffic, passenger experience, and more. "You can see how the money is spent, check salaries of airport employees, chart car rentals by month and see maps [...]
The Elevate Project is a mentorship program for female tech entrepreneurs, in partnership with the LA Mayor's Office. Please join us for our free workshop next week, Wednesday April 6th from 10am-12pm at the La Kretz Building, 525 S. Hewitt Street, Los Angeles 90013. The topics will be on recruiting and hiring--How to Build Your [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. It was a pleasure to join Board of Neighborhood Commissioners Josh LaFarga and President Leonard Shaffer today at the Board of Public Works to honor our Neighborhood Council Clean Street Heroes Jesus Banuelos from Pico Union Neighborhood Council and Diana Medel from Wilmington Neighborhood Council. The Board of [...]
