Getting from place to place along the LA Waterfront is about to get a little easier – and a lot more fun. The Port of Los Angeles, in partnership with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), has been given the green light by the LA Board of Harbor Commissioners to expand the Metro [...]
The Rock N Roll Half Marathon is taking place Sunday, October 30, 2016. Please see the Traffic Management Plan for further details. Street closures begin as early as 5 AM. Expect delays and congestion in and around the event area(s).
Even though LA often doesn’t see its first significant rain event until November or December, October does signify the “official” start of the rainy season here in Southern California as is evidenced by the rain earlier this month. And, with California’s drought far from over, it’s still vital that Angelenos conserve water and harvest rainwater. [...]
LA Animal Services Offers Pet Safety Tips While many people of all ages look forward to Halloween each year, the holiday's festivities can be stressful and even dangerous for your pets. Even normally mellow pets can be confused and spooked by strange sounds and sights and unfamiliar people in costumes. Here are some tips to [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. I’m so excited that Mayor Eric Garcetti, First Lady Amy Elaine Wakeland and the Getty House Foundation Board of Directors are focusing on “Women Who Lead Our Neighborhood Councils” for their Women’s Leadership Series program next week. We have over 40% of the board seats in the Neighborhood [...]
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti today joined Metro and community stakeholders in Little Tokyo for the ceremonial naming and lowering of the tunnel boring machine (TBM) that will dig twin 1.1-mile underground rail tunnels under downtown Los Angeles for the Regional Connector Transit Project. Excavation work is expected to begin in January. The $1.55 [...]
Los Angeles residents are wanted to discuss race, ethnicity and diversity through a program called embRACE LA. LA leaders kicked off the program Thursday at City Hall, where councilmen Herb Wesson and Mitch O’Farrell touted the importance of the effort, which aims to foster stronger race relations by engaging residents across the city through dialogue [...]
Our parks are important to our communities. This questionnaire is a great opportunity to let the City of Los Angeles know your thoughts about our parks. What is working? What needs improvement? What’s missing? What would you love to see more of in your community park? Your feedback is valuable. It will be part of [...]
The City Council is in the beginning stages of an open and public conversation about how best to regulate all aspects of the marijuana, or cannabis, industry within the City of Los Angeles. It also marks another important opportunity for the Neighborhood Councils to be fully engaged in the City’s legislative process and truly have [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA – On Thursday, October 20, 2016, the Korean Resource Center (KRC) hosted an Early Vote Town Hall at Trinity Central Lutheran Church in Koreatown for over 200 Korean speaking senior citizens and other new immigrant voters to navigate the voting process, understand ballot initiatives and candidates, and provide assistance with completing vote-by-mail [...]
