The Los Angeles Department of Animal Services is holding two important events at the West Los Angeles Animal Shelter next week. Next Tuesday, October 25, 2016, the Board of the Los Angeles Animal Services Commission will hold its meeting in West Los Angeles. On behalf of Commission President David Zaft, Commissioners Olivia Garcia, Roger Wolfson, [...]
Police and family members are asking the public to help find a 55-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease who went missing during a visit to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Nancy Paulikas was last seen exiting the restroom at LACMA about 3 p.m. Saturday. She appeared to walk toward a museum exhibit, but then [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA (October 18th, 2016) – The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) has received approximately $250,000 in funding from the California Office of Transportation Safety (OTS) to contract directly with community based organizations to implement innovative, creative and engaging, site-specific interventions, outreach, and education along 10 specific corridors suffering from some of the [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. I had an excellent time last Friday sharing about our Neighborhood Council system in Sacramento at Center for California Studies’ Our Voices: Advancing Civic Engagement in California Conference. It was especially good given the fact that many players in the civic engagement world in California did not know [...]
State Cap-and-Trade Funding includes $12 million in financing for Jordan Downs redevelopment as well as critical transportation improvements LOS ANGELES —The City of Los Angeles has been awarded nearly $65 million in cap-and-trade funding from the State to develop environmentally sustainable affordable housing and make critical transportation improvements, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced today. The grants [...]
by Jennifer Markewych Last night was my proudest moment as an elected official to date. It was a moment that made all the bureaucracy, headaches, and frustration worthwhile. At 3:30 pm, less than 3 hours before my board meeting, I received a phone call from our city liaison, "Jen, I've got some news for you." [...]
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 [...]
With roughly three weeks to go until Election Day, November 8, we're pleased to share a great opportunity for you to ask any and all questions you may have about voter registration deadlines, mail-in ballots, key election info and more! The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's office will host a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) [...]
Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer and LAPD Newton Division invite you to a community meeting, for: South Park, Los Angeles Pueblo Del Rio Housing Projects L.A. Fashion District Meet L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer and YOUR local problem solver, Neighborhood Prosecutor VANESSA ALVARADO. Connect with personnel from the LAPD Newton Community Station. Get updated [...]
Los Angeles – Controller Ron Galperin released the City's Preliminary Financial Report, recapping fiscal year 2015-16. The Report provides information and analysis of General Fund revenues and expenditures, reserves, and bonded indebtedness, along with budgeted Special Fund schedules. The report, as well the Controller’s accompanying cover letter, can be found here. http://www.lacontroller.org/fy_2015_16_preliminary_financial_report Open data for [...]
