10,000 Strong Veterans Hiring Initiative Near Halfway Mark Ahead of Schedule Today, at the 10,000 Strong Veterans Career Summit, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that his 10,000 Strong Coalition of over 200 public and private sector partners has hired nearly 5,000 veterans in one year. He was joined by more than 1,000 veterans, employers, supporters and [...]
Dear Angelenos, With increased concern over coyotes in neighborhoods, it appears that the coyotes may have simply adapted to urban living and lost the fear of people. As we continue to study this challenge, we are recommending the use of humane “hazing techniques” designed to re-instill the fear of people for the coyotes. I’d like [...]
Online registration for the 8th Annual Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair (the largest in Los Angeles) opened on July 1, 2015. Please don’t be misled by the Valley in our name—everyone is invited to attend. Mother Nature pays no attention to our boundaries. By registering online, Fairgoers who bring their printed voucher to the Express Check-In [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. Happy New Fiscal Year! Thanks to the Mayor’s Office, the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates and our great staff, we ended last fiscal year with a great Budget Day. I was sorry to have missed it as I was out of the country that day (many thanks to Acting [...]
Want to learn more about using tech tools to increase civic engagement and grow your network of supporters? Are you looking to increase your web presence and online interaction with your stakeholders? Civic engagement and politics play a significant role in online interactions. A Pew Research survey shows that 39% of U.S. adults engage in [...]
Year Two in Review As the fiscal year comes to an end, I wanted to share what we have accomplished over the past year. When I took office just over two years ago, I said we would bring City Hall back to basics so that as a city, we could address and improve key services [...]
The Foothill Trails District NC will be hosting its first Emergency Preparedness Fair on Saturday, July 11, from 11 am to 3 pm at Lake View Terrace Recreation Center, 11075 Foothill Blvd in Lake View Terrace. Even though Los Angeles has a top-rate EMS system, disasters such as fires and earthquakes can quickly overload even [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. As we are winding down this fiscal year, I’m happy to say that for all the challenges we’ve had implementing the checking accounts this past year, it’s been a fairly calm year end close in comparison to years past. Many thanks to our Funding Team, led by Armando [...]
The Route to a Smarter City Bus shelters are one of those city fixtures that we hardly notice until we need them. I know I'm always grateful for the shade and seat a shelter provides while I'm waiting for my ride. Until now, these shelters have dutifully performed their job: give people a place to [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. While I’ve been working my way from under a stack of Neighborhood Council contracts, leases, bylaws and City Council reports this week, I’ve had some great moments of inspiration as well from our City family. I met with Amanda Dalos, the new Director of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Innovation [...]
