Join City Controller Ron Galperin and City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell for a demo of Control Panel LA, the City’s first open data portal and your window into the City’s finances. Check out ControlPanelLA yourself at controllerdata.lacity.org When: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at 7 pm - 9 pm. Where: Emerson College located at 5960 Sunset Blvd, Los [...]
On September 15, 2014, Metro is changing its bus and rail fares. The change was approved by the Metro Board of Directors on May 22, 2014. Under the new fare structure, a 1-Way Trip purchased using a TAP card will include transfers to other Metro lines for up to two hours to complete a one-way [...]
Greetings, Neighborhood Council Treasurers, Board Members, and stakeholders. I hope this week’s newsletter finds you all well. There are some very big updates to report for the NC Checking Account System, so I apologize in advance for this lengthier than normal article. Please see below for these important updates. Best, Armando Ruiz Neighborhood Council Funding [...]
I hope this newsletter finds you well. I’ve been getting wonderful stories of Neighborhood Councils changing the world for the better, one neighborhood at a time. From hillside drilling issues in Porter Ranch to the Sex & Child Trafficking Summit held in Van Nuys to the National Night Out events held by Neighborhood Councils throughout the [...]
Mayor Garcetti Begins Second Annual Department Head Review LOS ANGELES--Mayor Eric Garcetti this week began annual reviews of every city department head as part of his commitment to improve accountability and performance measurement in city government. The City Charter assigns the Mayor the role of the city's CEO, and when he took office, Mayor Garcetti [...]
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is the Chair of the Metro Board of Directors for the next year. At the start of the Board meeting, Garcetti briefly outlined his goals as Board Chair. Here are some highlights from his comments. ”When you’re talking about transportation, the top priority has to be reducing traffic. Traffic, especially [...]
HOLLYWOOD ARTS COUNCIL’S FREE 29TH ANNUAL FREE CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS WHO & WHAT: The Hollywood Arts Council will present its FREE 29th Annual Children’s Festival of the Arts on Sunday, August 10, 2014 from 12-Noon to 4:30 p.m. at Paramount Pictures in Hollywood, CA. Casey McCabe, on-air talent for AMP Radio 97.1 FM [...]
Concerned about your Neighborhood? Join City Attorney Mike Feuer to meet your newly appointed Foothill Division Neighborhood Prosecutor Susan Chung on August 13 at 6:30 pm. The meeting will take place at the Montague Charter Academy Auditorium, 13000 Montague St, Pacoima, CA 91331. Susan Chung will represent the following areas as Neighborhood Prosecutor: Pacoima, Sun [...]
Greetings, Neighborhood Council Treasurers, Board Members, and stakeholders. I hope this week’s newsletter finds you all well. We are listening! Many of you have commented (both good and bad) on our new NC Checking Account System and we are taking your comments seriously and making updates and improvements to our forms and procedures. As changes [...]
Galperin vs. James … Not Really a Fight NC WATCH-City Controller Ron Galperin is rapidly gaining hero status. And, Public Works President, Kevin James is on the same track. Therefore I was somewhat dismayed when James appeared at the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Coalition (LANCC) and suggested … nicely of course … that the recent [...]
