Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti unveiled LA’s Green New Deal this week - a series of practical steps toward creating a more sustainable Los Angeles by the year 2050. The Green New Deal LA will also serve as a global model for upholding the terms outlined in the Paris Agreement in a way that contributes [...]
Big thanks to everyone who attended our first Homelessness Resource Fair last Saturday! We are so inspired by your energy and your commitment to helping our homeless neighbors get back on their feet, and we appreciate you spending your weekend with us. Thank you also to our presenting sponsors who helped make this happen: LA [...]
Voting is open now through Monday, April 29th at 5:00 pm PST for this year's LA2050 grant cycle! The LA2050 grants provide funding for innovative projects designed to make LA a better place to live, learn, connect, create, and play by the year 2050. One of last year's big winners was Miry's List - a program that [...]
From the Department of Convention and Tourism Development: Dear City of Los Angeles Resident: The City of Los Angeles Department of Convention and Tourism Development is conducting a survey about living, working and playing in the City of Los Angeles to better understand the community experience and identify how we can protect, improve and [...]
Mayor Garcetti announced his 2020 Budget Proposal for the City of LA this past Thursday, which prioritizes investments in improving infrastructure and alleviating homelessness. LINKS TO 2020 BUDGET DOCUMENTS + WEBSITE Here are links to the Mayor's budget proposal and summary documents, as well as an interactive Open Budget dashboard where you can view [...]
Mayor Eric Garcetti delivered his 2019 State of the City address on Wednesday, April 17th at Lincoln High School in East Los Angeles. As the site where the Chicano Blowouts of 1968 began - a youth civil rights movement where 22,000 students walked out of LAUSD high schools to protest unequal conditions there - Lincoln High was [...]
Public safety nonprofit Safe Moves: Safe Routes to School can help your Neighborhood Council bring traffic safety education events to schoolkids or adults your community, at no cost to you! Traffic related collisions are a leading cause of death, particularly among young children. You can help protect kids in your area with a Safe Moves [...]
EmpowerLA is creating Election Day Facebook event invites for each NC as your election approaches, to give you a one-stop-shop containing all your Election Day details that's easy to share with your stakeholders. We're also paying to advertise the event invites to Facebook users in your community, to help them learn about your Council and [...]
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and the California Academy of Sciences are getting ready for the 2019 City Nature Challenge! Over 130 cities from around the world are gearing up to compete against L.A., to see which city can find the most nature. Last year San Francisco won, so we need all [...]
Plastic pollution is a big problem for our oceans and waterways. Plastics do not break down in the environment, but instead break up into smaller pieces, which are ingested by marine life and poison, starve or suffocate them. To reduce the harmful effects of plastic pollution, the City of Los Angeles has adopted a plastic Straws-on-Request Ordinance to encourage everyone to [...]
