This month’s Emergency Management Department (EMD) bulletin focuses on neighborhood disaster planning and the 5 Steps program, the City of Los Angeles official neighborhood disaster planning tool. Los Angeles is home to over 4 million residents. There are just under 10,000 police officers and nearly 4,000 firefighters. In the event of a large, catastrophic disaster, [...]
Los Angeles Animal Services wants your valuable thoughts and ideas on how we can do even more for animals and people in your community. All input gathered will be compiled to assist with the future priorities and goals of LA Animal Services over the next three to five years. Take the community input survey today [...]
A Message from the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety/ Gang Reduction and Youth Development: As you look for ways to make a difference in your communities on the issues you care about most, we want you to be aware of the Mayor’s Summer Night Lights program. Summer Night Lights implements programming at 32 sites across [...]
By Tony Wilkinson The proposed sausage ingredients are all laid out on the butcher table. They have yet to be ground up and stuffed into the sausage casing. It has been fascinating watching a master of this process account for everyone's individual input while controlling which items get into a ballot measure and also creating [...]
By Tony Wilkinson The Los Angeles City Council's Rules committee, with input from Mayor Eric Garcetti, will announce its revised proposal for DWP Reform sometime between next Wednesday and Friday, June 1 to 3. This is the last chance for input before the plan gets made. If you have strong opinions on what should be [...]
Winner will receive a $25,000 prize. Visit the official website here - www.lamayorscup.org LOS ANGELES—Mayor Eric Garcetti is challenging residents to help him find creative solutions to L.A.’s most pressing challenges. Today, the Mayor announced his first annual Mayor’s Cup competition, which will solicit proposals from student entrepreneurs and local academics to support local economic [...]
Good Afternoon, Please see the attached for the latest RecycLetter, the City Facilities Recycling Program (CFRP) quarterly newsletter. The 1st Quarter 2016 Edition includes: - Food Waste Recovery Hierarchy - Rethinking produce through clever recipes - Chance to win a recycled content prize Please send comments, questions, and suggestions to San.CFRP@lacity.org. Thank you for recycling!
Neighborhood Council leaders have just one week left to identify civic-minded youth and to nominate them for the Civic Youth Leadership Academy, a free six-session program with a mission to empower the next generation of civic leaders. Space is limited--don't miss out on a great opportunity to partner with active youth and to create lasting change within [...]
One more meeting left to share your input! Los Angeles Animal Services wants your valuable thoughts and ideas on how we can do even more for animals and people in the City of Los Angeles. You can help shape the future goals and priorities for your Animal Services Department. Come to a strategic planning community [...]
I hope our newsletter finds you well. So happy to report that Region 7 elections went smoothly on Saturday thanks to our awesome Elections Team. Congratulations as well to Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council for hosting almost 200 youth at their Saturday "Pathways to Employment" event where professionals held skills-building workshops and practice interviews, all [...]
