LOS ANGELES—The City of Los Angeles is committing to a future where the needs of older adults are more carefully considered in the building of infrastructure, the planning of programs, and the making of policy, thanks to an Executive Directive signed today by Mayor Eric Garcetti. Purposeful Aging LA, the seventeenth Executive Directive of Mayor [...]
By Tony Wilkinson The Department of Water and Power Reform measure (CF 16-0093) will soon go to the kitchen. By the end of May, City Council President Herb Wesson, with input from Mayor Eric Garcetti, will make sausage out of all the separate reforms in the proposal. His Rules committee will then ask the City [...]
Los Angeles Department of Animal Services investigation leads to animal cruelty conviction Los Angeles, CA, May 18, 2016 – The deputy city attorney for the City of Los Angeles, Michelle McGinnis, charged a suspected puppy abuser, the defendant, with one count of animal cruelty. The case went to trial and resulted in a guilty verdict [...]
Come Join Us at the Los Angeles Fire Department Career Expo at our final Career Expo of the year on May 21, 2016! Becoming a firefighter is about community service and making a difference in people’s lives. Right here in L.A., we are looking for strong, smart and caring women and men who have what [...]
MAYOR GARCETTI ANNOUNCES NEW HIGH-SPEED CONNECTION TO CITY'S DIGITAL RESOURCES Los Angeles connects to stronger, faster digital network for innovators, researchers, educators, and students LOS ANGELES—Coming this summer, students, academics, and researchers across California and around the world will be able to access Los Angeles city data and digital resources at dramatically higher speeds. An [...]
By Tony Wilkinson Long journeys begin with a single step. The road to a 21st century workforce at LADWP could start with a public vote to free the utility from the Charter requirement that it use the city's Civil Service system. Let's say the citizen-owners of the utility do approve that exemption. The next day [...]
Los Angeles, CA, May 10, 2016 – The Southern California Veterinarian Medical Association (SCVMA) has extended the time from five to seven days on their FREE veterinarian exam vouchers. Now, adopt a new pet from any of the six LA Animal Services shelters in the City of Los Angeles and you will have a week [...]
This Saturday, May 14, beginning at 9:30 a.m. with refreshments, we are co-hosting with Los Angeles Universal Preschool, UCLA, Valley Industry & Commerce Association (VICA) and Northridge Chamber of Commerce, a Candidate Forum for the 5th District of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors at CSUN’s Plaza Del Sol Performance Center. Warren Olney of [...]
LADWP Will Host Customer Service Saturday at Four Regional Customer Service Centers on May 14, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Workshops on Saving Water and Energy Set for Crenshaw, Van Nuys and Watts Locations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: May 10, 2016 10:18:08 AM PDT LADWP Letterhead LADWP Will Host Customer Service Saturday at [...]
Dear Friend: Your voice matters and is an important part of the Los Angeles City Council's efforts to reform the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP). The DWP is the largest publicly-owned utility in the nation and ratepayers who own the utility, deserve a department that is responsive to their needs. As such, [...]
