An earthquake that lasts only a few seconds or minutes may cause financial damage that takes years to repair. In collaboration with Councilmen Tom LaBonge and Mitchell Englander, the Emergency Management Department (EMD) Bulletin for this month explores insurance and financial preparedness information that can aid in recovery following a disaster. Make a Financial “Go” [...]
The City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) operates the second largest bus fleet in Los Angeles County and serves approximately 26 million passenger trips annually. LADOT Transit operates five DASH routes in Downtown Los Angeles and 26 Community DASH routes, 14 Commuter Express routes and the senior and disabled Cityride program to meet [...]
In August 2014, the City Council instructed the City Administrative Officer, with assistance from various other City departments, to report back with recommendations for a comprehensive sidewalk repair strategy that addresses pending litigation through consideration of such items as, but not limited to: a cost sharing program for residential sidewalk repairs, point-of-sale, point-of-permit, assessment districts [...]
In accordance with the tradition of the American Public Works Association, recognition of more than 10,000 people that provide and maintain public facilities and services throughout North America is underway this week, National Public Works Week 2015, May 17-23. The City of Los Angeles continued the celebration on Wednesday when Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Deputy of [...]
Neighborhood Councils and other community groups will soon have an easier way to implement median beautification projects. The Innovation and Performance Commission (IPC) unanimously approved $35,000 to fund the “Median Design Competition,” a concept submitted by Board of Public Works Vice-President Monica Rodriguez. The concept is to enlist the talent and creativity of landscape architects [...]
If you’ve seen a Bureau of Street Services crew fixing potholes and other small asphalt damages recently, chances are it was part of the BSS’s Neighborhood Council Blitz Initiative. The program evolved from the "getting back to basics" concept, and aims to streamline the process of street repairs, reach out to the community, and perform [...]
As part of the Mayor’s Back to Basics approach to simplifying city government and enhancing city services, the City Administrative Office has released a report on quality of life and livability in Los Angeles. The report, prepared by Senior Advisor for Livability and Fuse Corps Executive Fellow Mark Thomas, outlines goals, policies, and recommendations for [...]
The City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation provides an environmentally sound opportunity for LA residents to drop off their used and unwanted tires for recycling at several convenient locations FREE of charge. Beginning in May, LASAN will host six Used Tire Recycling Collection Events on selected Saturdays from 9:00am to 2:30pm. “Used tires stored [...]
The goal of ending homelessness took another big step forward, or in this case, 264 big steps, as the Rossyln Hotel celebrated its grand re-opening on January 22, 2015. This 264-unit rehabilitation project was originally built in 1914 and the Rosslyn Hotel Annex was built in 1923 by the entrepreneurial Hart brothers for the staggering [...]
On Friday, March 27th, top management of LADWP met with STNC Region 1 Rep. Pat Kramer and Animal Issues Chair Dana Stangel to discuss a letter, unanimously approved by the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council, requesting a protocol for animal rescues off power equipment in the City of Los Angeles. Joining them for this meeting were: Andrew [...]
