In Los Angeles, disaster preparedness is a primary focus for all city departments. Partnership with the community, volunteer groups, non-profits, stakeholders, and city leaders will make Los Angeles resilient to disasters and ready for recovery. The Los Angeles Fire Department wants to prepare you for 13 federally identified threats to Los Angeles, which include the [...]
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power invites the public to attend a presentation of their Draft Stormwater Capture Master Plan on Thursday, January 22. Throughout the past year, LADWP held public meetings and solicited input and ideas for improving stormwater capture throughout the city, identifying numerous ways to capture every precious drop of [...]
Are you interested in trying something different? The RACO Program welcomes volunteers to become Reserve Animal Control Officers serving in the same capacity as our Animal Control Officers. The program requires a commitment of 16 hours of volunteer service each month at any one of our six Animal Care Centers for 3 months prior to [...]
Mayor Eric Garcetti today highlighted the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s energy efficiency goal of 15% by year 2020—the highest and most ambitious energy efficiency goal by a major municipal utility in the United States. The new goal, adopted by Garcetti’s appointees to the Board of Water and Power in August 2014, exceeds [...]
In collaboration with Councilmen Tom LaBonge and Mitchell Englander, this month’s Emergency Management Department (EMD) bulletin highlights earthquake planning for children. Earthquakes strike fear in the hearts of almost every adult, but can even be more traumatic for children. To reduce the anxiety experienced by children, one of the best practices to implement is preparation. [...]
LA’s City Planning Department provides a bi-weekly Early Notification Report for Certified Neighborhood Councils. The purpose of this report is to provide Neighborhood Councils with the earliest possible information about all applications for planning entitlements that have been filed in your neighborhood, even though not all applications are complete and some cases may eventually be [...]
In collaboration with Councilman Tom LaBonge and Mitch Englander, this month’s Emergency Management Department (EMD) bulletin discusses earthquake preparedness for older adults. Seniors, especially those with medical issues and/or limited mobility, can be especially vulnerable should an earthquake strike. It is recommended that senior citizens create a personal support network made up of several individuals [...]
In a continued effort to increase safety and accessibility on LA’s streets, Mayor Garcetti and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation have released a strategic plan aimed at reducing pedestrian deaths and improving efficiency, bikeability, and walkability on the city’s streets and sidewalks. The plan builds on the Mayor’s Great Streets initiative, which treats LA’s [...]
Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer is joining with 23 other prosecutors from major U.S. cities to develop and promote policies aimed at reducing gun violence, it was announced Wednesday. Prosecutors Against Gun Violence is a nonpartisan group that is co-chaired by Feuer and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. A summit is planned [...]
Are you ready for a major disaster? No? Take time to prepare now! Please join the LAFD and the Disaster Preparedness Group (DPG) on September 27 from 9-12 am for the free 3-hour Disaster Awareness Course (DAC) taught by Captain Stacy Gerlich of LAFD's Homeland Security Division. The program focuses specifically on business, community, family, [...]
