The City of Los Angeles Economic & Workforce Development Department has recently been tasked by the Mayor and City Council with developing a citywide Economic Development Strategy and five-year Implementation Plan. This Strategy will serve as a guiding document to drive economic development in the City of Los Angeles. A draft Strategy was developed through [...]
Mayor Eric Garcetti, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, the County of Los Angeles Homeless Initiative, and United Way of Greater Los Angeles invite you to the second large Homeless Service Professionals Job Fair of Los Angeles. Due to the significant increase in funding from Measure H to fund homelessness services, there are over 1,000 open [...]
Each year, seven Neighborhood Councils are honored with EmpowerLA Awards by the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners, in recognition of projects that do an especially outstanding job of increasing civic engagement and making government more responsive to local needs. The 2018 theme is “Innovative Civic Engagement.” To be considered for an EmpowerLA Award, a Neighborhood Council [...]
If you're planning a sustainability or green living event for your community, LA Stormwater's Booth In A Box program is a free, easy-to-use outreach tool for providing fun yet informative material to educate your stakeholders on water conservation, rain/storm preparation, and keeping our water supply, groundwater, oceans, and rivers clean. How It Works All you [...]
***Deadline for EmpowerLA Award + LA Vanguard Award nominations has been extended till Friday 3/16 @ 5 PM! *** If you haven't yet nominated your favorite Neighborhood Council projects of 2017 for consideration, now is the time. Each year, seven Neighborhood Councils are honored with EmpowerLA Awards by the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners, in recognition of [...]
The Ordinance, which began as a Ryu motion, takes on unruly and unsafe Party Houses Los Angeles -- City Council today unanimously approved an ordinance to reign in out-of-control party houses in Los Angeles. The ordinance, which began as a motion introduced by Councilmember Ryu on June 10, 2016, creates a series of escalating fines [...]
The City of Los Angeles Department on Disability is once again a proud Co-Sponsor of the annual Abilities EXPO at the Los Angeles Convention Center from February 23-25th. Please consider joining us this weekend. Take a few hours and attend the EXPO. The event is free and pre-registration is recommended. You may register at http://www.abilities.com/losangeles/vregister.html. This is an excellent opportunity [...]
Did you know that pet waste can pollute our water supply if it’s left on the ground? That’s why LA Stormwater - the City’s Watershed Protection Program - is giving away free dog waste bags to you and your stakeholders. To request your free pet waste bags, simply fill out this form on LA Stormwater’s [...]
The search for LA’s next Chief of Police is on, and you can help LAPD and the Board of Police Commissioners determine what characteristics and qualifications are most important in the next Police Chief by filling out this short survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LACOP-Survey. Information gathered will help identify the candidates best-suited to the job, and will also [...]
LAFD Career Expo The Los Angeles Fire Department is hiring! Attend the LAFD Career Expo Saturday, March 10th, and learn about the broad range of career opportunities that LAFD offers. Try on equipment, learn about job requirements, and talk to experienced firefighters and paramedics. Visit http://joinLAFD.org for more information, or call the LAFD Recruitment Section [...]
