On November 23, 2016, the City adopted an ordinance repealing Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 85.02 in its entirety, in response to a U.S. Court of Appeals judgment and replaced it with a version that decriminalizes living in vehicles, while balancing the needs of all City residents, businesses and visitors for clean, healthy and [...]
MTA Approves Mayor Garcetti's Motion to Electrify Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit LOS ANGELES — The Orange Line is going green. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board today approved a motion to use all electric buses on the Orange Line by 2020. Introduced by Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board First Vice Chair Eric Garcetti [...]
The rules, elections, intergovernmental relations and neighborhoods committee Herb J. Wesson Jr., Chair Invites you to attend committee hearings to discuss cannabis Wednesday, November 2 @ 6pm Nate Holden Performing Arts Center 47108 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016 Tuesday, November 29, @ 6pm L.A. City Hall, John Ferraro Council Chambers 200 N. Spring [...]
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti today joined Metro and community stakeholders in Little Tokyo for the ceremonial naming and lowering of the tunnel boring machine (TBM) that will dig twin 1.1-mile underground rail tunnels under downtown Los Angeles for the Regional Connector Transit Project. Excavation work is expected to begin in January. The $1.55 [...]
Los Angeles residents are wanted to discuss race, ethnicity and diversity through a program called embRACE LA. LA leaders kicked off the program Thursday at City Hall, where councilmen Herb Wesson and Mitch O’Farrell touted the importance of the effort, which aims to foster stronger race relations by engaging residents across the city through dialogue [...]
The City Council is in the beginning stages of an open and public conversation about how best to regulate all aspects of the marijuana, or cannabis, industry within the City of Los Angeles. It also marks another important opportunity for the Neighborhood Councils to be fully engaged in the City’s legislative process and truly have [...]
State Cap-and-Trade Funding includes $12 million in financing for Jordan Downs redevelopment as well as critical transportation improvements LOS ANGELES —The City of Los Angeles has been awarded nearly $65 million in cap-and-trade funding from the State to develop environmentally sustainable affordable housing and make critical transportation improvements, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced today. The grants [...]
Our parks are important to our communities. This questionnaire is a great opportunity to let the City of Los Angeles know your thoughts about our parks. What is working? What needs improvement? What’s missing? What would you love to see more of in your community park? Your feedback is valuable. It will be part of [...]
Los Angeles – Controller Ron Galperin released the City's Preliminary Financial Report, recapping fiscal year 2015-16. The Report provides information and analysis of General Fund revenues and expenditures, reserves, and bonded indebtedness, along with budgeted Special Fund schedules. The report, as well the Controller’s accompanying cover letter, can be found here. http://www.lacontroller.org/fy_2015_16_preliminary_financial_report Open data for [...]
MAYOR GARCETTI LAUNCHES ‘COLLEGE CORNERS’ TO HELP EASE L.A. STUDENTS’ PATH TO HIGHER EDUCATION Housed within each of the City’s 16 FamilySource Centers, “College Corners” will provide much-needed access to admissions and financial aid information for students and families across Los Angeles LOS ANGELES — College application season is upon us, and students and families [...]
