Amidst a record drought, Mayor Eric Garcetti today issued an executive directive to dramatically reduce the use of fresh water and the purchase of costly imported water. "Our relationship with water must evolve. We cannot afford the water policies of the past," said Mayor Garcetti. "We must conserve, recycle and rethink how we use our [...]
Mayor Eric Garcetti today announced that Los Angeles has received 7 federal grants worth $36 million resulting from the city's successful bid to win Promise Zone designation for Los Angeles. The funding will provide 10,000 LAUSD students with academic assistance, after school and summer support services, teen pregnancy prevention programming and more access to healthier [...]
Innovation Week Has Arrived We are a city of innovators: a place where artists, entrepreneurs, academics, and creators of all kinds are constantly pushing the boundaries of possibility to bring something new to our city and the world. That's why I'm excited for Innovation Week. You can find a full calendar of events here. Earlier [...]
Mayor Garcetti to Announce Mayors National Climate Action Agenda With Fellow Mayors Parker and Nutter Announcement Will Happen on Stage at the 2014 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting Mayor Eric Garcetti, along with fellow Mayors Annise Parker of Houston and Michael Nutter of Philadelphia, will announce the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda on stage at [...]
On October 11, 2014 the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates will be hosting their regional Budget Day. The locations and times for each region are as follows: Regions 1, 2, 3 and 4: Braude Constituent Center 6262 Van Nuys Boulevard, Van Nuys, CA 91401 9 am - 11 am Regions 5 and 6: LA Legal Aid [...]
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and city make it easier to install a solar energy system Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Thursday that the Department of Building and Safety has developed a streamlined procedure to issue permits for residential solar systems, including making permits available online and having building inspectors verify the systems. “My back-to-basics agenda [...]
Patriot Day LAMayor - To those who lost loved ones 13 years ago, this day is one of personal sorrow. And all of us felt a blow as those thousands were slain. But we are also reminded of the enduring strength of our nation. On September 11, the world was able to see Americans come [...]
I just left Martin Luther King, Jr. Park where an Angeleno named Joseph Galloway spoke passionately about his struggles to make ends meet despite working full-time as a delivery driver -- a job he took after being forced to leave college to support his family after the death of his father. Stories like his are [...]
Green Pioneer: L.A.'s Chief Sustainability Officer Matt Petersen Published in Town & Country Magazine by Mary Kaye Schilling Matt Petersen has been hired to make L.A. sustainable. Can he also get local philanthropists to dig a little deeper? Possibly the most challenging task Matt Petersen will have as Los Angeles’s first chief sustainability officer is [...]
Mayor Garcetti Appoints Abhi Nemani as City's First Chief Data Officer Mayor Garcetti has appointed Abhi Nemani as Los Angeles' first Chief Data Officer. As part of Mayor Garcetti's effort to build a data-driven culture of innovation and excellence in city government, Nemani will work with city departments to collect and analyze data, and will [...]
