In the event of a large earthquake or disaster, rescuers may not be in a position to provide immediate help to all individuals. It is important for neighborhoods to establish a plan for self-sufficiency in case such an event ever occurs. Residents should prepare to be self-sufficient for a period of seven days. In collaboration with Councilmen [...]
Los Angeles officials honored former Mayor James Hahn Thursday by naming the City Hall East after him. Hahn's political career ended a decade ago when he hired police Chief Bill Bratton and fought secession efforts by Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley. But Hahn is the only person to have served as Los Angeles' controller, [...]
Some city officials are now backing a proposal to transform a downtown Los Angeles street into the equivalent of a giant Slip’N Slide for one day later this month. The support from City Councilman Jose Huizar comes after weeks of meetings with representatives from Slide the City, the company that hopes to hold the event. [...]
I hope this newsletter finds you well. A big congratulations and thank you to Park Mesa Heights Community Council for their awesome Unity Fest event on Saturday in South Los Angeles! Nearly 1,000 people came by to get connected to their local government services and businesses at Van Ness Park while enjoying music and BBQ. [...]
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 [...]
Listen to the interview here. LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A City Councilman has called a special meeting Wednesday to address concerns that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s billing system is causing a new wave of problems. Councilmember Felipe Fuentes and other members of the Energy and Environment Committee were hearing from the [...]
ECHO PARK - The Sunset Boulevard Streetscape Improvement Project is underway in the 13th District with the Bureau of Street Services recently beginning work on sidewalks and curbs. The Streetscape project was announced by City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell and Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-34) in April This project will provide more than 120 new street trees, [...]
Los Angeles City Council members say they are determined to find ways to fix the city’s broken sidewalks, starting with a slate of reports on how to fund a cost-sharing repair program. The council voted unanimously Tuesday, with three abstentions, to have city departments conduct the studies, with the expectation that the reports will be [...]
Concerned about your Neighborhood? Join City Attorney Mike Feuer to meet your newly appointed Wilshire Division Neighborhood Prosecutor Mehrnoosh Zahiri on Monday, September 15 at 6:30 pm. The meeting will take place at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Brown Auditorium, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Mehrnoosh Zahiri will represent the following [...]
City Council President Herb Wesson has announced funding of $1 million in improvements at the Leslie N. Shaw Park in the Jefferson Park community. The funding was provided by the state of California’s Housing Related Parks program (HRP). “This park has become an important asset in the Jefferson Park area,” said Wesson. “I am pleased [...]
