Mayor's Volunteer Corps As you look for ways to make a difference in your communities on the issues you care about most, we want you to be aware of the Mayor's Volunteer Corps. All over the City, hundreds of Angelenos just like you are looking for opportunities to make their neighborhoods stronger. They have signed [...]
There is an 'Urban Placemaking for the City of Los Angeles' talk happening on Tuedsay, March 29th with Mark Lakeman, founder of the City Repair Project. It will be a great opportunity to hear about successful strategies for transforming public spaces and how Los Angeles can build upon what it already has. Please see the [...]
Angelenos can save dollars and energy thanks to a free air conditioning tune-up program beginning this summer. LOS ANGELES—Mayor Eric Garcetti and Councilmember Bob Blumenfield joined the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) today to announce a new money-saving energy incentive package that will be available to Angelenos starting July 1. The new [...]
Ever wonder how your Neighborhood Council can have more of an impact on green and sustainability issues, either through advocacy efforts or by empowering your community members to take action on quality of life issues that matter the most to their neighborhoods? If so, please join the Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance at its next public [...]
BREAKING GROUND ON SECOND PHASE OF LARGEST UNDERGROUND RESERVOIR IN THE WESTERN US-- Mayor Eric Garcetti joined the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and state water quality officials to break ground on the second phase of the Headworks Underground Reservoir project. Once complete, the $230 million, 110 million-gallon storage facility will be [...]
Civic U 2.0 successfully concluded on Tuesday night with five excellent group presentations based on Mayor Garcetti's Back to Basics Priority Outcomes, which are available for viewing: Make Los Angeles the best run big City in America Create a more livable and sustainable City Ensure our communities are the safest in the nation Promote good [...]
The Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance (NCSA) is honored to be an entrant in the 2015 My LA2050 Grants Challenge, which aims to make LA the best place to learn, create, play, connect, and live. The NCSA’s submission, “Cool Blocks LA," will build climate- and water-wise, disaster resilient, and socially connected neighborhoods in LA, block by [...]
Already replaced your lawn with drought-tolerant native plants? Installed low-flow showerheads and faucets? Got your rain barrel all ready to go? What more can you do?? Find out on Saturday, October 17 at a free seminar hosted by the Studio City Neighborhood Council. Date: Saturday, October 17, 2015 Time: 3 pm – 5 pm Location: [...]
Many thanks to the outpouring of creative ideas, strategies, and commitments to action that were shared by more than 60 Congress of Neighborhoods attendees last Saturday, through an interactive urban design exhibit hosted by the Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance. Congress attendees’ feedback was generated in response to the "LA2050" initiative -- which aims to make [...]
October 7th is Walk to School Day! Thank you so much to those of you who have already signed schools up for Walk to School Day. See the map of registered schools here: LADOT is now in high-gear to identify schools within the City of Los Angeles and recruit volunteer organizers! With your help we [...]
