Pacoima City Hall 13520 Van Nuys Blvd. Pacoima, CA 91331 Tuesday, February 7, 2017 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. WHAT IS THE ACTION PLAN? Each year, the City of Los Angeles receives federal grant funds to assist businesses to create jobs; provide job training for adults and youth; improve neighborhoods through projects that eliminate slum and […]

The City of Los Angeles has launched an unprecedented sidewalk repair program, SAFE SIDEWALKS LA, which will invest $1.4 billion over 30 years to make sidewalks accessible to everyone. These repairs will improve neighborhood safety and boost the quality of life. Safe Sidewalks LA includes: Access Request Program:  The program makes repairs requested by/for people […]

The Los Angeles City Council just approved the purchase of 42 acres of property at the center of plans to revitalize the Los Angeles River. Known as the G2 parcel, the property is the final remnant of the 250-acre Taylor Yard owned by Union Pacific Railroad. Taylor Yard is on the east bank of the […]

From Councilmember Mitchell Englander: This week, I joined Supervisor Kathryn Barger as we submitted motions to both the County and the City to support California State Senate Bill 146 by State Senator Henry Stern. Stern’s bill extends the prohibition of gas injection into the Aliso Canyon gas storage facility until officials have identified the root cause […]

The series of storms that culminated with Sunday’s record-setting rainfall caused millions of dollars in damage to the region. Gov. Jerry Brown Monday declared a state of emergency for Los Angeles and Orange counties for the powerful winter storms that have caused tens of millions of dollars in damage. Brown issued emergency proclamations “to secure […]

The State Department of Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) and the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) are about to give the Gas Company the green light to resume operation of the Aliso Canyon Gas Facility before the cause of the gas well blowout has been determined.  They will be holding a public meeting on February […]

Zero Waste LA is a new public private partnership designed to address the 3-million tons of waste disposed annually by businesses, consumers and residents. This innovative franchise system establishes a waste and recycling collection program for all commercial, industrial, and large multifamily customers in the City of Los Angeles. The program, which Councilmembers Paul Koretz […]

Join the Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and the City’s Entrepreneur in Residence Jason Nazar, for one of the City’s largest Technology Job Fairs taking place on Thursday, January 26th from 11-8pm at The Reef in Downtown Los Angeles. The fair will feature 200+ of LA’s premier technology companies looking to hire great […]

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 […]

The cost to settle suits such as police brutality, wrongful imprisonment, and disability act violations has LA in a precarious position. The City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee Monday voted in support of a staff recommendation that the city borrow up to $70 million to help cover the rising cost of civil lawsuit payouts. The […]

The 2017 Homeless Count is looking for volunteers for this year. Please see the information below. Los Angeles County has the highest unsheltered homeless population in the nation, but we don’t have to accept homelessness as an insolvable problem. Together, we can help end this. All across Los Angeles, every January, we embark on a three-day […]

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is opening the application period for the Community Partnership Grant that will be awarded to our local non-profit organizations. This is LADWP’s fifth round of grants and will be used for new community outreach and public education activities to improve energy efficiency and water conservation throughout […]

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority announces the temporary extension of hours at most winter shelters. The following shelters will remain open for a 38 hour window from Sunday, January 8th at 5 p.m. until Tuesday, January 10th at 7 a.m.  due to cold and wet weather conditions. On Tuesday, January 10th at 7 a.m. most shelters will resume normal hours. The following Winter […]

Friday, January 20, 2017 10am – noon Los Angeles City Hall 200 N. Spring Street, Room 1050 Los Angeles, CA 90012 PROPOSED PROJECT: An Ordinance amending provisions of Chapter I Article 7 and Chapter IV Article 6 of the Los Angles Municipal Code (LAMC) to expand the definition of “Protected Tree” to include the Mexican […]

http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20170106/crime-rises-in-the-san-fernando-valley-where-robbery-and-homicide-rates-outpace-la Violent crime across Los Angeles rose for a third straight year during 2016, but spikes in homicides, robberies and property crimes across the San Fernando Valley outpaced the city as a whole, according to LAPD crime statistics released this week. Robberies across the Valley last year rose 33 percent from 2015 — from 1,571 […]

Los Angeles residents have several options for recycling their Christmas tree this year. LA Sanitation has curbside collection for Christmas trees. If your Christmas tree is too big to cut and place inside the green waste bin, simply place the tree next to your green waste bin on collection day. Recycle your Christmas tree in […]

SoCalGas believes that this was an “off-gassing” of the soil, which has happened at the site before. There are possible new concerns for Porter Ranch residents near the Aliso Canyon underground gas field Monday as methane was detected seeping out of soil near a gas well plugged earlier this year following a four-month leak. SoCalGas […]

The weekend headline in the Daily News about the Olympics opening ceremony controversy may have caught your eye. Here is a chance to meet people from the LA24 committee. Do you want to speak up about the proposal to hold the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony in the new Rams football stadium instead of the historic […]

This week the Public Safety Committee approved a grant from the Innovation and Performance Commission for the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) SOBER Unit pilot program. The program will partner a Nurse Practitioner with a Firefighter/Paramedic to provide service to serial inebriates – patients who are transported multiple times to emergency rooms for intoxication. These individuals […]

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) will hold Customer Service Saturday at four of its Customer Service Centers on December 10, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Customers who attend Customer Service Saturday at any of the four locations can expect assistance from staff members who are able to take payments, […]