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, […]

4% of City’s buildings use half of our electricity A program initiated by a Councilmembers Huizar and Blumenfield motion to save energy by working with the City’s largest energy consumers to better track their usage and increase their efficiency is scheduled to be considered by the Los Angeles City Council next week. The plan would […]

Today the L.A. City Council unanimously approved our game-changing Zero Waste L.A. program, which will implement a complete overhaul of commercial and multi-family waste collection and dramatically increase recycling throughout the city. The program, which Councilmembers Paul Koretz and José Huizar introduced as a motion in 2010 and worked on during Huizar’s time as Chair of the […]

The City Council voted 12-0 to curb the size of homes that can be built on small lots, as the ‘McMansion’ trend divides LA neighborhoods. The City Council moved Wednesday to further limit the size of so-called “McMansions.” In a 12-0 vote, the council asked the city attorney to draft up an amendment to the […]

CD 12 is proud to support two toy drives for underserved youth in our community. Both LAPD Devonshire PALS and the San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission are seeking gifts for children this holiday season. Toys should be new and unwrapped and appropriate for children ages 2-18. Suggested items for kids include: Legos, sports equipment, art supplies, remote control cars, and crafts. Suggested […]

This week, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority announced the opening of its 2016 Winter Shelter Program from now through March 1, 2017. Those in need of emergency shelter are encouraged to go directly to one of the listed pick-up points for free transportation, rather than the site address, unless otherwise indicated. Most shelters open […]

In a move to ensure the quality of life in the nation’s second largest city, and to protect LA’s highly diverse communities and residents, the City Council recently approved the creation of an Ad Hoc Committee on Immigrant Affairs. In addition to the committee’s creation, the Council’s proposal urged the following: Creating a new Immigrant […]

The Los Angeles City Council set into motion today the initial stages of a $1.4 billion plan to repair a backlog of broken sidewalks that will allow the city to turn over the responsibility of future upkeep to property owners. City officials plan to spend the funds, which will average at least $30 million a […]

A Los Angeles man fought the law and won, and now the city has to stop farming out its parking ticket appeals to a for-profit company. Angelenos who get parking tickets will now have a better chance of winning their appeals after the state’s Supreme Court issued a ruling that Los Angeles will have to […]

Councilmembers Joe Buscaino (CD 15) and Curren Price (CD 9) have put forward a new Street Vending Proposal. Here are the key elements: Street vending will be allowed City-wide from 7a.m. to 9 p.m. Vending will be prohibited in residential neighborhoods with the exception of roaming pushcart vendors. 2 vendors per block in commercial areas […]

A court-appointed monitor has verified at least $67.5 million in refunds owed DWP customers in the aftermath of the overbilling scandal. A court-appointed independent monitor has verified at least $67.5 million in refunds and credits that the Department of Water and Power will need to pay to remedy inaccurate bills issued to customers during a […]

The City of Los Angeles has recently embarked on a four year journey to update the General Plan. The General Plan is the constitution for future growth and development within the city. It is at the heart and foundation of the city’s long-range vision and serves as the basis for decisions that affect all aspects […]

This week, the City Council approved a motion to increase Neighborhood Council funding by an additional $5,000 each year. This funding is critical to provide our Neighborhood Councils the support they need to fund programs for the community In Council District 12, our Neighborhood Councils have provided funding for numerous programs including: the North Valley YMCA Thanksgiving […]