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Valley Glen Community Park Temporarily Closed for Upgrades
You may notice something a little different about your neighborhood. Valley Glen Community Park is currently closed to the public. During this temporary closure, the park will undergo major sustainability improvements to conserve water and update the park's...
Review and Comment on the Mayor’s Annual Consolidated Plan Draft Budget
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...
SAFE SIDEWALKS LA
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...
City to Acquire ‘Crown Jewel’ of LA River
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...
Orange Line Upgrades Underway
The San Fernando Valley's Metro Orange Line is slated to undergo major improvements to make the bus rapid transit line more appealing and useful to riders and the community. The transit agency is studying several changes to the popular Valley line to decrease travel...
LA City Council Unanimously Votes to Bring the 2024 Olympics to Los Angeles
This week, the Los Angeles City Council, alongside dozens of Olympic athletes who call Los Angeles home, voted to approve the LA2024 bid for the Olympic and Para-Olympic Games. Los Angeles is a cultural and industrial mashup unlike anywhere else in the...
ALERT: Governor Declares State of Emergency for Rain-Ravaged Los Angeles
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...
City Council Passes Zero Waste LA Program
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,...
Revised LAMC Section 85.02: Use of Vehicles as Living Quarters
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...
LA Needs to Borrow $50 to 70 Million to Pay Out Lawsuits, Committee Concludes
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...