Three inspection managers take us inside LA’s housing crunch.
Los Angeles Housing Dept. faces the challenge every working day of taking care of citizens in need, all according to housing code. On the front lines is the department’s inspection services...
Center for Green Innovation adds new tools.
StreetsLA’s Center for Green Innovation, profiled in Alive! last year, has added two new tools in its arsenal toward sustainable energy...
Depts. prove critical in successful recent events.
Let’s hear it for the dedicated City teams that made two recent LA events – the Academy Awards and the LA Marathon – hugely successful. We honor them for their service and dedication!...
Cooking: Creamy Garlic Ricotta Ravioli
Get ready to treat your taste buds to a delightful culinary adventure with our heavenly ravioli creation...
Club holds latest staff seminar to keep on top of current insurance information and products.
On March 21, Club Founder and Education and Training Officer John Hawkins held his first training session for Club staff regarding the Club’s Long-Term Disability Insurance...
Afternoon at Medieval Times marked return to the Club’s Private Parties.
On Feb. 18, the Club’s private parties for Members made a glorious comeback at Medieval Times...
Sanitation’s popular open houses at six yards begin April 20.
Public Works’ Sanitation and Environment begins its series of popular Open Houses April 20, running through June 29...
Assistant Chief Dean Zipperman retires after 36 years of City service.
A retirement reception and Council presentation were held in December for LAFD Assistant Chief Dean Zipperman, who retired after 36 years of City service...
LA Public Library’s Top Ten: April 2024
Here are the top 10 books, CDs and DVDs loaned, the Los Angeles Public Library...
Assistant Chief Dominic Choi appointed to top job in interim.
On March 1, Assistant Chief Dominic H. Choi, LAPD, was unanimously appointed by the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners as the Interim Chief of the LAPD...
People We See: Meet Sean Caffey and Heidi
In this feature, the Club introduces you to people you see every day, but you might not know who they are. The Club reminds you that we all have names and stories to tell...
Sanitation to host seventh Earth Day sustainability event in North Hollywood.
On Sat., April 20, Public Works/Sanitation and Environment plans to hold its seventh annual Citywide Earth Day LA event, this year at the North Hollywood Water Conveyance Yard...
All-female team from Harbor and partners wins Challenge Cup.
In February, an all-female team of Harbor employees and its port vendors won the highly competitive TPM24 Challenge Cup Regatta and Yacht Race. The race took place March 3...
Dr. Etsemaye Agonafer is City’s first for homeless, community health.
On Feb. 13, Mayor Karen Bass appointed Dr. Etsemaye Agonafer as the City’s first deputy mayor for homelessness and community health...
Noelle’s Picture Perfect Contest Winners: April 2024
Submit your photos to the Picture Perfect contest, and you could win a $50 Amazon E-Gift Card. Once a month, the best pics are selected for publication...
Club Retirement Plaque Presentations: April 2024
Robert Larios, the Club’s President & CEO, honors Club members with the coveted Club Retirement Plaque...
Resources for Those About to Retire or Club Retirees
Have you been thinking about signing up for the Club’s Long Term Care Plan? If you have, now is the time to apply...
Lifes Moments
Lifes Moments: Retirements Listing April 2024
Here’s a listing of all those who retired from the City this month...
Send in your Graduation Picture and Message
Have you had a family member graduate from elementary school… high school… or college? Send us a photo, and we’ll publish it in Alive!...
Lifes Moments: In Memoriam April 2024
Our thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of the following current and retired City employees who have passed away...
Arlene on the Scene – April 2024
Alive! follows the Club’s Arlene Herrero, Vice President of Business Development, as she meets Club Members...
Apply Now for the Club Scholarship; Deadline is 11:59 p.m., June 30, 2024.
Applications for the Club’s Mukai Scholarship are now available online. Deadline is June 30, 2024...
Raise employee morale! Schedule a Club Mobile visit!
Club Mobile Team is ready to visit City worksites safely with gear, tickets, insurance, more. Say hi to the Club … in person again!
Grown Up Coloring Contest Winner: April 2024
Congratulations to the WINNER of our Grown-up Coloring Contest! Our winner is Billy Yuen, LADWP...
Kid’s Coloring Contest
Hey kids! Enter to WIN four tickets to the Aquarium of the Pacific!
Alive! Around the World: Philippines, Thailand, Zimbabwe, and Paris
Alive! goes wherever you go! Club Members bring their recent copy of Alive! with them when they travel and and we publish their picture...
LACERS
Club’s 95th historic annual luncheon highlights Club succession and success
The Club held its 95th annual luncheon Jan. 23 at the California Endowment in downtown Los Angeles. The luncheon was the first to be...
Noelle’s Picture Perfect Contest Winners: Mar. 2024
Submit your photos to the Picture Perfect contest, and you could win a $50 Amazon E-Gift Card. Once a month, the best pics are selected for publication...
Depts. work hard to clear the City after historic rains.
City departments responded after historic rainstorms confronted Los Angeles Feb. 4-6...
Send in your Mother’s Day Tributes – 2024
Pay tribute to your mom this Mother’s Day with a photo and message of lifelong love, published in Alive!...
Officer Dong Lee moves on from Port Police.
A goodbye reception was held last August for Port Police Officer Dong Lee, Club Member, who decided to leave his position to pursue other opportunities.
Police Division welcomes new Officers.
The Club welcomes new Airport Police Officers Hazel Perez, Jessica Medina and Brandon Smith to the force...
Newton Div. remembers the late Officer Ricardo Lizarraga.
On Feb. 20, Newton Division marked the 20th anniversary of the line-of-duty death of Officer Ricardo Lizarraga...
Nick Lopez, 40 years of City service, is promoted to Assistant Director, StreetsLA.
Nick Lopez, a 40-year veteran of Street Services, has been named the Bureau’s new Assistant Director and Chief Construction Officer...
Sanitation’s West Yard commends employees who went above and beyond.
In late January, Public Works/Sanitation and Environment’s West Los Angeles Yard honored 10 employees who went above and beyond to serve customers...
Cecilia Moreno named new Community Relations Director.
Last October, the Port of Los Angeles promoted Cecilia Moreno, a veteran Harbor employee, to be its new Community Relations Director. Moreno now oversees the Port’s community relations team, special events, administration of the...
Sgt. Ted Morse retires after 35 years of City service.
A casual reception was held Jan. 25 at Wilshire Division for Sgt. Ted Morse, who retired after 35 years of City service...
Sgt. Rob Pedregon completes Leadership Institute training.
Congratulations to Sgt. Rob Pedregon, Manuals Orders and Compliance, Club Member, for completing the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute (SLI) training...
Lifes Moments: Retirements Listing February 2024
Here’s a listing of all those who retired from the City this month...
Lifes Moments: In Memoriam March 2024
Our thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of the following current and retired City employees who have passed away...
People We See: Meet Armando Esquivel
In this feature, the Club introduces you to people you see every day, but you might not know who they are. The Club reminds you that we all have names and stories to tell...
LA Public Library’s Top Ten: March 2024
Here are the top 10 books, CDs and DVDs loaned, the Los Angeles Public Library...
Claims Monthly
Your Club Insurance Dollars at Work
Club Retirement Plaque Presentations: March 2024
Association CEO Robert Larios honors Retired Club Members with a plaque for their many years of dedicated service to Los Angeles...
Cooking: Spinach Caprese Salad with Chickpeas, Ciabatta Croutons and Dressing
This salad is my special treat for all you food lovers. I’ve mixed a spinach salad, full of vitamins A, K and C, with the traditional Italian caprese salad...
Arlene on the Scene – March 2024
Alive! follows the Club’s Arlene Herrero, Vice President of Business Development, as she meets Club Members...
Club’s fun annual meeting video sets YouTube world premiere March 15.
“The Truck Whisperer” – a fun video promoting the incredible Club Truck that debuted at the Club’s annual meeting in January – will have its world premiere on YouTube March 15...
Alive! Around the World: Turkey, Japan, and Bali
Alive! goes wherever you go! Club Members bring their recent copy of Alive! with them when they travel and and we publish their picture...
Lifes Moments: Retirements Listing March 2024
Here’s a listing of all those who retired from the City this month...
Lt. Brian Heany graduated from the FBI Academy.
Lt. Brian Heany graduated as a member of the 288th session of the FBI National Academy. The graduation took place at the National Academy in Quantico, Va...
Thanks, John!
As Former Los Angeles City Employees Association CEO and Club Founder John Hawkins hands the reins of the LACEA and its subsidiary, the Club, to Robert Larios, we invited everyone to thank John for his...
Congrats, Crime Lab!
Last October, the LAPD’s Crime Lab celebrated its 100th anniversary as the nation’s first crime lab and the nation’s...
In Memoriam: Retired Association CEO was 86.
Danna McDonough, the longtime President and CEO of the Los Angeles City Employees Association (LACEA), passed away Sept. 13, 2023 in San Pedro. She was 86...
Give to a Clothing Drive
Donated clothing will be provided to the St. Francis Center, Sanitation’s Livability Services Division and Inside Save participants, agencies that provide support to the City’s unhoused neighbors and low-income individuals...
Before we close our folder from Holidays 2023, here are a few noteworthy events sponsored by City departments.
Before we close our folder from Holidays 2023, here are a few noteworthy events sponsored by City departments...
Building Our First House
We created Alive! in October 2002 to tell the stories of the good things that City employees do every day. And in the nearly 22 years since, somehow we have never featured the critically important Housing Dept. on our cover...
