FEATURED
Engineering’s Interim Housing Program designs spaces and tiny home villages to shelter LA’s unhoused.
LA
Bureau of Engineering’s Shelter and Housing Program – developed quickly to help get the growing number of Angelenos suffering homelessness literally off the streets into humane shelters – is a story of talent and technical know-how, unexpected journeys, and personal transformation....
Final Call for Club Scholarship ’24 Applications. Deadline is 11:59 p.m., June 30, 2024
Applications for the Club’s Mukai Scholarship are still available online. Deadline is 11:59 p.m., June 30, 2024...
PEOPLE WE SEE
People We See: Meet Malcolm Ashley and his girlfriend Sarah Espiritu
In this feature, the Club introduces you to people you see every day, but you might not know who they are...
COOKING WITH THE CLUB
Cooking: Peach BBQ-Rubbed Chicken With Lemon Green Beans and Garlic Rice
Let me introduce you to pan sauce. In just three minutes, you’ll blend together savory chicken stock, zesty lemon juice, creamy butter and sweet peach jam into a velvety concoction...
COLORING CONTESTS
Grown-ups, get your crayons out! It’s time for another Grown-up Coloring Contest! The prize: a $50 Amazon gift card...
Neighborhood Empowerment
Carmen Chang appointed new GM of Dept. of Neighborhood Empowerment.
Carmen Chang, formerly the Director of Programs and Organizing at Golden State Opportunity, has been confirmed as the new General Manager of the Neighborhood Empowerment Dept. by the City Council May 8...
LAPD
Det. Mitzi Roberts, who inspired a book character, retires after 29 years of City service.
Det. III Mitzi Roberts, one of the department’s most determined crime investigators and who inspired popular author Michael Connelly to create the fictional character Renee Ballard, retired in April after 29 years of City service...
COUNCIL
CD5 thanks StreetsLA for its hard work.
In April, Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavski acknowledged the hard work of the StreetsLA External Relations Team with a Council proclamation...
PUBLIC WORKS
Sanitation bids farewell to Michael Simpson, Pritpal Jhaj, Tim Dafeta and Rick Veiga.
Public Works/Sanitation and Environment recently said goodbye to four long-term staffers and leaders...
PUBLIC WORKS
Dr. Jan Green-Rebstock is Engineering’s outstanding employee.
Dr. Jan Green-Rebstock, Environmental Affairs Officer, Environmental Management Group in Public Works’ Bureau of Engineering, is the 2024 Bureau of Engineering’s Rory M. Shaw Outstanding Employee...
AIRPORTS
Airports tests first car of its massive new people mover train.
On May 2, Airports achieved an important milestone – the first Automated People Mover train car entered testing...
BUILDING AND SAFETY
In Memoriam: David Lara, Building and Safety
David (Dave) Lara, longtime employee at Building and Safety who was retired, died May 11 of esophageal cancer. He was 65...
LAFD
Safety agencies host local celebration of National Dispatchers Week.
The LAPD and LAFD celebrated National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week – popularly known as National Dispatchers Week – April 14-20, honoring their dispatchers with ceremonies and honors...
SANITATION
Sanitation’s popular open houses at six yards continue through June.
Public Works’ Sanitation and Environment begins its series of popular Open Houses May 4, running through June 29...
PUBLIC WORKS
Sanitation Livability’s CARE Team Addressing Unhoused.
On May 7, Sanitation and Environment’s Livability Team launched a CARE+ team dedicated to the coastal area in Council District 11’s coastal areas...
Lifes Moments
Lifes Moments: In Memoriam June 2024
Our thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of the following current and retired City employees who have passed away...
Lifes Moments: Graduations June 2024
Did you or a loved one get married? Have a baby? Get a promotion? Graduate? Or accomplish something special? Send in a photo with the details. We love to share your good news.
Lifes Moments: Retirements June 2024
Here’s a listing of all those who retired from the City this month...
CLUB
Club daughter is raising money for Shriner’s.
Isabella Jones, 10, daughter of Heather Jones, Deputy City Attorney, Club Member, has scoliosis and is raising money for Shriner’s Children’s Hospital in Pasadena...
CLUB
Out and About: Duesies and Automobile Heaven
When J.B. Nethercutt, the co-founder of LA’s Merle Norman Cosmetics, bought his first two vintage automobiles in 1956, world peace was probably not so much at stake as it is today...
CLUB
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...
CLUB MOBILE
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!
PICTURE PERFECT
Noelle’s Picture Perfect Contest Winners: June 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...
COLORING CONTESTS
Kid’s Coloring Contest Winners: June 2024
Congratulations to the WINNERS of our Kid's Club Coloring Contest! Our top four participants win 4 Free Tickets to the San Diego Zoo!
LACERS
LACERS Offers Access Thru Office Hours, Online
LACERS welcomes all current and Retired City employees to its new headquarters at 977 N. Broadway. Regular hours are 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. No appointments are needed...
LIBRARY TOP TEN
LA Public Library’s Top Ten: June 2024
Here are the top 10 books, CDs and DVDs loaned, the Los Angeles Public Library...
ALIVE! AROUND THE WORLD
Alive! Around the World: Mexico, Philippines, and Argentina
Alive! goes wherever you go! Club Members bring their recent copy of Alive! with them when they travel and and we publish their picture...
FATHERS DAY
Happy Father’s Day 2024
Alive! presents one of our most popular annual features – Father's Day messages from Club Members. Enjoy… and happy Father's Day!
LAFD
LAFD promotes 52 employees.
The LAFD honored 52 sworn and civilian personnel who completed the process of promoting in rank or status...
MOTHERS DAY
Happy Mother’s Day 2024
Alive! presents one of our most popular annual features – Mother's Day messages with pictures from Club Members. Enjoy… and happy Mother's Day!
PUBLIC WORKS
Sanitation welcomes new employees.
During the “Beyond Onboarding” program April 8, Public Works/Sanitation and Environment welcomed new employees...
PUBLIC WORKS
Sanitation hosts Earth Day event.
On April 20, Public Works/Sanitation and Environment held its seventh annual Citywide Earth Day LA event at the North Hollywood Water Conveyance Yard...
LADWP
SWE chapter hosts annual walk for women.
On April 6, the LADWP chapter of the Society of Women Engineers hosted this year’s Women’s Nature Walk at the Encino Reservoir...
CLUB
Club Board family has fun at LEGOLAND.
Anthony Virzi, son of Club Board Member Andrew Virzi Jr., took his family to LEGOLAND and wanted to share their day out with the Club.
LADWP
LADWP performs final snow survey for the season.
Following the 2023-24 winter season, the LADWP announced that the Eastern Sierra snowpack measured 103 percent of normal...
CULTURAL AFFAIRS
First artistic signs of LA Olympics take shape – in Paris.
LA’s Cultural Affairs Dept. is collaborating with Olympic/Para-Olympic officials in Paris to construct murals in the French city in anticipation of its hosting the 2024 Olympics.
COUNCIL
For the first time, City honors its longtime employees with Sapphire Awards.
Active City employees with at least 45 years of City service were honored Feb. 23 with Sapphire Awards...
CITYWIDE
City employees catch the recent eclipse.
On April 8, citizens of the Western Hemisphere from Mexico, through the United States and into Canada, glimpsed a total eclipse of the sun...
PEOPLE WE SEE
People We See: Meet Amber Marie Causer
In this feature, the Club introduces you to people you see every day, but you might not know who they are...
ARLENE ON THE SCENE
Arlene on the Scene – May 2024
Alive! follows the Club’s Arlene Herrero, Vice President of Business Development, as she meets Club Members...
ALIVE! AROUND THE WORLD
Alive! Around the World: Southeast Asia, Vietnam, and Chile
Alive! goes wherever you go! Club Members bring their recent copy of Alive! with them when they travel and and we publish their picture...
LIBRARY TOP TEN
LA Public Library’s Top Ten: May 2024
Here are the top 10 books, CDs and DVDs loaned, the Los Angeles Public Library...
COOKING WITH THE CLUB
Cooking: Easy One-Pan Shrimp Tacos With Sriracha Mayo, Tangy Slaw and Crispy Onions
We’re all about shaking things up in the flavor department, especially when we’re dancing between sweet and savory...
PICTURE PERFECT
Noelle’s Picture Perfect Contest Winners: May 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...
RETIREMENT PLAQUES
Club Retirement Plaque Presentations: May 2024
Robert Larios, the Club’s President & CEO, honors Club members with the coveted Club Retirement Plaque...
CLUB
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...
PUBLIC WORKS
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...
LADOT
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!...
CLUB
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...
CLUB
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
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...
LAPD
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...
LIBRARY TOP TEN
LA Public Library’s Top Ten: April 2024
Here are the top 10 books, CDs and DVDs loaned, the Los Angeles Public Library...
LAPD
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...
PUBLIC WORKS
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...
Arlene on the Scene – April 2024
Alive! follows the Club’s Arlene Herrero, Vice President of Business Development, as she meets Club Members...
Honoring the Hopeful
Our cover story this month is special. They are all special, of course; that is why we produce them. But this one, even more so...
