Annual month of spooky fun set for October.
“Boo at the L.A. Zoo” fun takes place October 1-27 at the Los Angeles Zoo. Jack-o-lantern-carving demonstrations, strolling characters are just some of the Halloween family adventures for visitors...
John’s Picture Perfect Contest: September 2019
Do you love to take pictures? Submit your photos to the Picture Perfect contest. Once a month, the best pics are selected for publication. If your photo is published, you'll receive a $25 Amazon e-Gift Card!
Jake Owens named as Zoo’s first Director of Conservation.
Dr. Jake Owens has been named the Zoo’s Director of Conservation, the first position in the Zoo’s history dedicated solely towards wildlife conservation. Dr. Owens joins the L.A. Zoo after spending five years in China helping save giant pandas from extinction...
Toward a Cleaner Future
Treating the City’s wastewater is probably not something you think about a lot … unless of course you work for Public Works, or you’re otherwise interested in how cities work...
Waste Not: Sanitation leads the way to a greener water future.
LA Sanitation’s Traci Minamide is leading the City into a future of innovative wastewater recycling and clean water operations...
Chicken Breasts with Mediterranean Artichoke and Green Bean Salsa
Mediterranean dishes are often filled with enormous amounts of flavor and often are very healthy – low in sodium and saturated fat. Dishes are typically jam-packed with fruits and vegetables, beans and nuts...
QUESTION OF THE MONTH: What makes the Employees Club Coed Softball League so much fun?
Fellow City Employees answer the Question of the Month...
LEGISLATIVE REPORT: National Report Cites Strength In Local Pension Funding
New confidence in local and state pensions in this country came from the Brookings Institution in mid-July. Their experts got together with Brandeis International Business School’s Rosenberg Institute of Public Finance, Washington University in St. Louis...
City’s Hollyhock House, a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece, wins prestigious international honor.
Back in 2011 and 2012, as Alive! chronicled, Project Restore, Public Works, General Services, Rec and Parks and other departments restored the City’s Hollyhock House, a masterpiece by architect and designer Frank Lloyd Wright...
