Twice a Citizen (Times Two!)
Ed Cuevas, Environmental Engineering Associate, DWP, 5 years of City service, and Marcus Stein, Water Service Supervisor, DWP, 15 years of City service, have decided to double...
Getting Ahead by Planning Ahead
But will you be ready to retire … the right way? In talking to Club Members over the years the answer I get most often is, well, I’m not sure if I’m ready...
The City Parties – Economic/Workforce Dev.
The Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) hosted its annual holiday party at its headquarters downtown...
Urban Forestry trims 20,000th tree since July 1.
Over the Jan. 11-12 weekend, Public Works/Street Services’ Urban Forestry unit trimmed its 20,000th tree since the July 1 start of the fiscal year, with 13,000 to go before the end of the fiscal year June 30. The goal is to trim 33,000 this year...
The City Parties – Public Works/Sanitation’s Recycling Division
On Dec. 10, Public Works/Sanitation’s Solid Resources Citywide Recycling Division held its annual holiday party at El Cholo Mexican Restaurant in LA...
The City Parties – Harbor Dept. Employees Club (HDEC)
On Dec. 13, the Harbor Dept. Employees Club (HDEC) hosted its annual holiday dinner/dance at The Grand – the Long Beach Events Center. This year’s theme was “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”
The City Parties – DWP Contract Operations/Lincoln Heights
DWP’s Contract Operations office in Lincoln Heights held its holiday party. Other units from Groups attended as well, including Street Lighting and Metro Vegetation...
ALIVE! AROUND THE WORLD: Hawaii
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 BOARD UPDATE: Election of Retiree Board Member Coming Soon
It’s almost time for another election of the LACERS Board of Administration’s retired member seat. I am honored to have served in this post as your representative since 2013 and now as Board Vice President...
HEALTH BENEFIT UPDATES: Important Health Benefit Cutbacks? Not So Fast!
What would you do if you lost your Retiree health care benefits? Retirees in many other pension systems have seen their retiree healthcare benefits cut back or eliminated altogether...