Life’s Important Moments: In Memoriam May 2022
Our thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of the following current and retired City employees who have passed away...
Rescuing pets is a serious, demanding job. SMART is up to the task.
On March 28, a stormy César Chávez Day in the City, Animal Services’ Specialized Mobile Animal Rescue (SMART) Team and the LAFD’s Swift Water Rescue Team responded to a dog struggling in the fast, dangerous waters of the LA River. After a tense 30 minutes of critical actions followed by several hours of observation and medical attention for the pet, Animal Services reunited the dog – Scooby – safely with his owner. Mission accomplished!
LACERS’ Investment Return
One of the most important pieces of information LACERS provides each fiscal year is how its investments fared. For fiscal year 2021-22, it appears the news is not good...
Remembering Jean Low
Many Retired Public Works/Street Maintenance employees will remember Jean Low, a career long office manager and Secretary to many division heads. Jean recently passed away, after 36 years of City service...
Retireee on the Move: Meet Lupe Ortiz
Lupe Ortiz retired on May 8, 2021, after more than 36 years with the City. She worked in various departments, including Public Works/Sanitation and /Street Services, Economic and Workforce Development, Housing, Rec and Parks,...
When COLA Increase Seems Insufficient
We all feel it – gas prices skyrocketing, food prices rising, rents getting higher. Currently, we are seeing increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) unlike anything we have seen in the last 40 years!...
LACERS Sets COLA Amount for 2022
The LACERS Board has set the Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) that will be effective on July 1, 2022...
Larios in the City: April 2022
Robert Larios, the Club’s President & CEO, honors Club members with the coveted Club Retirement Plaque...
Alive! Around the World: The Holy Land, Long Beach
Alive! goes wherever you go! Club Members bring their recent copy of Alive! with them when they travel and and we publish their picture...
