Bearing Gifts at Christmas
Santa is one popular person this time of year! We were reminded of this when taking this month’s cover photo at LAX in mid-November for our cover story: Airport Police program that gives out teddy bears to traveling children on Christmas morning...
Living History
After spending an afternoon with Ethel Pattison at the Flight Path Museum and Learning Center, I know what it’s like to be in the presence of history...
The Power of a Fresh Start
“Hit the showers” usually means your day, or task, is done. Sanitation’s Mobile Hygiene Unit teams see it differently: Hitting the showers can be the beginning of a new day, a new outlook, a new life...
There’s No Place Like Home
I’ve finally achieved my goal – appearing on the cover of Alive! in my pajamas! Well, at least the brand-new ready-for-photograph version of my pajamas...
Making Our Way to the Center
As we greet 2021 after a very difficult stretch that’s not over yet, the simple act of wishing you joy and prosperity might seem hollow...
Joy, Then the Opposite
There’s hope on the horizon, as the Moderna vaccine arrives and is entering City employee arms as I write this...
One Year and Counting Down
This issue marks our 12th consecutive month dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s a solid year of dealing with an emergency that has altered our lives dramatically...
One Year and Counting Down
This issue marks our 12th consecutive month dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s a solid year of dealing with an emergency that has altered our lives dramatically...
Brothers Under the Sea
For this, our July issue, we continue our yearly tradition honoring Club Members who are also US military veterans. This one, with Michael Bevelaqua, 93, Retired, Transportation, was really fun.
The Club’s Quiet Heart
We knew it was coming for at least a few months. We’d been monitoring it: When would we reach the awesome milestone of $100 million paid in insurance claims?...
