Central Library’s Octavia Lab makerspace expands the limits of learning.
The Octavia Lab, named after the award-winning science fiction author Octavia E. Butler, is a do-it-yourself makerspace located inside the Los Angeles Public Library’s historic Central Library.
Party celebrated half a century of serving Retirees who served the City.
On June 8, 2023, the Retired Los Angeles City Employees, Inc. celebrated its past, toasted its present, and pledged to its future of advocacy for Retired City employees...
The new headquarters for the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System could be the...
At long last, the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System – one of three City pension manager departments – has found a home...
A Utah family finds peace after reading about the last days of their brother.
For decades, Jessica Mertlich yearned for news of the only brother she ever had. Growing up in Utah, she remembers her older brother, Robert “Troy” Mertlich...
StreetsLA’s Commercial Vehicle Training Center puts safety in the driver’s seat.
When it comes to driver safety, there’s no substitute for classroom learning, time in a challenging simulator, and experience behind the wheel.
That’s the thinking behind StreetsLA’s Commercial Vehicle Training Center, its comprehensive driving academy and partial licensing center in Van Nuys. The state DMV has authorized the center to test City-employed truck drivers on a DMV-approved course on City property. (The written and medical portions of the licensing process must still be performed by the DMV.)
LAPD’s award winning solar array project points to a sustainable future.
A new era of sustainable power generation in the City of LA has begun with the completion of the LAPD Motor Transport Division’s Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Array project...
Monitor, educate, conserve: They work to ensure there’s water for all.
Call them investigators. Researchers. Responders. Problem solvers. Or educators. They’re the Water Conservation Response Unit (WCRU), the LADWP team that’s dedicated to helping solve the City’s water crisis...
VNY Director Flora Margheritis reflects on her 32-year LA aviation career.
Flora Margheritis, Director of Airport Operations at Van Nuys, retires after piloting the general aviation facility into clear skies ahead...
One small act of kindness grew into a charity.
With his wife, Loretta, Zaki Mustafa, Retired Executive Officer, LADOT, 33 years of City service and Club Member, formed a nonprofit. He raised money any way he could, and organized shipments of jackets for those in need...
LA has North America’s first all-electric fire engine.
You’ve read that LA has North America’s first all-electric fire engine. (Awesome!) Now read about how it happened.
