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...
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...
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.)
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...
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...
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...
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.
Catching up on the progress of StreetsLA’s Center for Green Innovation.
In the middle of the pandemic – Feb. 15, 2022 – StreetsLA introduced its Center for Green Innovation as part of LA’s growing response to the climate crisis. The Club has been eager to catch up with the sustainability team to find out more details...
Restoring the Vision Theatre brings a beacon of light to Leimert Park.
A vision of hope, art and life is nearing completion in South LA’s Leimert Park – the impressively restored Vision Theatre Performing Arts Center. It’s a project of Cultural Affairs, Public Works/Engineering, many other City departments, and countless community activists who have long dreamed of reopening it.
Police Dept.’s annual event honors heroes with the Purple Heart and Medal of Valor.
On Sept. 21, the LAPD hosted its annual “Above and Beyond” ceremony honoring 23 Officers who demonstrated the highest level of courage and bravery in protecting the City...
