The Emergency Operations Center is the HQ for battling the City’s critical emergencies like...

Beginning with a bond issue in 2002, the City changed the way it manages its emergencies. And 19 years later, that strategic move is paying dividends...

Sgt. Fred Cueto, 22 years of City service, succumbs to COVID-19.

Sgt. Fred Cueto, Foothill Division, 22 years of City service, died Dec. 6 from the coronavirus. Our deepest condolences to his family and many friends...

Goodbye, Lt. Mike Carodine

Lt. Mike Carodine, LAPD, 36 years of City service, retired Dec. 1 from the K9 unit at Metro. Congratulations on your retirement, Lt. Carodine!

General Services honors its MVP employees virtually.

General Services held its Most Valued Performance (MVP) Award ceremony March 12 to honor its best employees...

Scenes From a Pandemic: Part 11

Alive! continues its documentation of City employees as they take a multitude of measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic...

LAPD Retirements

4 dedicated public servants retire from the LAPD. Here are their stories...

Chief Terrazas joins FS 26 on Christmas Day.

LAFD Chief Ralph Terrazas turned in his white Chief’s helmet as he worked a shift on Christmas as a Task Force Commander...

4 Succumb to COVID

Four first responders from LAPD, LAFD increase total to eight during the pandemic. May they rest in peace...

Critical vaccinations begin for City frontline employees.

The first round of the vaccine in LA is being administered to healthcare workers and first responders, including the LAFD...

‘Mr. LA’ passes away unexpectedly. He was 67.

Tom LaBonge – native-born retired City employee, Councilman, civic champion, husband and father, Club Member and “Mr. LA” – died Jan. 7 at his home in Silver Lake...