Lotus Festival Blooms Again
The Lotus Festival returns after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, and will honor and showcase the people and culture of India. The 41st Lotus Festival is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, July 9-10 at Echo Park Lake...
Blanca Calderon named to Hispanic engineers association.
In May, Blanca Calderon, Civil Engineering Associate II, Public Works/Sanitation and Environment, was elected to a leadership position...
Scenes From a Pandemic: Part 28
Alive! continues its documentation of City employees as they take a multitude of measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic...
City responds to climate crisis, giving special attention to underserved areas.
The City’s response to the growing climate crisis – and the way the crisis unfairly affects underserved areas – is heating up, so to speak. LA’s new Climate Emergency Mobility Office (CEMO) is on its feet and hard at work addressing these growing needs. Alive! first reported on the CEMO office in May 2021 after its creation in January that year.
Ambassador program shares the recycling message.
Public Works’ Sanitation and Environment has been re-introducing its Ambassador Program over the last several months. They recently...
Law Is New Digital Chief
On May 9, Ian Law was appointed Chief Digital Transformation Officer for Airports. Chief Executive Officer Justin Erbacci made the appointment...
Engineering’s Natalie Moore is honored.
Natalie Moore, Engineer on the Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project, is the 2022 recipient of Engineering’s Rory M. Shaw Outstanding Employee Award...
Sanitation’s clothing drive donates 75 tons of clothes to the poor.
On May 5, Sanitation and Environment concluded its spring clothing drive by delivering more than 75 tons of clothe...
Sr. PSR Todd Austin passes away after 23 years of City service.
Todd Austin, Sr. PSR II and police communications instructor and innovator, passed away May 2...
Todd Gaydowski, longtime historian, passes away.
Roy “Todd” Gaydowski, Records Management Officer in the City Clerk’s Office and noted historian, passed away April 12...
