Lotus Festival Returns

The Lotus Festival returned after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic July 9 and 10 at Echo Park Lake...

In Memoriam: Officer II Houston Tipping

Devonshire Officer II Houston Tipping died Sunday, May 29, of catastrophic injuries suffered three days before in an...

In Memoriam: Mary Oliver

Mary Oliver, the longest current employee at Cultural Affairs’ Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (LAMAG) and longtime museum curator and manager, passed away. She had 29 years of City service...

In Memoriam: Capt. Lee H. Kebler

Retired Capt. Lee Kebler, LAFD; Director, LARFPA; volunteer at the LAFD Historical Society; and former Alive! columnist, died June 26 at 100 years old...

Scenes From a Pandemic: Part 29

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

New sports program brings growth, equity and inclusion. Thanks, Olympics!

Over the last year, more than 120,000 young LA athletes have said yes to PlayLA Youth and Adaptive Sports, Rec and Parks’ new program to offer equitable opportunities all City youths. The program represents among the biggest additions of sports programs at one time in the 133-year history of Rec and Parks.

Three Sanitation employees named best younger than 40.

Three Public Works/Sanitation and Environment staff members were named part of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists’ “40 Under 40” awardees...

Officer Rudy Limas, a 2013 Medal of Valor and Purple Heart awardee, passes away.

Rudolph “Rudy” Limas passed away March 20. He was a Retired LAPD Officer and was awarded 2013 Medal of Valor and Purple Heart honors for an incident of bravery that took place in 1968...

Historical Society memorializes Frank Borden, Tom LaBonge.

On June 11, the LAFD Historical Society Museum and Memorial in Hollywood installed two plaques remembering two giants who helped build and enhance the museum...

Lisa Mowery, Sanitation CFO, is honored as she retires after 30 years of...

Lisa Mowery, CFO, Public Works/Sanitation and Environment, was named one of of the “Women Engineers You Should Know” by the Magazine of the Society of Women Engineers...