Vermont Square branch library dedicated to LA pioneer, Rita Walters
On Dec. 11, 2021, the City honored the late Rita Walters, the first Black woman to join the City Council and a tireless advocate for the Library and equality...
Open Houses: Wait ’Til Next Year, Again
Public Works/Sanitation and Environment has postponed its popular slate of open houses again this year due to the coronavirus pandemic...
StreetsLA introduces its Center for Green Innovation.
As part of the City’s growing response to the climate crisis, Public Works’ StreetsLA announced its Center for Green Innovation at a press conference Feb. 15 in North Hollywood...
Sanitation provides small events to honor Mother Earth.
As things begin to ramp up again, the Bureau offers three smaller events to mark Earth Day...
Gathered for Pat
A memorial service was held March 12 for Pat Russell, the fourth woman to serve on the City Council and the first to be Council president...
So Long, Stacy
Battalion Chief/EMT Stacy Gerlich, Executive Officer of the Administrative Operations Bureau, retired in February after 35 years of City service. She was one of the department’s most decorated employees...
A Trailblazer Says Goodbye
During the Police Commission meeting March 15, the Commission announced that Assistant Chief Beatrice Girmala, would be retiring by the end of March. She leaves the City with more than 37 years of City service...
Sgt. II Andy Hudlett retires.
On March 10, an event was held to mark the retirement of Sgt. II Andy Hudlett, Watch Commander, LAPD/Harbor Area...
Scenes From a Pandemic: Part 25
Alive! continues its documentation of City employees as they take a multitude of measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic...
Transportation Dispatchers direct the Traffic Officers on the street.
Transportation’s Communications unit is a small but strong team of Dispatchers and administrative personnel that does many things – answer telephone calls for Parking Enforcement, traffic control, Traffic Signal Repair and impound booting for LA.
