This just in: Central Library, branches begin phased reopening May 3.

The Los Angeles Public Library launches the next phase of its rolling reopening May 3 with limited in-person services at the Central Library downtown and 37 branches across the City...

Sgt. Anthony White succumbs to the coronavirus.

Sgt. Anthony White, Transit Services Division, succumbed to the coronavirus April 15. He served the City for more than 30 years...

Engineering’s Ohaji Abdallah is honored.

We told you last month that Ohaji Abdallah, Architecture Associate IV/ Project Manager I, in Public Works/Engineering’s Architecture Division, had been named the 2021 recipient...

City creates new office for climate mobilization.

In January, the City created a new office for managing its part of the national Green New Deal. Los Angeles’ first-ever Climate Emergency Mobilization Office (CEMO) inside Public Works is...

Scenes From a Pandemic: Part 14

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

Chaplain Willie Riley says his goodbyes to Central Area.

Chaplain Willie Riley, retired LA County Deputy Probation Officer and longtime LAPD Chaplain, recently “retired” from his volunteer LAPD position to move out of state...

Open Houses: Wait ’Til Next Year, Again

Public Works/Sanitation and Environment has postponed its popular slate of open houses this year due to the coronavirus pandemic...

GSD Teams light up City Hall

Three teams work together to light up City Hall in an astonishing variety of colors and designs...

A Final Shift With His Son

Officer Doug Roach, Central Traffic Division, retired March 4 after 35 years of City service. He reserved his final shift with his son, Officer Brandon Roach, 77th Division...

Ohaji Abdallah: Engineer of the Year

Ohaji Abdallah, Architecture Associate IV/ Project Manager I, in Public Works/Engineering’s Architecture Division, was named the 2021 recipient of Engineering’s Rory M. Shaw Outstanding Employee Award...