LACECA plans two major events.

SAVE THE DATES The Los Angeles City Employees Chicano Association (LACECA) has set two major event dates for the rest of the year. They are: Management Analyst Training Nov. 2 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Personnel Medical Services Division 520 E....

Cathy Susim, Club Member, retires from the Police Dept. after 39 years of City...

A retirement dinner was held Aug. 15 for Cathy Susim, PSR II, who retired with 39 years of City service. Cathy was a Club Member for 28 years...

Club greets Members at all three shifts at the AAE Employee Appreciation Day.

24 Hours at LAX On Sept. 11, the Club attended Employee Appreciation Day at LAX, sponsored by the Association of Airport Employees. The Club was an official vendor, and the Club on Wheels team was present...

Cabrillo Aquarium hosts annual family festival.

Fans can celebrate the bounty of the sea with fun-in-the-sun games at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium's Autumn Sea Fair, set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6. Children of all ages will enjoy ocean-related activities throughout the day, including face-painting, origami lessons and gyotaku...

Airport Police welcomes five new Officers.

On Aug. 3, Airport Police welcomed five new Officers. The five are Officer Brandon Shiramizu a kinesiology major from Cal State Monterey Bay and police academy recipient of the Tina Kerbrat award for most inspirational recruit...

The Law in the Sky

In this month’s Alive! feature story, meet the crew, read the observations of Air Support Capt. Sean Parker, and ride along with the Alive! crew on patrol...

Annual month of spooky fun set for October.

“Boo at the L.A. Zoo” fun takes place October 1-27 at the Los Angeles Zoo. Jack-o-lantern-carving demonstrations, strolling characters are just some of the Halloween family adventures for visitors...

Jake Owens named as Zoo’s first Director of Conservation.

Dr. Jake Owens has been named the Zoo’s Director of Conservation, the first position in the Zoo’s history dedicated solely towards wildlife conservation. Dr. Owens joins the L.A. Zoo after spending five years in China helping save giant pandas from extinction...

Waste Not: Sanitation leads the way to a greener water future.

LA Sanitation’s Traci Minamide is leading the City into a future of innovative wastewater recycling and clean water operations...

City’s Hollyhock House, a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece, wins prestigious international honor.

Back in 2011 and 2012, as Alive! chronicled, Project Restore, Public Works, General Services, Rec and Parks and other departments restored the City’s Hollyhock House, a masterpiece by architect and designer Frank Lloyd Wright...