A Marathon of a Cleanup

The end of the marathon meant the beginning for the Public Works/Street Services cleanup team...

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...

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...

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’s Recycling Program hosting a Citywide food drive.

Sanitation’s Recycling Program is hosting a Citywide food drive, collecting non-perishable foods in a charity effort...

Paul C. Blount, recycling expert and Retired Club Board Member, passes away.

Paul C. Blount, a Retired Operations Manager in Public Works/Sanitation and Environment’s Solid Resource Engineering section and former Club Board Member, committee member and department representative died in Florida in late October...

Principal Civil Engineer Shirley Lau is promoted to Assistant Director of Street Services.

On Dec. 4, Public Works/Street Services appointed Shirley Lau as its Assistant Director (Chief Technical Officer). Previously, Shirley was the Division Manager for Public Works/Engineering’s Bridge Improvement Division...

Steve Engineers a Retirement

Steve Chen, Principal Engineer, Public Works/Engineering, retired in late September after 32 years of City service...

In Memoriam: Remembering Michael Kane

Our beloved husband, brother, son-in-law, uncle, nephew, brother-in-law and devoted friend Michael R. Kane left us after a ten-year battle with Early (Younger) Onset Alzheimer’s Disease...

Barbara Romero, former Deputy Mayor, is new Executive Director, one of three new dept....

Public Works: On July 1, Barbara Romero was confirmed by the City Council as the new Executive Director of Public Works’ Sanitation and Environment bureau...