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...
Engineer Julie Allen promoted to Sanitation Assistant Director
Julie Allen, who led the effort to design and build the biggest bridge/viaduct project in City history, was promoted in April to Assistant Director of Clean Water at Public Works’ Sanitation and Environment bureau...
St. Baldrick’s fundraiser is back in person after a pandemic hiatus.
The St. Baldrick’s head-shave event – a fundraiser managed locally by members of the LAPD and LAFD – returned to live and in person this year. The annual fundraiser was held virtually last year due to the pandemic...
Longtime PR head Peter Persic retires after 31 years of City service.
Peter Persic, former Director of Public Relations and Marketing, retired in March after 31 years of City service. He worked for the Library for 28 of those years...
The City celebrates its first official Juneteenth holiday
On June 19, the City celebrated its first official Juneteenth holiday. Juneteenth as an official holiday in LA was signed into law by Mayor Eric Garcetti June 6. (It was designated an official federal holiday last year.)...
