City responds to climate crisis, giving special attention to underserved areas.
The City’s response to the growing climate crisis – and the way the crisis unfairly affects underserved areas – is heating up, so to speak. LA’s new Climate Emergency Mobility Office (CEMO) is on its feet and hard at work addressing these growing needs. Alive! first reported on the CEMO office in May 2021 after its creation in January that year.
In Memoriam: Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver, the longest current employee at Cultural Affairs’ Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (LAMAG) and longtime museum curator and manager, passed away. She had 29 years of City service...
Lotus Festival Returns
The Lotus Festival returned after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic July 9 and 10 at Echo Park Lake...
In Memoriam: Officer II Houston Tipping
Devonshire Officer II Houston Tipping died Sunday, May 29, of catastrophic injuries suffered three days before in an...
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...
Depts. continue airport art project with installation at Terminal 2/3
“A Universal Shudder,” a series of murals by Eve Fowler on view now at LAX, takes inspiration from the writings of seminal Modernist author Gertrude Stein and...
In Memoriam: Capt. Lee H. Kebler
Retired Capt. Lee Kebler, LAFD; Director, LARFPA; volunteer at the LAFD Historical Society; and former Alive! columnist, died June 26 at 100 years old...
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.
Club Mobile Team makes lots of new friends and Members at the Caltrans Everton...
On Wednesday, May 25, the Club Mobile Team made its first appearance at the Caltrans Yard in Riverton on Everton Place in Riverside. We made lots of new friends and Members!...
Phil Orland, retired Rec and Parks employee, Club Board Member passes away at 75.
The Club is saddened to report the death of Phil Orland, active Club Board Member; Retired, Rec and Parks; US Navy veteran; and former RLACEI Board Member. He was 75...
