New dept. creates LA’s first-ever Youth Council to empower young adults.
Since June 2021, City Hall has been getting a lot younger, by design. That’s when the City Council, voted unanimously to create the Youth Development Dept., one of the City’s newest units. A major purpose of the department is to create, manage and develop the City’s first Youth Council...
City’s plan to electrify its vehicles continues with new EVs.
Both the LADWP and Public Works/StreetsLA are welcoming new electric vehicles to their fleets. Many departments are replacing their gasoline vehicles with electric alternatives...
Jaime Pacheco-Orozco is new GM of Dept. of Aging.
On July 5, Jaime H. Pacheco-Orozco became General Manager of the Dept. of Aging. He was appointed by Mayor Eric Garcetti and replaced Interim General Manager Mariella Freire-Reyes...
Club CEO Robert Larios joins City’s celebration of Mexican independence.
The City marked Mexican Independence Day with an El Grito celebration downtown outside City Hall and in Grand Park...
GM Seleta Reynolds leaves City, moves to Metro.
In August, Transportation GM Seleta Reynolds left her role leading the City’s transportation dept. after 8 years to take on digital service and innovation at Metro...
Open Enrollment For 2023 to Start
This year’s LACERS Health Benefits Open Enrollment period will be held Oct. 17 – Nov. 17, with Open Enrollment packets being mailed in early October...
Casey. Capt. II Pete Casey, Medal of Valor recipient and TV star, retires after...
On Sept. 9, a reception was held for Capt. II Pete Casey, Training Division, who retired after 33 years of City service...
Drake to Emergency Operations
Starting Aug. 28, LAFD Assistant Chief John Drake is the new Chief Deputy of Emergency Operations, LAFD, it was announced by Chief Kristin Crowley...
Battalion Chief calls it a career.
On Sept. 3, LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley attended an impromptu goodbye gathering for Battalion Chief Karen Richter...
Read All About It: It’s Halloween!
Alive! reached out to Librarians at our favorite library, Los Angeles Public Library, for their recommendations for awesomely scare Halloween reads and watches. We decided to ask again, and here are fresh...
