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...

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...

The City’s own Castle Park mini-golf center keeps family fun affordable.

He deployed into the Battle of the Bulge sweeping for mines, building bridges and fixing countless roads for the advancing Allied troops. Here’s his story...

WWII Veteran Herbert Moore, Retired, Controller’s Office, reflects on the Battle of the Bulge,...

He deployed into the Battle of the Bulge sweeping for mines, building bridges and fixing countless roads for the advancing Allied troops. Here’s his story...

Port Police’s Motor Officers inspect cargo trucks to keep streets safe.

Photos by Summy Lam, Club Director of Marketing, and Alive! editor John Burnes Port Police’s Commercial Enforcement Unit inspects cargo trucks to keep streets and neighborhoods safe and freight moving. America’s Port, the Port of LA, is...

Supporting Young Women

Pretty in Pink empowerment event for teen girls, started by two employees making a difference, is one of the department’s fastest growing programs. What began seven years ago with one Recreation Assistant and ten young...

Vessel Operations keeps things clean and on the move in the all-important Port of...

One of the world’s largest ports needs a lot of services to keep it running smoothly – police, fire, construction, engineering, security … and sometimes simply moving things from A to B.

Street Services/Urban Forestry’s West Valley Area is the busiest in the City.

Come along as the Club follows the emergency crew trimming trees during a December rainstorm...

Where There’s Smoke

LAFD Arson/Counter-Terrorism looks for evidence of crimes after the flames are extinguished...

Building ShakeAlertLA, the country’s first earthquake early warning app.

Released quietly last New Year’s Eve after many months of testing, ShakeAlertLA, the country’s first earthquake early warning phone app, is the latest in the City’s quest to bring modern technology into the everyday lives of Angelenos...