Scenes From a Pandemic: Part 9

Alive! continues its documentation of City employees as they take a multitude of measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic...

Protecting the Vote

Thanks go to everyone at the LAPD who on Nov. 3 protected the most cherished right of all Americans, the right to vote...

Retiree Ken Wang pens technical book to pass knowledge along.

When Ken Wang worked in Water Distribution Design at the DWP, “two Engineers with more than three decades of service retired at the same time,” Ken explains. “They took their knowledge with them.

General Services Dept. retools its holiday plans around giving.

General Services, which in normal years hosts a big holiday party, is switching gears during the pandemic to emphasize giving...

Willie James Gilmore, who retired from Transportation has died.

Willie was born Aug. 16, 1947 in Jackson, Miss. He was the youngest son of James M. Gilmore and Nettie B. Pigg. His family moved to Los Angeles when Willie was young....

Mireles for the Win

John Mireles, Stores Supervisor, Transportation, with 21 years of City service, Club Member, is running for a seat on the City Council … in Pico Rivera, just east of downtown in LA County...

Jimmy Sparks, Club Member, among several who retired Sept. 23.

A retirement luncheon was held Sept. 23 for Jimmy Sparks, Mechanical Helper, Airports, 31 years of City service and Club Member...

Read All About It: It’s Thanksgiving!

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Alive! reached out to the Children’s Literature Dept. at our favorite Library, Los Angeles Public Library, for suggestions to get young Club readers into the spirit of this quintessential American holiday...

Ethel Pattison retires after astounding 64 years of City service.

A retirement party via Webex and a special video were the agenda in late September as Ethel Pattison, Airport Information Specialist, retired from Airports after 64 years of City service...

Harbor’s logistics team sends equipment to wildfires.

Harbor’s Logistics Victory LA (LoVLA) recently supplied the LAFD with containers and other emergency supplies to help fight wildfires...