Fire Dept. creates Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Bureau.

On Nov. 22, then-Mayor Eric Garcetti, the City Council and the LAFD announced the department’s first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Bureau, to be led by Deputy Chief Stephen Gutierrez, the LAFD’s first Equity Officer...

In-Person Appointments Suspended During Move

Until further notice, LACERS is suspending in-person appointments as the department moves to its new location. LACERS looks forward to offering in-person counseling in its new location, but before that, there are many options...

Club Valentines Messages

Alive! presents one of our most popular annual features – Club Valentines. Enjoy… and happy Valentine’s Day!

General Services honors all its employees as MVPs.

General Services held its Most Valued Performance (MVP) Award ceremony March 12 to honor its best employees...

Chief Crowley and Chief Deputy Drake spend Christmas staffing an ambulance.

In an annual holiday tradition, LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley joined the ranks on Christmas Day to assist with staffing challenges and boost morale...

Sanitation’s Recycling Program hosting a Citywide clothing drive.

Public Works/Sanitation and Environment’s City Facilities Recycling Program (CFRP) is collecting new and gently used children’s, men’s and women’s clothing in a charity effort...

Airports appoints new Dep. Executive Director for Landside Modernization

On Jan. 13, Harold C. Samms III was appointed Airports’ Deputy Executive Director of the Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP) Performance...

Pepe Garcia, Assistant Director, retires from Sanitation after 35 years of City service.

A City Hall ceremony was held Jan. 27 for Jose “Pepe” Garcia, Assistant Director of the Solid Resources Operations, LA Sanitation and Environment...

Laura Triner, 59, Passes Away

LAFD personnel were in attendance and watching online at the funeral of Laura Lynn Triner, Sr. Personnel Analyst, LAFD, their colleague who served the City for 28 years...

Sgt. Herman Van Twist retires after 26 years of City service.

Last Oct. 27, a retirement party was held for Sgt. Herman “Twister” Van Twist, who retired from the LAPD after 26 years of City service...