Former Mayor Riordan, Councilwoman Molina were influential City servants

Two major figures who helped shape the modern City of LA and its government recently passed away...

LAPD overall winner as Club celebrates 19 years of sponsoring teams in this popular...

The 38th annual Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay returned after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic...

Orcutt Ranch continues its orange-picking events for the public.

Orange picking returns in July to Rec and Parks’ Orcutt Ranch in West Hills...

Stacey Dains nominated for GM.

Staycee Dains has been nominated as the new General Manager for Animal Services. Mayor Karen Bass made the nomination and the announcement...

Dep. Chief Orin Saunders named new Fire Marshal.

With his promotion reported in last month’s Alive!, Deputy Chief Orin Saunders is LA’s new Fire Marshal...

Sanitation welcomes newest class of environmental engineer associates.

On June 7, Public Works/Sanitation and Environment officially welcomed the newest class of 32 environmental engineering associates...

We look back at the Sanitation Open Houses for 2023.

Public Works/Sanitation and Environment just completed another successful season of six open houses!

Safety agencies host local celebration of National Dispatchers Week.

The LAPD celebrated National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week April 10-14, honoring its dispatchers with ceremonies and honors...

St. Baldrick’s fundraiser is back!

The St. Baldrick’s head-shave event – a fundraiser managed by members of the LAPD and LAFD – returns for its second year in person after a pandemic hiatus...

Rachel Placensia awarded dept.’s humanitarian honor.

Congratulations to PSR III Rachel Placensia, who received the LAPD’S Lt. Charles Mealey Humanitarian Award for her commitment every day to serving others...