Three staffers added in the Mayor’s Office

Three employees were added recently to leadership in the the Mayor’s Office...

Expert succeeds Mercedes Márquez as new Chief Housing/Homelessness Officer.

On Oct. 2, Lourdes Castro Ramírez, Secretary of the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, was appointed by Mayor Karen Bass as the incoming...

Dr. Etsemaye Agonafer is City’s first for homeless, community health.

On Feb. 13, Mayor Karen Bass appointed Dr. Etsemaye Agonafer as the City’s first deputy mayor for homelessness and community health...

The City Parties – Economic/Workforce Dev.

The Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) hosted its annual holiday party at its headquarters downtown...

Welcome, Carolyn

Carolyn M. Hull was confirmed as the new General Manager for the Economic and Workforce Development Dept. (EWDD) by the City Council Jan. 29. Ms. Hull was nominated...

LACERS Well hosts health extravaganza for seniors.

Health Extravaganza Information and photos courtesy Nathan Herkelwrath, LACERS In March, LACERS and its LACERS Well program for retirees held its sixth annual Extravaganza to encourage healthy lifestyles. This year’s programs, subtitled “Living Life to its Fullest,”...

LACERS Well hosts health extravaganza for seniors.

This year’s programs, subtitled “Living Life to its Fullest,” were held in Pomona on March 6, Lakewood on March 14 and downtown March 28...

Bike With Mike

On Sept. 5, the gang at LACERS Well held another Bike With Mike event, led by Commissioner (and Alive! columnist) Mike Wilkinson, and Retiree Ron Skarin. The bike ride toured Griffith Park. The next LACERS...

The Gift of Healthy Holidays

    By Tara Miller, MS RD/N, LACERS Well Program Manager There are many reasons why this could be the most wonderful time of the year: spending quality time with loved ones and friends, sipping hot chocolate, nibbling...

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...