Pasadena Transit boss Laura Rubio-Cornejo is new LADOT GM.

On Sept. 19, Laura Rubio-Cornejo was confirmed by the LA City Council as the new General Manager of LA’s Dept. of Transportation...

Zoo offers altar to honor memory of beloved pets.

For the third consecutive year, the LA Zoo built its Beloved Pets Ofrenda in observance of National Hispanic Month and Día de Los Muertos...

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...

PSR III Sylvia Richardson retires after 28 years of City service.

 A reception was held Sept. 26 for Sylvia Richardson, Police Service Representative III. She retires after 28 years of City service...

Lt. Alisha Jordan graduates from FBI National Academy.

Lt. Alisha Jordan, LAPD, graduated from the prestigious FBI National Academy, which provides advanced investigative, management and fitness training to senior Officers who are...

LACERS Office Hours Return to 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.

LACERS welcomes all current and Retired City employees to its new headquarters at 977 N. Broadway. Regular hours are now back to normal: 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Friday...

Alive! Papers delivered to the Octavia Lab Makerspace

Alive! editor John Burnes (right) stopped by the Central Library’s Octavia Lab makerspace to say hello and thanks for a great August cover...

Carl Carranza retires after 17 years of City service.

The Cabrillo Aquarium crew said goodbye to Carl Carranza, Aquarium Educator, with a party in late January...

Port Police Association celebrates 30th anniversary. Club co-sponsors.

To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the LA Port Police Association hosted a barbecue June 17 at the Fort MacArthur Museum...

Restoring the Vision Theatre brings a beacon of light to Leimert Park.

A vision of hope, art and life is nearing completion in South LA’s Leimert Park – the impressively restored Vision Theatre Performing Arts Center. It’s a project of Cultural Affairs, Public Works/Engineering, many other City departments, and countless community activists who have long dreamed of reopening it.