It’s an annual Alive! tradition!
Every year, City departments put aside their hard work and come together for fun and socialization at their festive holiday parties. And Alive! publishes as many of your party pics as we can, in print and online. Starting this month, we cover the City Parties. And we’ll continue in the next months as the photos come in.
LAFD
More than 30 revelers attended the LAFD HQ’s holiday party, held Dec. 7 in City Hall.
The Club contributed attendance prizes to enhance the holiday fun.
The party included catered food, games of musical chairs, an ugly/cute sweater contest, raffles, prizes, and photos with Santa!

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From left: Santa, who resembled Gene Bednarchik, Retired, Battalion Chief, 41 years of City service; with Chief Kristin Crowley, 24 years.

From left: BJ Ivie, Temp Office Clerk, with Margaret “Marge” Mendoza, Retired, 16 years of City service.

From left: Sandy Duare ,Sr. Personnel Analyst I, 28 years of City service; Ana Hernandez Bonilla, Administrative Intern II, 3 weeks; and Natalie Castillo, Personnel Records Supervisor, 7 years.

From left: Bonn Colorado, Fiscal Systems Specialist I, 18 years of City service; Podinilame Dissanayake, Sr. Management Analyst, 20 years; and Jeimie Hidalgo, Auditor I, 4 years.

From left: Ruth Stankiewiz, LAFD Sr. Auditor, 6 years of City service; and Claire Aguirre, Fiscal Regulatory Specialist II, 28 years.

Doug Zabilski, Battalion Chief, EMS Bureau, 35 years of City service; with Estela Urzua, Sr. Admin Clerk, Homeland Security Grants, 38 years.

From left: Santa, who resembled Gene Bednarchik, Retired, Battalion Chief, 41 years of City service; with Ronnie Villanueva, Acting Chief Deputy, 40 years.

From left: Irma Romanelli, Personnel Director II, 33 years of City service; Santa, who resembled Gene Bednarchik, Retired, Battalion Chief, 41 years; Brittney Medina, Management Analyst, 7 years; and Tylhecia Bonnett, Sr. Administrative Clerk, 24 years.

From left: Santa, who resembled Gene Bednarchik, Retired, Battalion Chief, 41 years of City service; with Mariano Bucag, Sr. Management I, 6 years.