Tax season is just around the corner. YPI and Computer & Communications Industry Association have partnered up once again to bring you a FREE Tax Preparation Assistance Event on Sunday, February 5, 2017. YPI LAPN Community Center 12502 Van Nuys Blvd #101 Pacoima, CA 91331 We do realize that it is Super Bowl Sunday, so […]
On November 23, 2016, the City adopted an ordinance repealing Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 85.02 in its entirety, in response to a U.S. Court of Appeals judgment and replaced it with a version that decriminalizes living in vehicles, while balancing the needs of all City residents, businesses and visitors for clean, healthy and […]
The cost to settle suits such as police brutality, wrongful imprisonment, and disability act violations has LA in a precarious position. The City Council's Budget and Finance Committee Monday voted in support of a staff recommendation that the city borrow up to $70 million to help cover the rising cost of civil lawsuit payouts. The […]
The 2017 Homeless Count is looking for volunteers for this year. Please see the information below. Los Angeles County has the highest unsheltered homeless population in the nation, but we don't have to accept homelessness as an insolvable problem. Together, we can help end this. All across Los Angeles, every January, we embark on a three-day […]
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is opening the application period for the Community Partnership Grant that will be awarded to our local non-profit organizations. This is LADWP’s fifth round of grants and will be used for new community outreach and public education activities to improve energy efficiency and water conservation throughout […]
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority announces the temporary extension of hours at most winter shelters. The following shelters will remain open for a 38 hour window from Sunday, January 8th at 5 p.m. until Tuesday, January 10th at 7 a.m. due to cold and wet weather conditions. On Tuesday, January 10th at 7 a.m. most shelters will resume normal hours. The following Winter […]
Friday, January 20, 2017 10am - noon Los Angeles City Hall 200 N. Spring Street, Room 1050 Los Angeles, CA 90012 PROPOSED PROJECT: An Ordinance amending provisions of Chapter I Article 7 and Chapter IV Article 6 of the Los Angles Municipal Code (LAMC) to expand the definition of “Protected Tree” to include the Mexican […]
https://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20170106/crime-rises-in-the-san-fernando-valley-where-robbery-and-homicide-rates-outpace-la Violent crime across Los Angeles rose for a third straight year during 2016, but spikes in homicides, robberies and property crimes across the San Fernando Valley outpaced the city as a whole, according to LAPD crime statistics released this week. Robberies across the Valley last year rose 33 percent from 2015 — from 1,571 […]
Los Angeles residents have several options for recycling their Christmas tree this year. LA Sanitation has curbside collection for Christmas trees. If your Christmas tree is too big to cut and place inside the green waste bin, simply place the tree next to your green waste bin on collection day. Recycle your Christmas tree in […]
The weekend headline in the Daily News about the Olympics opening ceremony controversy may have caught your eye. Here is a chance to meet people from the LA24 committee. Do you want to speak up about the proposal to hold the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony in the new Rams football stadium instead of the historic […]
This week the Public Safety Committee approved a grant from the Innovation and Performance Commission for the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) SOBER Unit pilot program. The program will partner a Nurse Practitioner with a Firefighter/Paramedic to provide service to serial inebriates - patients who are transported multiple times to emergency rooms for intoxication. These individuals […]
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) will hold Customer Service Saturday at four of its Customer Service Centers on December 10, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Customers who attend Customer Service Saturday at any of the four locations can expect assistance from staff members who are able to take payments, […]
4% of City’s buildings use half of our electricity A program initiated by a Councilmembers Huizar and Blumenfield motion to save energy by working with the City’s largest energy consumers to better track their usage and increase their efficiency is scheduled to be considered by the Los Angeles City Council next week. The plan would […]
Today the L.A. City Council unanimously approved our game-changing Zero Waste L.A. program, which will implement a complete overhaul of commercial and multi-family waste collection and dramatically increase recycling throughout the city. The program, which Councilmembers Paul Koretz and José Huizar introduced as a motion in 2010 and worked on during Huizar’s time as Chair of the […]
The City Council voted 12-0 to curb the size of homes that can be built on small lots, as the 'McMansion' trend divides LA neighborhoods. The City Council moved Wednesday to further limit the size of so-called "McMansions." In a 12-0 vote, the council asked the city attorney to draft up an amendment to the […]
The holiday season is fast approaching. It’s an exciting time of year where you and your loved ones will be observing time-honored traditions. This year, it’s an honor to co-host the Holiday Parade with the Pacoima Chamber of Commerce and the Los Angeles Police Department Foothill Division. Jointly, we hope to deliver a festive event […]
Today, Congressman Tony Cárdenas (D-San Fernando Valley) released the following statement after being elected to the new Democratic Caucus Leadership position created for Members of Congress who have served five terms or less. “I am honored to have been elected by my colleagues to this new position on the House Democratic Leadership team. I thank […]
This week, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority announced the opening of its 2016 Winter Shelter Program from now through March 1, 2017. Those in need of emergency shelter are encouraged to go directly to one of the listed pick-up points for free transportation, rather than the site address, unless otherwise indicated. Most shelters open […]
In a move to ensure the quality of life in the nation's second largest city, and to protect LA's highly diverse communities and residents, the City Council recently approved the creation of an Ad Hoc Committee on Immigrant Affairs. In addition to the committee's creation, the Council's proposal urged the following: Creating a new Immigrant […]
