Captain Brian Pratt was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio until 1981 when he moved to Southern California. Captain Pratt joined the United States Marine Corps in 1982 and served four years of active duty in both California and Hawaii. Captain Pratt joined the Los Angeles Police Department in 1988 and served as a police […]

Pay with cash or even a personal check at the new machines To help out the unfortunate drivers who've gotten tickets, LA Superior Court has added five new traffic ticket payment machines at courthouse locations throughout the county, so that if someone has to pay a ticket, they can at least avoid having to physically […]

Mayor Eric Garcetti, artist Shepard Fairey, City Librarian John F. Szabo and L.A. Cultural Affairs General Manager Danielle Brazell were joined by students from the Downtown Magnets High School for the unveiling of L.A.’s first limited-edition, artist-designed library card today at the Central Library. The card launch concludes the library’s celebration of National Library Week. […]

Los Angeles animal shelters' save rates have reached unprecedented levels, but hundreds of animals have already been put down this year. Los Angeles city animal shelters appear to be on their way to becoming "no-kill" facilities, with 84.3 percent of cats and dogs saved from being euthanized so far this year, according to figures released […]

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has just launched on its www.aqmd.gov website a new webpage about Sunshine Canyon Landfill with a subpage about odor complaints and public nuisance violations associated with this facility. Available on these pages are links to various resources of interest to the local community, as well as the […]

The Mayor’s proposed City Budget has been released and will be reviewed by the City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee during intensive hearings that begin on Wednesday, April 27th at 9 a.m. in the City Council chambers in City Hall. The $8.76 million proposed Budget strives to increase efficiency and services in a variety of […]

The Los Angeles City Council voted 12-0 to make permanent a temporary ban on the pet store sale of commercially bred cats, dogs and rabbits. A temporary ban on the sale of commercially bred cats, dogs and rabbits at pet stores in Los Angeles will be made permanent, with the Los Angeles City Council voting […]

Los Angeles continues to earn its reputation for smog, but air pollution dropped to the lowest level in 17 years of monitoring. The Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area continues to have the worst ozone pollution in the nation, but the area has seen marked improvement in short-term and annual particle pollution, showing its best readings […]

LA Residents who may be uninsured or under-insured can get the medical help they need - even surgery - next week. (April 27-29) Free medical and dental services will be available next week at the Los Angeles Convention Center for uninsured and under-insured residents. Thousands of healthcare professionals and volunteers will take part in the […]

Re:code L.A. is holding a forum in Northridge Wednesday evening from 6:00 pm to 9:00pm to talk with the community about the city’s $5 million, five-year effort to update its outdated zoning code. I know. That announcement did not set you on fire. Believe me, I get it. But you should still think about attending the forum or […]

We were very lucky to have a great group of volunteers. We want to thank: Betty Moreno Maria Moreno Monica Topete Andres Topete Robert Gomez Barbara Addis Alex Silver Vita and Paul Jay Denise Woleben Our four LDS Missionaries Sister Morris Sister Garretson Elder Long Elder Sponseller And all of our Board Members who greeted people […]

Thank you to our Granada Hills North stakeholders who came out and supported us by voting last week! We are proud to serve you. Here are the Official Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council Election Results.

https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-quake-risk-20160415-story.html Neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley, Hollywood, and the Westside will feel the biggest impact from Los Angeles' new law requiring the retrofitting of wood-frame apartment buildings to better withstand a major earthquake, according to a Times data analysis. City inspectors spent about two years developing a list of 13,500 so-called soft-story buildings that will probably […]

Today, I will be giving my third State of the City Address as your Mayor. Each year, I try to find a place for this speech that means something to me personally — and that speaks to this unique moment in our city. This evening, I will be speaking in Harbor City, near our Port […]

LA Sanitation is offering free bulky item drop off events to help keep Los Angeles clean. THREE SATURDAYS April 16, May 28, June 18 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ------------------------------ East Valley District Yard 11050 Pendleton St Sun Valley, CA 91352 West Valley District Yard 8840 Vanalden Ave Northridge, CA 91324 West Los Angeles District […]

This Thursday marked the launch of the LAPD Devonshire Division’s Volunteer Community Patrol. This program is the first of its kind in the City of Los Angeles. The 15 member volunteer team will patrol neighborhoods and report suspicious activity directly to LAPD via police radios. They patrol Monday through Friday during daylight hours. As the program expands, they hope […]

This week, the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Energy Commission, the California Independent System Operator, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and Southern California Gas Company released the Aliso Canyon Risk Assessment Report regarding the reliability of the power grid for summer 2016. In the wake of the largest gas leak in […]

The Los Angeles Passport Agency will be holding a Passport Day on Saturday, April 9 from 7:30am to 11:30am. No appointments are necessary, so walk-ins are welcome! Although they normally only accept expedited applications at their counter, on Passport Day they will be accepting both routine and expedited applications. Please note that their standard fees, […]

Los Angeles has unveiled a database cataloging the neighborhoods with the biggest trash problem. The City unveiled an online database today that grades the cleanliness of streets and alleys across Los Angeles as part of an effort by sanitation and elected officials to determine which areas need the most cleaning. And the database, which is […]

Cal State Northridge will conduct a free All Sports Day clinic Sunday, April 10 for children from first through eighth grades. Participants will receive instruction in baseball, softball, soccer and volleyball from Northridge athletes and coaches while blending lessons of sport with life skills. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. The mini-clinics will be held […]