Articles for City Departments

Editorial: C’mon, Los Angeles. Make it really easy for restaurants to keep alfresco dining
1 year, 10 months ago

Editorial: C’mon, Los Angeles. Make it really easy for restaurants to keep alfresco dining

LA Times  

Gilberto Marquez and his daughter Cynthya at Guelaguetza restaurant in Los Angeles in 2020, in a dining area that was part of the parking lot that was converted to accommodate outdoor dining. Los Angeles, like many cities, waived regulations so more than 2,500 businesses could turn sidewalks and parking spaces into outdoor patios where people could eat, drink and socialize …

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An emergency declaration gives Karen Bass new powers. How will she use them?
2 years, 1 month ago

An emergency declaration gives Karen Bass new powers. How will she use them?

LA Times  

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, center, declared a state of emergency on homelessness Monday morning, following through on a promise to take such an action on her first day in office. Mayor Karen Bass’ first day in office didn’t start at City Hall but down the street at the Emergency Operations Center where, flanked by elected officials, she declared the …

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Editorial: Is L.A. getting serious about safer streets?
2 years, 7 months ago

Editorial: Is L.A. getting serious about safer streets?

LA Times  

A pedestrian in Los Angeles avoids a sidewalk badly in need of repair at the 2300 block of Griffith Park Boulevard in November 2021. Seven years ago Los Angeles adopted Mobility Plan 2035, an ambitious road map to make city streets more bikeable, walkable and safer over two decades. The groups began collecting signatures for the Healthy Streets LA ballot …

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Inter-dept coordination key as city begins to boil
2 years, 9 months ago

Inter-dept coordination key as city begins to boil

Hindustan Times  

Since summer has arrived early this year in Delhi, with temperatures already touching 42 degrees Celsius in March, the India Meteorological Department has begun coordinating with different government agencies and departments to share extreme heat-related alerts and bulletins. For instance, horticulture departments across Delhi are being asked to water their parks and gardens more frequently to avoid scorched grasses and …

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A deficit looming for L.A., city departments are asked to find a way to save $100 million
5 years, 2 months ago

A deficit looming for L.A., city departments are asked to find a way to save $100 million

LA Times  

A budget report asks Los Angeles city departments to come up with ways to cut spending or find new sources of revenue because of an expected budget deficit. Los Angeles City Hall, facing a potential triple-digit deficit largely tied to recent labor agreements with the city’s police, fire and other unions, could soon implement a sweeping savings plan. The City …

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