Mayor Garcetti has appointed Abhi Nemani as Los Angeles' first Chief Data Officer. As part of Mayor Garcetti's effort to build a data-driven culture of innovation and excellence in city government, Nemani will work with city departments to collect and analyze data, and will lead the operation of the city's new open-data portal...

LOS ANGELES (CN) - Glendale Adventist Medical Center dumps homeless, mentally ill, disabled patients on Skid Row, the Los Angeles City Attorney claims in court. The Aug. 20 lawsuit in Superior Court is City Attorney Mike Feuer's latest effort to crack down on "inhumane and intolerable" patient dumping in the homeless area of downtown. In January, the city reached a settlement with Beverly Hospital... 

Dear Friends, Join me and Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell for a demonstration of ControlPanel LA - the City's first open data site which allows the public to explore how the City spends our money with an in-depth look into the City's financial books. Tuesday, August 26 @ 7 pm Emerson College Hollywood 5960 Sunset Boulevard (x Gordon) Hollywood, CA 90026 RSVP here Stop by to see how open data is changing... 

Join us at Van Ness Park on Saturday, August 23, for Park Mesa Heights Community Council's Unity Fest featuring fun for the whole family. We will be there providing FREE health screenings and information on affordable care plans. Wellness begins with access to healthcare. Hope we see you at PMHCC Unity Fest happening 10am to 3pm at Van Ness Park at 5720 2nd Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90043. Activities... 

NHS invites you to join us for our upcoming Neighborhood Sustainability Symposiumon Saturday, October 11th at the Expo Center in Los Angeles. This all-day, family-friendly symposium will explore the emerging role of resilient and sustainable communities, healthy neighborhoods, mass transit, K-12 education, green development, and neighborhood investment. The event will feature community workshops...

Neighborhood Councils are on the move! The winners of the 2014 EmpowerLA Awards were announced at the August 18th board meeting of the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners. The vote for the winners of the EmpowerLA Awards 2014 was the culmination of stiff competition to name Neighborhood Councils of the Year. A total of 38 nominations were received for projects that exemplified the mission of Neighborhood...

Saturday's Budget Day at City Hall successfully launched another year-long effort to provide Neighborhood Council input and influence into the City's annual budgeting process. Over 200 NC Budget Representatives, Board members, and concerned stakeholders representing 77 of the City's 95 Neighborhood Councils listened and participated for four hours of "talking budget." The standing room only...

Can we cap the 101 freeway with a 44-acre park? Floods of cars hurdle through the canyon along the 101 in Hollywood, spitting pollutants. Heat radiates from miles of asphalt and concrete buildings, and weary apartments line the chasm. But when Los Angeles native Laurie Goldman gazes over the twisting gray expanse, a part of town pedestrians rarely visit, all she can see is green. "I look at the...

PURPOSE OF NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS: "To promote more citizen participation in government and make government more responsive to local needs" ~ Los Angeles City Charter, Article IX Neighborhood Council leaders from throughout the city have partnered with the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (EmpowerLA) in bringing the 2013 LA Congress of Neighborhoods to City Hall on Saturday, September 20...

The Mayor's Office, the Budget Advocates and the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment are pleased to co-sponsor this year's Budget Day Survey, which we anticipate will: form the basis for wider citizen consultations across the city, increase strategic advocacy for the set of priorities identified as most important to Angelenos, and enable more meaningful and more positive policy and budget decisions...

At its meeting on Monday August 18th the Commission adopted the latest, and hopefully, last version of the new Posting Policy. The latest version of the Posting Policy supersedes all of the others that have been adopted over the last several years. Since it is in place we thought it would be a good idea to create a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) in order to be certain that everyone understands...

LA's streets are full of new bus benches, 5831 to be exact, and 10% are available to Neighborhood Councils that would like to advertise for free. Neighborhood Councils are responsible for the artwork and printing and the free bus benches are offered based on availability, not on specific location requests. If your Neighborhood Council wants to advertise on the bus benches in your community, here are the steps. 1) Decide, as a Neighborhood Council...

Neighborhood Councils can place banners on City of LA light poles in a process that is quite simple but can have dramatic results. All it takes is one phone call and a few simple decisions: (1) What information and artwork will go on the banners? They can all be the same or there can be a variety of banners that are placed along the boulevard. They can be general information (Lincoln Heights NC) or specific to an event (Atwater Village NC). (2) What...