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March 2008
During the last month
in OurLA...
500 More
Officers - We reached a major milestone in our
effort to keep LA safe as we marked the addition of more
than 500 police officers to LAPD since July 2005, halfway
to meeting our pledge of putting 1,000
new cops on our streets.
School Reform - Our Partnership
for LA Schools gained more momentum with the appointment of an
all-star
leadership team, headed by veteran school reformer Angela
Bass.
Jobs for LA - We launched our
Citywide strategy to place 100,000 Angelenos
into living wage jobs by July 2010, opened a truck
driver training academy in the Valley, welcomed furniture
store Living Spaces and their more than 300 new jobs to Van
Nuys, and launched a DWP Solar Jobs
Initiative.
Clean Air at the Ports -
The Harbor Commission approved a landmark
plan to take 16,000 dirty diesel trucks off the road and
slash harmful emissions at the port by 80
percent.
Day of Service - More than
3,500 people joined us on the Westside in Mar Vista, Del Rey,
Venice and Palms in a day of commuinty
building, and cleaning and greening our
city.
and....
We launched our redesiged
website at http://mayor.lacity.org/.
Let us know what you think and what you want to see featured.
And be sure to check out the Community section and take a peek
into what our Neighborhood Councils are doing. We're shining
the inaugural spotlight on the Pacoima
Neighborhood Council!
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OurLA...
Featuring
Jobs for Angelenos
Mayor Villaraigosa and
Councilmember Alarcon announce the opening of a truck driver
training academy on the site of the City's decommissioend
Lopez Canyon Landfill to prepare Angelenos to fill a
projected driver shortfall.
The Mayor unveiled his
job strategy to place 100,000 Angelenos into living-wage
jobs, part of a broader Economic Action Plan to help the
hardest hit families and businesses and bring more Angelenos
into the middle class.
With the national
economy in a slowdown, the Mayor and City
leaders are taking action to address the problems locally -
attracting business like Living Spaces to Van Nuys, working
with DWP to create a Solar Jobs Initiative, and launching a
truck driver training academy to prepare Angelenos to fill
available jobs.
OurLA...
Featuring
Partnership for LA Schools All-Star Team
Mayor Villaraigosa greets students
at Gompers Middle School before the announcement of the new
Partnership leadership team.
The Mayor's Partnership for LA
Schools received another boost with the naming
an all-star leadership team to drive the reform efforts.
Angela Bass, a veteran reformer who has lead one of the most
dynamic and successful school reform efforts in the nation
in San Diego, will take the reins as Superintendent
of
Instruction.
Two months after teachers and parents at six
LAUSD schools voted to join the Partnership for LA Schools,
the Mayor outlined the work being done at the
six schools that are giving teachers, parents and students
a voice in setting priorities and driving change while
they transition to join the Partnership in
July.
OurLA... Featuring
Day of Service on the
Westside
Mayor Villaraigosa helps paint the
recreation center at the Mar Vista Gardens Public
Housing Complex. The Mayor joined Councilmember
Bill Rosendahl and LAUSD Superintendent David Brewer
on March 15 at several project sites of the Mar
Vista, Venice, Del Rey and Palms Day of Service. See what
all the fun was about.
OurLA... Featuring
Fashion Market
The Mayor joins top local
designers to launch the
LA Fashion Market. LA businesses
earn more than $103
million in annual revnues tied to
the market weeks held
in the Fashion District. LA's
$24 billion fashion industry
employs 37,000 workers in
4,375 business in the
Fashion
District.
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It's
OurLA
Mortgage
Help
If you're facing forclosure, dealing with
predatory lenders or just need advice, act now. Talk to a HUD
certified counselor for
free.
African American Heritage
Month
Thank you to all that made our
celebration a success. See the contest winners and photos here.
Airport
Survey
Share your thoughts on airport services and
operations.
Budget Help
With the City
facing tough financial times, we need all the creative budget
ideas you have. Email your ideas to LABudget@lacity.org or
submit them here.
Pothole
Repairs
We recently filled our 800,000th
pothole since July 2005. To report a pothole in your
neighborhood, call 3-1-1 and we'll get right
to it.
Join our team for the summer
through our internship program.
Need money for
college?
Learn all about the resources available
to you.
Million
Trees
Want a tree? Want to plant one?
Lend a
hand and transform LA.
Adult Senior Care
If
you are caring for someone and need time for appointments,
work or to rest, adult day care is a great solution. Find out
about the services
available to
you.
Free
Library Programs
Check out what LAPL offers in early
literacy, homework help, adult literacy, and SAT, PSAT and ACT
seminars.
   
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2008 Museum Associates /
LACMA
LACMA opened the Broad
Contemporary Art Museum, better known as BCAM, on
February 16 and already the Renzo Piano-designed museum is on
its way to becoming an LA icon. Bring your family and friends
to see the dazzling array of art on view in the new building
and enjoy the widely-noted outdoor sculptures as well,
including Chris Burden's popular Urban Light, a
monumental installation comprised of 202 vintage Southern
California streetlamps.
Also not to be missed, LACMA's acclaimed
modern galleries, brimming with works by Picasso, Matisse and
others. The museum's top-tier permanent collection and the
addition of BCAM help to cement Los Angeles's place as one of
the great cultural capitals of the world. Stop
by soon to see for
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