SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, CA — Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and City Councilmember Dennis P. Zine, whose District includes the Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley, have agreed to chair an Honorary Committee formed in recognition of the Club’s contributions to the community over two decades. “We wanted to create a committee that [...]
Washington DC – Following a hearing on Congressional insider trading in the House Financial Services Committee, Congressman Sherman (D-CA) released the following statement. “The STOCK Act may be a good start to curb unethical insider trading, but more ought to be done. I have not traded individual stocks while serving in Congress, and I believe [...]
Villaraigosa launched the LA Commercial Building Performance Partnership, an innovative, Recovery Act-funded program that will help owners of commercial properties make their buildings more energy and water efficient to save tenants money and stimulate the local economy. Through the LA Commercial Building Performance Partnership, building owners can access free energy assessments, as well as financing [...]
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Council passed the Local Preference Ordinance 12-0. The measure, which was spearheaded by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, is intended to create local jobs by helping local businesses compete for City government contracts. The ordinance, when it is signed on Wednesday, will give businesses in Los Angeles County an 8 [...]
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced the results of an independent study on the effectiveness of LA’s BEST, the largest non-profit elementary after school program in California. “This UCLA study confirms that a student who attends LA’s BEST in elementary school is more likely to go on to middle school to get higher grades, have stronger math [...]
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power General Manager Ron Nichols, Dr. Walter Jayasinghe and city officials today celebrated the completion of a major solar panel installation project in central Los Angeles. The Walter J Towers project will use 1,135 photovoltaic panels, elevated above the building’s surface parking lot, to reduce the [...]
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa participated in a roundtable discussion at Variety headquarters with film production and location managers to highlight the cost-saving opportunities and film-friendly policies the City has implemented to keep production in Los Angeles. Villaraigosa was joined at the roundtable by Amy Lemisch, Executive Director of the California Film Commission and Paul Audley, President [...]
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Councilmember Janice Hahn, Los Angeles Harbor Commission President Cindy Miscikowski and labor leaders celebrated the signing of a five-year Project Labor Agreement (PLA) at the Port of Los Angeles. The agreement ensures safety, quality, and timely construction on the Port of Los Angeles’ capital projects and will provide job and apprentice opportunities [...]
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