Tag: Mayor Karen Bass
Veteran officer, executive named chief
•Jim McDonnell to take helm at LAPD, pending vote by City Council A seasoned policeman and former Long Beach police chief and Los Angeles County sheriff, Jim McDonnell, has been selected to be the new chief of police for the City of Los Angeles. Mayor Karen Bass selected McDonnell, 65, last month after a monthslong […]
Block party, wedding toasts, CHLA beach party, arts summit, more
Several years ago, the Brookside Homeowners Association decided that, with the summer weather being increasingly hot, it would be better to move the annual Brookside Block Party from July to late September. That gamble paid off again this year, as hundreds of Brooksiders gathered on the 900 block of South Hudson Avenue on Sept. 22 […]
More Olympics, anniversaries, gatherings, tasty tastings and lithe dancing
Excitement and preparation for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles continue! Last month, Mayor Karen Bass made a second trip to Paris to bring back another Olympic flag — this one, the flag for the Paralympic Games. The symbol of the Paralympic Games is made up of three “agitos” in red, blue and green, […]
Like a rock star — mayor visits LCS
Following up on her Inside Safe program Mayor Karen Bass received a rock star reception from more than 900 students ages 9 to 14 and staff at Larchmont Charter School’s Selma campus, 6611 Selma Ave., on June 4. “I’ve never been greeted like this before,” she said with a beaming smile. She visited the campus […]
‘Never again’ urgent promise of Yom HaShoah commemoration
Under a tent on the grassy expanse of Pan Pacific Park, next to the existing façade of Holocaust Museum LA and in front of the museum’s rising addition, an estimated 600 people gathered to commemorate the six million Jewish souls murdered in the Holocaust and also mark the 80th anniversary of the deportation of more […]
Officials back from Paris after summit on Olympics
Readying to host Olympic Games 2028 Mayor Karen Bass returned to Los Angeles from Paris on March 10, having led a delegation of members of the Los Angeles City Council and other civic leaders as part of her efforts to ensure that Los Angeles is prepared to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2028. […]
