Updates from Public Works

StreetsLA June Report

Fiscal year 2023-224, July 1 to June 30

Pavement Preservation: 298.47 miles

Slurry Seal: 823.53 miles

June potholes

4,588 potholes across 1,932 locations, 82,767 square feet of repairs

Report potholes using MyLA311

Urban Forestry Fiscal Year 2023-2024 report

Trees trimmed: 48,394

Tree emergencies: 22,399

Trees planted: 1,868

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Heat Relief 4 LA Community Campaign Launch 2024

The City of LA's Chief Heat Officer, Marta Segura, on behalf of the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office (CEMO) and the Board of Public Works, invites you to join us for the virtual launch of the 2024 Heat Relief 4 LA Community Campaign!

Tuesday, July 16, 2pm

Learn more HERE

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East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project Virtual Community Meeting

receive the latest updates on the ESFV LRT Project. Come hear from our Project Team as they provide a project overview, updates on community outreach activities, discuss the latest on the Project’s Community Leadership Council (CLC), and provide information on business mitigation programs. 

Metro will host two meetings, one in-person in the Van Nuys community and the other virtual via Zoom. The in-person meeting will include an open house in which informational booths will be present, including information on the Project’s design, current construction and real estate activities, jobs and vendor opportunities, small business mitigation programs, Community Leadership Council (CLC), Metro Art, and more. 

Virtual meeting via Zoom: 
Wednesday, July 24, 2024  
6:00pm to 7:30pm   

Read more HERE

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Proposed Increases to Sewer Rates 

LA Sanitation is conducting public outreach efforts to inform communities across Los Angeles about the proposed Sewer Service Charge rate increase. 

Please click here to read the one-page handout outlining more information about the proposed changes and details on available cost-saving programs. 

Click here to visit LACitySan.org

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New Wage Laws July 1st

Learn more HERE

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ICYMI: Homelessness Down in LA 

Annual point in time homelessness county marked a decline for the first time in 6 years. The 2024 count results saw a 17% increase in the number of people moved off the streets. 

Key results from the 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count:

Homelessness in the City of Los Angeles is down for the first time in six years

• Unprecedented drop in street homelessness (10% decrease in the City of Los Angeles – the first double digit decrease in the last at least 9 years)
• A decrease in makeshift shelters (38% decrease in the City of Los Angeles).
• The number of people who moved into permanent housing is at an all time high. 

Read more HERE

ICYMI: Mayor Bass and Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles Announce New Partnership to Serve Los Angeles Foster Youth At Risk of Homelessness

Homelessness disproportionately impacts Angelenos who have spent time in the child welfare system. When a foster youth turns 18 or 21, they are cut off from all support and left to fend for themselves. At least 30% of former foster youth become homeless or incarcerated within two years of leaving the system. To address homelessness generally, Los Angeles is working to confront the policies that lead to causes of homelessness within the child welfare system, the criminal justice system, the mental health and addiction treatment system, and more. This partnership builds on the announcement made by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) last month with the results of the 2024 Homeless Point-In-Time Count, which showed a decline in homelessness in the City of Los Angeles for the first time in six years and historic reductions in street homelessness.

Read more HERE

LA Daily News: Mayor Karen Bass and non-profits work to keep foster youth off the streets

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