*This news release was originally published and distributed by the office of Council District 13. SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 (LOS ANGELES) – Mayor Eric Garcetti, joined by Councilmembers Mitch O’Farrell and Paul Krekorian, today celebrated the City of Los Angeles’ historic investment in a municipal solar and storage program. After $30 million was allocated for the […]
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LADWP Launches Groundbreaking LA100 Equity Strategies Initiative
Stakeholder-Driven Effort to Ensure Comprehensive, Equitable and Just Transition to 100% Renewable and Carbon-Free Energy for Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (June 23, 2021) —Following the release of the ground-breaking Los Angeles 100% Renewable Energy Study (LA100), the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) will launch a comprehensive and inclusive, community-driven effort to achieve […]
Remarks by Board of Water and Power Commission Vice President Cynthia McClain-Hill Regarding Executive Directive No. 27 by Mayor Eric Garcetti and Racial Equity at LADWP
Delivered on June 23, 2020 Last Friday June 19th, was a day celebrated by African Americans and others across the nation celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States. Specifically, it commemorates Union Army General Gordon Granger’s arrival in Galveston, Texas, June 19, 1865, to deliver the news that all […]
Remarks by Board Commission President Cynthia McClain-Hill About Juneteenth
Delivered on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 Since the late 1800s, African Americans have marked the end of slavery with an annual celebration, known as Juneteenth. The date received its name by combining June and 19, the actual day in 1865 that Union Army General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to deliver the news that […]
Remarks by Board Commission President Cynthia McClain-Hill About Pride Month
Delivered on June 8, 2021 June is Pride Month, and 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of LGBTQIA+ month in the City of Los Angeles and the 51st Anniversary of LA Pride. Pride Month is a time to show support, listen and learn. It’s a time to take action and give back. It’s a time to […]
Remarks by Board Commission Vice President Susana Reyes Regarding Stopping AAPI Hate
Delivered on March 23, 2021 Thank you, President McClain-Hill, for coming forward in solidarity. I want to thank our Mayor and our city leaders for their consistent leadership on this issue, and for their persistence standing strongly against anti-Asian xenophobia and hate. I speak before you today as your commissioner of Asian descent, who has […]
