CITY COUNCIL CELEBRATES NATIONAL GET FIT, DON’T SIT DAY
LOS ANGELES -- Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell, his fellow Council colleagues, and the American Diabetes Association kicked off National Get Fit, Don’t Sit Day in the City of Los Angeles on Wednesday...
View ArticleO'FARRELL, LABONGE HIGHLIGHT NEW BIKE & PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE ACROSS LA RIVER
ATWATER VILLAGE -- Los Angeles City Councilmembers Mitch O’Farrell and Tom LaBonge announced plans for a permanent infrastructure project across the Los Angeles River that will provide greater...
View ArticleO’FARRELL ANNOUNCES EL SALVADOR BEATIFICATION AND SISTER CITY MISSION
LOS ANGELES -- City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell will lead a Sister City delegation of representatives from the City of Los Angeles, the Salvadoran American Leadership & Educational Fund (SALEF),...
View ArticleO’FARRELL, MARTINEZ ANNOUNCE LA RIVER RECREATION ZONES FOR 2015
UPDATE: LA River Recreation Zone extended to October 1ELYSIAN VALLEY -- The City of Los Angeles, in partnership with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Mountains Recreation and...
View ArticleCITY COUNCIL PROCLAIMS LA RIVER DAY IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY HALL -- Dozens of Los Angeles River advocates packed the forecourt, rotunda, and City Council Chamber this week to celebrate the second annual LA River Day, an event which serves to raise...
View ArticleLOS ANGELES CELEBRATES LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER HERITAGE MONTH...
CITY HALL – The Mayor and the Los Angeles City Council kicked off the fifth annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Heritage Month celebration and shined the spotlight on three pioneers in...
View ArticleO'FARRELL, ARTISTS CELEBRATE HOLLYWOOD THEATRE ROW DESIGNATION
HOLLYWOOD -- City Councilmembers Mitch O’Farrell and Tom LaBonge celebrated the official designation of “Hollywood Theatre Row” on Santa Monica Boulevard at Wilcox Avenue.“Hollywood Theatre Row is a...
View ArticleO’FARRELL KICKS OFF ANNUAL GAY PRIDE EXHIBIT AT THE HOLLYWOOD MUSEUM
HOLLYWOOD -- Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell and City Controller Ron Galperin helped kick off an annual exhibit that shines the spotlight on the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender...
View ArticleO'FARRELL, ECHO PARK COMMUNITY TO UNVEIL PUBLIC ART DISPLAY AT FARMERS MARKET
ECHO PARK -- Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell, local artist Katrina Alexy, and the Echo Park community unveiled a new public art installation on Logan Street just south of Sunset...
View ArticleO'FARRELL WINS COUNCIL SUPPORT FOR TOBACCO RETAILER PERMIT ORDINANCE
CITY HALL -- Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell issued this statement following the unanimous vote by his council colleagues on his initiative to better enforce tobacco sales to minors,...
View ArticleVIDEO: LA RIVER RESTORATION PLAN RECEIVES BOARD APPROVAL
CITY HALL -- Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell issued this statement following the announcement by Mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles District Commander Col. Kim Colloton that the plan to...
View ArticleHOW TO CO-EXIST WITH COYOTES
A message from Los Angeles Animal Services General Manager Brenda Barnette:Some neighborhoods feel they are seeing more coyote visitors this year. If accurate it may be reflective of the drought, but...
View ArticleLA CITY OFFICIALS DEDICATE NEW POCKET PARK IN HOLLYWOOD
HOLLYWOOD - Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell, the Department of Recreation and Parks, and the Trust for Public Land (TPL), as well as local residents, celebrated the opening this week of...
View ArticleLA CITY COUNCILMEMBER MITCH O’FARRELL TAKES FIRST DIVE INTO NEWLY RENOVATED...
HOLLYWOOD - Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell, in a dress shirt and slacks, took the first dive into the Hollywood Pool, which officially opened this week following a $7.2 million dollar...
View ArticleO'FARRELL, LADOT ANNOUNCE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENT AT HOLLYWOOD AND...
HOLLYWOOD -- The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) has agreed to implement a major improvement that will increase safety for pedestrians at one of the busiest intersections in Los...
View ArticleREPORT: HIGH HOUSING COSTS DRIVING MORE ANGELENOS DEEPER INTO POVERTY
LOS ANGELES -- City Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell issued this statement following a report that shows Los Angeles County’s private housing market is not providing an adequate number of homes affordable...
View ArticleO'FARRELL, LAPD, & HOMELESS SUPPORT SERVICES LEND HAND IN RAMPART VILLAGE
RAMPART VILLAGE -- More than 100 volunteers and social service case workers combed the neighborhoods around Virgil Ave and Beverly Blvd, clearing litter and conducting much needed outreach to our...
View ArticleLA CITY COUNCILMEMBER MITCH O’FARRELL STATEMENT ON NETFLIX MOVING TO HOLLYWOOD
HOLLYWOOD -- Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell released this statement following the announcement Netflix, the world's leading Internet TV network, will lease a significant portion of the...
View ArticleO'FARRELL, REC AND PARKS EXTEND HOLLYWOOD POOL SEASON THROUGH OCTOBER
HOLLYWOOD - The newly renovated pool at the Hollywood Recreation Center will remain open for two additional months, Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell and the Department of Recreation and...
View ArticleO'FARRELL DIRECTS STAFF TO RESEARCH SUCCESSFUL HOMELESSNESS INITIATIVES
CITY HALL -- Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell introduced a motion this week that focuses on combatting homelessness in the City, and directs staff to report back on best practices in...
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