West Adams

Metro Offers Sneak Peek Ride of New K Line

Metro held a sneak peek of the soon-to-be fully running “K” Line for the media, Metro Board Members, VIPs, and stakeholders on Monday, August 22, 2022.

L.A. City Planning Department Names Faisal Roble First Chief Equity Officer

City Planning, the largest planning department in the United States, has named its first Chief Equity Officer Faisal Roble to lead in a newly-created position to spearhead racial justice efforts within the Department. This role will also help address implicit bias in City Planning policies and outreach. With more than 30 years of experience and most recently holding the title of Principal City Planner, Roble will help craft City Planning’s Racial Equity Action Plan that will better guide diverse outreach and engagement that informs 35 distinct communities during the City Planning process.

L.A. Council President Emeritus Herb Wesson To Hold Free Diaper Grab-and-Go Saturday

Los Angeles City Council President Emeritus Herb J. Wesson Jr. and Good Plus Foundation will host a diaper grab-and-go for 10th Council District residents on Saturday morning from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at his district office in Koreatown. Diapers will be given to families in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Priority will be given to families in the 10th Council District but no families are excluded from applying. Limited quantities and sizes available. All families must sign-up online at herbwesson.com/diapers. No walk-ups will be permitted.

Cedars-Sinai Offers Free Summertime Exercise in the Park

Cedars-Sinai Healthy Habits program is sponsoring its fifth year of free Exercise in the Park. The exercise classes are led by Cedars-Sinai Healthy Habits personnel and are open to the public from mid-June to mid-August. The one-hour exercise class combines Zumba, aerobics, strength training and stretching.