The City of Los Angeles is holding public Regional Budget Hearings to provide opportunities for citizens to express their budget priorities for the upcoming fiscal year.  The City Council's Budget and Finance Committee will be in attendance, along with representatives from many city departments.  Arts advocates are encouraged to attend, and ask questions about the City's ongoing commitment to arts and culture.

Last year, Arts:Earth Partnership (AEP) was engaged by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs to conduct sustainability assessments on all city-owned cultural facilities.  That contract has resulted in changes to the City's purchasing practices and other sustainable changes that wil

Jay McAdams on why he recently provided public testimony at City Hall in support of the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles.

The Department of Cultural Affairs for the City of LA presented the proposed 2011-2012 departmental budget to the Budget & Finance Committe on April 29th, 2011.  The Committee also heard public testimony from several stakeholders expressing support for the Department's activities and programs.

The Los Angeles City Council Budget & Finance Committee will hold a special meeting at 6:30pm on Monday, April 4th, to discuss the City's financial status and any projected shortfalls for the coming year.  The meeting provides an opportunity for stakeholders to learn more about the City's fiscal projections, and to provide public testimony related to the proposed budget if desired.

Late Friday, March 18th, the Los Angeles' City Administrative Office has issued a series of budget recommendations that include sweeping cuts to city departments, services and expenditures, including Neighborhood Councils, Channel 36, crossing guards, Recreation & Parks and the Department of Cultural Affairs.

On Tuesday, January 25th, the Arts, Parks, Health & Aging Committee of the LA City Council will hear an updated on the proposed transition of certain city-owned cultural facilities to public/private partnerships.  To view the agenda in PDF format, please click here. 

Arts for LA invites submissions of first-person blogs from people involved in the City of Los Angeles' proposed transition of certain city-operated cultural facilites to public/private partnerships.