Los Angeles Municipal Guide 2019
Selected City of Los Angeles
Boards Commissions & Departments
PLANNING DEPARTMENT, CITY
200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Telephone: 213-978-1271
Fax: 213-978-1275
http://cityplanning.lacity.org
The City Planning Department is responsible for preparing, maintaining and
implementing a General Plan for the City consisting of the Framework Element,
which provides overall guidance for the future of the City, and other elements
such as Transportation, Housing, Open Space and Land Use.
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POLICE DEPARTMENT, LOS ANGELES
100 West First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Telephone: 213-486-1000
Emergencies: 911
http://www.lapdonline.org
It is the mission of the Los Angeles Police Department to safeguard the lives
and property of the people they serve, to reduce the incidence and fear of
crime, and to enhance public safety while working with the diverse communities
to improve their quality of life and to do so with honor and integrity, while
at all times conducting ourselves with the highest ethical standards to maintain
public confidence.
PORT OF LOS ANGELES, THE
425 South Palos Verdes Street, San Pedro, CA 90731
(Mailing) PO Box 151, San Pedro, CA 90733
Telephone: 310-732-7678
Fax: 310-519-0291
http://www.portoflosangeles.org
The Port of Los Angeles is responsible for more than 900,000 jobs in California
and nearly 3 million jobs across the country. Balancing its role as an
economic driver for the region and country with a commitment to lessening
the impacts of its operations on the environment, it has a large array
of interests - from industry-leading environmental programs, to events and
recreational opportunities.
PUBLIC LIBRARY, LOS ANGELES
630 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Information: 213-228-7515
Fax: 213-228-7519
http://www.lapl.org
The Los Angeles Public Library provides free and easy access to information,
ideas, books and technology that enrich, educate and empower every individual
in the City’s diverse communities through its 72 libraries.
PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENT/BOARD OF
200 North Spring Street, Room 361, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Telephone: 213-978-0262
Fax: 213-978-0278
TDD: 213-978-2310
http://bpw.lacity.org
Board of Public Works Commissioners are the chief administrators of the
Department of Public Works, a department consisting of more than 5,400 employees
who are responsible for design, construction, renovation and operation
of public projects ranging from bridges to wastewater treatment plants and
libraries; curbside collection and graffiti removal; and maintenance of streets,
sidewalks, sewers, streetlights and street trees.
PUBLIC WORKS,
BUREAU OF CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
1149 South Broadway, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Telephone: 213-847-1922
Fax: 213-847-2772
http://bca.lacity.org
The Bureau of Contract Administration’s job is to protect the City’s interest by
assuring that City-wide personal service contracts and Public Works construction
contracts are administered and/or constructed safely and in accordance
with contract provisions as required by Federal, State, and City mandates.
PUBLIC WORKS, BUREAU OF ENGINEERING
1149 South Broadway, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Telephone: 213-485-4935
Fax: 213-485-4923
http://eng.lacity.org
The Bureau of Engineering is dedicated to delivering projects, programs, and
services for Los Angeles in a timely and cost effective manner and to sustainably
plan, design, construct and manage public infrastructure; to provide
services for development and improvement of private property; and to maintain
precise, accurate, readily accessible records for the City.
PUBLIC WORKS, BUREAU OF SANITATION
1149 South Broadway Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Telephone: 213-485-2210
Fax: 213-485-1163
http://www.lacitysan.org
The primary responsibility of the Bureau of Sanitation is to collect, clean and recycle
solid and liquid waste generated by residential, commercial and industrial users
in the City of Los Angeles and surrounding communities with approximately 2,800
dedicated professional, technical, administrative, craft, clerical and service personnel.