Posts Tagged ‘Palms’
Police seek suspect in Palms Smart & Final robbery
May 10, 2012 at 7:46 pm
www.dailybreeze.com
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PALMS - Surveillance video has been discovered showing the image of a man who used a handgun and an object resembling an explosive device to hold up a wholesale store in Palms, police said Wednesday.
Angelenos Overwhelmingly Support More Local Rooftop Solar Power
May 4, 2012 at 11:50 am![346272_300[1]](http://theopendaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/346272_3001-96x96.jpg "346272_300[1]")
A new poll has found that 87 percent of voters in Los Angeles want more local solar powering the city, with 76 percent specifically noting that LADWP should be doing more to expand the use of local rooftop solar in Los Angeles. 81 percent support LADWP increasing its local solar goal to 1,200 megawatts. Support [...]
Free Solar Webcast on New LADWP Program to Purchase Power From Los Angeles Rooftops
April 24, 2012 at 2:02 pm![ladwp-solar-feed-in-tariff_450x2951[1]](http://theopendaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ladwp-solar-feed-in-tariff_450x29511-96x62.png "ladwp-solar-feed-in-tariff_450x2951[1]")
LADWP is launching a new program to purchase solar energy from commercial and multi-family rooftops and parking lots in the City of Los Angeles. Open Neighborhoods will be hosting a free webcast event this Thursday April 26 at 2pm to discuss the new program and how you can participate. More information is available at openneighborhoods.net/communitysolar.
Ex-appraiser Says He Cut Westside Property Values in Hopes of Donations to Assessor
April 20, 2012 at 4:00 pm
www.latimes.com
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Scott Schenter says L.A. County Assessor John Noguez promised him a promotion and implied that it was tied to his reducing the valuations on pricey Westside homes. Noguez denies offering the promotion. A former county appraiser who secretly and improperly slashed tens of millions of dollars from the taxable values of Westside properties in late [...]
Westside Meeting on Proposed DWP Rate Increase
April 20, 2012 at 3:52 pm
marvista.org
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LADWP to Hold Community Meetings to Discuss Proposed 2-Year Power and Water Rate Changes West L.A.: read more
LA County offering $2000 for green home upgrades
April 18, 2012 at 9:08 pm
www.scpr.org
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To commemorate 10,000 homes in California environmentally efficient enough to earn the GreenPoint Rated label, Energy Upgrade California is offering L.A. County residents up to $2,000 in rebates to bring their homes up to the same standard.For a home to qualify for a GreenPoint Rated label, it has to meet requirements across five categories: energy [...]
Lowest Cost Residential Solar Power in California
April 17, 2012 at 7:50 pm
openneighborhoods.net
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A March 2012 report on the energy future of California identifies the Open Neighborhoods group-purchasing program in Los Angeles County as offering the lowest cost residential photovoltaic solar panel systems in California, at $4.40 per Watt.
Free Ticket Giveaway – 2012 Sustainability Summit at The Getty
April 17, 2012 at 7:36 am
The Open Daily is giving away a free ticket to the 2012 Sustainability Summit presented on Friday, April 27th at the Getty Center. Simply enter to win before 5pm local time on Friday, April 20th and a winner will be selected at random to attend the Summit. Tweet about the contest and win additional entries!
California schools harness sunshine to cut energy costs
April 16, 2012 at 10:00 pm
www.latimes.com
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More schools install solar panels to tap California's sunshine and reduce energy costs. But among the snags are predictable complaints about aesthetics and an unexpected directional mixup. To plug in to solar energy, you need photovoltaic cells, controllers, inverters, combiner boxes and plenty of copper wiring.
Los Angeles to Host Forum on Climate Change
April 16, 2012 at 7:13 pm
The City of Los Angeles presents its second annual Forum on Climate Change on Monday, April 23, 2012 from 9am – 2pm at the Japanese American National Museum located at 369 East 1st Street. Experts will weigh in on science, collaboration, policy, and case studies on the City’s efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change. City Council staff members, neighborhood councils, educators and all interested stakeholders are invited to participate.
4,000 Bikes Will Be Coming to a Kiosk Near You Thanks to City’s New Massive Bike-Sharing Program
April 15, 2012 at 7:45 pm
laist.com
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Bike Nation will be bringing 4,000 bikes to 400 kiosks around downtown, Hollywood, Playa del Rey, Westwood and Venice Beach over the next two years. [ more › ]
Mayor Authorizes DWP to Buy Solar Power from L.A. Homes, Businesses
April 12, 2012 at 9:51 pm
studiocity.patch.com
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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed an ordinance giving the Department of Water and Power authority to sign contracts to purchase solar power from local providers to supply electricity to the rest of the city. The department plans to sign up to 20-year contracts with a mix of residential and commercial solar power providers as part of a pilot project that will generate 10 megawatts of electricity.
