The Community Redevelopment Agency for the City of LA has been restored to full operation by a 13-0 Los Angeles City Council vote.  Two state bills approved this June called for dissolution of California's 400 redevelopment agencies, unless cities or counties vote to reinstate their agency and pay a pro-rated share of $1.7 billion, to be used to help balance t

The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs invites members of the Los Angeles creative community to attend the Broadway Arts Center Artist Market Survey Workshop and learn about efforts to bring affordable space for artists and arts organizations to downtown LA.

DATE: Monday, August 15, 2011, 7 pm-8:30 pm

Americans for the Arts reports that the U.S. House has voted down an amendment containing a $10.6 million cut to the National Endowment for the Arts.  Please take a moment to thank your Southern California representatives for voting against the amendment by clicking here.

The Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI), in partnership with The James Irvine Foundation and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, is pleased to announce the next round of the NextGen Arts Initiative, which provides emerging arts administrators in California access to funding resources for professional development through CCI’s Creative Capacity Fund

Americans for the Arts encourages advocates to visit their Action Center to urge members of congress to oppose a $20 million reduction proposed by a House appropriations subcommittee.  This

Two bills in the California assembly, AB1-26 and AB1-27, propose to eliminate redevelopment agencies unless they contribute a total of $1.7 billion in tax money generated by new developments to the state, to be used for schools and public safety. Governor Jerry Brown has been a proponent for dismantling the state's roughly 400 local redevelopment agencies, citing examples of mismanagement of redevelopment funding. 

The "Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act" would end 43 federal education programs, including Arts in Education.  The House of Representatives may vote on this legislation before the August Congressional Recess.  Click here to tell

The California legislature has resumed budget negotiations for the 2011-2012 fiscal year, with three-month tax extensions as the main point of contention between Democratic and Republican lawmakers.  Temporary tax rates adopted in 2008 will expire this July 1st, decreasing the state's revenue stream and prompting some school districts and other state-supported agencies to adopt 'doomsday budgets' and begin layoffs.&n

United Teachers Los Angeles has reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) with Los Angeles Unified School District that would restore at least 134 elementary arts teachers in 2011/2012.