Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will join leadership from AltaSea and the Port of Los Angeles at 9:00 AM Friday in San Pedro to officially launch the LA Waterfront STEM Network, a new initiative connecting young people with hands-on STEM education, workforce training, and career pathways tied to the blue economy.
The network will focus on fields including marine robotics, regenerative aquaculture, renewable energy, and sustainable ocean food systems. Media can RSVP to lamayornews@lacity.org. No other public events are scheduled.
On Thursday, Mayor Bass, Chair of the Board of LA Metro, led the Board's approval of $1 million in additional funding for Open and Slow Streets events, including CicLAvia, which open streets for people to walk, bike, and roll across Los Angeles County. The funding will support additional events through July 2028.
"As a lifelong biker and native Angeleno, I know how important open and slow streets events like CicLAvia are to our city and the L.A. region," Bass said. "These events connect communities, bring people together, support local businesses, and help us reimagine public spaces in the second-largest city in the country."
On Wednesday, Bass was joined by Councilmember Imelda Padilla and community leaders to announce her administration has built more than 10,000 units of affordable housing across Los Angeles — four times more affordable housing units built yearly compared to the prior five years.