8 Aug 2024

Yorba Linda emergency exercise unites USACE partners, stakeholders

More than 40 representatives from federal, state, county and local agencies participated in a Carbon Canyon Dam tabletop exercise July 31 at the Yorba Linda Water District in Placentia, California.

6 Aug 2024

LA District PDT named ‘USACE Planning Team of the Year’

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District project-delivery team has been named the USACE 2023 Outstanding Planning Achievement Team of the Year (Programmatic) after taking on the study of a nontraditional Tribal Partnership Program project using new guidance from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.

17 Jul 2024

USACE hiring managers connect with future talent at LULAC National Convention

Hiring managers from throughout the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers made 20 tentative job offers and offered a combined $215,941 in centralized incentives during the 2024 League of United Latin American Citizens National Convention and Exhibition June 26-28 in Las Vegas.

9 Feb 2024

Dredging project on track at Solana Beach

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District's dredging operations and sand replenishment project at Solana Beach is about halfway complete.

30 Jan 2024

Update, tour give Corps’ South Pacific Division better picture of Whittier Narrows Dam Safety Modification Project

The commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division received an up-close look Jan. 18 at Whittier Narrows Dam and an in-depth update on the safety modification project designed to increase its capacity to handle extreme storms.

16 Jan 2024

Deputy commander stresses value of onsite visits to better support employees

Los Angeles District deputy commander Lt. Col. Stephen Brooks met Jan. 9 with the district’s project-delivery team managing dredging operations at Marina del Rey Harbor and partners from LA County to see the work in action.

2 Jan 2024

LA District hosts Seven Counties Flood-Control Directors Meeting

Representatives from seven Southern California counties met with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District leaders Nov. 30 during the 2023 Seven County Flood-Control Directors Meeting at the Corps’ LA District headquarters in downtown LA.

28 Nov 2023

Hundreds gather at Santiago Creek public meeting to receive update, ask questions about project

More than 200 community members gathered Nov. 6 to let their voices be heard on the proposed Santiago Creek flood-risk management project during a public meeting at the Orange County Conference Center in Santa Ana, California.

24 Jul 2023

Corps joins Eastern Municipal Water District to reaffirm partnership, chart path forward

A team with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District met with Eastern Municipal Water District officials July 7 at their facility in Perris to reaffirm their partnership and formally recognize the next phase of project implementation for the South Perris Desalination Program.

5 Jul 2023

Partnership is key to success for VA San Diego projects

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ South Pacific Division commander met June 28 with the Corps and Department of Veterans Affairs teams working together on key projects at the VA San Diego Health Care System campus.

20 Jun 2023

Corps joins local partners, community members to unveil restored bicentennial mural

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District joined elected leaders, community members and other partners from throughout Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties June 2 to unveil the newly restored bicentennial mural on the Prado Dam spillway in Corona.

20 Apr 2023

LA District maintenance team members take on UTV training

LA District Park Ranger Nicolas Figueroa led a daylong operations and safety training course on utility terrain vehicles to members of the district’s Operations and Maintenance Branch March 23 at the Whittier Narrows Dam area of operations in Pico Rivera, California.

28 Mar 2023

LA District builds community ties to share career opportunities, recruit new talent

Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District leaders met with community members, military partners, educators and local elected leaders March 7 at Bob Hope Patriotic Hall in downtown LA for the U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion Los Angeles’ Community Partners Meeting.

28 Mar 2023

New Alcoa Dike floodgate to help protect Corona community

The Los Angeles District completed the installation of a 19-ton floodgate March 10 on the Alcoa Dike alongside the Temescal Wash in Corona, California.

13 Mar 2023

Corps hosts tribal workshop, strengthens partnerships

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers teamed up with other local, state and federal agencies Feb. 28 to share information about flood-fighting resources with its tribal partners throughout Southern California.

3 Mar 2023

Division regional business director visits two key VA San Diego project sites

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division regional business director visited two key project sites at the Veterans Affairs San Diego Health Care System campus Feb. 17 in San Diego.

1 Feb 2023

Corps’ leaders discuss opportunities, leadership with Southeast Academy students

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ South Pacific Division commander joined three district commanders to speak to students at Southeast Academy High School Jan. 13 in Norwalk, California, and helped present five-figure scholarships to two students.

30 Sep 2022

Prado Dam bicentennial mural greenlit for restoration

It’s been a cultural landmark to residents, commuters and visitors in Corona for nearly 50 years, and now, after successful coordination between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and its partners, the aging Prado Dam bicentennial mural is getting safely removed to make way for a new one.

28 Jul 2022

Corps’ planning, policy chief visits Los Angeles to learn more about LA River disposition study

The chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Planning and Policy Division met with leaders and subject-matter experts with the Corps’ Los Angeles District and South Pacific Division in early July to gain a better understanding of the Los Angeles County Drainage Area Disposition Study.

28 Jul 2022

Corps joins partners to ‘open the valve’ on new desalination facility

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District joined officials from the Eastern Municipal Water District for their grand opening of the newest desalination facility June 23 in Menifee, California.